Producer Vy Pham talks to La Vang, owner of the only Hmong eatery in the
Pacific Northwest - aptly named "@La's, A Hmong Food Cart," located in
Aloha/Beaverton, OR. La is using her kitchen talents to spark conversations
and educate the people of metro Portland about Hmong ...
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For our show on Friday April 27th, Pacific Underground producer Kat Batuigas
chats with Carmel Laurino, founder of Kalsada Coffee Company. Kalsada, which
means "road" in Filipino, partners with smallholder coffee farmers in the
Philippines to bring quality Philippine coffee...
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Lilian Dirrebes Ongelungel speaks with Pacific Underground producers Jake
and Kat about being the only Pacific Islander in the room, Moana, tattoes,
and storytelling / oral histories.
to join Lilian and other Pacific Islander storytellers Saturday evening 3/24
at the High ...
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It's been a tumultuous year for the US in 2017 and here at Pacific
Underground, we've been trying to hold it down on API stories and
experiences. We each picked a clip from episodes in 2017 and we talked about
them and reflected on the changes to our country and ourselves i...
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Portland can be a stressful place to live for people of color. POC who
have moved here are often met with a feeling of being unwelcomed that stems
from our state's historically racist founding. Writer Zahir Janmohamed's
recent piece in the Portland Mercury talks about hi...
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Where do we go from here? This is a question we've been asking ourselves a
lot since the results of the presidential election were announced. To help
give us some understanding about how we move forward in fighting oppression,
we spoke with anti-fascist activist Scot Nak...
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