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Update on Martial Law in the Philippines

Airs at: Fri, 06/02/2017 at 5:15pm
Produced for Evening News
A man set fire to a casino in the Philippines today, causing thirty eight deaths, including his own. Government officials hesitated to call the fire a terrorist attack, but the 45th US President immediately tweeted that it was terrorism. The fire comes in the midst of a we... Read more

Scot Nakagawa of Race Files

Airs at: Fri, 06/02/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Pacific Underground
  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... Read more

2 Killed in Hate Attack on MAX Train

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
Our complete coverage from Monday, May 29, of the attack which occured at the Hollywood Transit Center on Friday. There were five victims of the attack, which began when a man got on the train and almost immediately began verbally assaulting two teenage girls, one of whom i... Read more

Good With People + Relations Preview

Airs at: Tue, 05/30/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Stage and Studio
  Dmae welcomes Devon Allen, co-artistic director of Our Shoes Are Red/The Performance Lab. She and co-producer Matt DiBiasio are performing a two-person play. In David Harrower's Good With People a woman encounters the man who bullied her son 14 years earlier when they we... Read more

Ep. 5 Mother's Soup

Produced for Peace, Love and Soup
  Chicken Noodle Soup "The Mother of All Soups!" 12 C chicken stock boxed broth or homemade stock (prep below) 2 sprigs of parsley, sage, rosemary (herb bouquet) 3 C chicken, shredded  (meat from approximately 1 roasted chicken) 3  C turnips, cubed small  (save tops for ... Read more

Names

Airs at: Fri, 05/26/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Pacific Underground
  Our names play an interesting role when it comes to our identity. On top of all the complex background behind a person's name, many AAPIs have the added layer of having both an "American name" and an "Asian name" that ultimately play a role in how we see ourselves and ou... Read more

Conversation with OPAL Organizers about Gentrification, Transportation, and Environmental Justice

Airs at: Thu, 05/18/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
"Nothing about us with out us!" That is a statement that began as a grass roots chant for equity. KBOO reporter Jasmine Moneymaker spoke with Hyung Nam, Executive Director of Opal PDX and Shawn Fleek, Community Engagement Director of Opal PDX about what the chant means, Po... Read more

Bread and Roses

Airs at: Fri, 05/12/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Bread and Roses
A new web series created by Luann Algoso and produced by Amy Nieto-Cruz. Nonprofit is centered on the story of Gabby Antonio; she’s a quirky, spunky, and idealistic Filipina American that works as an organizer at a social justice nonprofit for Asians and Pacific Islanders i... Read more

Women Activists Call on Trump to Initiate Regional Peace Talks with North Korea

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
  "The United States, as I understand it, has made a precondition for talks with North Korea, that they must get rid of their nuclear weapons stockpile before talks can begin. For North Korea, as they view it, that's a nonstarter." – Christine Ahn, founder and internation... Read more

Eco-Social Justice on the Global Frontlines: Vandana Shiva

Airs at: Tue, 05/02/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  Despite the position of the Trump administration, which has labeled climate change a “hoax” concocted by China, there is virtual universal unanimity that the Earth’s temperature is rising and that human activity is largely responsible. In the face of this crisis Trump is... Read more