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Anti-Asian Violence and Discrimination in the Coronavirus Era

With the establishment of the United States as the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans are feeling the impact of the crisis. But…

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Samita Sinha on the Fusion Project KAASH

We were joined by Samita Sinha, a local artist trained in piano, and classical South Asian music. Sinha will talk to us about her fusion…

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Vietnamese Americans Demand Release of Cong Thanh Do

Toan Do, a U.S.-based journalist originally from Vietnam, will discuss the recent arrest of anti-government activist and U.S. citizen Cong Thanh Do in Vietnam, and…

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Undercover in Japan: Filipina Sex Workers

A conversation with Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, an assistant professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis who went undercover in Japan to learn…

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Warming Up: The US-Indian Nuclear Deal

We talk to Vijay Prashad about the likelihood of passage and the geopolitics of the US-India Nuclear Deal. Despite the U.S.’s apparent consternation over Iran’s…

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Sri Lanka: The End of the Ceasefire

According to Reuters, a dispute over water supplies in the Sri Lankan town of Trincomalee has led to the first major ground fighting since 2002…