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Are All Asians Rich? featuring Lily Du

Season 6 E 10 • 03/08/2018

Lily Du topples the myth of the model minority.

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03/08/2018
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03/14/2018
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Franchesca explains how dress code enforcement at school disproportionately affects girls, polices their bodies and unfairly limits their wardrobe choices.
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