This week, we are proud to share the documentaries of KALW producer JoAnn Mar. Over the last four decades, many of her radio features have focused on Asian-American culture and history, and have been featured on NPR, Voice of America, and Pacifica Radio.
In today's show, JoAnn is debuting part 01 of her latest documentary, “When Dreams Turn to Ashes,” the story of her ancestors, who were among this country’s earliest Chinese immigrants in the early 1850s. Their fishing village in Monterey existed during a tumultuous time of deep discrimination and hostility—an amazing story of struggle and survival against all odds.
