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EDITORIAL: Miss America is what ‘American’ has been about all along

September 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America on Sept. 11, the wave of social media controversy started almost immediately. Hundreds of racists took to Twitter to call the New York-born, Indian American medical-student-to-be a “terrorist,” “Miss Al Qaeda,” and “Miss 7–11.” Honestly, this sort of reaction has become so commonplace that it’s not even surprising. […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Indian American, Miss Al Qaeda, Miss America, New York-born, President Barack Obama, Shahid Khan, United States, Vol 32 No 39 | September 21 - September 27, social media

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