May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! NPR honors and celebrates the voices that make and listen to NPR.
Check out some NPR Programming this month highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander stories and people:
Science Stand-Up with Kasha Patel: Short Wave host Emily Kwong talks to science comedian Kasha Patel about how blending science and comedy can break stereotypes and drop a little science-backed knowledge into people's everyday lives. Plus, she analyzes which of her jokes land and why, and cracks a few along the way.
The Wok: Chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt takes joy in a scientific approach to his cooking. He talks with Short Wave host Emily Kwong about his new cookbook, The Wok, and how the design and material of the wok (his favorite pot) creates heat pockets of different temperatures — allowing for delicious and unique dishes.
Velveting with J. Kenji López-Alt: Short Wave host Emily Kwong makes velvet chicken and sugar snap peas for her friends, using a Chinese cooking technique from J. Kenji López-Alt's cookbook, The Wok. We break down the scientific process of velveting, the process of coating protein in egg whites, wine and cornstarch to maximize tenderness in high heat cooking.
Utang na Loob: Malaka Gharib, of NPR's global health team, brings us this story about Utang na Loob — the Filipino concept that family members have eternal debts to one another. How does that debt manifest, and how does the value butt up against "American" values of independence and self-reliance?
In an episode about the history of Chinese characters, Throughline will consider the role of language in creating a nation.
Throughline will also take listeners to Taiwan, tracking its slow march from a sleepy backwater to the economic powerhouse it is today.
And here is more from your local public radio station:
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