APA Compass

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Hosted by: 
Kushlani de Soyza, Sarika Mehta
Produced by: 
KBOO
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A forum for dialogue, exploration, and dissemination of issues pertinent to APA communities

APA Compass is a collectively produced public affairs program.  Our mission is to provide a forum for dialogue, exploration, and dissemination of issues pertinent to Asian Pacific American (APA) communities; to unite, politicize and empower APAs; to raise awareness of social and economic justice issues; to highlight the parallels and intersections between APA experiences and the experiences of other groups; to provide media access, mentorship and training to APAs; to promote APA art and culture; to challenge racist representations and to enable APAs to define themselves. We welcome your comments and feedback. Like us or leave us a message at APA Compass Radio on Facebook.  For an index of past podcasts, visit apaCompass.wordpress.com.

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Topic tags: 
Asian Pacific American, Government/Politics, Immigration, History, Race
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Linda Tamura, author of "Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence: Coming Home to Hood River"

Airs at: Fri, 07/05/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Professor Linda Tamura, author of "Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence: Coming Home to Hood River" explains the national notoriety which Hood River, Oregon received after WWII, and how and why she broke the code of silence surrounding the situation.  Tamura's related exhibit... Read more

APA Compass on 06/07/13

Airs at: Fri, 06/07/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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We feature interviews with several APA authors in this month's APA Compass program.ABA Award and Pushcart Prize winning author, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni speaks of how she portrays the complex mixture of the contemporary and the traditional which is found in today's India ... Read more

Ruth Ozeki's "A Tale for the Time Being"

Airs at: Fri, 06/07/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
ABA award winning author and film maker Ruth Ozeki presents her latest novel, "A Tale for the Time Being", which brings together themes and personalities from Tokyo and British Columbia.  Interviewed by Marie Lo; produced by Marie Lo and Kushlani de Soyza. Read more

Author CP Chang on interracial relationships

Airs at: Fri, 06/07/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Author and storyteller CP Chang speaks about the challenges of interracial relationships and the challenges of telling those stories.  CP is with the Chicago storytelling collective, 2nd Story, and a contributor to the anthology, "Briefly Knocked Unconscious By A Low Flying... Read more

APA Compass on 05/03/13

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Tune in to APA Compass this Friday, May 3, 2013 at 9 AM.  We feature * An APA Call to Action from Grant High School student Sara Onitsuka on proposed cuts to next year's Japanese program* Comedian Jenny Yang, co-founder of the first-ever, all female, Asian American standup ... Read more

APA Call to Action: Save the Grant High School Japanese Program

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Grant High School, Portland, has proposed cuts to its well-regarded and well-loved Japanese immersion and language program for the upcoming academic year.  Student Sara Onitsuka presents this APA Call to Action, and encourages everyone to show support for the program at ht... Read more

APA Compass: Salina Yoon, award winning children's book author

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Award-winning children's author, illustrator, and designer, Salina Yoon, chats with producer Andrew Yeh at the annual Wordstock Festival in Portland.  Salina explains how she chooses the ethnicities of her characters and why her work is the antithesis of electronic books.AP... Read more

APA Compass: Comedian Jenny Yang

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Writer and comedian Jenny Yang’s live performances draw from her experiences as an immig­rant, Asian American and recov­ering overa­chiever. Jenny co-founded the first-ever all female, Asian American standup comedy tour, Dis/orient/ed Comedy, which highlights the powerful a... Read more

APA Compass: Kushlani's May PopWatch

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
In this month's PopWatch segment, Kushlani takes on racism in a recent Chevy ad and discusses the latest news about Lela Lee's Angry Little Girls comic strip and Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin. Post-show edit from Kushlani: Someone just asked me why "ching chong" an... Read more

APA Compass on 04/05/13

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Tune in to APA Compass this Friday, April 5, 2013 at 9 AM.  We feature segments with* Professor Ann Wetherell tells us why Portland had an unusually large number of Chinese-American pilots in the early 1900s.  Professor Wetherell is the curator of "Flying Tigers: Chinese Am... Read more