Monthly Archive: August, 2011

Rupa Marya on Music and Medicine

Rupa Marya, lead vocalist and musical director of Rupa & the April Fishes, and a doctor and professor of Internal Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. While on tour, we sat down… Continue reading

SAALT gears up for the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11

In light of the death of Osama Bin Laden, the world has been reflecting on the upcoming ten-year anniversary of September 11th. While I was visiting Washington, DC back in June, I sat… Continue reading

Cultural Traditions and Healthy Lifestyle Choices

With diabetes and heart disease on the rise and lifestyles changing by generation, we need to be properly informed and make appropriate changes. I spoke with Dr. Arti Mehta, a naturopathic physician based out… Continue reading

Roundtable Discussion on the Death of Osama Bin Laden

President Obama shocked the world when he announced the death of Osama Bin Laden. I spoke with Afifa Ahmed Shafi and Muna Abshir Muhamud, two Muslim-American community members, on their thoughts surrounding the… Continue reading

Anjali Forber-Pratt: Paralympic Athlete Extraordinaire

Paralympic athlete, children’s coloring book author and doctoral candidate in Human Resources Education: Anjali Forber-Pratt has been advocating for disability rights and adoption issues for most of her life. We talked about her… Continue reading

Patti Duncan on “Finding Face”

I spoke with film-maker and OSU Women’s Studies professor, Patti Duncan for our February 2011 APA Compass show on KBOO. Her award-winning documentary,“Finding Face”, explores acid violence against women in Cambodia, and more specifically,… Continue reading

Review of “Switched at Birth”

Greetings! My good friend, Casey George-Jackson, invited me to guest-post on her awesome blog, Education in Film and Television. You can read my review and please weigh in with comments and thoughts!