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Author Curtis Chin joins us to talk about his memoir, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant." Chin spent much of his childhood in his parents' Chinese restaurant, and is here to share some of the memories and lessons from that time that have stuck with him.

The city of Detroit recently demolished a building with deep ties to the city’s Chinese-American community. Richard Mui joins us to talk about the building and Detroit Chinatown's history — as well as where it's headed next.

Middle school is a notoriously difficult time to be a kid. We talked with Detroit-based author Jack Cheng about his new young adult novel, The Many Masks of Andy Zhou.

Today, we ask an advocate-turned-city leader what changes she wants to see in Grand Rapids, one year after the murder of Patrick Lyoya. Plus, we look back on the history of an Asian-American food brand that got its start in Detroit.

New anti-lobbyist legislation in the state Senate. Learn all about the little pools of water at the base of trees. How the bussing system in Detroit schools has led to absent students. A new Asian influenced district in Novi. Then, a segment with the Points North Crew about an underwater crucifix in the Great Lakes. Finally, the best advice about preheating your oven?

A recently published study found that Asian-owned businesses took a disproportionate economic hit in the wake of the pandemic.

On today's show: the largest county jail in Michigan still bars visits due to pandemic rules, different ways to tax EVs for road money, unlocking the powers of ancient mint and how pandemic induced bias affected Asian-American owned small businesses.

Meet Kinuko Yada DeVee. She came to Michigan from Kyoto as a World War II "war bride" during a peak in anti-Asian discrimination in the United States. Seventy years later, she's built a life for herself full of love and family.

This week marks the 40-year anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American man from Detroit. Author Paula Yoo joined to discuss the significance of his death, as well as her new book that celebrates his legacy.

This week’s deadly shooting spree in Georgia is raising greater awareness of discrimination and violence against Asian Americans. A lone gunman murdered…