Pacific Time (Culture-History)
- Host: Nguyen Qui Duc, Sydnie Kohara
- Reporting from both sides of the Pacific Ocean, KQED's Pacific Time explores the ideas, trends and cultural patterns that flow back and forth between Asia and America.
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- Genres: Culture-History, Asian, Investigative
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Language: English
- Networks: NPR
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Pacific Time
Fri, Oct 12
Monterey's Asian American History, Japan's Boomers Retire, A Look Back at Pacific Time
Pacific Time
Fri, Oct 5
The West and Burma; Japan, China, and the Global Economy; Asian Americans and Gambling, Part 2; Free Food for Millionaires
Pacific Time
Fri, Sep 28
Green Business in China, Role of the Burmese Monks, Asian Americans and Gambling - Part 1, 2007 Dragon Boat Festival
Pacific Time
Fri, Sep 21
Outsourcing to Atlanta, CyWorld, Pork and the Chinese Economy
Pacific Time
Fri, Sep 14
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation, Outsourcing Language Lessons, Preserving Maori Language, Inspire '07, Hiroshi Sugimoto
Pacific Time 2007-09-06
Fri, Sep 7
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Pacific Time 2007-08-30
Fri, Aug 31
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Pacific Time 2007-08-23
Fri, Aug 24
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Pacific Time 2007-08-16
Fri, Aug 17
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Pacific Time 2007-08-09
Fri, Aug 10
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Pacific Time 2007-08-02
Fri, Aug 3
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Pacific Time 2007-07-26
Fri, Jul 27
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Pacific Time 2007-07-19
Fri, Jul 20
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Failed Coup's Effects Rippling through Hmong Community
Sat, Jul 14
Failed Coup's Effects Rippling through Hmong Community -- The recent arrests of eleven California men charged with plotting to overthrow the Laotian government have focused attention on the Hmong community. Now, some refugee advocates are concerned that the case may have unintended consequences for thousands of recent arrivals. Even before the case broke, many new refugees were already having trouble getting their green cards because of anti-terrorism laws. As the program reports from Fresno,...
Pacific Time 2007-07-12
Fri, Jul 13
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Pacific Time 2007-07-05
Fri, Jul 6
Hongcouver -- The handover of Hong Kong to Chinese control a decade ago was especially strongly felt in Vancouver, the closest major North American city to the former British Colony. As the program learns, many business and community leaders feel that the effects of the 1997 handover are still being seen today.
Pacific Time 2007-06-28
Thu, Jun 28
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Pacific Time 2007-06-21
Thu, Jun 21
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Pacific Time 2007-06-14
Fri, Jun 15
Your Passport to Asia and America -- Today's program includes stories about an American who brings the circus to the islands of Samoa. Find out why Asian Americans are cheering the stall on immigration reform; and text messages - hear how they're the new tools of protest in China.
Pacific Time 2007-06-07
Fri, Jun 8
Fighting Hepatitis in the Asian American Community -- Liver cancer caused by Hepatitis B recently claimed the life of the first Asian American mayor of the California city of San Gabriel. Chi Mui died after just one month in office at the age of 53. To make sense of his abrupt passing, community leaders and the press called on Dr. Samuel So, a liver surgeon and professor at Stanford University. In addition to operating on patients, teaching and conducting research, Dr. So is leading a global...
Pacific Time 2007-05-31
Fri, Jun 1
New Difficulties for Americans Looking to Adopt from China -- China has been a popular country for Americans looking to adopt children. This week, however, the country implements a new policy that will make it more difficult for many American families to adopt from there. Also, as the program learns, potential parents aren't the only ones affected. Niche businesses that serve the Chinese adoptee community are also bracing for change.
Pacific Time 2007-05-24
Fri, May 25
Cuba's Resurgent Chinatown -- With contact between Cuba and China on the rise, parts of Cuba are again sounding and tasting more Chinese. The program visits one of North America's most unusual Chinatowns, Barrio Chino in Havana, Cuba.
Pacific Time 2007-05-17
Fri, May 18
Contamination Concerns from China -- As concerns about contaminated food products from China spread from pet food to the human food supply, the program explores the potential consequences for Chinese businesses and American regulators.
Pacific Time 2007-05-10
Fri, May 11
Koreatown Real Estate -- Real estate sales may be slow in most of America, but the bubble never really burst in Los Angeles's Koreatown.
Koreatown Real Estate
Fri, May 11
Koreatown Real Estate -- Real estate sales may be slow in most of America, but the bubble never really burst in Los Angeles's Koreatown.
Pacific Time 2007-05-03
Fri, May 4
Free Speech in Malaysia -- In Malaysia, a Muslim country with a volatile history of race relations between the Malay and ethnic Chinese and Indians, speech and the media are controlled by the government in the name of keeping harmony and peace. While some Malaysians accept that policy, many young people find it stifling. One ex-pat based in California is trying to help.
Pacific Time 2007-04-26
Fri, Apr 27
Boosting Business in the Philippines -- American firms are turning to the Philippines to handle customer relations. The program reports on how this phenomenon is boosting business on the archipelago in unexpected ways. Also, the program learns how a herdsman from Mongolia has won a major American environmental award.
Pacific Time 2007-04-19
Fri, Apr 20
Korean Americans Worry About a Virginia Tech Backlash -- The Virginia Tech shootings have aroused feelings of shame among Korean Americans, but some are worried more about a possible backlash towards the community.
Pacific Time 2007-04-12
Fri, Apr 13
Bataan Revisited -- Sixty-five years ago this week, a group of American and Filipino soldiers surrendered to the Japanese Army in the Philippines. They'd been fighting the Japanese invasion in the Bataan peninsula for more than four months. After the surrender, the prisoners were forced to take part in what became known as the Bataan Death March. The program reports on how this week, survivors of the march came together in several U.S. cities to recall their ordeal, and to lobby for a bill...
Pacific Time 2007-04-05
Fri, Apr 6
Census Leaked Information about Japanese Americans During WWII -- The program looks into the recent revelation that the Census Bureau turned over confidential information, including names and addresses, to help the U.S. government identify individual Japanese Americans during World War II. The revelation comes according to government documents released by two scholars Friday. The documents validate long-held suspicions among Japanese Americans that personal information about them collected...
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