Latest Content for APA Compass

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.  Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. Read more

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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. Read more

Kushlani de Soyza sounds off on being racially profiled by "Santa Claus with a day job as a low-level federal bureaucrat." Read more

APA Compass collective member Kushlani de Soyza talks with author Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt about her new book, The Postcolonial Citizen: The Intellectual Migrant. Read more

You'll hear voices from around Portland discussing how we create and define "community." This week's show features Colored Pencils, a monthly arts and open-mike show and APANO's Many Rivers Listening Circle Project. You can also join our roundtable discussion on Creating Co... Read more

Tune in for this month's APA Compass, where we'll be discussing homeland politics for Asian Pacific Americans. What does "home" mean for us, for our families, and our communities? What effects do social and political events in our homelands have on us here in the U.S.? We'l... Read more