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APA Heritage Month (rebroadcast)

Produced for:  Pacific Underground
Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! It's still May and it's still Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We thought we would replay our APA Heritage Month episode from last year. While past listeners may remember that the commemoration of this month has been som... Read more

A Revolutionary Friendship

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2019 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
In 1963, Asian American activist Yuri Kochiyama shook hands with Malcolm X for the first time. Over the next few years, Yuri and Malcolm would share a friendship that was grounded in fighting oppression and finding voice for their communities. In addition to sharing a pa... Read more

Pacific Islander Cultural Dance

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
Join Pacific Underground for a special Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month episode, as part of KBOO's all-day API heritage day programming! Featuring special guests Teva Oriata Polynesian Cultural Dance Troupe founder Angie Jackman and APANO's Simeon Jaco... Read more

APA Heritage Day 2019: Freeform radio hour

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
KBOO's Jenna and Jake hang out, play their favorite API KBOO clips, API music, discuss embracing obtaining Asian auntie status with Jenny Chu, and do some freeform music/poetry with Joe Kye.  Read more

Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese-American Internment in World War II

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2019 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Aired on KBOO Community Radio on 6/5/2015 during the Asian and Pacific American Compass public affairs hour. Tim Nakayama interviews renowned author and journalist Richard Reeves about his new book: Infamy -The Shocking Story of the Japanese-American Internment in World ... Read more

U.S. Empire & Latin America

Airs at: Tue, 05/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
The list of U.S. invasions, occupations, coups and sanctions in Latin America is a mile long. It is after all, “our little region over here,” and our “backyard” according to policymakers in Washington. Starting with the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 the continent and its peopl... Read more

A Yonsei/Sansei Conversation

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Friday, May 3 is being recognized as Asian and Pacific-Islander American Day on KBOO so Positively Revolting will be featuring a conversation between two Japanese Americans of different generations. Chisao is a local artist, activist, and community advocate who fought fo... Read more

Driving Without A License

Airs at: Fri, 04/26/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
This week join Pacific Underground producers Jake and Matt for a conversation with Janine Joseph! We were really excited to connect with Janine and speak with her about her brilliant & award winning first poetry collection, Driving Without a License. Our chat wends betw... Read more

APA Heritage Day - Music Hour with Sun Lee

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2019 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  KBOO DJ Sun Lee (Grateful Dead and Friends) plays an hour of music for Asian/Pacific-Islander American Heritage Day! KBOO is recognizing Asian/Pacific-Islander American Heritage Month this year on Friday, May 3 from 9a-4p. Tune in to hear new and archived programming ... Read more

Crossing East: Exclusion and Resistance

Airs at: Tue, 04/14/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Asian/Pacific Islanders are facing increased racism and physical attacks because of Covid-19 xenophobia fueled by the current president calling it the "China Virus." Since before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, Asians have faced exclusion laws to promote a whites-only im... Read more