Chopsticks Alley Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Chopsticks Alley celebrates Southeast Asian cultural heritage through stories and the shared creative expression of art.
In this series each week we will visit a country in Southeast Asia as we engage in a discussion featuring different artistic mediums from each country through a philosophical lense, analyzing how they perpetuate certain ideas and values within the culture. As we explore each country, the art we will discuss will be inspired by the book ARTventure Down the Mekong, Chopsticks Alley First Artbook.
Hosts: Crystal Sipin and Harleen Kaur
In this series each week we will visit a country in Southeast Asia as we engage in a discussion featuring different artistic mediums from each country through a philosophical lense, analyzing how they perpetuate certain ideas and values within the culture. As we explore each country, the art we will discuss will be inspired by the book ARTventure Down the Mekong, Chopsticks Alley First Artbook.
Hosts: Crystal Sipin and Harleen Kaur
During the early weeks of the pandemic, Shrey Purohit found comfort and security painting landscapes of San Francisco. In addition to his own work, we also discuss the origins and mission of the Ingleside Art Show.
Check out his work on Instagram @shreypurohit as well as @inglesideartshow where you can also find other links to his online shop and Patreon.
This week’s episode is Part II of the “Arrivals” series and will explore the complex relationship between the United States and Native Hawaiians and Chamorros.
Sources for this Episode include:
Hawaiians:
Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii by Ronald Takaki
PBS Newshour’s 2016 Special Report “The Sacred and the Scientific Clash on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea”
Johnny Harris’ 2020 video essay “How the US Stole Hawaii”
Puuhonua Puuhuluhulu’s 2020 documentary “Like a Mighty Wave: A Mauna Kea Film”
Chamorros:
PBS’s 2016 documentary “America by the Numbers: Island of Warriors”
An interview conducted with my grandfather, Papa Frank Anderson, in July 2021
Guam: Where the US Military is Revered and Reviled by Jon Letman for The Diplomat
This episode is produced by Eron Constante who also scored and produced the theme music.
Cover and and illustrations by Ashley Hin. Graphic design by Trami Cron.
Chopsticks Alley Pinoy Contributor Wish Ronquillo Peacocke interviews songwriter and producer August Rigo.
This episode is produced by Eron Constante who also scored and produced the theme music.
This week, in this first episode of our series “Arrivals” we discuss the origins of three diaspora groups (The Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos), and how they impacted American history and society.
Written, produced, and narrated by Zach Anderson.
Sources:
The Chinese
Lee, Erika. The Making of Asian America: A History. Simon Et Schuster Paperbacks, 2016.
“Poems and Inscriptions: Angel Island Immigration Station - San Francisco.” AIISF, www.aiisf.org/poems-and-inscriptions.
Takaki, Ronald T. Strangers From a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans. Little, Brown, 1998.
The Japanese
Matsumoto, Valerie J. City Girls: The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950. Oxford University Press, 2017.
Matsumoto, Valerie J. Farming the Home Place: A Japanese American Community in California. Cornell University Press, 1993.
Otsuka, Julie. The Buddha in the Attic. Fig Tree, 2013.
Takaki, Ronald T. Issei and Nisei: The Settling of Japanese America. Chelsea House Publ., 1994.
The Filipinos
Aroy, Marissa, director. Delano Manongs . Delano Manongs, 6 May 2014, www.pbs.org/video/kvie-viewfinder-delano-manongs/.
Aroy, Marissa. Little Manila: Filipino's in California's Heartland. 1 Oct. 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNCZ8sGJs8I&t=608s&ab_channel=KVIEvideo.
Bulosan, Carlos. America Is in The Heart. Penguin Classics, 2019.
Stefoff, Rebecca, and Ronald T. Takaki. In the Heart of Filipino America: Immigrants from the Pacific Isles. Chelsea House Publishers, 1995.
This week, Zach joins Chopsticks Alley Pinoy co-editor Asela Lee Kemper, Portland-based ppoet Alex Dang, and author Aimee Phan in a conversation about AAPI literature and its impacts.
This episode is produced by Eron Constante who also scored and produced the theme music.
Our cover and all graphic designs and illustrations are by Ashley Hin.
Special thanks to Trami Nguyen Cron, Asela Lee Kemper, and the rest of the Chopsticks Alley team.
This week, Zach discusses his observations on how Asian men use social media to reclaim both their sexuality and masculinity.
Models and social media influencers Daniel Kim and Cole Micek are special guests.
Host: Trami Cron
This week, we take a look at how the Cambodian American community took control of the donut market from big corporations in California through perseverance and thinking outside the pink box.
Our Stories is written, produced, and narrated by Zach Anderson
This week's guest, Trami Nguyen Cron
Our theme music is written and produced by Eron Constante who also produced this episode.
Cover and graphic illustrations by Ashley Hin.
Our Stories is written, produced, and narrated by Zach Anderson.
Our theme music is written and produced by Eron Constante.
Our cover and all graphic designs and illustrations are by Ashley Hin.
Special thanks to Trami Nguyen Cron, Asela Lee Kemper, and the rest of the Chopsticks Alley team.