Race & Ethnicity

LA’s Japanese American National Museum is refusing to follow the Trump administration’s orders to end DEI efforts.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures.

from Good Food

At Kingdom Dim Sum in East Hollywood, chefs Man Mo and Tony He are best friends. Mo’s son founded the restaurant to give his retirement-age dad something to do.

At Kingdom Dim Sum, best friends do the cooking

At Kingdom Dim Sum in East Hollywood, chefs Man Mo and Tony He are best friends. Mo’s son founded the restaurant to give his retirement-age dad something to do.

from KCRW Features

Hèléne Jawhara Piñer unravels the thread connecting the Spanish Inquisition to modern Jewish food practices.

A medieval scholar considers the transformative potential of flour

Hèléne Jawhara Piñer unravels the thread connecting the Spanish Inquisition to modern Jewish food practices.

from Good Food

“Deli Boys” creator Abdullah Saeed and actor Saagar Shaikh discuss the personal stories that shaped Hulu's dark comedy about family, crime, and identity.

‘Deli Boys’: American Dream goes awry for Pakistani brothers

“Deli Boys” creator Abdullah Saeed and actor Saagar Shaikh discuss the personal stories that shaped Hulu's dark comedy about family, crime, and identity.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Curtis Chin and Rachel Phan discover that being a restaurant kid has its highs and lows.

Two tales of Chinese 'restaurant kids,' from takeout boxes to feeling boxed in

Curtis Chin and Rachel Phan discover that being a restaurant kid has its highs and lows.

from Good Food

Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.

Making pit-roasted birria is a family affair in this Inglewood backyard

Memo Torres visits an Inglewood backyard, where three generations of the Sandoval family make birria using an abuela's recipe.

from Good Food

Deb Freeman traces the life of Edna Lewis, author of "The Taste of Country Cooking," in a new documentary.

Influential Southern chef Edna Lewis finally gets the documentary she deserves

Deb Freeman traces the life of Edna Lewis, author of "The Taste of Country Cooking," in a new documentary.

from Good Food

Part play, part rock concert, "Cambodian Rock Band" is a story of survival. Playwright Lauren Yee explores Cambodia's dark past with music and humor.

‘Cambodian Rock Band’: Reviving lost sound, confronting dark past

Part play, part rock concert, "Cambodian Rock Band" is a story of survival. Playwright Lauren Yee explores Cambodia's dark past with music and humor.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe, was once spoken by tens of thousands of Jews in Los Angeles before largely fading away. Now it’s making a comeback.

Angelenos learn to schmooze, kvetch, and kvell in Yiddish

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe, was once spoken by tens of thousands of Jews in Los Angeles before largely fading away. Now it’s making a comeback.

from KCRW Features

Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate the Iranian new year with "Bitter + Sweet" recipes.

Prepare for Nowruz with herbs to symbolize birth and renewal

Known to his followers as the Caspian Chef, Omid Roustaei prepares to celebrate the Iranian new year with "Bitter + Sweet" recipes.

from Good Food

Figure skating is seen as an elite, mostly white sport, but a new documentary series tells the story of a program for Black girls in Harlem looking to change that.

Black girls learn to figure skate — and be bold — via Harlem program

Figure skating is seen as an elite, mostly white sport, but a new documentary series tells the story of a program for Black girls in Harlem looking to change that.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Smriti Mundhra’s successful Hulu series “Muslim Matchmaker” is one of many in her thrillingly varied slate of projects. She’s here to break it all down for us.

‘Muslim Matchmaker’ creator Smriti Mundhra on her diverse body of work

Smriti Mundhra’s successful Hulu series “Muslim Matchmaker” is one of many in her thrillingly varied slate of projects. She’s here to break it all down for us.

from The Business

South African musician Abel Selaocoe explains his “paper” technique of practicing cello as a kid, the power of singing to unite a community, and how he more deeply explored his roots…

South Africa’s Abel Selaocoe makes cello sound like percussion

South African musician Abel Selaocoe explains his “paper” technique of practicing cello as a kid, the power of singing to unite a community, and how he more deeply explored his roots…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Karen Fisher, field researcher with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari — the world's largest Syrian refugee camp.

Celebrate Ramadan in Zaatari, the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp

Karen Fisher, field researcher with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari — the world's largest Syrian refugee camp.

from Good Food

As Black History Month wraps up, Eater LA reporter Mona Holmes shares the history of soul food and which local restaurant offers the best experience.

Which soul food restaurant reigns supreme in LA?

As Black History Month wraps up, Eater LA reporter Mona Holmes shares the history of soul food and which local restaurant offers the best experience.

from KCRW Features

Playwright Larissa FastHorse’s “Fake It Until You Make It” is a farce about two women — one Indigenous, the other white — competing for a grant to fund their nonprofits.

Larissa FastHorse on measuring and faking race, plus theatrical farce

Playwright Larissa FastHorse’s “Fake It Until You Make It” is a farce about two women — one Indigenous, the other white — competing for a grant to fund their nonprofits.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Designer-turned-food-writer Kristina Cho celebrates her Chinese heritage with delicious and approachable recipes.

Kristina Cho bridges cultures in 'Chinese enough' cookbook

Designer-turned-food-writer Kristina Cho celebrates her Chinese heritage with delicious and approachable recipes.

from Good Food

The second season of Netflix’s award-winning “Mo” is out now. For co-creator and star Mo Amer, the series and the world have gotten more complicated.

Mo Amer, from Palestinian refugee to Netflix comedian

The second season of Netflix’s award-winning “Mo” is out now. For co-creator and star Mo Amer, the series and the world have gotten more complicated.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Trump’s rollbacks on DEI and civil rights mark a national shift threatening decades of progress on equality and equal justice across America.

Dismantling diversity: Trump’s civil rights rollbacks

Trump’s rollbacks on DEI and civil rights mark a national shift threatening decades of progress on equality and equal justice across America.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand