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The music of Prasant Rahakrishnan reflects his Indian background and his horn playing in the jazz tradition. He talks about his study of Carnatic Indian Classic music and how it finds it’s way into his sax playing and his group VidyA. Also, Asians in America are often in the background when it comes to the … Continued
Scars still remain from the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. But, tests on Pacific Islands brought loss of lives and land. A talk about this with Pacific Islander & researcher Migetu Micheal Tuncap. And, hear how spoken words and deeds are combined by a new gen of Asian American artists fresh … Continued
Trafficking and tuition are the rise: a talk with Senator Leland Yee about two proposals. One would slow the rise in human trafficking in labor and sex trades. The other is to help halt rising tuition as well as rising salaries of UC top management through more oversight. Also, being a resistor, being gay and … Continued
Voices from Asia's Heartland: Up-heaval for Uyghurs: background to the turmoil in Urumqi, prisoners of Guantanamo Bay, former political prisoner/activist Rebiya Kadeer. A talk with Alim Seytoff, VP of the Uyghur American Association. Also, Silk Road or oil pipelines: Kazakhstan's changes are viewed through culture. A talk with music Prof. Alma Kunanbayeva with sounds from … Continued
Stuffed & Starved, a talk with author Raj Patel about overfeeding/ undernourishment and why. Also, a police video targeted Raj Jayadev. But has this hurt or helped Silicon Valley De-bug, that helps low-wage workers and families in a high tech world? Plus, violence in the Uyghur region: revealing tensions including a look at the endangered … Continued
What’s happening as troops increase in Afghanistan & decrease in Iraq? Pratap Chatterjee talks about his recent trip to these war-torn countries and about his new book “Halliburton’s War” about a company making big bucks while now flying under the radar. Plus, Music and Memories: hip-hop artist Denizen Kane comes on with spoken words and … Continued
A night of tales: What happens when the silenced speak out? A ghost haunts a family, a child dies and divisions are also revealed in India. A talk with award-winning writer Shilpa Agarwal, author of Haunting Bombay. And, travel to villages of storytellers in Asia and India & the mix of myth, message, action are … Continued
Angel Island Immigration Station holds stories carved on its walls by Chinese immigrants once excluded from America. But will State cutbacks exclude these stories again by threatening the Stations’ existence? A talk with Buck Gee of the AIISF. And soundz of resilience and resonance by Delorean. The Fil Am duo’s members have performed with Q-Bert … Continued
MISSING looks at youth, US expansion, and culture through the lens of South Asian Americans. A talk with the book’s author Prof. Sunaina Maira on political expression from a new generation changed by 9-11. And, the FBI’s secret guidelines of ethnic profiling, geo-mapping, and electronic surveillance: a talk with Shahid Buttar, Executive Director of the … Continued
