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.

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

PopWatch: A Response to "Asians in the Library"

Airs at: Fri, 06/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
APA Compass Youth Contributor Sara Onitsuka responds to "Asians in the Library," the now-infamous racist YouTube rant by a UCLA student. Read more

Poet Kazim Ali

Airs at: Fri, 06/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kazim Ali -- poet, essayist and Oberlin College professor -- discusses his latest book, Fasting for Ramadan. For more information about the book, check out: http://www.tupelopress.org/books/fasting. Read more

Grace Lee Boggs: The Next American Revolution

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Andrew Yeh talks with longtime civil-rights activist Grace Lee Boggs about her new book with Scott Kurashige, The Next American Revolution. Read more

Rita Banerjee: Cracklers at Night

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Poet Rita Banerjee reads from her recent chapbook, Cracklers at Night. The collection considers contemporary politics, South-Asian identity, and what it means to be a woman in America. For more on Cracklers at Night, check out Rita's website. Read more

Muslim-American activists discuss Osama Bin Laden's death

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Last month, President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden to the world. Sarika Mehta spoke with Afifa Ahmed Shafi and Muna Abshir Muhamud, two Muslim-American community members, on their thoughts surrounding the death of Osama Bin Laden, the past decade of Islam... Read more

April PopWatch

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Liz Rogers and ThuVan Hoang discuss racist "jokes" in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. They also chat with Jean Quan, the new mayor of Oakland, Calif. Read more

April 2011 Health Care

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
APA Compass focuses on healthcare in Asian-Pacific-American communities as Oregon's legislature and the federal government attempt to reform the healthcare system. Our guests are David Rebanal of the Northwest Health Foundation and John Joo, a representative from the Asi... Read more

Local Fundraising for Earthquake Relief

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Listen to Loen and Sho Dozono discuss their recent efforts raise disaster-relief funds for Japan's earthquake and tsunami survivors. They worked with a youth organization called Unite Youth to fold thousands of paper cranes and design t-shirts to raise awareness about Ja... Read more

Angry APA Minute by Simon Tam of the Slants

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Simon Tam talks about the challenges of trademarking his band The Slants' intentionally political name. Read more

Tamiko Beyer, author of Bough Breaks

Airs at: Fri, 03/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kushlani de Soyza talks with poet Tamiko Beyer about her new chapbook, Bough Breaks, just out from Meritage Press. Tamiko's website is www.wonderinghome.com. Read more