It’s that time again. It’s KPFA’s final fundraiser of the year. Today’s show features an interview with acclaimed writer Maxine Hong Kingston that was aired over a year ago, along with a conversation between Maxine and Gary Gach, author of PAUSE, BREATHE, SMILE: AWAKENING MINDFULNESS WHEN MEDITATION IS NOT ENOUGH. (For anyone who doesn’t know, Maxine is author of THE WOMAN WARRIOR, the most frequently taught book by a living writer in American universities, and CHINA MEN, winner of the National Book Award.)