APA Compass
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.
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Audio
APA Compass Jean Kwok Girl in Translation
APA Compass' Liz Rogers interviews author Jean Kwok, whose novel, Girl in Translation, has been picked up as one of the books to read by Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, O Magazine, and more. It's story about loss of innocence, overcoming hardships, and love.
- Length: 15:05 minutes (13.82 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
APA Compass Ed Lin Snakes Cant Run
APA Compass' Andrew Yeh interviews Ed Lin, author of three novels: Waylaid, This is a Bust, and Snakes Can't Run. His work has been awarded two Asian American Literary Members' Choice Awards, the Booklist Editor's choice and Top Ten First Novel, and a Publisher's Weekly's starred review. The last two novels are a series starring a Chinese-American police officer in New York City's chinatown.
- Length: 18:27 minutes (16.89 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
APA Compass Deanna Fei A Thread of Sky
Kushlani de Soyza interviews author Deanna Fei. Fei's debut novel, A Thread of Sky, has received great praise from the New York Times and others. It tells the story of six women from three generations who travel together to China to reconnect with their family history and strengthen their family ties.
- Length: 15:51 minutes (14.52 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Interview with Jeff Chang
The full version of APA Compass' interview with author/activist Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation. Recorded in June 2010.
- Length: 39:51 minutes (36.49 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Madhavi Bhasin on new social media in South Asia
APA Compass features a converstion with Madhavi Bhasin, who studies new social media (such as Facebook and Twitter) affect politics and public opinion in South Asia.
- Length: 13:45 minutes (12.59 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
White Christmas: A Rant (Angry APA Minute)
Kushlani de Soyza sounds off on being racially profiled by "Santa Claus with a day job as a low-level federal bureaucrat."
- Artist: APA Compass
- Title: White Christmas: A Rant
- Length: 5:34 minutes (5.1 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
The Postcolonial Citizen, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt
APA Compass collective member Kushlani de Soyza talks with author Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt about her new book, The Postcolonial Citizen: The Intellectual Migrant.
- Title: Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt
- Length: 29:49 minutes (27.29 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
I Am Asian American by students from Lane County's Rites of Passage
Last month we had a chance to meet students from the Pan Asian Rites of Passage program in Lane County, OR. During this month's program, APA Compass aired the audio from the video I Am Asian American by Jia Ming Chen & Eugenia. This is the audio we played. Click here for the original video.
- Title: I Am Asian American by students from Lane County's Rites of Passage
- Producer: APA Compass Collective
- Length: 2:17 minutes (2.1 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
What is the meaning of home? An audio postcard
Recently, APA Compass took a trip to a local Asian mall to talk to local community members about their ideas about home, homeland politics and maintaining those connections.
- Title: What is the meaning of home? An audio postcard
- Length: 7:39 minutes (7.01 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Decriminalization of gay sex in India and it's effects on South Asian LGBTQs in the U.S.
This month, APA Compass tackled the topic of homeland politics and how it effects Asian Pacific Americans. To look at it through a very specific issue, APA Compass member Priya Kandaswamy spoke to Dr. Svati Shah and author Minal Hajratwala about the recent decriminalization of gay sex in India.
Dr. Shah is Assistant Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at University of Massachussets at Amherst, and author of a forthcoming book about sex work in Mumbai. Ms. Hajratwala is author of Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Countries, as well as a poet, performer and queer activist.
- Title: Decriminalization of gay sex in India and it's effects on South Asian LGBTQs in the U.S.
- Length: 36:05 minutes (12.39 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 22kHz 48Kbps (CBR)
Playlists
APA Compass playlist for 09/04/2009
| Artist | Title | Album | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Soo | Whisper My Name | Heat Sin Water Skin | www.bettysoo.com |
| Betty Soo | Never The Pretty Girl | Heat Sin Water Skin | www.bettysoo.com |
| Betty Soo | Never Knew No Love | Heat Sin Water Skin | www.bettysoo.com |
| Girlyman | Kittery Tide | Everything's Easy | www.girlyman.com |
| Girlyman | Somewhere Different Now | Everything's Easy | www.girlyman.com |
| Girlyman | Easy Bake Ovens | Everything's Easy | www.girlyman.com |
| Thao with the Get Down Stay Down | Bag of Hammers | Know Better, Learn Faster | www.myspace.com |
| Exit Clov | Violent Berries | Respond, Respond | exitclov.com |
| Alice Tong | Try | Small | www.myspace.com |
| Marie Digby | Unfold | Breathing Underwater | www.youtube.com |
| Melissa Polinar | Sing To Me | www.myspace.com | |
| Judith Hill | Switchin' Up | www.judithhillmusic.com |
Here's the playlist for the 2009 APA Compass music show. Check out our podcasts here at www.kboo.fm/apacompass, and if you have ideas for stories or an Angry APA Minute, email us at apacompass@gmail.com
APA Compass playlist for 08/01/2008
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Ananda Shankar | Streets of Calcutta | |
| JJ Magazine | Daniel Burnham | |
| Pink Martini | Bukra Wba'Do | Hey Eugene! |
| The Slants | Stranglehold | Slanted Eyes, Slanted Hearts |
| Dengue Fever | One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula | |
| Animal Farm | The Show Must Go On | |
| Rupa & the April Fishes | Maintenant | |
| Asian Dub Foundation | Jericho |
APA Compass's Annual summer music special featuring a wide variety of Asian and Asian Pacific American artists.