Personal, Thoughtful, Upbeat

A powerful meditation on race and racism that couldn't be more timely! In the wake of Barak Obama's recent speech and coming up on Asian American Heritage Month in May, this piece is programming heaven. Dmae and the other "secret asian women" sharing their stories are insightful without being too introspective. The results are provocative and charming, angry and amusing, enlightening but never pedantic.

I found particularly revealing: The "double-edged sword" of the seemingly benign question "Where are you from?" The "Suzie Wong assumption" that Asian women who married white men were rescued from prostitution. And the role of multi-ethnic "bridge-walker" or peace-keeper in today's troubled times.

Timely and timeless, this program should be heard - sooner rather than later.

David Swatling , Radio Netherlands
Amsterdam
April 12, 2008

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