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The Bidens held the largest Diwali celebration at the White House ever with 200 guests in attendance. 
 

President Biden lit the ceremonial diya lamp and affirmed in his speech, “The ongoing story of America, a story that is firmly stamped in the Indian American and South Asian American experience, that’s why we’re here today.”
 

Vice President Kamala Harris added, “I have such fond memories of celebrating Diwali as a child. Like many of you, we would go to India about every other year, avoiding monsoon season, and we would go for Diwali. My mother would give us lit sparklers, and we would go into the streets to celebrate this very important occasion. Diwali reminds us to see the light in our world, in each other and in ourselves.” 

• Financial guru, content creator and founder of Your Rich BFF, Vivian Tu, dished on some of her favorite New York City Chinatown eats. Her recommendations are: 
   
• Mei Lai Wah Bakery for pineapple roast pork, plain and pineapple and coconut buns.
• Uncle Lou’s for salt and pepper pork chops among an array of meat, vegetable and seafood options.
• Lunar Hard Seltzers for flavored beverages like lychee and yuzu. 

• Justice for Sandeep Dhaliwal?: A man has been sentenced to death for the 2019 shooting and killing of Dhaliwal, the first Sikh deputy in his Texas agency.  

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• Two Vietnamese Americans now in the NBA: Johnny Juzang and Jaylin Williams have become the first Vietnamese Americans to play in the NBA.

• Samsung scion ascends: Samsung keeps it in the family with heir Jay Y. Lee being named as executive chairman. 

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• Lawyers urge U.K. parliament to investigate Uyghur forced labor: The World Uyghur Congress says U.K. courts should investigate U.K. retailers benefiting from Chinese cotton imports sourced from Uyghur forced labor.

• Manny Pacquiao’s new film on anti-Asian hate: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has a film headed to select theaters on Dec. 2 called “Almighty Zeus,” meant to raise awareness of anti-Asian hate crimes. 

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• Constance Wu calls out male Asian activists: Constance Wu is calling on male Asian activists to stand up for Asian women, saying, “You can’t stand for Asian Americans if you don’t also actively stand for Asian American women.”

• Nike’s latest sneakers are inspired by San Francisco’s Chinatown. 
   
• Traditional Korean hanbok took the stage at Milan Fashion Week in September. 
   
• Shin Kim of South Korea and Yuki Nakahashi of Japan came in first and second respectively at the Geneva International Music Competition. 
   
• North Korea has built an ice cream factory because Kim Jong Un said so. 
   
• Filipino athlete Ryan Alonzo set a second Guinness World Record for completing 3,731 consecutive crossovers in jump rope.