http://crossingeast.org/podcast.htm en-us Copyright 2006 MediaRites Hear the 8-hour Asian American History documentary on public radio - May '06. MediaRites Crossing East is an eight-hour public radio documentary airing on public radio stations beginning in May 2006. Crossing East is an eight-hour public radio documentary airing on public radio stations beginning in May 2006. MediaRites info@mediarites.org MediaRites Filipino Exclusion Stephanie Loleng tells us the history and legacy of Filipino immigration and exclusion after the Tydings McDuffie Act of 1934. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:00:00 PST 6:36 asian, history, Filipino, Exclusion law, 1934, Stephanie Loleng, Crossing East, Asian American, American, American history MediaRites A Korean military bride returns home. After over 30 years away from her Korean family, Ok Cha Yang returns to Korea with her daughter Rainjita Yang-Geesler to search for her family and see if they will welcome her back. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:00:00 PST 3:29 asian, history, Korea, military, bride, reunion, American MediaRites The Los Alamos Scientist accused of spying. Hear from Alberta Lee, Wen Ho Lee's daughter, as she describes what her family went through during the wrongful accusations of espionage by the US government against her father. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:00:00 PST 5:42 asian, history, Wen Ho Lee, Los Alamos, spying, espionage, civil rights, trial MediaRites A prostitute-turned-prospector in early 1900s Idaho. A story about a young girl from Mongolia who was sold into slavery and taken to the mines of Idaho before she freed herself and lived a frontier life with her husband on the Salmon River. http://www.mccunn.com/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:00:00 PST 5:12 asian, history, Idaho, Salmon, Polly Bemis, Lalu Nathoy, Ruthanne McCunn MediaRites Interview about Crossing East that aired on WETA in Washington DC George Takei, host of the first four episodes of Crossing East, discusses his own family's story and the importance of bringing Asian American history to the public consciousness. http://www.weta.org/outandabout/show_topicdetail.php?t_id=16 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:00:00 PST 6:15 asian, history, takei, sulu, japanese, internment MediaRites Interview about Crossing East that aired on WETA in Washington DC Dmae Roberts, executive producer of Crossing East, speaks with WETA about her inspiration for Crossing East, and its relevance to today's issues. http://crossingeast.org/producerbios.htm#dmae Wed, 31 May 2006 09:00:00 PST 7:29 asian, history, dmae roberts, crossing, east, weta MediaRites Excerpt from Hour Three with George Takei In Hawaii, sugar plantation owners enticed Asian workers to come and do backbreaking work. But their attempts to exploit racial differences only made the workers stronger. http://crossingeast.org/stations.htm Wed, 24 May 2006 09:00:00 PST 5:04 asian, history, hawaii, hawaiian, hole, bushi, cane, sugar MediaRites Excerpt from Hour Four with George Takei Hear what Chinese immigrants had to go through to enter the US after the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 through the personal story of Professor Emeritus Judy Yung and her family. http://crossingeast.org/about.htm Wed, 17 May 2006 09:00:00 PST 4:10 judy yung, chinese, exclusion, american, history, angel island MediaRites Music Feature from Hour One Seattle-based guitarist Angelo Pizarro demonstrates the distinct Filipino guitar style and how it has been shaped by the Filipino-American experience. http://crossingeast.org/artists.htm Wed, 10 May 2006 09:00:00 PST 4:58 filipino, philippines, guitar, Angelo Pizarro, history MediaRites Part of Hour Three with George Takei Hawaiian Slack Key guitarist Led Kaapana describes how music has shaped and been shaped by the history and style of Hawaii. http://crossingeast.org/programs.htm Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:00:00 PST 5:35 asia, hawaii, american, history, guitar, slack key MediaRites Part of Hour Seven with Margaret Cho Cambodian musician Daran Kravanh survived the "killing fields" and genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime, with the help of an unlikely ally: an accordion. Being a musician kept him alive during the brutal antil-Western genocide. http://crossingeast.org/programseven.htm Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:00:00 PST 8:55 asia, cambodia, american, history, khmer rouge, accordion MediaRites Part of Hour Two with George Takei Producer Dmae Roberts presents the story 19th-century Chinese doctor Ing "Doc" Hay, who left a lasting mark on an Oregon town and was a longtime icon for Asians emigrating to America. http://crossingeast.org/programtwo.htm Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:50:10 PST 9:10 asia, china, american, history, gold rush, frontier, wild west MediaRites Part of Hour One with George Takei Descendants of Hawaiian fur trade workers still live in the Pacific Northwest. Many still remember some traditions brought from the islands over 150 years ago. http://crossingeast.org/programone.htm Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:51:10 PST 4:11 asia, hawaii, american, history, Hudson Bay Company, Roland, Kalama MediaRites Part of Hour Four with George Takei Cambodian-born Andrew Thi committed crimes in the United States as a teenager. Now 30, he faces deportation to a homeland he barely remembers. http://crossingeast.org/programfour.htm Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:30:10 PST 5:29 asia, cambodia, history, american, deportation MediaRites Part of Hour Three with George Takei George Takei introduces an audio postcard of some Hawaiians who are proud to speak pidgin - a home-grown language with words and phrases borrowed from other languages brought to the islands over the centuries. http://crossingeast.org/programthree.htm Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:30:10 PST 4:28 hawaii, history, american, pidgin, takei, english MediaRites Part of Hour Five with Margaret Cho. Margaret Cho hosts an excerpt from Program Five " Brides and Children " , including stories of Vietnamese and Chinese adoptees. http://crossingeast.org/programfive.htm Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:30:10 PST 9:12 vietnam, adoptees, babylift, history, american, asian