With a unique team of producers at the and at the University of Massachusetts Boston, we hope to provide a pilot that appeals to everyone. The show features intelligent commentary and investigative analyses, and highlights on a number of up and coming Asian American musicians.
The pilot is a one-hour program featuring topics and guests that include Vijay Prashad, Vietnamese American students' experiences in post Katrina New Orleans, Martin Yan, Gentrification of Boston's Chinatown, and many more. The program will be distributed on the and is expected to have national carriage on non-commercial radio stations across the country.
Musical consideration for the Pilot has been provided by a community-based online radio station and blog focusing on independent Asian American music and art.
As I Am Airs Nationally in Select Areas
Posted: May 30. 2008
As APIA Heritage Month begins, we celebrate the launch of As I Am: Asians In America. Stations in Boston, New York, Illinois, North Carolina, Washington and San Francisco will air our program. We anticipate carriage of the program on many other stations across the country in the coming weeks.
Please see the table below for details on stations that have aired and will air As I Am.
| Sacramento, CA | Friday June 9, 2008 at 2:00am PST. | 93.9FM; 820AM New York, NY | Sunday June 1, 2008 at 7:00am EST. |
| 90.3FM and 95.7FM Eastern Iowa, Northwestern Illinois, 95.7 FM in Dubuque, Iowa and a small portion of Southwest Wisconsin | Sunday June 1, 2008 at 2:00pm CT. |
| 91.3FM Bellevue and Seattle, WA | Friday, May 30, 2008 at 6:00pm PST. |
| 88.5 FM and 89.3 FM San Francisco and Sacramento, CA | Friday, May 30, at 2:00am PST, and Thursday May 29, 2008 at 7:30pm PST. |
| 88.9FM Talkeetna, AK | Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 7:00pm |
| 90.3FM Albany NY (Northeast Public Radio) Coverage: New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. | Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 8:00pm EST |
| 91.5FM Chicago Public Radio | Sunday May 25, 2008 at 9:00pm CT (Web-stream broadcast. On-air broadcast TBA). |
| 89.5FM Northern Public Radio-DeKalb, IL | Sunday May 18, 2008 at 6:00pm CT. |
| 91.9FM Boston, MA | Sunday May 18, 2008 at 7:30pm EST. |
| 90.5FM , Winston-Salem, NC | Thursday May 1, 2008 at 7:00pm EST. |
As I Am Segment Featured in WAMC's 51%
Posted: June 4. 2008
51% is a weekly half-hour of illuminating features and interviews focusing on issues of particular concern to women. A segment from As I Am was included on 51%'s program honoring Gracie Allen award winners. The show is produced by WAMC in New York and can be heard on over 146 stations across the country. For additional information on 51%, please visit their website at .
See what people are saying about As I Am
Posted: May 29. 2008
* "... not only for APA Heritage Month, but something I'd like to tune in for year-round." -- Angry Asian Man
* "... where we can express ourselves however we want, instead of relying on others to do so however they want." -- Asian-Nation
* ".. "The pilot features reports, analyses and commentary on social, political, cultural and artistic topics seldom heard on traditional public radio broadcasts." -- New America Media
As I Am Wins a Prestigious Gracie Allen Award
Posted: March 5. 2008
As I Am has recently been informed that it has won the 2008 Outstanding Special Program award from the (AWRT) for a segment that appears in our pilot. The segment was originally aired on American Public Media's Weekend America and produced by Angela Kim. To view a full line up of this year's AWRT winners please
Radio Pilot Available For Download
Posted: February 21st 2008
The Institute for Asian American Studies and WUMB Public Radio are proud to announce the completion of the As I Am: Asians In America radio Pilot. The program examines the American experience - present, past, and future - with an Asian American lens. Author-activist Helen Zia hosts the As I Am Pilot which is available for download on our website. Click to download.