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Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets charming dynamo Richard Chen See, a Jamaican-born Chinese who performed for years with the legendary US Choreographer Paul Taylor.

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Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the dexterous Manipuri Dancers from the JN Manipur Dance Academy and artist Ranjan Ganguly as he sculpts a mountain of sand in his homage to Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of prosperity and we

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Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle visits the Diwali Festival of Light in Wellington and meets visiting international artists the Indian Shadow Puppeteers.

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Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Part 2 of a special focussing on domestic violence within our Asian, African and Middle Eastern communities and the Shakti Community Council.

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Tuesday, 11 October 2011

A two part special focusing on domestic violence within our Asian, African and Middle Eastern communities and the Shakti Community Council.

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Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the Women’s Organisation of the Waikato Muslim Association in Hamilton.

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Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets Renee Liang, writer of the play FAAB (The First Asian AB)

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Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets Juvenate, a non-profit organisation set up to get Asian youth at risk out of trouble, off the streets and into breakdancing.

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Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle experiences hands-on cuisine and culture from around the globe, in an interactive and bi-annual touring exhibition called The Migrating Kitchen.

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Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle finds out how important spices are in the practice of home-made Ayurvedic remedies to cure all kinds of ailments.

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Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle finds out what happens when you combine Asian and Middle Eastern dance forms with Polynesian in an Auckland based bi-annual event called Viva Eclectika.

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Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Amelia Nurse visits Hiro Kusuda at his boutique winery in Martinborough.

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Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle ventures out for an “art tour at midnight” with Māori Chinese artist Dion Hitchens.

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Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle talks to Dr Hanif Quazi about some of the ethical issues surrounding genetic engineering within his science, especially when these clash with his Islamic faith.

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Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Chinese new Zealander Geoff Ngan is Head Chef at one of Wellington's most established restaurants Shed 5, on the waterfront.

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Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets some “Trailblazers” in Auckland. Not the basketballers from Oregon, rather, a group of seven first generation new migrant women entrepreneurs, pioneers in business here.

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Tuesday, 5 July 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets Una McGurk and some of the refugee women from the ethnic Kachin community in Wellington to explore the stories behind a unique photovoice collaboration.

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Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets photographer and resercher Meena Kadri, to explore some of the stories behind her extraordinary images taken in Dharavi in India, one of the largest slums on earth and now the centre for massive recycling projects.

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A weekly report that highlights Asians in New Zealand, aimed at promoting a greater understanding of Asian New Zealanders.

Tuesdays at 3:30 pm. Repeated at 5:10 am on Sundays.

Produced by Lynda Chanwai-Earle

The programme features Asians from Iraq to India to Indonesia, and East Asia too. Local-born and immigrant Asian New Zealanders, Asians on short stays, visiting Asians, and anyone working with Asians in New Zealand.

What have we talked about? Individual and organisational achievements, issues, problems experienced, problems caused, culture, lifestyle, politics, religion, arts, music and more - a mix of light and shade.