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• Black Adam

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  Half Samoan actor Dwayne Johnson stars in this film about a DC comics antihero adapting to the moder world after a 5000 year imprisonment.

• Bruce Lee

  a Life

  Polly, Matthew,

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  This comprehensive biography of legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee covers his life, career, and early death.

• Why Not Me?

  Kaling, Mindy

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  Why not Mindy Kaling? The successful writer, actor, and comedian writes her second collection of personal essays and cultural commentary.

• Kamala Harris

  Rooted in Justice

  Grimes, Nikki

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  Learn more about our current Vice President, who happens to be both the first Black, South Asian, and woman to hold the office.

• They Called Us Enemy

  Takei, George, 1937-

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  Takei spent part of his childhood imprisoned in an internment camp. This graphic memoir depicts the experiences of him and his family and the lessons his story reveals about our treatment of immigrants today.

• Everything Everywhere All at Once

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  The darling of this year's Oscars stars actors Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, both of whom won Oscars for their performances, and Stephanie Hsu, who received a nomination for hers.

• Our Missing Hearts

  Ng, Celeste

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  Celeste Ng's terrifying dystopia details a future America where anti-Chinese sentiment is rampant, and those deemed disloyal risk having their children taken away.

• Every Day Is a Gift

  a Memoir

  Duckworth, Tammy, 1968-

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  Tammy Duckworth is both the first Thai American woman and the first woman with a disability elected to Congress. Her memoir traces her childhood, Iraq War experience, and how both inspired her service in Congress.

• Thor. Love and Thunder

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  Thor Love and Thunder, the fourth movie in the Marvel franchise starring the character of Thor, was directed by Taika Waititi, who is part Maori, the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.

• Doll Domination

  Pussycat Dolls

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  Pussycat Doll singer and reality TV winner (Dancing with the Stars) and judge (The X-Factor, The Masked Singer) was born in Hawaii and descended from both Filipino and Hawaiian-Ukranian ancestry.