This hour, we’ll talk about the struggles Asian immigrants have faced in their efforts to assimilate – and about the many contributions Asians have made to life in their new home – with the author of The Making of Asian America.
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Life After Rape
This hour, Monika Kørra joins us to talk about her determination to make sure her attackers were punished – and about how she rebuilt her life.
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The Voting Rights Act – 50 Years Later
We’ll talk about the struggle to pass the act – and how revisions to the law could affect the 2016 presidential election – with Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
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Do I Sound Gay?
We’ll talk about whether a “gay voice” exists – and if it does, why? – with filmmaker David Thorpe, whose documentary Do I Sound Gay opens this weekend at the Texas Theatre.
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The Aftermath Of Sandra Bland
We’ll talk about the relationship between African Americans and law enforcement with UNT assistant journalism professor Meredith Clark, Lancaster Chief of Police Cheryl Wilson and Fort Worth artist Christopher Blay.
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Unthinkable Racism In Recent History
A young Congolese man was included in an anthropology exhibit at the World’s Fair before being put on display in the New York Zooligical Gardens’ Monkey House – at the turn of the 20th century,
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Our Races, Ourselves
We’ll talk about the role that race plays in our identities with a panel of sociologists who study race.
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Helping Transgender Youth Transition
We’ll talk about the challenges transgender kids face – and how they get through them – with Dr. Ximena Lopez, Medical Director for the GENder, Education and Care Interdisciplinary Support (GENECIS) program at Children’s Medical Center; and psychiatrist Dr. Meredith Chapman, who also works with the program.
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How NASA Helped End Segregation
While NASA’s primary mission in the 1960s was to go to the moon, it also wanted to improve the economy and use its program for social change.
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