Jonaki Mehta
Stories
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World
Taiwan's long history of colonization has forged its distinct cuisine
Taiwan has endured a long history of colonization. As a trip to the culinary center of Tainan reveals, those outside forces have helped create a cuisine that is distinctly Taiwanese.
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World
Alice Carriere pulled from an extraordinary childhood to write her new memoir
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer Alice Carriere about her debut novel, Everything/Nothing/Someone.
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National
A pioneering casting director reflects on diversity in Hollywood
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with host of The Academy Museum Podcast, Jacqueline Stewart, and casting director Reuben Cannon about the art of casting in Hollywood.
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National
Priceless connections to Hawaii's ancient past were lost when cultural center burned
As people grapple with more than 100 people who died in the Lahaina fire on Maui, they're still trying to understand the loss of priceless artifacts and their connections to the island's ancient past.
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National
The main road to Lahaina has been reopened to the public
On Wednesday, a previously restricted road to West Maui opened to all motorists. Access into Lahaina, the town leveled by a devastating fire, has been a challenge since the fire broke out a week ago.
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National
She is trying to get the U.S. to take extreme heat more seriously. Here's how
Extreme heat killed more people in the U.S. last year than hurricanes, floods, lightning or tornadoes. One expert says it doesn't have to be this way.
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At the HBCU Swingman Classic, pro baseball confronts its decline in Black players
Jackie Robinson's sport is at a low point in professional Black American representation. An exhibition game spearheaded by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and others aims to help change that.
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National
LA's mayor calls Texas governor's busing of migrants a despicable stunt
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass talks about the 42 migrants that were recently sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to L.A. as part of his push against federal immigration policies.
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The challenges of accurately archiving Black Twitter
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalism and communication studies associate professor Meredith Clark of Northeastern University about her project "Archiving Black Twitter."
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National
Eastwind Books, an anchor for the SF Bay Area's Asian community, shuts its doors
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Harvey and Beatrice Dong about the closing of their Berkeley shop Eastwind Books and the decades they've spent promoting Asian-American authors.