Chicago is the World

FRANCES KAI-HWA WANG BLOG

• The Korematsu Case and the Future, Our Future

  Some people think that the incarceration of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World W...

• Justice for Trayvon, Justice for all our children

  I wish I were surprised by the verdict, but my heart is breaking. I am typing this out on my phone t...

• Michigan Governor Rick Snyder: Veto SB 59! No guns in my children’s schools!

  I remember when my children were small and I would not let them have playdates or sleepovers at home...

• Possibility. Imagination. Conversations to remember. A Future for all of us.

  Imagination has no limits today. I love that about Halloween. Education has no barriers today either...

• Making Teriyaki Sauce for Thanksgiving Eve

  Of course, Thanksgiving (Eve or otherwise) is not really about the food. As I told the children in m...

• Trying to Understand the Entitlement Ethos in Abigail Fisher v University of Texas and Republican Party Post-Election

  So I am really puzzled by people like Abigail Fisher of the current US Supreme Court case Abigail Fi...

• This Halloween: Dress classy. Dance cheesy. We’re a Culture, not a Costume.

  As Halloween nears, whenever I teach late, I come home to find a different cast of characters gallop...

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INTERVIEWS

• Music as Migration, Music as Sacred: Interview with Gerard Edery

  Gerard Edery, born in Casablanca and raised in Paris and New York City, is the essence of a global m...

• The Soul of Yemen Blues: Interview with Ravid Kahalani

  Ravid Kahalani, is a 30-year-old Israeli whose family came from Yemen and who grew up wanting to kee...

• ARCHIVE: Oct 19, Explore the Indie Rock Scene in Manila Part 2

  Original Broadcast on WHPK 88.5 FM on October 19th, 2010. Hosted by Brenda Lee Intengan with special...

• ARCHIVE: Oct 5, Explore the Indie Rock Scene in Manila

  Original Broadcast on WHPK 88.5 FM on October 5th, 2010. Hosted by Brenda Lee Intengan with special ...

• Quantic the Sound Explorer

  by Brenda Lee Intengan Will Holland is a Colombia-based dj and producer who has released several not...

• A Chat with Steve Gibons of the Gypsy Rhythm Project

  Chicago is the World’s very own Steve Franklin catches up with Chicago’s Gypsy Rhythm Project le...

• Voices of Resistance, voice with soul: An Interview with Shilpa Bavikatte

  Sometimes an artist challenges the perception of what it means to be a Jazz artist, especially when ...

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RADIO ARCHIVES

• This April Marks the 5th Year Anniversary of Chicago is the World Radio

  To show our appreciation, we’re gonna curate a special playlist for you every month on Soundcl...

• Rita J Visits Chicago Is The World

  Rita Jackson, a true embodiment of Chicago Is the World’s aim to bring the Chicago voice to a ...

• Afro-Latin Retro Show playlist

  Many of you asked, now here it is… download the aug30-chicagoistheworld-playlist for todayR...

• ARCHIVE: 2011 Chicago Colombian Music Festival

  Listen to the Chicago is the World 2-hour special on the upcoming 2011 Chicago Colombian Music Festi...

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LIFE & CULTURE

• The Korematsu Case and the Future, Our Future

  Some people think that the incarceration of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World W...

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REVIEWS

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