Nice Mention in Sunday’s Washington Post
July 15, 2008 – 8:56 am
When I interviewed V.V. Ganeshananthan, a journalist and novelist, author of "Love Marriage" I was struck by her raw honestly, and commitment to telling the story of the Sri Lankan-American family caught in the struggle of identity and war and love. In Sunday's Washington Post, she told more about how my interview along with others force her to be a bridge between her parents' home country and her own. In Telling One Story, A Novelist Speaks For a Country V.V. Ganeshananthan writes in the Outlook section on the struggle to discuss all of Sri Lanka's complex history while talking about
Chauncey Bailey Deserves Better
July 14, 2008 – 5:28 pm
It's almost a year since Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey was assassinated on his way to work in Oakland. Today I did an hour-long special on the ongoing murder investigation on KPFA. Our discussion focused on the fact that just a few weeks ago, reporters with the Chauncey Bailey Project revealed a police video that seemed to suggest that Yusuf Bey IV had knowledge or involvement in Chauncey's murder. So why isn't the DA expanding the investigation? For one, the head investigator with the Oakland Police Department has a prior friendship with Bey. But that's just the start of it.
Conversation with author William Poy Lee
June 11, 2008 – 5:26 pm
Aimee Allison's revealing conversation with bestselling author William Poy Lee who wrote The Eighth Promise about his family secrets, his run-in with Jimi Hendrix, and teaching China a thing or two. Powered by Podbean.com Download this episode (right click and save)
Isabel Allende’s The Sum of Our Days
April 2, 2008 – 8:30 am
Isabel Allende began her book tour to promote her new memoir The Sum of Our Days with me in the studio of KPFA Radio, the Bay Area Pacifica Radio station. In our time together, she discussed her relationship with her son and mother, her experience on the movie set with the VIPs and the things she knows for sure. I've read everything she's published from Zorro to Paula and it was a strange experience to meet for the first time, and have an intimate interview in a small studio setting. I felt I already knew so much about her and
