Jennifer 8. Lee

Jennifer 8. Lee appears in the following:

Before Roe v. Wade, a secret group provided abortions. Two new films tell the story.

Friday, January 28, 2022

Before Roe v. Wade, Heather Booth started an underground network to help women obtain illegal abortions. Known as the "Jane Collective," it's the subject of two films at Sundance this year.

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When Bias Is Coded Into Our Technology

Saturday, February 08, 2020

Facial recognition systems from large tech companies often misidentify black women as male — including the likes of Michelle Obama and Serena Williams. A new documentary, "Coded Bias" unpacks why.

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Based On An Actual Lie: Director Lulu Wang's Sundance Hit

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Lulu Wang's film, The Farewell, asks whether honesty is always the best path forward.

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Bugged

Friday, March 13, 2009

New York Times metro reporter Jennifer 8 Lee talks about the New York City Council's formation of a Bed Bug Advisory Council--as well as what cities like Toronto and Cincinnati are doing to combat similar infestations.

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Bugging Out

Friday, March 13, 2009

New York’s City Council is convening a task force on the burgeoning bedbug problem. The New York TimesJennifer 8 Lee looks at how cities like Toronto and Cincinnati have acted more quickly to stamp out the problem. Also, New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie; Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes; and ...

Private, but Risky

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Jennifer 8 Lee, New York Times reporter and author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food (Twelve, 2008) and Silvia Henriquez, executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, talk about abortions in the Latina community.

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08/08/08

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Tomorrow's date is 08/08/08. In Chinese culture, the number 8 represents good fortune. Jennifer 8 Lee, New York Times Reporter and author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food talks about the significance of the lucky digit.

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Lower East Side Rezoning

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Manhattan Community Board 3 has recently approved the much contested Lower East Side rezoning. Josephine Lee, spokesperson for the Coalition to Protect Chinatown and the Lower East Side, explains the opposition, and to discuss both sides of the debate is New York Times reporter, Jennifer 8 Lee.

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American-Born Chinese Food

Monday, May 26, 2008

In her new book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food, Jennifer 8. Lee explores the social history of Chinese food.

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American-Born Chinese Food

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

In her new book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food, Jennifer 8 Lee explores the social history of Chinese food.

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Jennifer 8 Lee will be at Asia Society tonight. More information here.

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Riding the Green Line

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering several new eco-friendly initiatives, from growing grass on top of bus depots to using more hybrid vehicles. MTA chief Lee Sander discusses how he hopes to make public transportation greener and greener. Plus, the fortune cookie is Japanese? Jennifer 8. Lee recounts her adventures ...