Exit Spring Mountain Nevada Public Radio

For the Season 2 Finale of Exit Spring Mountain, we’re talking about the care packages we send and receive to offer help and hope to our families and friends abroad. Balikbayan boxes are also a topic of conversation, as they have helped float the Phillippine country for decades. Many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders also send remittances - funds transferred from migrants or recent immigrants to their home countries. What does the money pay for? Why do AAPI communities continue this practice? And how can this be a lifeline for families and governments in other countries?

In this episode, we’re talking about the complexities of being mixed, sometimes known as Hapa, Blasian, Wasian, or multiracial. Who decides who’s Asian enough… or not? How does categorizing people by race impact mixed-race Asian identity and community?

In this episode, we’re talking with chefs - the ones who feed us - fulfilling our basic needs - and ALSO passing down our cultural legacies. From a Las Vegas Filipina start-up to the old school icons - How do these professional chefs and restaurateurs feel about food culture authenticity? Where’s the line between food appreciation and food appropriation? What are the unique challenges AAPI chefs and restaurants face? And why should we embrace our unique identities as we look to the tasty future of our communities?

This episode discusses the hypersexualization and fetishization of Asian American and Asian women. It’s an issue across the globe and right here in Las Vegas.

How do these stereotypes harm Asian American and Asian women? Can they lead to violence? Simultaneously - in what ways are some AAPI women taking control of their own sexual narratives? And how can we support the vulnerable, change the conversation, and move forward?

A content warning for listeners: In this episode, we’re talking about sex trafficking, domestic violence, and sex.

In this episode, we’re discussing “Traditional Chinese Medicine,” sometimes called “Oriental Medicine” - also known as Eastern Medicine or Alternative Medicine. But what does it really mean - how did these terms come about? And what’s the background and current controversy surrounding the name of the practice? Also, stick around to hear about Nevada’s first healthcare facility catering specifically to AAPI communities- the HAPI Center!

We've all heard the term AAPI Voting Bloc — but how is the AAPI community in Southern Nevada tapping into this growing political power? Are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders key swing voters? How are political parties courting this AAPI Vote? In this episode, we hear from the younger generation of political leaders and organizers who have been instrumental in getting the AAPI community more involved in the 2022 Nevada Primary election.