I SEE U
I SEE U, Episode 9: Vietnamese Fishermen v. the KKK
Posted on · An intriguing look at the 1981 court case that brought justice to Vietnamese fishermen in East Texas who were terrorized by the Ku Klux Klan
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Backlash Over Anti-Racist Billboard Challenges Houston’s Vietnamese American Community
Posted on · In Southwest Houston, a Vietnamese American businessman received death threats and a boycott when he put up a bilingual Black Lives Matter billboard.
News
Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas
Posted on · When Vietnamese immigrants first arrived in Texas, they received a hostile reception from locals who were concerned about competition. Now that immigrant community is thriving.
Houston Matters
How Vietnamese Cuisine Became Houston’s Ever-Abundant Comfort Food
Posted on · In conjunction with the Ken Burns series The Vietnam War, we learn how Houston become such a mecca for Vietnamese food.
Houston Matters
The Propeller Group: Elevating the Vietnamese Voice Through Art
Posted on · (Above: The Propeller Group's "The Living Need Light, The Dead Need Music" is one of the films included in the exhibition at the Blaffer Art Museum June 3- Sept. 30. Image Courtesy: The Propeller Group)The Blaffer Museum at the University of Houston is hosting the first major institutional exhibition by an art collective out of […]
Full Show
‘Jenny’s Law’ Protects Rape Victims, and DA Kim Ogg Fields Questions: Thursday’s Show (June 15, 2017)
Posted on · Harris County crime victims have more protection now. That's because of legislation Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed earlier this month. Jenny's Law is named in honor of a rape survivor who was held in the Harris County Jail in 2015 to ensure her testimony. The law goes into effect Sept 1. On this edition of […]
Press
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick to Visit Houston
Posted on · The award-wining documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick will be in Houston on April 26, 2017 for a preview screening and discussion of their latest project, THE VIETNAM WAR, a 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series set to air this fall on Houston Public Media TV 8 and PBS stations around the country.