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Letters and Politics

The Depiction of Asian Women in Film and Theater

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Guest: Celine Parreñas Shimizu is Director of the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University. She is the author of The Hypersexuality of Race (2007), Straitjacket Sexualities (2012) and her latest, The Proximity of Other Skins: Ethical Intimacy in Global Cinema.Her films include The Celine Archive (2019), The Fact of Asian Women (2004) and Birthright: Mothering Across Difference (2009).

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New data on the Pfizer vaccine shows asymptomatic transmission risk cut by 94%; Plus: How does sex trafficking continue to be so pervasive in Oakland? The film ‘Still I Rise’ examines racism and the roots of sexual exploitation

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0:08 – Monday’s with Mitch: more on the filibuster, its political uses by Republicans, Senate rules and more Mitch Jeserich hosts Letters and Politics, weekdays at 10AM on KPFA 0:34 – COVID call-ins: John Swartzberg is clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. 1:08 – ‘I. Can’t. Breathe: the trial … Continued

Setting the Standard

Setting the Standard – March 22, 2021

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Setting the Standard has been around 8-10 years, and was originally started by Maya Rise. We kept it going, and continues to evolve into many platforms. We are a all volunteer crew, and bring you information, poetry, music, and much more. You can tune in online at kpfa.org or on the radio at 94.1fm KPFA, … Continued