APA Compass

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Hosted by: 
Kushlani de Soyza, Sarika Mehta
Produced by: 
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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

Anupama Jain: How to be South Asian in America

Airs at: Fri, 05/04/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
 Sarika Mehta spoke with professor of English, Anupama Jain, about her debut book, "How to be South Asian in America: Narratives of Ambivalence and Belonging." They discussed issues of race, identity politics and the new wave of South Asian American independent films and li... Read more

Kilong Ung's Golden Leaf: A Khmer Rouge Genocide Survivor

Airs at: Fri, 05/04/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kilong Ung, a Portlander who's the survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime, shares emotional stories from his past.  He touches upon how the conflict changed him, how he adapted in America, and what he did for revenge.  Kilong is now a role model in the community, and giving bac... Read more

APA Compass on 04/06/12

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Tune in to APA Compass this Friday, April 6, 2012, at 9 A.M.  We'll have a provocative roundtable discussion about the Coalition of Communities of Color's "Unsettling Report" on the Asian Pacific Islander Community in Multnomah County.  Surprisingly, the local API community... Read more

South Asian American Digital Archive

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Sarika Mehta spoke with Samip Mallick, founder and president of the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) about the importance of archiving our communities' histories. They also discussed lesser-known histories of the first wave of South Asian immigrants into Washing... Read more

Catherine Chung: Forgotten Country

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kushlani DeSoyza chats with Catherine Chung, author of Forgotten Country. Forgotten Country is Catherine's debut novel and she uses her own history to write the pieces of the tale of two sisters, and how this relates to Korea's past.  Read more

API Communities in Multnomah County: Panel Discussion on Racial Disparities

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
 The Coalition for Communities of Color published a thorough report in 2009, detailing the staggering disparities in racial minorities in Multnomah County. Last month, they developed another report specific to Asian Pacific Islander (API) Communities and the severe inequali... Read more

APA Compass on 03/02/12

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
We feature: The Tiger Mom (and Yale Law professor) Amy Chua, who instigated a worldwide parenting debate with her book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother"; Thanhha Lai, whose book "Inside Out and Back Again" based on her life as a ten-year-old immigrant won the Newbery Honor ... Read more

Race Monologues: Goldann Salazar and Musa Ahmed

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Musa Ahmed and Goldann Salazar share their humorous, touching, and heartfelt stories in an excerpt from the dramatic performance piece, "The Race Monologues".  The Lewis and Clark students reflect upon issues of race, ethnicity, and personal identity.  Interviewed and produ... Read more

Thanhha Lai: Award-winning author for Young Adult literature

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Sarika Mehta spoke with Thanhha Lai, author of Inside Out & Back Again. Thanhha Lai's semi-autobiographical book of prose poems won the 2011 National Book Award for Young Adult Literature as well as the 2012 Newberry Honor. She describes her experiences as a Vietnamese refu... Read more

Amy Chua: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Airs at: Fri, 03/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Amy Chua, professor at Yale Law School and author of the critically-acclaimed Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, is now on her paperback tour, which began here in Portland. She joined Sarika Mehta at our KBOO studio to reflect on the past year's reaction to her book, the proc... Read more