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Who is America?
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Since the start of 2021, L.A. Times national correspondent Tyrone Beason has been on the road. He’s doing what a lot of us are thinking about: he’s on a quest to find out what’s up with the United States. In a year-long series called “My Country,” Beason has been trying to find the things that bind us, while also trying to make sense of the issues that keep tearing us apart.Today, we check in with Beason and hear some of his dispatches. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times national correspondent Tyrone BeasonMore reading:Read Tyrone Beason’s full “My Country” series hereIn the vastness of the Inland Empire, people of color find ‘peace in these troubled times’This California wine country town is multicultural. So why do so many feel invisible?
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Uyghur genocide hits California: California businesses are starting to reopen, and for Bughra Arkin, owner of Dolan Uyghur Restaurant in Alhambra, keeping his restaurant open is also about saving his culture. We speak with Arkin about his family's experience with the Chinese government, which includes the detention and disappearance of his father. We also talk to L.A. Times reporter Johana Bhuiyan about a company that the Chinese government has used to track Uyghurs and its efforts to expand in the United States. by The Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times