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On Friday, Feb. 5, the Associated Student Programs Board (ASPB), the Middle Eastern Student Center (MESC) and the Asian Pacific Student Programs (APSP) hosted âChai Chat with Hasan Minhaj.â Minhaj is a well-known comedian, writer, actor and political commentator. He is best known for his Netflix political comedy show, âPatriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,â his comedy film, âHasan Minhaj: Homecoming Kingâ and his time as the senior correspondent on âThe Daily Show.â
Ali Saadat, a UCR alumni, was the moderator for this event. The night started with Saadat asking Minhaj a variety of questions. One topic that was brought up was Minhajâs attendance at the White House Correspondentsâ Association dinner in 2017. Minhaj revealed that when he received the invitation, he âthought it was a set up, but then [he] thought about itâ and realized âthis is the job a lot of immigrants work hard