This week, three stories by alumni of the Third Coast Radio Residency.The making of a Chinese American beauty queenby Hannah Kingsley-Ma; edited by Jen Chien & mixed by Gabe Grabin for KALW.Every Lunar New Year, Chinese American women from across the country travel to San Francisco to participate in the Miss Chinatown USA pageant — an ethnic beauty pageant that’s been a national event since the late fifties.Little Wrist Computerby James T. Green for Welcome to Macintosh.The Apple Watch sometimes gets a bad rap. Some people complain about it being useless, a dumb, frivolous toy. But one person thinks differently.Garglingby Erisa Apantaku (Re:sound debut).After moving back in with dad, producer Erisa Apantaku notices a strange sound coming from the house.This episode of Re:sound was produced by Isabel Vázquez.The 2019 Third Coast Radio Residency begins on May 14. Learn more about this year’s Residents.Tracklist“Can You See the Light?” Genki The Producer [Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 International]“Pulse” Lee Rosevere and Daniel Birch (Event Horizon, 2019) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy