Local Asian Community Speaks Out Against Hate Crimes

Posted by Rachel Goodman | Apr 16, 2021 | All Talk, Local, Politics, Program, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay | 0

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Local Asian Community Speaks Out Against Hate Crimes

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Last week Congressman Jimmy Panetta convened a panel of local members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community from the Monterey Bay area. They spoke about their experiences with racism and bigotry and how they have seen an uptick in crimes and racial slurs over the past few years. The speakers include George Ow, Jr, Chris Hasegawa, Larry Oda, Greg Nakanishi, Ellie Hatori, Kathy Biala,Ted Esaki, Jeff Uchida, Linda Kadani, David King, Roy Recio, Mars Rocamora, Jr, and Richard Zhang,

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Rachel Goodman

Rachel is host of Talk of the Bay and Board Chair of KSQD. She is the producer of radio documentaries such as Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old Time Music, The Boomtown Chronicles, and Pastures of Plenty, a History of California Farmworkers. She teaches journalism at Cabrillo College in Aptos. She is a recipient of a Peabody award for excellence in journalism.