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Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiArchivesEarlier this year, author Amy Tan sold her personal archives — 62 boxes worth — to the University of California, Berkeley. When Shin Yu heard the news, she knew she wanted to hear Amy’s thoughts on literary legacy and the stuff she was stashing in her garage. What were the most important things to her to preserve? How did she deal with the discomfort of excavating decades of emotional memory to finally allow herself to let go of control? And what does it mean to her that she’ll be studied by scholars and students, and legions of fans who may be searchin...2025-06-1721 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiA DiagnosisWhen award-winning journalist Stephanie Foo was diagnosed with Complex PTSD, the information she found felt cold and clinical. What she needed was something warmer–more human. So she took her diagnosis into her own hands…literally. In this episode, Stephanie and Shin Yu trace a path to healing; from childhood trauma to the power of first-person storytelling. Along the way, they explore what it truly means to be seen, and how telling your story can help you, and others, survive it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-1032 min
Artist of the Week PodcastShin Yu Pai – Ten Thousand ThingsJack Straw artist Shin Yu Pai has launched the fourth season of her award-winning podcast Ten Thousand Things, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. This week we’re sharing an excerpt from the first episode, which you can hear in full on Apple Podcasts or any other podcast platform.
When Yowei Shaw was laid off from her job, it felt less like a career shift and more like a breakup — one that unraveled her sense of identity and purpose. In this episode, Yowei and host Shin Yu Pai explore the emotional toll of job...2025-05-2803 min
Meet Me HereArt: Awkward Coming-Of-Age Stories And Other Adventures In The Chinatown-International DistrictFormer Seattle civic poet and Ten Thousand Things podcast host Shin Yu Pai hasn't yet seen the new two-woman show Crash Course, but she's pretty excited to see it. For one thing, Shin Yu says Crash Course explores a struggle many of us are familiar with - the "moment of becoming aware that you might want something different than what people are telling you". But also, Crash Course runs from June 5th-8th at Theatre Off Jackson in the Chinatown-International District or CID. Shin Yu plans to use the show as a springboard to wander aro...2025-05-2816 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiThe Perfect DressWe all have that one item of clothing hanging in our closet, the one that we keep around for the moment when we’ve shed that extra 15 pounds. For Susan Lieu’s mom, that garment was a traditional Vietnamese dress called an ao dai. And when it became too snug, she set out on a path that rewrote her family’s story, all in search of the perfect body. Now, decades later, Susan takes host Shin Yu Pai along on her own journey of self-love, revenge, and reclamation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-05-2725 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiGold Star TrophyWhen Yowei Shaw was laid off from her job, it felt less like a career shift and more like a breakup — one that unraveled her sense of identity and purpose. In this episode, Yowei and host Shin Yu Pai explore the emotional toll of job loss and the rituals we invent to heal – from fried chicken to gold trophies. Along the way, they chart a path through grief toward reinvention, while exploring the power of reclaiming your story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-05-2032 min
SoundsideNew Wing Luke exhibit explores the power of objects with Ten Thousand ThingsAn old faded rice cooker. A blue two piece suit. A vial of water from the Ganges River. For the past four years, Poet Shin Yu Pai’s podcast, Ten Thousand Things, has explored how objects – from the extraordinary to the mundane, the literal to the figurative – communicate stories of Asian American meaning, identity, and culture. As of last month, the stories in the series have broken out of podcast players and become a new exhibit in Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum. The exhibit includes objects that will be familiar to listeners of the seri...2025-04-2211 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiA Note from Shin YuA lot is changing for Ten Thousand Things. After three years with KUOW Public Radio, the podcast is now being produced by Wonder Media Network. New episodes begin in May. In the meantime, you can visit the museum exhibit based on the podcast at The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle. The show opens March 7th and is on display until 2027. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-03-0601 min
SapiensCinema com Ditadores | 3. Kim Jong Il, Shin Sang-ok e o cinema Norte-CoreanoAnos 40. A Segunda Guerra Mundial acabou. Num canto da Ásia, a península Coreana partiu-se em duas. A sul, a tragédia imperialista da Coreia do Sul e dos seus amigos americanos; e a norte, a última esperança dos pobres e desfavorecidos, um país pronto a renascer das cinzas num dia de sol brilhante: a Coreia do Norte. A liderá-la estava Kim Il Sung, ex-guerrilheiro anti-imperialista e Pai da Nação. Graças a ele, os norte-coreanos foram instruídos pela propaganda, convidados a sacrificar tudo pelo bem comum e ensinados a adorar o Grande Líder. Mas o que ni...2024-09-0441 minSapiensCinema com Ditadores | 3. Kim Jong Il, Shin Sang-ok e o cinema Norte-CoreanoAnos 40. A Segunda Guerra Mundial acabou. Num canto da Ásia, a península Coreana partiu-se em duas. A sul, a tragédia imperialista da Coreia do Sul e dos seus amigos americanos; e a norte, a última esperança dos pobres e desfavorecidos, um país pronto a renascer das cinzas num dia de sol brilhante: a Coreia do Norte. A liderá-la estava Kim Il Sung, ex-guerrilheiro anti-imperialista e Pai da Nação. Graças a ele, os norte-coreanos foram instruídos pela propaganda, convidados a sacrificar tudo pelo bem comum e ensinados a adorar o Grande Líder. Mas o que ni...2024-09-0443 min
InheritingInheriting Presents: 'Settlement' by Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiThis week, we bring you a special bonus episode from our friends at the podcast Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu Pai.Janet Lee, a freshman at Bryn Mawr, was heading home for Christmas break when she was detained by the police for alleged drug smuggling. Janet wasn't carrying any drugs. But the treatment she received from the Philadelphia police department and from her own community would change her life forever. In this episode, Ten Thousand Things explores the pain of being accused of being someone you are not and fighting to reclaim the story that sets the...2024-07-2527 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiEast Kong Yick BuildingThe E. Kong Yick building houses the only pan-Asian Pacific American community-based museum in the country, The Wing Luke Museum. And it’s an anchor in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. The Wing began in an old mechanic’s garage, exhibiting old folk-art relics from Asia. This episode tells the story of how The Wing transformed from a traditional museum into a BIPOC-owned building, community, and movement … and how people responded when it was threatened. *** This episode of Ten Thousand Things is about the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle. It was recorded before 26 members of its 52-person s...2024-06-1824 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiLoquat TreeSome trees are just special. One tree in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District has reached legendary status. The loquat tree is an artifact of the Engs, a pioneer Chinese-American family who planted the fruit seed in their front yard. The tree has thrived for over 60 years, nourishing the family and the community. Now, it stands as a legacy tree in the C-ID, accessible to a new generation and the tree’s arboreal descendants grow all over the city, forming their own non-human diaspora. Ten Thousand Things is produced by KUOW in Seattle. Our host, writer, and creator...2024-06-1115 min
They Call Us BruceThey Call Us Cage FighterJeff and Phil welcome back Shin Yu Pai, poet, museologist and host of Ten Thousand Things, an award-winning podcast about modern-day artifacts of Asian American life. She is joined by Jenny Liou, poet, English scholar and former MMA cage fighter -- and one of the subjects of the latest season of Ten Thousand Things. They talk about Jenny's entry into the sport, the cage as a space of limitation and liberation, and the impossible and contradictory expectations of an Asian American female fighter. Also, stay tuned for "Cage," an extra episode of Ten Thousand Things featuring Shin Yu Pai a...2024-06-091h 00Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiUbe CheesecakeThis is the sweet story of a viral and photogenic ube cheesecake. To many Filipino-Americans, ube is not a trend. It’s a staple. Yet here in the United States, it was known for decades as an ethnic specialty ingredient. That is, until Chera Amlag got her hands on it and made it the star of her Hood Famous cheesecake. When Chera’s homemade ube cheesecake became a culinary phenomenon, ube was transformed. Chera’s cheesecake put Filipino culture and identity in the spotlight through her imaginative use of ube. And her collaborative approach has strengthened the Filipino-American community. 2024-06-0416 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiTatung CookerWhen Tiffany Ran left for college, her mom gifted her a Tatung cooker. The Tatung is a unique kitchen appliance that would be familiar to anyone with ties to Taiwan. Everyone uses it slightly differently, as its versatility is passed down by word of mouth. Tiffany’s Tatung has accompanied her throughout the chapters of her unfolding adulthood. It has offered nourishment and comfort to her through the years, from broths to rice to Eggo waffles (not recommended). And it is the foundation of her burgeoning culinary career. Ten Thousand Things is produced by KUOW in S...2024-05-2822 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiSettlementJanet Lee, a freshman at Bryn Mawr, was heading home for Christmas break when she was detained by the police for alleged drug smuggling. Janet wasn’t carrying any drugs. But the treatment she received from the Philadelphia police department and from her own community would change her life forever. In this episode, we’ll explore the pain of being accused of being someone you are not and fighting to reclaim the story that sets the record straight. Ten Thousand Things is produced by KUOW in Seattle. Our host, writer, and creator is Shin Yu Pai...2024-05-2126 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiCageJenny Liou is good at many things. She is a poet, an English professor, and former MMA Cage Fighter. It would be easy to see the cage as a place of limitation. But for Jenny, the cage was a place of freedom, where she could showcase her athletic skills. It was a place where her jiu-jitsu training allowed her to stay grounded and see her opponent’s weaknesses. Jenny rose in the sport’s ranks while teaching college English, a symbiotic balance of mental and physical strength. But the pressures of the sport ultimately confined her, until she gained the...2024-05-1422 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiMaskWe might wear a mask to fit in, to fulfill someone else’s expectations, or to navigate a white-centric world. For Shin Yu, the mask was real. It was a white plaster mold of her face that hung on her in-laws’ wall, a reminder of all the “saving face” she has done trying to fit in. Last year, she decided to ask for the mask back. This is a personal interview with Shin Yu about learning how to let down the mask, while embracing vulnerability and our true selves. Ten Thousand Things is produced by KUOW in Sea...2024-05-0726 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiTeardrop LipLeanna Keith knew the flute was her instrument. But she was discouraged from trying it in middle school by a white teacher who said her anatomy (a teardrop lip) would not allow her to master the instrument. Today, she is a professional musician, breaking the mold with her contemporary flute performances. This story looks at the uniqueness of our individual anatomies and what it’s like to be made to feel imperfect. Ten Thousand Things is produced by KUOW in Seattle. Our host, writer, and creator is Shin Yu Pai. Whitney Henry-Lester produced this episode. Jim G...2024-04-3025 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiSeason 3 TrailerThis season on Ten Thousand Things: We're back with season three! This season features the stories of trailblazing Asian American women and the resilience of Asian American communities, even in the face of endangerment. Three of this season’s stories take place in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District Neighborhood, with help from the Wing Luke Museum. Featured guests include poet and former MMA cage fighter Jenny Liou; Seattle chef Tiffany Ran; and flutist Leanna Keith; among others. New episodes drop on Tuesdays. Ten Thousand Things: In many Chinese sayings, “ten thousand” is used in a poetic...2024-04-1602 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiLive ShowBefore we return for our THIRD season of Ten Thousand Things on April 30th, we wanted to share a special recording. In September of 2022, we celebrated the first season of our podcast with a live event at McCaw Hall at the Seattle Center. Back then, our podcast was called The Blue Suit (as you’ll hear). We evolved to become Ten Thousand Things. But we had the same goal of telling compelling stories behind modern-day artifacts of Asian American life. Our live show includes interviews with some of our previous guests on the podcast as well as some new st...2024-04-091h 08
The History of Literature596 The Power of Stories (with J Edward Chamberlin) | Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson | Flannery O'Connor (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Shin Yu PaiIt's a literary smorgasbord! First, Jacke dives into the recent news of the surprising connection between Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson. Next, he welcomes Mike Palindrome, President of the Literature Supporters Club, for a discussion of why Mike has been reading Flannery O'Connor for so many years. Then storytelling expert J. Edward Chamberlin stops by to discuss his new book, Storylines: How Words Shape Our Worlds, which explores the power of stories to transform despair and disillusionment into hope and possibility. And finally, poet and podcaster Shin Yu Pai (Ten Thousand Things) selects the last book she will ever...2024-03-181h 13
Sermões em Gênesis (Ⅶ) - OS QUE POSSUEM A FÉ DE ABRAÃO1. Lance Fora os Seus Pensamentos: Sai-te da Tua Terra, da Tua Parentela e da Casa de Teu Pai (Gênesis 12:1-5)Hoje eu quero falar sobre Abraão. As Escrituras se referem a Abraão como o pai da fé. Como podemos analisar da vida de Abraão, ele sempre andou com Deus, creu e dependeu dele. Está escrito:“Ora, disse o Senhor a Abrão: Sai da tua terra, Da tua parentela E da casa de teu pai E vai para a terra que te mostrarei;De ti farei uma grande nação, E te abençoarei, E te engrandecerei o nome. Sê tu uma bênção!” (Gênesis 12:1-2). O Senho...2023-10-3119 min
Se o Seu Coração Está Confuso E Vazio, Busque a Luz da Verdade (II)1. Como orar segundo o Pai Nosso (Mateus 6:5-15)O texto bíblico de hoje fala da oração do Pai Nosso. O Senhor disse: “Não orem como aqueles que só querem se mostrar para os outros; não imitem ninguém que faz isso.” Ele disse aos discípulos, assim como a todos nós, que não de devemos orar como os religiosos hipócritas deste mundo. Vamos estudar hoje o que quer dizer a oração do Pai Nosso. Temos que prestar atenção ao que o Senhor diz em Mateus 6:9: “Portanto, vós orareis assim”. A oração do Pai Nosso começa assim: “Pai nosso, que es...2023-09-121h 25
Modern MinoritiesShin Yu Pai’s (got) Ten Thousand Things“There's no one right way to be Asian American you know? The diasporic experiences trying to grapple with culture, what to keep and carry, what to relate to - so very human and universal.” Shin Yu is many things - poet and writer, but also podcast host and producer of Ten Thousand Things – a show for Seattle’s NPR affiliate KUOW Public Radio. Shin Yu’s also currently the Civic Poet of Seattle (2023-2024) and author of 11 books, including most recently Virga. She is the recipient of awards from the City of Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, 4Cul...2023-08-2158 minThe History of Literature529 Ten Thousand Things and the Asian American Experience (with Shin Yu Pai) | My Last Book with Ross BenjaminJacke talks to Shin Yu Pai, currently the Civic Poet of Seattle, about her career as an artist and her podcast Ten Thousand Things, which explores a collection of objects and artifacts that tell us something about Asian American life. PLUS Ross Benjamin (translator of The Diaries of Franz Kafka) selects the last book he will ever read.Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Lear...2023-07-1059 minThe History of Literature528 Literary Dublin (with Chris Morash) | A Poem by Shin Yu Pai | My Last Book with John Higgs"The words of its writers are part of the texture of Dublin, an invisible counterpart to the bricks and pavement we see around us." Exploring this synergy - between a city and its chief cultural export - is the promise of a new book called Dublin: A Writer's City (part of the Imagining Cities series). In this episode, Jacke talks to author and series editor Christopher Morash about his step-by-step examination of the stomping grounds of Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, Heaney, and many others. AND THEN Jacke talks to author John Higgs (Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles...2023-07-061h 00
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiVoiceThis is a story about the way we make a statement. Alice Wong, a Chinese-American disability activist, came into her own as a public personality through creating and hosting a podcast on disabled voices. Her status as a person with a disability in an ableist world gave her access to a world of perspectives and voices that we don’t usually hear on public radio. And she prioritized putting disabled voices on the air. But losing her own voice and replacing it with an app forced her to reckon with a new relationship to voice. Rela...2023-06-1917 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiVoiceThis is a story about the way we make a statement. Alice Wong, a Chinese-American disability activist, came into her own as a public personality through creating and hosting a podcast on disabled voices. Her status as a person with a disability in an ableist world gave her access to a world of perspectives and voices that we don’t usually hear on public radio. And she prioritized putting disabled voices on the air. But losing her own voice and replacing it with an app forced her to reckon with a new relationship to voice. Rela...2023-06-1917 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiBikeAnti-Asian hate crimes spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic. And then the Atlanta spa shooting scarred a community already suffering.But Kae-Lin Wang turned the Atlanta shooting’s aftermath into an opportunity for healing. And she used bikes to do it.Today, Ampersand Bikes Club is still going strong. It’s co-organized and co-run by some of its 100+ community members.In this episode, we hear from Kae-Lin and Andrew Chin about how a bicycle might provide strength, joy, and a way to create a protected space. And how protecting that community space is not alwa...2023-06-1222 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiBikeAnti-Asian hate crimes spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic. And then the Atlanta spa shooting scarred a community already suffering.But Kae-Lin Wang turned the Atlanta shooting’s aftermath into an opportunity for healing. And she used bikes to do it.Today, Ampersand Bikes Club is still going strong. It’s co-organized and co-run by some of its 100+ community members.In this episode, we hear from Kae-Lin and Andrew Chin about how a bicycle might provide strength, joy, and a way to create a protected space. And how protecting that community space is not alwa...2023-06-1222 min
Taiwanese Diaspora 台灣人 Podcast#60: Podcasts & Poetry, transforming healing into art w/Shin Yu Pai[Episode is in English]
I’m thrilled Leona (from TaiwaneseAmerian.org) connected me with Shin Yu Pai for this Community Interview Features. We discussed Shin Yu's work as an artist, writer, and podcast host. And as two podcasters, Shin Yu and I naturally gravitated to talking live after the initial Q&A, which spawned this soul-enriching conversation that folks who are consciously on a healing journey may appreciate! Check out her work and her podcast (links below). Enjoy this episode!
Read our conversation at:
https://www.taiwaneseamerican.or...2023-06-0222 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiJizo BodhisattvaDuring the mizu kuyo ritual for pregnancy loss, a small Jizo Bodhisattva statue enshrines ceremonial remains of a lost child.Following Shin Yu’s miscarriage in 2012, she had a mizu kuyo ceremony to process her grief. Miscarriage is a socially taboo topic that many people have difficulty talking about. It’s often laden with grief, shame, and self-blame and is a loss that has not been very normalized in public discourse. Through Shin Yu’s personal story this episode shines a light on the silent subject of miscarriage and how the Jizo Bodhisattva can provide comfort...2023-05-2914 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiJizo BodhisattvaDuring the mizu kuyo ritual for pregnancy loss, a small Jizo Bodhisattva statue enshrines ceremonial remains of a lost child.Following Shin Yu’s miscarriage in 2012, she had a mizu kuyo ceremony to process her grief. Miscarriage is a socially taboo topic that many people have difficulty talking about. It’s often laden with grief, shame, and self-blame and is a loss that has not been very normalized in public discourse. Through Shin Yu’s personal story this episode shines a light on the silent subject of miscarriage and how the Jizo Bodhisattva can provide comfort...2023-05-2914 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiSteelheadDylan Tomine has a passion for steelhead trout. Or an obsession. Or an addiction. His steelhead passion has brought him close to beautiful places, driven him far from stability, and lost him some loving relationships.This is a story about how an obsession can take priority over everything. How it might provide both purpose and isolation. And how it isn’t guaranteed to last forever.Related LinksDylan TomineWild Fish ConservancyWild Steelhead CoalitionWe can only make Ten Thousand Things because listeners support us...2023-05-2216 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiSteelheadDylan Tomine has a passion for steelhead trout. Or an obsession. Or an addiction. His steelhead passion has brought him close to beautiful places, driven him far from stability, and lost him some loving relationships.This is a story about how an obsession can take priority over everything. How it might provide both purpose and isolation. And how it isn’t guaranteed to last forever.Related LinksDylan TomineWild Fish ConservancyWild Steelhead CoalitionWe can only make Ten Thousand Things because li...2023-05-2216 min
AudienceWhen Objects Tell Human Stories, with Shin Yu PaiStuart talks with Shin Yu Pai about her podcast Ten Thousand Things from KUOW Public Radio. They discuss how commonplace objects can tell much broader stories. While she might be new to podcasting, Shin Yu’s background in poetry, art, and writing adds depth to her content as well as craft a new experience for listeners.
Shin Yu is the writer, host, and producer of Ten Thousand Things – a podcast on Asian American stories for KUOW Public Radio, Seattle’s NPR affiliate station. Ten Thousand Things first launched in July 2022 as “The Blue Suit” and is currently in product...2023-05-1838 min
Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians PodcastSpecial: Ten Thousand ThingsToday, we’re sharing a special episode from "Ten Thousand Things," produced by our friends at KUOW (Seattle’s NPR station). Think of "Ten Thousand Things" as "This (Asian) American Life," with sound-rich stories exploring commonplace objects and the incredible Asian American guests who transform them into something remarkable. In this episode, host and award-winning poet Shin Yu Pai discusses the power of names with transgender and non-binary poet/educator Ebo Barton, who shares their journey to change their name and reclaim their true identity.
Listen to more episodes of "Ten Thousand Things" and follow the podcast: https://link.chtbl.com...2023-05-1723 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiTime CapsuleOn the eve of selling her family’s house, Donna Miscolta’s daughter had a special request: Go to the stairwell and pull back the loose board on the bottom step. There, Donna found a box of treasures that 9-year-old Ana Miscolta Cameron had hidden for future children living in the house. Rediscovering this time capsule allowed Donna and Ana to revisit memories from the past, hopes for the future, and where mother and daughter diverge and meet in the middle. Related Links: Donna’s Blog Post about the time capsuleTen Thousa...2023-05-1520 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiTime CapsuleOn the eve of selling her family’s house, Donna Miscolta’s daughter had a special request: Go to the stairwell and pull back the loose board on the bottom step. There, Donna found a box of treasures that 9-year-old Ana Miscolta Cameron had hidden for future children living in the house. Rediscovering this time capsule allowed Donna and Ana to revisit memories from the past, hopes for the future, and where mother and daughter diverge and meet in the middle. Related Links: Donna’s Blog Post about the time capsuleTen Thousa...2023-05-1520 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiResumeEason Yang was on an ambitious career trajectory, helping tech companies like Uber change the world. Until he got cancer. Eason spent two years actively fighting for his life. This meant two years spent outside of the job market, creating a gap in his resume. Potential employers often look down on such large resume gaps. But stepping away from work helped Eason see his resume in a new way. Now he’s working to end the stigma cancer survivors face in the workplace. 2023-05-0821 min
They Call Us Bruce196: They Call Us Ten Thousand ThingsJeff and Phil welcome Shin Yu Pai, award-winning poet, museologist, and host of TEN THOUSAND THINGS, a podcast about modern-day artifacts of Asian American life. They discuss the personal objects and collections that say who we are and where we've been, from Rep. Andy Kim's now-famous blue suit to our precious stuffed loved ones. They also play a special show-and-tell version of The Good, The Bad and The WTF featuring their own Asian American artifacts.2023-05-0449 min
ImmigrantlyTen Thousand Words: Exploring Creativity and Connection with Shin Yu PaiI'm particularly excited to have Shin Yu Pai with me today. I've been a fan of her poetry for a while now, and it's truly an honor to have her on the show. Shin Yu recently started producing and hosting her own podcast, and we chatted about how she got started and what inspired her to take on this new endeavor.
What I loved most about our conversation was getting to know the person behind the poetry. Shin Yu is not only an incredibly talented artist but also a warm and engaging individual. Her passion for creativity i...2023-05-0242 min
ImmigrantlyTen Thousand Words: Exploring Creativity and Connection with Shin Yu PaiI'm particularly excited to have Shin Yu Pai with me today. I've been a fan of her poetry for a while now, and it's truly an honor to have her on the show. Shin Yu recently started producing and hosting her own podcast, and we chatted about how she got started and what inspired her to take on this new endeavor. What I loved most about our conversation was getting to know the person behind the poetry. Shin Yu is not only an incredibly talented artist but also a warm and engaging individual. Her passion for creativity i...2023-05-0244 min
BanterlyTen Thousand Words: Exploring Creativity and Connection with Shin Yu PaiI'm particularly excited to have Shin Yu Pai with me today. I've been a fan of her poetry for a while now, and it's truly an honor to have her on the show. Shin Yu recently started producing and hosting her own podcast, and we chatted about how she got started and what inspired her to take on this new endeavor. What I loved most about our conversation was getting to know the person behind the poetry. Shin Yu is not only an incredibly talented artist but also a warm and engaging individual. Her passion for creativity is infectious, and I...2023-05-0242 minImmigrantlyTen Thousand Words: Exploring Creativity and Connection with Shin Yu PaiI'm particularly excited to have Shin Yu Pai with me today. I've been a fan of her poetry for a while now, and it's truly an honor to have her on the show. Shin Yu recently started producing and hosting her own podcast, and we chatted about how she got started and what inspired her to take on this new endeavor.
What I loved most about our conversation was getting to know the person behind the poetry. Shin Yu is not only an incredibly talented artist but also a warm and engaging individual. Her passion for creativity i...2023-05-0242 minImmigrantlyTen Thousand Words: Exploring Creativity and Connection with Shin Yu PaiI'm particularly excited to have Shin Yu Pai with me today. I've been a fan of her poetry for a while now, and it's truly an honor to have her on the show. Shin Yu recently started producing and hosting her own podcast, and we chatted about how she got started and what inspired her to take on this new endeavor. What I loved most about our conversation was getting to know the person behind the poetry. Shin Yu is not only an incredibly talented artist but also a warm and engaging individual. Her passion for creativity i...2023-05-0245 min
What Do You Mean By That?217: The Biracial Asian Experience in America If you’re listening to this episode when it’s released, we’re now in May of 2023, which is also AAPI Heritage Month. There are a lot of names for this month, which is great, as there are also a lot of countries and ethnicities represented by the simple word “Asian”. But one group of people that is often left out of the overarching Asian umbrella are the biracial Asians - and, given our own identities in this space, this is something that we experience regularly. So, to kick off AAPI Heritage Month from a perspective...2023-05-0238 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiNameWhen we come into this world we are given a name. It is etched in ink on our birth certificate, pasted onto our cubbies in pre-school and signed onto paper to acknowledge our union with a beloved. A name has power. A name is an object that defines who we are. But what if our name is wrong? Poet, educator, and cultural worker Ebo Barton tells us a story about the power of names and their journey to change their name and reclaim their true identity.Related Links: Ebo BartonEbo B...2023-05-0122 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiNameWhen we come into this world we are given a name. It is etched in ink on our birth certificate, pasted onto our cubbies in pre-school and signed onto paper to acknowledge our union with a beloved. A name has power. A name is an object that defines who we are. But what if our name is wrong? Poet, educator, and cultural worker Ebo Barton tells us a story about the power of names and their journey to change their name and reclaim their true identity.Related Links: Ebo BartonEbo B...2023-05-0122 minTen Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiTrailer: Ten Thousand ThingsIn many Chinese sayings, “ten thousand” is used in a poetic sense to convey something infinite, vast, and unfathomable. For Shin Yu Pai – award-winning poet and museologist – the story of Asians in America is just that. Introducing Ten Thousand Things, a special series about modern-day artifacts of Asian American life, created and hosted by Shin Yu Pai and produced by KUOW.The initial name of the series, The Blue Suit, drew inspiration from the suit worn by congressman Andy Kim on January 6 as he was photographed collecting trash following the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Today, the garment lives in...2023-04-1702 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiTrailer: Ten Thousand ThingsIn many Chinese sayings, “ten thousand” is used in a poetic sense to convey something infinite, vast, and unfathomable. For Shin Yu Pai – award-winning poet and museologist – the story of Asians in America is just that. Introducing Ten Thousand Things, a special series about modern-day artifacts of Asian American life, created and hosted by Shin Yu Pai and produced by KUOW.The initial name of the series, The Blue Suit, drew inspiration from the suit worn by congressman Andy Kim on January 6 as he was photographed collecting trash following the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Today, the garment lives in...2023-04-1702 min
SERMÕES NO EVANGELHO DE MATEUS (I)-QUANDO UM CRISTÃO PODE TER UMA CONVERSA ÍNTIMA COM O SENHOR?Ch7-3. A Fé Que Pode Fazer a Vontade de Deus Pai (Mateus 7:20-27)Nosso Senhor disse aos seus discípulos: “pelos seus frutos os conhecereis.” Para os discípulos de Jesus, os frutos aqui se referem ao fundamento final da sua fé. Colocando de uma maneira simples, ser salvo dos seus pecados como resultado de crer no evangelho da água e do Espírito é o fruto que Deus aprova, e a questão é se temos ou não esses frutos. A maneira de se tornar um verdadeiro santo na presença de Deus, e não um mentiroso, é encontrar a fé que crê no evangelho da água e do Espírito. Em outras palavras, qua...2023-02-2458 minSERMÕES NO EVANGELHO DE MATEUS (I)-QUANDO UM CRISTÃO PODE TER UMA CONVERSA ÍNTIMA COM O SENHOR?Ch7-4. Poderemos Entrar no Céu Somente Quando Conhecermos a Vontade do Pai e Crermos Nela (Mateus 7:21-27)Na passagem bíblica acima, nosso Senhor diz: “nem todo que me diz: Senhor, Senhor! Entrará no reino dos ceús, mas aquele que faz a vontade de meu Pai, que está nos céus.” O Senhor diz aqui que nem todos que confessam crer nEle poderão ir para onde Ele está, mas apenas aqueles que fazem a vontade do Pai poderão entrar no Céu. No Julgamento do último dia, quando muitos que creram em Jesus protestarem e disserem: “Senhor, Senhor, nós não profetizamos em teu nome, expulsamos demônios em teu nome, e fizemos maravilhas...2023-02-2420 min
Comentários e Sermões sobre o Livro de Apocalipse - A Era do Anticristo, Martírio, Arrebatamento e do Reino Milenar está chegando? (I)CAPÍTULO 5-1. Jesus está Entronizado como o Representante de Deus, O Pai (Apocalipse 5:1-14)Versículo 1: “Vi, na mão direita daquele que estava sentado no trono, um livro escrito por dentro e por fora, de todo selado com sete selos”.Aqui diz que Deus Pai tinha um livro selado com sete selos em Sua mão direita. Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo tomou este livro da mão direita do Pai, significando que Jesus recebeu autoridade do Céu.
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Retorne ao Evangelho da Água e do Espírito8. Vamos Fazer a Vontade do Pai com Fé (Mateus 7:21-23)“Nem todo o que me diz: Senhor, Senhor! Entrará no reino dos céus, mas aquele que faz a vontade de meu Pai, que está nos céus”. (Mateus 7:21).Nós devemos entender a vontade do Pai de duas formas. Primeiro, nós devemos saber que é Sua vontade a obtenção do perdão pelos nossos pecados e o nosso novo nascimento da água e do Espírito. Segundo, nós devemos trabalhar com base nessa fé. É Sua vontade destruir os pecados de todas as pessoas da Terra. Satanás causou a queda do nosso ancestral Adão por intermédio do pec...2022-11-2433 min
Writer Mother MonsterWriter Mother Monster: Shin Yu PaiShin Yu Pai is a poet, essayist, and visual artist. She is the author of several books of poetry, including VIRGA (Empty Bowl, 2021), and served as the fourth poet laureate of the city of Redmond. In 2014, Shin Yu was nominated for a Stranger Genius Award in Literature. She is the creator and host of The Blue Suit, a podcast on Asian American stories, for KUOW, Seattle’s NPR affiliate. She lives with her husband and 9-year-old son in the Pacific Northwest and describes writer-motherhood in three words as interrelated, elusive, empowering.Writer Mother Monster is a conversation se...2022-10-0855 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiThe Blue SuitCongressman Andy Kim was photographed on Jan. 6 2021 picking up trash in the Capitol rotunda, in the aftermath of that day’s chaos. The indelible image of a congressperson in a blue suit, kneeling on the ground and tidying the detritus of an insurrection went viral.The blue suit was donated to the Smithsonian, forever a physical marker of the values and actions on display that day. It also inspired Shin Yu Pai to make this podcast.Join us for our free live event for The Blue Suit on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 at McCaw Hall's Nesholm Family Le...2022-08-2918 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiThe Blue SuitCongressman Andy Kim was photographed on Jan. 6 2021 picking up trash in the Capitol rotunda, in the aftermath of that day’s chaos. The indelible image of a congressperson in a blue suit, kneeling on the ground and tidying the detritus of an insurrection went viral.The blue suit was donated to the Smithsonian, forever a physical marker of the values and actions on display that day. It also inspired Shin Yu Pai to make this podcast.Join us for our free live event for The Blue Suit on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 at McCaw Hall's Nesholm Family Le...2022-08-2918 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiCalifoneThe vintage Califone record player allows sound artist Paul Kikuchi to access and share songs that he inherited from his great-grandfather and other 78rpm records that were left behind by Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II.Paul Kikuchi got to know his great grandfather, Zenkichi Kikuchi, through the records he'd left behind: 78s of Japanese music from the 30s and 40s. Zenkichi immigrated here in 1900, around the time 78rpm records were invented.When Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II under Executive Order 9066, they could take only what they could carry. Many of...2022-08-2221 min
Mx. Asian American71 - Interdisciplinary Art with Shin Yu PaiShin Yu Pai is a Seattle-based writer and author of 11 books of poetry, an interdisciplinary artist spanning across visual work, photography, music, performance art, and most recently, podcasting, and others. In this episode, we talk about Shin Yu’s approach to poetry and interdisciplinary art, the difficulties of being an Asian women in the industry, and most recently, her experiences with podcasting.
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Model Minority MomsEp44: Choosing self-expressionFor those of us coming from families with deep dysfunction and/or trauma, we often choose different ways of coping - achievement, power, money, control, even addiction. Anything but despair right? For poet, writer and artist Shin Yu Pai, she chose the path of self-expression through language as a way of making sense of her past, present and future. Her experience of growing up in 1980s Riverside, California as the child of Taiwanese immigrants has profoundly shaped her projects, as well as her relationship to her son. We got to know her as the creator of The Blue Suit...2022-08-1955 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiChinese-English Dictionary After his father’s death, Byron Au Yong turned to paper folding. Chinese paper folding revolves around making objects for the dead. Byron folded some of his father’s personal belongings like vintage textbook pages, magazines, and even retired receipts. The process was meditative and comforting and helped Byron mourn his father. It also helped him connect to his own Chinese American heritage. Related Links: Byron Au YongChinese paper foldingDo you have a special object that you hold close? Share it with us on Instagram. Tag @KU...2022-08-1516 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiDakin Drooper DogIn this episode, our host, Shin Yu Pai, revisits an object from her own life. Shin Yu gave her toddler son a stuffed toy from her own childhood. He played too roughly with Poo-Poo, and Shin Yu had to take the toy away to be repaired and rescued. It sent Shin Yu down a rabbit hole that took her into the world of online Ebay and Etsy vintage toy vendors and a Facebook group for reuniting people with lost stuffed animals. Related Links:Plush Memories Lost Toy Search ServiceDo you ha...2022-08-0816 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiDakin Drooper DogIn this episode, our host, Shin Yu Pai, revisits an object from her own life. Shin Yu gave her toddler son a stuffed toy from her own childhood. He played too roughly with Poo-Poo, and Shin Yu had to take the toy away to be repaired and rescued. It sent Shin Yu down a rabbit hole that took her into the world of online Ebay and Etsy vintage toy vendors and a Facebook group for reuniting people with lost stuffed animals. Related Links:Plush Memories Lost Toy Search ServiceDo you ha...2022-08-0816 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiVitrified GlassIn a small clear box, Etsuko Ichikawa keeps a small piece of vitrified glass that was given to her on a tour of the Hanford nuclear site. This vitrified glass encases radioactive material before it is disposed of through burial. As an artist trained in making glass, this object becomes something of a totem for Ichikawa, who turns her eye towards nuclear legacies,environmental degradation, and human impacts on the environment.Related Links: Etsuko Ichikawa’s websiteBroken Poems of Fireflies exhibitEtsuko introduces the exhibitDo you...2022-08-0117 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiMisoTomo Nakayama usually puts his creative energy into his harmonious music. But when the pandemic hit, he found a new outlet: cooking.Cooking his way through various Japanese comfort dishes was a way to be creative in an upended routine. And it helped him address the homesickness and longing for family that he was feeling. Miso, a foundational element of Japanese flavor, taught him a lesson about harmony he now applies outside the kitchen. Listen to the episode to discover the connection between a tub of miso and songwriting. Do you have a spe...2022-07-2520 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiNight-Blooming CereusIn this episode, we learn about how Jessica’s passion for plant collecting developed. Currently, there are more than 365 specimens in her collection; her plant babies even have their own Instagram account. The night-blooming cereus, aka tan hua, which is also known by its more poetic moniker - the queen of the night - entered Jessica’s life as a gift. The nocturnal cactus smells like gardenia and only blooms for a single night before fading. A tale of rooting and uprooting, Jessica also speaks about her Filipina immigrant grandmother and visiting the motherland to seek ou...2022-07-1817 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiRed Chador A chador garment worn by some Muslim women is usually black. Not Anida Yoeu Ali's. Her chador is red and sparkly. As a performance artist, Anida created the glittery chador to embody her Muslim identity and confront Islamophobia. The red chador invited reactions of curiosity, spectacle, fear, respect, anger and gratitude from strangers on the streets of Paris, Seattle, DC, and Palestine. In this episode we explore Anida’s identity inside and outside the red chador, the public’s response, and what she did after this garment mysteriously disappeared during her travels in Tel Aviv.Do you have...2022-07-1123 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiTrailer: The Blue SuitIn a world full of stuff, what is worth keeping? What do we treasure? Explore modern-day heirlooms with The Blue Suit, a new KUOW podcast hosted and created by PNW poet Shin Yu Pai.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-06-3002 min
Ten Thousand Things with Shin Yu PaiTrailer: The Blue SuitIn a world full of stuff, what is worth keeping? What do we treasure? Explore modern-day heirlooms with The Blue Suit, a new KUOW podcast hosted and created by PNW poet Shin Yu Pai.2022-06-3002 min
In The Moment podcast133. Linda Lee with Shin Yu Pai: Meet Town Hall Seattle’s Curator-in-ResidenceAs Curator-in-Residence for Town Hall, Linda Lee has been working with Town Hall Seattle since October 2021 to better interpret and display our permanent art collections, as well as develop a longer-term exhibition plan including artwork from the community. In the 133rd episode of Town Hall’s In the Moment podcast, Program Director Shin Yu Pai interviews Lee about her work as Curator-in-Residence, her collaboration with Urban Artworks to put art on our walls, and exciting opportunities for the public to get hands-on and make murals with us this June. Linda Lee is a Museology graduate stude...2022-04-2526 minIn The Moment podcast130. Lyric World: Lorna Dee Cervantes with Shin Yu PaiPoet Lorna Dee Cervantes is considered one of the major voices in contemporary Chicana literature. Growing up, she was encouraged to only speak English in order to avoid racism in her California community. As a writer, her experiences as a woman of Mexican and Indigenous American descent fuel her work, which often explores loss of language, questions of identity, and dichotomies of acceptance and resistance. In this installment of Lyric World for Town Hall’s In the Moment podcast, Program Director Shin Yu Pai interviews Cervantes about her newest collection of poetry, April on Olympia. Lorna D...2022-04-0446 minIn The Moment podcast121. Lyric World: Robert Lashley with Shin Yu PaiTacoma local Robert Lashley is known for crafting poems that build a vivid sense of place, rooted in deep, beautiful, yet often haunting memories. In his recently published third collection of poetry, Green River Valley, Lashley shares an unapologetic and harrowing look at gentrification, racism, and personal and collective loss in his hometown. With each poem, Lashley asks readers to bear witness to his lived experiences in Tacoma and to honor the people, places, and memories that shaped him — and the city we know today. Green River Valley showcases his signature rhythmic eloquence and acuity, building narrative threads that expose...2022-01-2443 min
Spiritual GritEp 100 - Best of Spiritual Grit Podcast: Online Mocking: The Hidden Racial BullyingIf you missed this great conversation, now's the time to press that play button and listen to this meaningful and worthy episode.
In today's episode, Leslieann shares about her recent experience in a writing community she’s part of where she offered a program for writers to help them avoid emotional hangover. Then the (white) gatekeepers came for her, demanding she show her credentials, which was really a guise for “who do you think you are?”. This incident is an example of how systemic racism puts high expectations on folks of color, where we have t...2021-12-2946 minSpiritual GritEp 92 - Online Mocking: The Hidden Racial BullyingIn today's episode, Leslieann shares about her recent experience in a writing community she’s part of where she offered a program for writers to help them avoid emotional hangover. Then the (white) gatekeepers came for her, demanding she show her credentials, which was really a guise for “who do you think you are?”. This incident is an example of how systemic racism puts high expectations on folks of color, where we have to prove time and again that we are capable and competent human beings. It also highlights the VERY unaware people who reinforce this oppressive system. In the in...2021-11-0346 minIn The Moment podcast109. Lyric World: Ian Boyden with Shin Yu PaiIn May of 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan, China in the middle of the afternoon. Entire towns were destroyed, schools collapsed, and over 80,000 people died — many of them schoolchildren. When grief-stricken families were denied information about exactly who and how many children died, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei initiated a critical and controversial response by compiling their names and expressing a region’s collective grief through art. Enter Ian Boyden, who first encountered the thousands of names while curating Ai’s 2016 exhibition, Ai Weiwei: Fault Line, at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art. Over the course of a year...2021-10-1152 min
Spiritual GritEp 80 - Using Magic in Healing“Where does my belief in divination tools come from?” - Leslieann Hobayan
Today’s episode is about magic in relation to healing. How does magic play a role in healing? How do you connect with your inner self? By divination tools? Meditation? What can magic reveal about ourselves? Relatedly, how can our relationship with these tools inform us about limiting beliefs we hold that we may not have been aware of? Examining the origins of our belief systems is key to permanent healing.
Listen along to the full episode as we incorporate some p...2021-08-1134 min
The Seattle Public Library - Author Readings and Library EventsVirtual It's About Time Writers' Reading Series, Meeting 375This month’s online presentation welcomes Shin Yu Pai, Meredith Clark and Arlene Kim.Shin Yu Pai is the author of 10 books, including ENSO (Entre Rios Books, 2020), AUX ARCS (La Alameda, 2013), Adamantine (White Pine, 2010), Sightings (1913 Press, 2007), and Equivalence (La Alameda, 2003). Her essays have appeared in The Rumpus, City Arts, Yes! Magazine, Tricycle, and The Stranger, among others. Her work has been exhibited at the Dallas Museum of Art, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, The Paterson Museum, American Jazz Museum, Three Arts Club of Chicago, The Center for Book Arts, International Print Center New York, and The Ferguson Center Art Gallery at th...2021-07-161h 06In The Moment podcast99. Lyric World: Shin Yu Pai with Meredith Clark In what ways can words reach across time and distance, to speak with the dead, the unborn, past selves, and future possibilities? How do poets engage in conversations that can animate and embody what is not yet or no longer here? In this episode, correspondent and Lyric World host Shin Yu Pai talks to poet Meredith Clark about her lyric book-length exploration of miscarriage, memory, and continuity. Meredith Clark is a poet and writer whose work has received Black Warrior Review’s nonfiction prize and the Sonora Review nonfiction prize. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Pho...2021-06-0743 minIn The Moment podcast92. Lyric World: Brian Komei Dempster with Shin Yu PaiHow does being othered in America impact our awareness of difference, and how does that lens affect our lived experience? In this episode of Lyric World, host Shin Yu Pai talks with poet Brian Komei Dempster, whose work explores this othered space both through a national and personal history of anti-Asian bigotry, and his own experiences as a parent of a disabled child. They reflect on Dempster’s work exploring histories of Japanese internment and the lasting legacy on subsequent generations, a topic that is close to him as his maternal grandfather, a Buddhist priest, was held in various in...2021-04-1250 minIn The Moment podcast85. Lyric World: Shin Yu Pai with Gary Copeland Lilley In this week’s episode, correspondent and poet Shin Yu Pai shares another installment of Lyric World, now in its second year of programming. Lyric World engages poets in conversations about the concerns and themes that preoccupy their work. As part of Black History Month, Pai hosts poet and musician Gary Copeland Lilley in a dialogue about the creative and intellectual influences that have shaped his work. Gary Copeland Lilley is the author of eight books of poetry, the most recent being The Bushman’s Medicine Show, from Lost Horse Press (2017), and a chapbook, The Hog Killing, from Blue...2021-02-0838 minIn The Moment podcast79. Arthur Sze with Shin Yu Pai: Lyric WorldIn this week’s episode, correspondent and poet Shin Yu Pai shares the fifth installment of Lyric World, featuring poet Arthur Sze in a conversation about Sze’s forthcoming new and collected poems volume, The Glass Constellation. Fusing elements of Chinese, Japanese, Native American, and various Western experimental traditions, Sze explores experience in all its multiplicities. The Glass Constellation is an invitation to immerse in a visionary body of work, mapping the evolution of one of our finest American poets. Arthur Sze has published ten books of poetry, including Sight Lines, which won the National Book Award. His new and...2020-12-0753 minIn The Moment podcast72. Yona Harvey with Shin Yu Pai: Lyric World In this week’s episode, correspondent and poet Shin Yu Pai shares the fourth installment of Lyric World, featuring poet Yona Harvey in a conversation about Harvey’s newest book, You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love. Grounded deeply in the resistance of Black women, Harvey writes of ancestry, inheritance, and loss. Of Yona’s work, poet Afaa M. Weaver says, “Her voice is essential to making a cultural wholeness that would otherwise be impossible. This lyric, this unique, multimedia gift is evidence of an awakening only a few poets ever approach.” Yona Harvey is an American p...2020-10-0544 minIn The Moment podcast68. Shin Yu Pai with Steve Scher: ENSOIn this week’s episode, Senior Correspondent Steve Scher talks with poet and fellow correspondent Shin Yu Pai about her new book of poetry, ENSŌ. In this tenth collection, Pai presents a hybrid book and digital experience with insights on cultural hybridity, exchange, and appropriation; motherhood; and personal reflections on how systemic racism and misogyny have shaped her practice. Take a look inside the creative process of “one of the most thoughtful poets in the Northwest”—and stay in the know about what’s going on in this moment at Town Hall Seattle. Shin Yu Pai is the author of...2020-09-0751 minIn The Moment podcast67. Shin Yu Pai & Koon Woon: Lyric WorldIn this week’s episode, correspondent and poet Shin Yu Pai shares the third installment of Lyric World, featuring poet Koon Woon. Koon explores the topic of displacement and the role that poetry can have in creating a sense of belonging and home. He reads from his book Water Chasing Water and speaks on his family’s history of immigration to the United States, as well as those who had to be left behind. He reflects on cultural identity and how he and family members adjusted to life in another country. Koon also talks about his experiences of living for de...2020-08-101h 01
The Occasion"Anthem," Shin Yu PaiThe theme for July is "Anthem," and the featured guest is Shin Yu Pai. Shin
Yu Pai is the author of several books including Ensō (Entre Rios Books,
2020), Aux Arcs (La Alameda, 2013), Adamantine (White Pine,
2010), Sightings (1913 Press, 2007), and Equivalence (La Alameda, ...2020-07-2800 minIn The Moment podcast66. Prageeta Sharma and afrose fatima ahmed: Lyric WorldIn this week’s episode, correspondent and poet Shin Yu Pai introduces a second installment of Lyric World, featuring fellow poets Prageeta Sharma and afrose fatima ahmed. By sharing her own work on grief and grieving, Sharma explores the idea of imagined futures cut short and how a particular loss can awaken memories of previous grief. Sharma delves deeper in conversation with ahmed and Pai about the role of poetry in articulating and transcending complex grief. As our world cries out in grief, begin to process it with Pai, Sharma, and ahmed—and get an insider’s look and stay in...2020-06-2955 minIn The Moment podcast65. Michael Cooperson with Shin Yu Pai: Fifty Rogue’s Tales Translated Fifty WaysIn this week’s interview, correspondent Shin Yu Pai talks with Arabic language and literature scholar Michael Cooperson about his translation of Iraqi author al-Harīrī’s collection of fifty tales—an essential work of Arabic literature and a masterpiece of wit and wordplay. Often declared to be “untranslatable,” the eleventh-century text follows the roguish wordsmith Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī in his adventures around the medieval Middle East. Cooperson shares deft translations of astoundingly complex expressions of the Arabic language using fifty different registers of English—from the distinctive literary styles of Geoffrey Chaucer, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf, to global varietie...2020-05-2541 min
The B.I.Stander PodcastDaniel C. Etsy with Steve ScherToday on The B.I.Stander Podcast we welcome: Daniel C. Etsy Talking with Steve Scher Regarding Daniels new book: A better Planet Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future SPONSORED BY: Town Hall Seattle and was record Jan 30th, 2020 in The Forum & MANSCAPED Save 20% & get free shipping with the code TINY The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, music, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just...2020-04-151h 20
The B.I.Stander PodcastLyric WorldToday on The B.I.Stander Podcast we welcome: Shin Yu Pai invites us to the first of her Lyric World discussions, exploring the role of poetry as it stokes our curiosity and gives voice and attention to the human experience. (Buy Shin Yu Pai's soon to be released book ENSO here) ALSO Joining the Discussion: Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma , Ibrahim Arsalan Melanie Noel SPONSORED BY: Town Hall Seattle and was record Jan 30th, 2020 in The Forum & MANSCAPED Save 20% & get free shipping with the code TINY 2020-04-071h 11
The B.I.Stander PodcastLyric WorldToday on The B.I.Stander Podcast we welcome: Shin Yu Pai invites us to the first of her Lyric World discussions, exploring the role of poetry as it stokes our curiosity and gives voice and attention to the human experience. (Buy Shin Yu Pai's soon to be released book ENSO here) ALSO Joining the Discussion: Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma , Ibrahim Arsalan Melanie Noel SPONSORED BY: Town Hall Seattle and was record Jan 30th, 2020 in The Forum & MANSCAPED Save 20% & get free shipping with the code TINY 2020-04-071h 11
The B.I.Stander PodcastLyric WorldToday on The B.I.Stander Podcast we welcome: Shin Yu Pai invites us to the first of her Lyric World discussions, exploring the role of poetry as it stokes our curiosity and gives voice and attention to the human experience. (Buy Shin Yu Pai's soon to be released book ENSO here) ALSO Joining the Discussion: Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma , Ibrahim Arsalan Melanie Noel SPONSORED BY: Town Hall Seattle and was record Jan 30th, 2020 in The Forum & MANSCAPED Save 20% & get free shipping with the code TINY 2020-04-071h 11
Henshin RioHenshin Rio #44 - Shin Godzilla, a obraShin Godzilla é um dos melhores filmes já feitos com o monstrão japonês, considerado o pai dos tokusatsu. Será que ele envelheceu bem, nestes poucos anos? É o que discutimos neste episódio!2019-12-2034 min
Model Majority Podcast046: Shin Inouye on Fighting for Civil and Human RightsShin Inouye, former White House Director of Specialty Media, shares his growing up story in Japan, work at the White House, and current mission to help bring more equality and civil rights to people at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. We also get plenty off of our chests with thoughts on Michael Flynn’s guilty plea, GOP’s tax scam of a bill, Ajit Pai gutting net neutrality, and potential problem with Census 2020 under-counting Asian-Americans.2017-12-0357 min
SoundPages PodcastFirstborn – Shin Yu PaiMultidisciplinary writer and artist Shin Yu Pai, known primarily for her poetry, worked on a collection of personal essays about her relationship to Taiwanese identity during her time as a 2016 Jack Straw Writer. She talks with curator Karen Finneyfrock about her writing and research practices, and why she chose to explore these particular themes in the form of essays. “This particular project is one for me that explores cultural roles, gender roles, and my relationship to family in terms of my relationship with my father . . . as well as my relationship to my son.”
Music by Seattle Jazz Comp...2017-03-0823 min
Artist of the Week PodcastShin Yu Pai – Heirloom2015 Jack Straw Artist Support Program artist Shin Yu Pai produced this recording as part of her project HEIRLOOM, a site-specific public art project that involves printing language on antique apples in Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park, Seattle. Using vinyl stencils and the light of the sun, words are burned into the peels of ripening apples. The words on the apples represent the titles of individual sections from a long poem written in the form of an abecadarian, or alphabet poem, that is a poetic visitor’s guide to the orchard. This recording mixes a studio reading with ambient fiel...2015-08-0607 min
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 163: David Z. Morris!In this week’s episode, I talk to the journalist David Z. Morris,
plus Shin Yu Pai writes about how Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake changed her life.
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Rest in Peace, E.L. Doctorow.
Check out David Z. Morris's site, here. Check out his Art Basel essay here. Check out his Iowa City music essay, "Only What is Dead Can Live Forever," here.
Check out Shin Yu Pai's poetry and other work here.
On Tuesday, August 11, at 7:00 P.M...2015-07-251h 16
Visiting Writers Lecture SeriesShin Yu PaiThursday, October 4, 2007 8 p.m. Psychology 105, Reed College, Portland, Oregon2007-10-0400 min