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An ancient snapshot of native Taiwanese culture is now available online. Among the treasures, 12 watercolor paintings take viewers on a voyage through indigenous life on the island of Formosa, better known as Taiwan. Read more in Atlas Obscura:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/taiwanese-aborigines-paintings

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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month -- visit this special website from the Library & other federal partners paying tribute to generations of Asian & Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history & are instrumental in its future success. https://asianpacificheritage.gov/

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Do you remember? We talk with Allee Willis, co-writer of the Earth, Wind & Fire hit "September"—added this year to our National Recording Registry—along with many other hits. https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2019/04/forever-september-an-interview-with-allee-willis/?loclr=fbloc
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Running of the Brooklyn Handicap, 1904
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Get "On Your Feet"! Members of the Broadway cast perform in tonight's Gershwin Prize tribute to Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan -- watch the preview, then tune in at 9pm ET PBS https://www.pbs.org/show/gershwin-prize/
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