Asian Pacific American

Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings Of Roger Shimomura

Airs at: Tue, 07/11/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Art Focus

Eric Bartels speaks to artist Roger Shimomura. In his signature Pop Art style, Shimomura's paintings uncover and challenge the role of the media and material culture to define the American norm while establishing the perpetual Other. The exhibition features five of Shim... Read more

Calling out facism and calling in activism

Airs at: Fri, 07/07/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Pacific Underground

We speak with activist Jacob Alejandro from Direct Action Alliance to talk about calling out facism in a time of divisive politics and divided communities. How do we sustain activism and how do we call communities together to fight white supremacy? We also talk about how t... Read more

Warmongering against North Korea

Airs at: Fri, 07/07/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Lyn and guest co-host Linda Olsen Osterlund will be talking with Christine Hong Associate Professor at USC Santa Cruz and executive board member of the Korea Policy Institute, about her piece "The Long, Dirty History of US Warmongering in North Korea" for The ... Read more

Summertime Fun!

Airs at: Fri, 06/30/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS"

Summer in the Pacific NW, nothing like it! And the fun has just begun . . . Pedalpalooza is wrapping up this week and Oregon Country Fair is looming! We'll kicking it off by exploring fun HAD and fun to COME, with a recap of THE premiere regional festival experience: What ... Read more

Activism, resistance, and some poetry

Airs at: Fri, 06/23/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Pacific Underground

How do we sustain activism and resistance in a time where political division and bigotry have become the norm? In our continuing exploration of finding sustainable answers, we talk to activist D Pei Wu about their work and try to get some insight about what path towards ... Read more

Full Audio--Forum on Outcomes of Portland Police-DOJ Settlement

Produced for: Evening News

This is the full audio from the June 14, 2017 Community Forum on the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL) Outcomes Report, which evaluated the effects of PPB's compliance with the 2012 Department of Justice-City of Portland settlement agreement. DOJ found that PPB sh... Read more

Community Forum on Outcomes of Police-DoJ Settlement

Airs at: Thu, 06/15/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

Last night, June 14, 2017, community stakeholders met at Maranatha Church in NE Portland for a forum on the Outcomes Report issued by the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL). The report, available here, is the third of its kind since a settlement was reached between... Read more

Four Weeks Five People by Jennifer Yu

Airs at: Wed, 06/14/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Intersections Radio

Sarika Mehta welcomes Jennifer Yu to KBOO to discuss her novel Four Weeks Five People...Obsessive-compulsive teen Clarissa wants to get better, if only so her mother will stop asking her if she's okay. Andrew wants to overcome his eating disorder so he can get back to h... Read more