• 25 minutes 27 seconds
    S6 E5: Miss Texas America vs. Mayra Flores - Who Is The New America?

    Averie Bishop, 25, is the first Asian American to wear the Miss Texas America crown. She plans to use her new platform to promote diversity and inclusion. Mayra Flores, at around the same time, won a congressional seat to represent Texas's Rio Grande Valley. Ms. Flores, a 36-year-old Mexican-born American, is the first Republican Latina to represent Texas in Congress. Both are taking center stage at a time when Texas is experiencing dramatic demographic shifts. Which woman will be the new face of Texas - and, perhaps, of America? Will Ms. Bishop's quest to promote diversity and inclusion win the day? Or will Ms. Flores represent an influx of minority voters who head to the voting booths and vote Republican?

    • Texas Demographic Shifts: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/
    • Averie Bishop wins Miss Texas AmericaL https://www.insider.com/miss-texas-first-asian-american-winner-pageant-averie-bishop-2022-7
    • Mayra Flores Goes to Washington: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/us/politics/mayra-flores-latina-republicans.html
    25 July 2022, 4:27 am
  • 26 minutes 42 seconds
    S6 E4: Asian American Studies - The Fabric of Asian Americans and American History
    10 June 2022, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 59 seconds
    S6 E3: Escape from Afghanistan - One Man's Story
    P-mo and his co-host from the Erased podcast, Dana Miller, have a conversation with Henry, an Afghan interpreter who was given U.S. Citizenship status for his services rendered to the American military during stretches of the 20-year Afghan War. Henry (a pseudonym) was able to leave the country for the United States, but his wife and children were left behind. The wife and children were able to get to the main airport in Kabul before the completion of the U.S. withdrawal and endured 6 days without food as they awaited escape. But they were turned away. Staying in Afghanistan under Taliban rule seemed inevitable. Then, someone in Austin, Texas stepped up and helped the family escape. Their story is told on this episode.
    30 September 2021, 2:04 am
  • 29 minutes 19 seconds
    S6 E2: Pres. Biden Signs Anti-Asian American Hate Bill
    The Anti-Asian American Hate Bill finally became law when Pres. Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation on May 18. Also, Alabama reverses a nearly 30-year ban on teaching yoga in public schools, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has its first fan inductee, and an Indoor Football League franchise hires an Asian American woman to run the organization.
    24 May 2021, 11:27 am
  • 51 minutes 33 seconds
    S6 E1: #StopAsianHate - Empowering the Asian American Story

    Here are some resources to report hate crimes or to educate communities on the Asian American story:

    https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/community/stop-asian-hate.page

    https://stopaapihate.org

    25 March 2021, 3:37 am
  • 38 minutes 51 seconds
    S6 E0: Prologue
    • P-Mo is now the solo host of Storytellers in Action
    • We'll have 10 episodes, focused on topics, such as the NBA in India, the Punjab Farmer Protests, hate crimes against Asian Americans and the NRI Economy
    • All episodes will be produced in Austin, Texas.
    8 March 2021, 12:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 51 seconds
    Bonus - Film Composing 101: A Chat with Composer Colin Aguiar
    • Colin is from Toronto, Canada but also spends time in Los Angeles
    • He has also lived in Kuwait
    • Colin's website is www.colinaguiar.com
    • Some of Colin's projects include:
      • Flyerman
      • A Christmas Tail
      • Dipsticks
      • 2 Men & a Pig
    25 November 2020, 2:11 pm
  • 56 minutes 30 seconds
    Bonus Episode: Police Violence, Democracy and Indo-US Relations
    • Jinee Lokaneeta just released her latest book, The Truth Machines. The book discusses policing, violence and scientific interrogations in India
    • Sangay Mishra is the author of Desis Divided: The Political Lives of South Asian Americans.
    14 November 2020, 10:25 pm
  • 41 minutes 34 seconds
    S5 E14: Epilogue - Joe Biden, President-Elect
    • This is the final episode of Season 5
    • Two more bonus episodes are on tap; one on 11/14 and another on 11/21
    • Kamala Harris is the first-ever woman Vice President of the United States
    • She is also the first woman of color to serve in the same role
    • California Gov. Gavin Newsom is now tasked with appointing Harris's successor to the U.S. Senate for California
    • This was Joe Biden's third-ever run for President
    • Biden first ran for POTUS in 1988
    • He ran again in 2008 but dropped out early
    • Biden was later selected as Barack Obama's running mate
    8 November 2020, 8:01 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    S5 E13: Election 2020 - Biden vs. Trump
    • Tanny Jiraprapasuke and Jerry Raburn are the co-chairs of Thai Americans for Biden
    • This election is the first time a major presidential candidate recognized and included Thai Americans as a part of the campaign
    • Los Angeles has the largest Thai American population in the country
    • Here is the link to the Thai Americans for Biden Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1678097495699890
    2 November 2020, 3:31 am
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    S5 E12: Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier
    • Kavi is starRing in a live stream reading of 'HATEF**K,' which was an off-Broadway show in 2019. Kavi stars alongside Sendhil Ramamurthy.
    • Tickets for the live stream is available at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hatefk-reunion-reading-tickets-122413763863?aff=ebdssbeac
    • The ticket allows you to watch the reading until Wednesday, Oct. 28.
    • Kavi has starred in shows and films such as Karma Calling, Heroes, Criminal Minds and CSI: Miami.
    • Kavi was born in Kerala, India.
    23 October 2020, 9:44 pm
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