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Art Focus with host Andre Middleton

Airs at: Tue, 05/31/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Art Focus
Two years ago the former Consul General of Japan Hiroshi Furusawa attended a meeting at which tempers flared among members of some local ethnic communities. He was concerned about what he witnessed and began to consider ways in which he could make positive changes. He co... Read more

The Language of Food

Airs at: Fri, 05/27/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
If food were a language, what stories do we tell? This month, Pacific Underground explored what food signifies for us as Asian and Pacific Islande-Americans, what it means to us at different times of our lives, and, in a lot of ways, how we perceive ourselves. First, we sha... Read more

Philip Kan Gotanda - Traveling Master

Airs at: Tue, 05/24/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae features veteran playwright Philip Kan Gotanda. She first talked to him three years ago when he came to do a talk at Reed College. Now he's a Traveling Master for the Dramatists Guild Fund and will be teaching a class called "Challenges of Writing From a Racial and Cul... Read more

Nobody Knows May Is Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
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Crossing East Radio Series

Airs at: Mon, 05/30/2016 at 10:00am - 6:00pm
Nearly ten years ago, MediaRites Productions debuted Crossing East, (Our Stories, Our History, Our America), the first and to date only Asian American/Pacific Islander history series on public radio. This series produced by Dmae Roberts, Sara Kolbet and producers around the... Read more

The Letting Go Trilogies by Dmae Roberts

Airs at: Thu, 05/12/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ken Jones talks with Dmae Roberts, author of the new book The Letting Go Trilogies: Stories of a Mixed-Race Family. The book takes the form of a series of personal essays, in which Dmae writes about her biracial identity as the child of a Taiwanese mother and white Ok... Read more

defunkt Theatre's The Udmurts

Airs at: Tue, 05/10/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae features defunkt Theatre's world premiere production of The Udmurts by David Zellnik. The Udmurt people are a diminishing ethnic group in the Udmurt Republic in Russia. The lead character in defunkt's production meets an Udmurt woman and is changed by her friendship. ... Read more

Pacific Underground on 04/22/16

Airs at: Fri, 04/22/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
Pacific Underground is hosting April's show LIVE from KBOO! Listen in for this special KBOO membership drive show where we talk to conductor Paul Kim of the Oregon Symphony about an upcoming John Williams concert, artist Stephen Poon shares his art and Portland experience, ... Read more

Pacific Underground - Membership Drive Special - Asians and Pacific Islanders in Star Wars

Airs at: Wed, 04/20/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
  The Pacific Underground team presents a special episode about Asian and Pacific Islander (API) representation in Star Wars. Tabitha, Canaan, Pamela, and Jenna have a candid roundtable discussion about this pop culture favorite. With the recent release of the upcoming Sta... Read more

Legacy of the Kings Highway

Airs at: Sun, 05/08/2016 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Our guest today is Daniel Sullivan, photographer and author of the new book, The Maui Coast - Legacy of the Kings Highway. Daniel has spent the last twenty years photographing vanishing cultures around the planet. From the eagle hunters of Mongolia to the Tribes of Ethiopia... Read more