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This edition: Fall 2023


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Episode Details

Original tape date: August 28, 2023. First aired: September 12, 2023.

Asian American Life features change makers in art and literature; Special report on U.S. book ban and censorship laws; Author Ava Chin traces her family roots on Mott Street; Legendary musician Ravi Shanker archive; Weaving tradition and the art of Korean textiles; Plus an ancient brew is becoming the hottest drink in the wine world.

Guest List

Ph. D. Ava Chin Associate Professor, English, College of Staten Island

Michael Crowley The City College of New York, Head of Music Library

Eleanor Soo-ah Hyun Associate Curator for Korean Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alice Jun Founder, Hana Makgeolli

Fatima Shaik Writer, Professor

Puiyan Taglianetti Visitor Services & Education Manager, Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Maggie Tokuda-Hall Author

Sydney Van Nort Chief, Archives and Special Collections, M.R. Cohen Library, The City College of New York

Young Yang Chung, Ph.D Textile Historian and Master Embroiderer

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