American Identities
How to eat pork, drink booze and be a 'good' Muslim.
We meet Tanzila 'Taz' Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh, the creative minds behind a new podcast called #GoodMuslimBadMuslim. And, we get Hollywood’s take on Asian-American leading men. Plus, the identity gap between African-Americans and African immigrants in the US.
Also, California's gardens tell an immigrant story. The celebrated Mexican author Cristina Rivera Garza says languages are not strait-jackets, but tools to start a bilingual conversation. And we bid farewell to the late-night host David Letterman with a sitar player.
(Photo: Zahra Noorbakhsh (left) and Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed host the new podcast #GoodMuslimBadMuslim. Credit: Sabiha Basrai)
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The Immigrant Gardener
Duration: 03:27
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The Benefits of Bilingual Writing
Duration: 01:55
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Asian Men as the Romantic Lead
Duration: 04:13
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Good-Bad Muslim
A light-hearted, yet revealing look at the travails of Muslim women in the US
Duration: 04:56
TV Diversity
John Cho breaks down racial stereotypes in Hollywood
Duration: 04:23
Black America
Are African immigrants in the US ‘African-American’?
Duration: 05:13
LA Jardineros
The immigrants who keep Southern California’s gardens looking pretty
Duration: 03:45
Bilingual Brain
Cristina Rivera Garza borrows from one language to express herself in another
Duration: 02:27
Neel Murgai
A New York-based sitar player recalls his moment of late night TV fame
Duration: 04:18
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- Sat 23 May 2015 04:32GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Online
- Sat 23 May 2015 13:32GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Online
- Sat 23 May 2015 19:32GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service Online
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