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Send us Fan MailTou Thao, one of the four Minneapolis police officers sent to prison for being involved in the arrest and heart attack of George Floyd, spoke with Liz Collin on her podcast.Thao was one of the officers sent to prison for being involved in George Floyd's arrest and heart attack. He spoke out about his political imprisonment, the weaponization of Minnesota's justice system, and his powerful message in the brand new documentary, Minnesota Mao.“I want to expose and give the truth because what they want is to smother the truth. And I think we can kind of see that last eight years in the Walz administration,” said Thao. Support the show

Ngày hội bóng đá lớn nhất hành tinh đã gần kề, World Cup chính thức mở rộng quy mô lên 48 đội, mở ra cuộc đua nghẹt thở giữa các thế lực hàng đầu dưới cái nóng mùa hè có thể lên tới 40°C khốc liệt tại Mỹ. Cùng lúc đó, thánh đường sân đất nện Roland-Garros vừa khép lại với 2 nhà vô địch ở hạng mục Nam, và Nữ cùng với những chương mới đầy cảm xúc. Xuân Ngọc và Việt Hoàng cùng quý vị bình luận toàn cảnh trước thềm World Cup 2026.

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APEX Express is a weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. On this episode, host Miata Tan is joined by guests from the South Asian Coalition, an emergent national network committed to collective liberation and solidarity. Together they explore what it means to build South Asian political power in this moment—and how cross-movement solidarity can shape a more just, multiracial future. Learn more about the South Asian Coalition Website | Instagram | Policy Priorities   The South Asian Coalition was convened in October 2024 by: Manavi, Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, Muslims for Just Futures, and Raksha.   Transcript ​[00:00:00]  Miata Tan : Hello and welcome. You are tuning in to APEX Express, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host, Miata Tan. Tonight, we're focusing on South Asian communities and the organizers working to build political power. South Asians are one of the fastest-growing racial groups in the United States, Over six million people [00:01:00] and roughly a quarter of the Asian American population. South Asian is used as a broad umbrella term for people with roots in countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and sometimes Afghanistan. Though exact definitions can vary across communities and organizations. And as we'll talk about tonight, within the South Asian diaspora who call the United States home, you have a mix of nationalities, religion, immigration status, and more. Tonight, I'm joined by four people working to address the issues impacting South Asian communities in the US and beyond. At a time when questions of belonging, safety, and political power continue to shape immigrant communities across the country, South Asian organizers are building new forms of solidarity while also grappling with the diversity and complexity within their own communities. The first voice you'll hear is Sabiha Basrai Sabiha is the daughter of Muslim Gujarati immigrants and has been [00:02:00] organizing with the Bay Area-based Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, or ASATA, since 2009. Here's Sabiha helping us to understand how South Asian political organizing has evolved in the United States, especially in the post 9/11 era Sabiha Basrai: Thanks for the opportunity to do some reflection this year marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, which was a real a political flashpoint that absolutely changed my life because I was a 19-year-old college student trying to figure out a lot of things about how the world works and my place in it, and my own identity and the multiple identities I hold. Uh, and also where my responsibilities lied in solidarity, not just with other Muslims who were being targeted, but our broad immigrant diasporas and allies, uh, who have experienced discrimination in different forms from the state. So thinking about the ways in which- organizing happened in the, months and years after 9/11 to support immigrant [00:03:00] rights that was really a time in which new projects formed, um, or existing projects kind of found a new focus. ASATA as an organizing project, as a group of volunteers, has both done things like shown up to support folks being called up for the NCR's Special Registration Program and also participate in direct action protests in solidarity against the war, and has continued to be part of coalitional work regionally in the Bay Area. And, you know, more recently, uh, when we think about the ways in which our communities under, are under increased pressure with the Trump administration's immigrant policies, there have been also opportunities to build more relationships and make sure that as we advocate for our community's rights, we're doing so in formation with others, not just focusing on one particular bad piece of legislation, but connecting that to a larger story, to really build towards liberation for all of us. I'll [00:04:00] just add, too that those relationships that were kind of seeded and invested in in that moment of crisis and anxiety and fear have endured in many ways to now. The fact that that very ecosystem is actually growing in this moment is a testament to the relationships that were built in those days. Miata Tan : That was Sabiha Basrai grounding us in the history of South Asian political organizing in the US. As she mentioned, for many South Asians, 9/11 marked a particularly mobilizing moment, one that helped our communities organized and built solidarity. To help us better understand how that moment influenced the evolution of progressive South Asian activism, we now turn to Deepa Iyer, South Asian American writer, strategist, and lawyer. Deepa leads projects on solidarity and social movements at Building Movement Project and brings more than 25 years of experience in Asian American organizing and advocacy Deepa Iyer: I think that I would say that there [00:05:00] were, looking back, a couple of trends and themes that we can pull out from that time. one is that there was definitely a shift in the general consciousness of South Asian communities about our place in American society, our understanding of racism, Islamophobia, and also the role of the state. And so we had a situation where both hate violence and state violence were actually being endured by South Asian, Muslim, Arab communities. And so I think that there was a shift in the ways in which our communities began to think about ourselves in the United States. A second piece is the growth of a field, an ecosystem of South Asian organizations in the wake of the attacks and the global war on terror. So we began to see a lot of groups that were actually formed or becoming more staffed up in the weeks and months after 9/11. For example, the Sikh [00:06:00] Coalition was actually birthed the evening of the attacks, and an organization that I was close to, SALT, was also emerging and forming in the months after 9/11 as well. So we began to see that a, a field was growing. And the third, sort of theme I would point out that Sabihah alluded to is this sense of solidarity, that instead of sort of being siloed as, you know, South Asians working within just our communities and just talking about certain specific issues, there was real sense that we needed to collaborate and build bridges with Arab, Muslim, Sikh, and, Black communities in the United States to understand the trajectory of racism and xenophobia, and how they were all kind of coming together in the weeks after 9/11. Those three themes and trends are what, when I look back, I see coming up over and over again in our messaging and in our advocacy. Miata Tan : [00:07:00] That was Deepa Iyer, as you heard from Deepa, collaboration across movements was essential in helping South Asian communities to understand and respond to the waves of xenophobia in the wake of 9/11. Now we turn to Rajiv Narayan and Farah Mahesri, who lead national policy work at the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, or ASATA together they launched and now co-lead ASATA's new political base building group, ASATA Power. Rajiv begins by reflecting on what South Asian communities are facing today and what has and hasn't changed since 9/11. Rajiv Narayan: I think unfortunately many of the challenges present in the early 2000s remain today. They take new form. Some have evolved and transformed, but they were ex- existed in, in much the same form following 9/11. One of the, the instances in which I, I learned about that is at the recent South Asian Coalition convening where we did this exercise in mapping a number of [00:08:00] historical and present day events, as well as a future vision of things that are important to our organizations and to our movements. And something that we reflected on together in the convening is that a number of these attacks on our communities have waxed and waned, uh, at different periods in time, dating back to the, the 1960s and truly at, even at the beginning of, you know, the 19th century and the late 18th century. And so, to answer your question specifically, in the early 2000s, like Deepa and Sabihah mentioned, we've dealt with, uh, an incredible expression of Islamophobia of, uh, anti-Brown and anti-Black racism and hate speech. There was a, in, in general a skepticism and unwelcoming of South Asian communities. And unfortunately with the current federal administration and political discourse in our country, uh, a number of those same themes are relevant today and take on similar forms, whether they're in [00:09:00] response to what the federal administration is doing in countries like Iran or previous administrations have done in Afghanistan or Pakistan. I think all of those events underscore all the more so that it's important for our organizations to, organize together, much as we did in the early 2000s, to address these harms, to remember what they look like at previous stages of history, and to fight to prevent them again from happening in the future. Miata Tan : Farah, perhaps you could speak a bit to the organizing. What did that look like, a few years ago, and what does that look like today? How has that changed? Farah Mahersi: Rajiv and I started ASATA Power a couple of years ago specifically to be able to look forward to practice radical imagination, and fight for not just protection of our communities, which we will always do. That is built into our DNAs. It's what we know. It's how we move. And also to fight for things that we want, to build the world that we want to live in so that we're not constantly caught in these cycles. And as we're doing [00:10:00] that, we are learning a lot about how organizing is happening today, the BLM movement, Black Lives Matter, and incredible street power, but also that movement's ability to change our national discourse and change what is baseline, what we should be demanding, and how we are visioning a future that is built on policies governance and hard material changes in our lives is profound. beyond that, also the Palestine solidarity movement over the last couple of years has rewritten every book about organizing. And so I think that it is an interesting moment of both a little bit of sadness, to be honest, that we are still fighting some of these same fights and we are still in some of these same dynamics that we have been for 25 years, and the profound opportunity that we have to build power and to look forward, and I think that is, more true in the Bay Area than it is almost everywhere else. Uh, because of what our workforce looks like, because of the sheer [00:11:00] amount of wealth that is accumulated in this little corner of our world, and also when you look around at the political power and people who hold political power or are running for political power and elected office around the Bay Area, you could really start to see not just how South Asians are increasingly politicized and increasingly looking to build electoral and political power, but also s- very specifically progressive political power. And so when you look to Congress now, The progressive caucus is full of South Asian progressives who are leading the charge, who are doing some of this critical work, that's part of our organizing strategy, is to be part of those conversations and to continue to push and to continue to, again, advocate for policies and changes at that big level to make the future we want possible. Miata Tan : I love that. Coming together to dream and really fight. Rajiv, you are leading this work at the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action. Can you speak more to why the Bay Area [00:12:00] is a, like, a distinct microcosm in this progressive South Asian movement? Rajiv Narayan: Of course. So Farah and I, we both work together at ASATA Power, and ASATA is sort of political power building project within the auspices of, uh, ASATA which has been operating in the Bay Area for more than 25 years now. I think what makes the Bay Area a microcosm of the South Asian diaspora is a tremendous amount of diversity and, uh, a set of interrelated intersectional challenges. So you have, uh, folks of South Asian descent with all different immigration histories. So I'm, for example, a person, um, who has birthright citizenship in the United States as I was born here. But there are folks who immigrated here, like my parents and had to attain their citizenship uh, through the, the US legal system, and folks beyond that who are refugees or asylees or are undocumented due to a variety of political and social and economic pressures. And so we all coexist in this same space across an economic gradient. So there are folks [00:13:00] who are very well compensated in the tech sectors and healthcare sectors sometimes, uh, characterized, uh, as part of a, a model minority myth, um, as representatives of the South Asian diaspora, um, within the San Francisco Bay Area and the United States broadly. And then there are whole variety of South Asians who are working in less well-compensated, often quite exploited industries. For example, in, care industries as people who are providing childcare or senior care services, people who are working in the restaurant industry folks who are lesser compensated within healthcare as well as in tech industries and other ways. Of course, those economic positions interact with the political and legal system. So for example, even if a person might be, um, well-compensated in a tech job in the Bay Area, um, which they attained by way of an H-1B visa that person might be subject to exploitative labor conditions based on the, uh, the legal configuration of how H-1B [00:14:00] visas are treated. For example, that you depend on your employer for your immigration status in this country, which changes the worker-employer relationship in a way that makes it very difficult to identify workplace abuses. beyond that, we also have a diverse range of South Asians across the age gradient. So we have folks who are quite young, who are in Gen Z, and are entering politics in a completely different way than somebody like myself or Deepa entered politics at, in earlier in, in our lives and experience it today, which provides an opportunity for us to learn from earlier generations and to also share lessons from our political experience. So like with many things, the Bay Area has it all, the good and the bad, and ASATA and ASATA Power work within that, that space to identify opportunities for solidarity. Miata Tan : That was Rajiv Narayan and Farah Mehestri. Through their work with the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, or ASATA, Rajiv and Farah are helping to build South Asian political power here in the Bay Area and [00:15:00] nationwide. The ASATA team and all four of our guests tonight are connected through the South Asian Coalition, a network of local and national organizations focused on advancing policy issues affecting South Asian communities and building shared spaces for strategy and collaboration. To better understand this evolving movement of progressive South Asian action, let's return to Deepa Iyer, who shares how and why this coalition came together Deepa Iyer: Yeah. I really appreciate Rajiv bringing up, um, how- what is happening in the Bay Area is part of a larger movement. And what I would say about this ecosystem, this field that I talked about earlier, and I've been able to understand this through the course of the work I've done, but also a book I've written about post 9/11 America, is that so much happens on the coasts, and we often forget that there are organizations and are communities that are really [00:16:00] growing in other parts of the country, right? You know, I grew up in Kentucky, um, and there are places like Kentucky and Indiana where you are seeing, um, more South Asians settle and build their lives there. So one of the things that I think has been important in thinking about as we come up on this 25th anniversary of 9/11 is how our coalition of South Asian groups, how that field has grown with these additional organizations, in geographic areas that are different, as well as the ways in which folks are organizing. So now we've got, for example, groups that are working with Bhutanese refugees or Nepali-speaking community members, or groups that are organizing around the exploitation of community members based on caste. These are, um, really important movement interventions and organizations that are growing. one of the key aspects of network infrastructure is the ability to connect with each other, [00:17:00] not to flatten our experiences and say we're all the same, but to actually find some threads of commonality in our shared struggle and our experiences, and to also know that together as collectives, as Farah mentioned earlier, we can actually build the futures that we wanna see. One of the really, I think, inspiring pieces of coalition building that I've been fortunate to work with and support along with, um, everyone here is the South Asian Coalition, which is this emergent network of now 35 organizations around the country, and this coalition really seeks to build relationships and strengthen relationships, engage in peer learning and skills building, make it clear that there are certain policy issues that we need to uplift and to advocate around, and to create opportunities and pathways for solidarity with larger movements. This coalition and the infrastructure that it's been [00:18:00] creating is a way for us to look at our ecosystem of South Asian organizing in this moment, and to really see what happens when we galvanize our power collectively. Miata Tan : and Deepa, can you share a bit about the various co-conveners that make up the South Asian Coalition?  Deepa Iyer: So the South Asian Coalition, um, as we've mentioned, is this emergent network of groups that address various issues but are aligned around shared values. And the groups that really came together to co-convene it include Asad the Power, as well as Muslims for Just Futures, Raksha, which is an organization in the South, and Manavi, which is based in New Jersey. And these four organizations really had the vision to set up the structure for the coalition. the organization where I work at, Building Movement Project, supports the coalition through infrastructure, so providing facilitation, providing resources, policy analysis, and creating the container to support [00:19:00] movements in that way, which is so critical for coalitions. Miata Tan : That was Deepa Iyer a South Asian American writer, strategist, and lawyer. after the break, we'll hear more from organizers and advocates working to address issues shaping South Asian communities today. Stay with us  [00:20:00] [00:21:00] that was “Phenom” by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down. You are tuned into [00:22:00] APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host, Miada Tan. Tonight, I'm joined by four people who are working to address the issues impacting South Asian communities in the US and beyond. Back in March, organizers, advocates, and community leaders from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, for a national convening focused on the challenges and possibilities facing South Asian communities today. Here's Sabiha Basrai with the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, or ASATA. She speaks about how this coalition of progressive South Asian groups formed and why this moment called for it. Sabiha Basrai: So this new emergent South Asian Coalition had its first convening in Washington, DC in March, and this was, the culmination of, a little over a year of monthly Zoom calls which started because [00:23:00] we knew we were on the verge of a Trump re-election. Uh, we knew that there was this ecosystem of South Asian activism and organizing across the country. Some of us knew each other from previous collaborations, but some of us didn't. New organizations were forming, and there was this recognition that we need each other in order to face what's coming, and we are stronger together. And we know that being South Asian is not a monolith, uh, that we deal with within our own communities based on labor exploitation, caste discrimination, anti-Muslim violence. And when we talk to each other, when we connect, we give ourselves the best chance at being able to move through those pieces of pain and build towards a future where we can all feel a sense of belonging, feel represented, and an agency in shaping that future together. So what started with a few conversations with a few folks, grew steadily [00:24:00] and, um, and through some intentional work to, to kind of invite each other in, which is of course an ongoing process, we were able to unite under this umbrella called the South Asian Coalition. Uh, we committed to some shared political points of unity and kind of community agreements to really set some expectations with one another on how we could move well in formation. And, made sure we had pathways to share information with each other so that someone like me working in Oakland could understand what, uh, someone working in Texas or in Georgia was facing, what local policy positions they were needing to, to navigate. And, uh, we could give each other advice, give each other moral support, and also sharpen our political understandings. So, uh, these kind of, uh, regular check-ins was one way of just understanding what we were all facing and feeling connected. But, actually being together in person was remarkable. I cannot overstate how much of a difference it makes to be able to share [00:25:00] space and see each other as whole people and not just representatives of a particular organization or a particular issue area, and, have those in-between moments where we actually build, build some friendships. One of the things that was also really important for me to understand when we met together was just how important that intergenerational work is. we had folks in the room who were, in their 50s and 60s who had been doing this work for decades. And we had folks in the room who were in their 20s for whom 9/11 was, something that happened in history. The conversations that were happening across generations informed the way that we think about ourselves as a coalition and helped me also to let go of some of the constraints that, kept my imagination small about what we were capable of. I was really grateful that so many people attended and chose to prioritize that work. It's hard, you know, to take a pause from The daily work to leave, fly to [00:26:00] DC take those risks as well because for many of us, uh, going through TSA is no small thing. There's a lot of harassment and racism that still permeate, you know, these institutions. So not to minimize just the effort that ta- it takes to convene and really make the most of our time together. One of the things that we did while we were in DC together was hold a congressional briefing to really, uh, amplify and share the issues that were coming up for our communities that folks were already working very hard on. Miata Tan : That was Sabiha Basrai with the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, or ASATA. Now let's return to Rajiv Narayan, another member of the ASATA team and co-lead of their political action group, ASATA Power. Rajiv will take you inside the congressional briefing that Sabiha mentioned and how South Asian organizers from across the country shared the issues shaping their communities and what support is needed now Rajiv Narayan: We in ASATA Power worked in [00:27:00] collaboration with a number of the organizations in the South Asian coalition, to put together a congressional briefing on the issue of South Asians and immigration in the heart of Washington, DC, in the halls of Congress in Capitol Hill. And we were fortunate to do so in collaboration with Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Grace Meng. we had a number of, speakers representing, different perspectives and political struggles within the South Asian, uh, space in the United States, especially as it relates to immigration. So, for example, we had representatives from the Dalit Solidarity Forum talking about the plight of oppressed workers, caste-oppressed workers, in New Jersey working in a Hindu temple.  ​ Dr Roja Sunganthy-Singh – Dalit: I stand here as a Dalit, formerly known as an untouchable in India's caste system, speaking for over two hundred skilled Dalit artisans who were brought to the US from India to build the largest Hindu temple in New Jersey. In their words, ” We are the Indian stone workers of America, workers [00:28:00] rescued by the FBI in twenty twenty-one from forced labor conditions constructing the BAPS temple in New Jersey. we were brought to the US on R one visas and compelled to perform construction labor for over eighty-seven hours a week and paid just a dollar twenty an hour. Rajiv Narayan: We heard from, um, the executive director of the Sikh Coalition talking about Sikh truck drivers and religious workers and their experience under the federal regime's, uh, rule-making efforts. Harman Singh – Sikh Coalition: Uh, Punjabi Sikhs began entering the US trucking industry in large numbers during the nineteen eighties, and Sikh truck drivers and business owners have played a critical role in addressing driver shortages over the past several years. Unfortunately, Sikhs in this critical industry have become the subject of harmful rhetoric and policy from this current administration. These drivers are being excluded solely because of their specific immigration status and regardless of their driving histories, skills, knowledge, or English proficiency.  Rajiv Narayan: We heard from, the executive director of Asian Refugees United, who [00:29:00] spoke about the experience of Bhutanese refugees who have been rendered stateless by the current administration's, deportation efforts Robin Gurung – ARU: Because of the ethnic cleansing campaign of Bhutan government, more than hundred thousand Bhutanese citizens were forced to flee the country. For twenty years, I lived in a refugee camp in Nepal. In 2008, the government of this country came to rescue us. We were promised safety and security. But last year, that promise was broken. As of March 2025, over seventy of our community members are deported to Bhutan, the same country that persecuted us and made us refugees. These community members are kidnapped from their homes and jobs. They have been taken from their routine ICE check-ins. We know due process was not followed. Rajiv Narayan: We also heard from the executive director of Raksha, a domestic violence organization based in the Southern United States that has played an instrumental role in supporting South Asians who have been the victims [00:30:00] and who are now survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence, about the needs for supporting these kinds of organizations, with federal dollars and through the grant-making systems conditions. Aparna Bhattacharyya – Raksha: For thirty years, we have supported community members in navigating interpersonal violence, but also waves of racism and policy backlash.  South Asian and Indo-Caribbean survivors need safe places to turn, safe places that speak their language, understand their unique immigration and cultural needs. Raksha recently had $700,000 in OVC grants terminated by DOGE. additionally, we are still waiting for OVW sexual assault cultural funds for five months, where we have gotten no determination of whether we're getting that funding or not. Five months. Rajiv Narayan: We also heard from, the director of the South Asian American Justice Collaborative, which is currently, before the US Supreme Court in the birthright citizenship case, and [00:31:00] filed this foundational amicus brief detailing the story of South Asians in the United States going back to the 1600s. Klapana Peddibhotla – SAAJCO: Our brief pushes back against this notion that we are forever foreign.  South Asians actually arrived on these shores in the sixteen hundreds, and by the seventeen hundreds, South Asians were already asserting their rights here. In an Afghan immigrant actually fought in the Civil War in the Union Army. by the late nineteenth century, the largest farming group in Central California was formed by Punjabis. Today, South Asians are one of the largest immigrant populations in the US, but many families are caught in immigration backlogs that last for decades and make them vulnerable to the President's executive order restricting birthright citizenship. Rajiv Narayan: Across all of these speakers, you know, the, the, the message became very clear that we have so many different struggles, but they're all [00:32:00] united by a sense of solidarity for each other's political experiences under the same system of exploitation and oppression, and that there, there's so much that Congress can do in this moment to support the South Asian diaspora in the United States and, and even abroad in some cases. for ASATA Power's part, we, had the opportunity to put together over the course of the last year a policy brief on undocumented South Asians, and it was during the congressional briefing that we shared some pretty startling statistics that we, collected and collated from a number of public sources. And so what we were able to identify for the room is that there are about eight hundred thousand to nine hundred thousand undocumented South Asians in the United States, and because there are only six point five million South Asians in the US, both those who are undocumented and those who have birthright citizenship or are otherwise naturalized, refugees, asylees, and, and everyone in between. Of those six point five million South Asians One in eight of [00:33:00] them is undocumented, which is shocking and not something that somebody would understand at the outset given these problematic narratives like the model minority myth and whatever you see these days on X or Twitter about South Asian immigrants. So it's important for us not only to, to set the narrative straight and to identify both the diversity and opportunity for solidarity across our struggles, but to do so in the halls of power and to speak that truth to power directly. Miata Tan : That's Rajiv with ASATA Power reflecting on a recent congressional briefing in Washington, DC he helped to organize alongside other progressive South Asian leaders, organizers, and activists. Here's a snippet of Rajiv's opening remarks at the briefing Rajiv Narayan: I want to draw your attention to the slide behind me, they'll show a couple of images of South Asian community members who've been impacted recently by the horrific policies and practices of the federal administration. These members include Sheraz Fatehali Sachwani, a forty-eight-year-old citizen of Pakistan who died in ICE [00:34:00] detention last December. They include seventy-three-year-old Harjit Kaur, who was arrested during a routine ICE check-in, separated from her family, and deported to India without notice. I should say, I grew up seeing Harjit Kaur behind the counter at Sari Palace in Berkeley. She would help my mom try on saris. Her home was here. Her community was here. You know, these are just some of the names and stories of community members who have been affected by immigration policy as of late, and we hope that you will keep them in mind as you hear from our speakers today. There are many more we were not able to picture or name, but their stories are just as important. We'll be making many asks over the course of today's briefing. Some of those include the following: Congress should not increase funding for ICE or Border Patrol, including providing funds for detention facilities, especially in this funding moment. We have to remember that ICE is not a long-standing American institution. It was created in two thousand and two, recently, as part of the Homeland Security Act following nine [00:35:00] eleven. Miata Tan : That was Rajiv Narayan with ASATA Power speaking at a recent congressional briefing in Washington, DC. The briefing was part of a larger national convening organized by the South Asian Coalition, bringing together progressive South Asian groups from across the country. Now let's return to Deepa Iyer, who leads projects on solidarity and social movements at Building Movement Project here's Deepa reflecting on her takeaways from the congressional briefing Deepa Iyer: I think that there were so many pieces in that briefing that maybe people didn't know about that organizations are struggling with, and part of it is that, um, our communities, and Sabihah said this earlier, are not a monolith, right? And there are so many different ways in which we are experiencing what is happening right now in the United States, the fractures and the fissures that we're seeing. Rajiv spoke so well about the community needs and issues. One thing I'll lift up is actually the impact on nonprofit [00:36:00] organizations. Several of the groups that were, uh, speaking at the briefing noted how the attacks on nonprofits that are specifically working on issues like immigration in terms of losing federal funding and grants, being forced to certify that they are not addressing issues work that deal with undocumented immigrants, as well as the ways in which, um, nonprofit organizations are being, in some ways, seen as doing risky and un-American work. there is the, the exploitation of domestic terrorism as a frame that is being used right now to target certain nonprofit organizations. This is something that I think is not necessarily known to many people in terms of the ways in which national security, immigration issues are also affecting the nonprofit sector as a whole. And where I work at the Building Movement Project, we really look at the nonprofit sector and the health of the nonprofit sector, and we're [00:37:00] seeing that these types of external threats, the spotlight on organizations that are on the front lines, including South Asian groups, um, Muslim groups, Palestinian groups, that are working with, um, immigrant communities, queer and trans community members that are providing- Vital language access, service provision, community safety are really under threat right now, and this includes many of the organizations that were present at the, coalition's convening. So that's something that I also wanna lift up, that in addition to our communities who are facing the impact of the current moment in really acute ways, our nonprofit sector and our organizations are also dealing with a range of constraints and threats and difficulties. So that is one thing that came up over and over again. Miata Tan : That was Deepa Iyer with the Building Movement Project, highlighting the pressures facing the nonprofit sector right now, [00:38:00] especially as it relates to South Asian organizers, advocates, and communities. Let's return to Farah Mahesri with ASATA Pawa.  Farah Mahersi: One of the other things that I am very proud of for this congressional briefing that we did was that it was us telling our own stories and us presenting our own policy recommendations. There was no need to have, like, an expert come in and talk on behalf of our communities or try to represent our communities. We were the experts in the room, and we were really recognized and seen as that. As Rajiv mentioned, you know, there, the room was packed with Hill staffers and congressional staffers who were taking diligent notes as we spoke our truths Miata Tan : That was Farah Mahesri with ASATA Pawa reflecting on the recent congressional briefing she helped to organize, one that brought greater visibility to the experiences of South Asian immigrants. You'll hear more on how South Asian activists, organizers, and community groups [00:39:00] are mobilizing after this. Stay with us ​ Miata Tan : [00:40:00] [00:41:00] [00:42:00] That was Lion on the Hunt by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down. You are tuned into APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I'm your host, Miata Tan. Tonight, we're talking about South Asian organizing in the United States and how community leaders are responding to immigration challenges, political representation, and the shifting landscape of civil rights back in March, organizers and advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, DC for a national convening focused on the challenges and possibilities facing South Asian communities today. Here's Rajiv Narayan with the Alliance of [00:43:00] South Asians Taking Action, or ASATA, reflecting on the importance of honoring both the diversity of the South Asian diaspora and the shared struggle that connects these communities Rajiv Narayan: Something I appreciate about, your work, Miata, at APEX Express, is to highlight both that diversity of the South Asian diaspora and the many struggles and experiences that unite our political experiences and our commitment to social justice. It, it used to be, and in, in some places it still is the case, that folks will use an over-broad group to represent all of the South Asian diaspora. For example, talking about all Brown people as Indian or Desi or to, to collapse all the differences in our community. And part of the power of the congressional briefing is that we are able to show that what it means to be South Asian is at once an incredibly diverse expression and at the same time a collective expression of solidarity. We can do two of these things at the same time. We can recognize our differences and fight for each other. One of my [00:44:00] favorite takeaways that I, I heard from Deepa at the briefing is that there are some staffers that came up to her and said, “I've never heard my story, my experience, my political struggles represented in a panel in this building in front of other congressional staffers.” And that's something that we can do, and we should do more of. There are so many ways in which we can tell the stories and highlight the campaigns of folks from different parts of the South Asian diaspora who are all fighting for a better life for all of us. Miata Tan : That was Rajiv Narayan with ASATA, in the recent congressional briefing that Rajiv helped to organize through the South Asian Coalition, organizers also pointed toward the future of South Asian organizing in the United States and the role of a new generation shaping it. back to Deepa Iyer with Building Movement Project. Here, Deepa Iyer: Some of the young folks that are entering or working at nonprofits now, supporting South Asian nonprofits don't have a living memory of 9/11 and the global war on terror, [00:45:00] and they have been politicized in different ways, right, over the last eight years, for example, the pandemic global wars, et cetera. And so there are a couple of ways in which I've been thinking about how we can support South Asian young people. so for example, how can we share historical analysis and political analysis so that young people understand that they are part of a trajectory of South Asian activism that actually started well before 9/11, before the 1960s, right, and that continues to today, so they don't feel fragmented. So that's something I've been sitting with a lot. Another is around pathways into public service and community service and into the nonprofit sector. So how could we support young people in terms of building their skills, in having pathways open to them into our nonprofit organizations? And then finally, how do we support them, um, so that they, can do this work for the long run? You know, we all struggle with burnout, we all [00:46:00] struggle with sustainability. what are some lessons learned that we can pass on? What are some best practices? that's something that's been sitting with me quite a bit since the gathering that we had, and I hope that the coalition will really think about, supporting young people's leadership and finding different avenues and pathways to do that. Miata Tan : That was Deepa Iyer reflecting on how movements can better support the next generation of South Asian organizers. Within the South Asian coalition, that work also means building long-term infrastructure for better collaboration. Now back to Sabiha Basrai with ASATA. Sabiha Basrai: I'm also really appreciating that the South Asian Coalition is this model for creating a container for many, many organizations to unite as a group while maintaining regional focus and individual issue priorities. I also wanna name that the place where I first learned how to do national coalition work was as a member of the National South Asian Coalition that ASATA had been part of. [00:47:00] It was facilitated by a group called SALT which played such a critical role in the post 9/11 era and continued to then work on DACA, creating resources for undocumented South Asians, along with other issues facing our diverse diasporas. And SALT closed a few years ago. It was a decision that I don't understand and was- has really left me with a lot of sadness and confusion. but I al- I know that sometimes institutions do end, but that the work does not end and the relationships do not end. And the South Asian Coalition is this emergent space that, um, is not led by any one organization. it is a space that is being invested in collectively, and we're really moving at the speed of trust so that we can be really laying that strong foundation that supports the work ahead. I'm really sitting with the ways in which sometimes this labor of Building the container, creating the container, [00:48:00] investing in the network. It's sometimes invisible labor, but it is the most critical because without it we can have moments of mass mobilization, but then that wasn't actually building any power over the long term. And I'm really looking forward to all of the very good work ahead, because I trust the relationships and the containers that we're building. Miata Tan : That was Sabiha reflecting on the collaborative infrastructure that the South Asian Coalition is helping to build. Now let's return to Deepa Iyer. I asked Deepa what campaigns are on the horizon for the coalition, especially as this year marks 25 years since 9/11. Deepa Iyer: As Sabiha mentioned, the coalition is a space for invested leadership, and so there are lots of different campaigns that groups within the coalition are eyeing and taking on. One of them Rajiv mentioned already is the fight around birthright citizenship. And so there are groups like SACHCO and others that showed up with a South Asian [00:49:00] delegation at the Supreme Court on April 1st when that case was being heard, and it was really great to see so many South Asians out there in a delegation along with other communities, to raise their voices on this really vital, pivotal issue. And so that is a campaign that some of the groups within the coalition are going to continue to be lifting up as we get the results of that case and moving forward. Another one that you mentioned, is around the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and there are groups that are considering, along with others in other movement spaces what does narrative strategy look like as we go into this time period? How do we think about the fact that we're marking the 25th anniversary in the same year that we're marking the 250th anniversary of the United States, right? how do we use 9/11 and its anniversary as a lens through which we understand empire, through which we understand the ways in which domestic [00:50:00] policies are being recirculated against other communities? And also this piece around awareness and education. this is an opportunity to share some of the personal experiences that many of us have around that moment in time, but also the ways in which our communities have built up themselves as well as the solidarity with other communities. So I think there are lots of ways in which organizations are thinking about that anniversary and how they can, utilize that moment, to draw greater attention to our community's experiences. Miata Tan : Rajiv, Farah, would you like to add anything about upcoming campaigns and how you're thinking about the South Asian political power movement moving forwards?  Rajiv Narayan: Yeah, I'm happy to talk about one sort of continuing campaign, which is that, like I mentioned, we put together this policy brief on undocumented South Asians, and we had this great opportunity to circulate and talk about it on Capitol Hill in DC. But it's also important for us to bring that story home. And so part of [00:51:00] what we'll be doing, um, for the remainder of, of this year is identifying opportunities to do town halls both, with community members and potentially with elected officials to help educate, do political education about the nature of undocumented peoples in the South Asian community. A large part of what we did in that policy brief is to collate all these numbers to tell you, how many folks might be undocumented, what is the proportion of undocumented people in the South Asian community. But an important, equally important contribution of that report is the nature of undocumented experiences. Why do people become undocumented? What are the factors that put them in that position, and what does it mean for a person to become undocumented? How can we support them, not just in different policy prescriptions, but also the ways that we talk about undocumented people and the South Asian community as a whole? So that'll, that'll be, um, a focus that we have, uh, and a contribution that we hope to make both in the, the Bay Area and beyond.  Farah Mahersi: I'll add to that, that it is election year. It is [00:52:00] a… I feel like we say every election is a critical election, and I do believe that that is very true this year. And so ASATA Power, as a political organization, will be making endorsements and talking through not just that it is important to vote, but it is really important and critical for us in this moment to vote for progressive candidates who are part of our, what is often called like a build coalition, who are here to help us build this world that we are dreaming of, who are aligned on policy positions. The other thing that we are working on locally and nationally is around the war budget. So as a group that has been so directly impacted by the global war on terror 4.5 million Muslims around the world who have been killed by US war-making in that global war on terror, and just watching kind of what the United States foreign policy in particular over the last couple of years has been, we have a particular point of view and a particular interest on tracking and watching things like the [00:53:00] largest, request for a defense budget in US history. How are those dollars being spent, And how those dollars that are being spent abroad to do war-making are also having a boomerang effect and coming back to impact our communities at home. So the same technologies that were developed and used in war-making through the global war on terror that impacted, uh, so many of our communities around the world for 25 years, a lot of that is the same technology that ICE is now using to go after undocumented South Asians in the United States, right? And so that's another way in which we really see our struggles are interconnected, and that we are wanting to dismantle als- a lot of these systems of harm, and also, again, at that intersection between both hate violence and state oppression that's happening. Miata Tan : That was Farah Mahestri with ASATA and ASATA Power. As she shared, ASATA Power is focused on the midterm elections and how war spending and post 9/11 policies continue to affect South Asian communities today. [00:54:00] To close out, we return to another ASATA organizer, Sabiha Basrai. Sabiha Basrai: So I wanted to bring the conversation back locally to the Bay Area again, and just thinking about, the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, which is, part of a network of AAPI and Asian organizing in the Bay Area as a space where South Asians progressive South Asians can actually build community, sharpen our political analysis, embrace our responsibilities here in the Bay Area in this political moment. And just also, lifting up that ASATA currently is working on things like the Oakland Arms Embargo or local community defense against ICE , environmental justice projects, and also looking for more ways to fight supremacist ideologies of Hindutva but in collaboration with anti-Zionist Jewish community activists. these are opportunities that we have here in the Bay Area. And also thinking about ways that we participate in mobilizations. Like, we show up for Reclaim MLK Day, [00:55:00] International Working Women's Day, May Day, the Trans March every year because we understand our responsibility to show up and to show up consistently. And so when I think about the South Asian Coalition and this moment of, okay, we've been trying to- we've built- been building towards this convening and this congressional briefing, and now we're on the other side of this moment, and we are kind of reflecting and coming back together around how we maintain this energy. Also wanted to highlight,  Some of the amazing work that many of our coalition members are, are already doing. One is Savaira, so Savaira United Against Supremacy is actually a coalition of work as well, they focused, their energy on addressing Hindu nationalism and and Hindutva ideology and the, and the many ways in which, the supremacist ideology is kind of insidiously part of institutions, policy even cultural work, uh, within our diaspora. they're so committed to both, like, [00:56:00] resisting the tides of hatred but also combating all forms of supremacist politics and the intersections between them. so their, their work has been a big part of my political education, and I'm really glad that they're part of this coalition. Every member of the coalition is bringing analysis and experience that cross-pollinates to the rest of us. So I'm looking forward to just more of that   also considering what ASATA's role is and how ASATA working in the Bay Area alongside so many other amazing organizing projects here can be strengthening those relationships nationally. Miata Tan : That was Sabiha Basrai with the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, or ASATA.  This is APEX Express on 94.1 KPFA, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. APEX Express airs every Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. And with that, we're at the end of our time here [00:57:00] tonight. We really appreciate you for tuning in to listen, and a huge thank you to our wonderful guests. For a transcript of tonight's episode, please visit our website. That's kpfa.org/program/apex-express  We've also added links on the episode page for tonight's show so you can learn more about the South Asian Coalition, ASATA, and all of the organizations we've talked about tonight, along with their upcoming campaigns as well. APEX Express is produced by Ayame Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Isabel Li, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Miata Tan, Preeti Mangala Shekar and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's show was produced by me, Miata Tan. Get some rest y'all. The post APEX Express – 5.28.26 – Building South Asian Power appeared first on KPFA.

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Episode: Best of Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan Welcome to Dr. Mary Travelbest's 5 Steps to Solo Travel Guide for people like you who need extra support traveling (slowly) one at a time. We've been helping women find travel memories since 1993 and traveling solo since 1972. Please share the memories we create and tell a friend about them. I appreciate your feedback and travel questions. FAQ Should I use public transportation abroad?   Episode: Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan    Lesson Learned: Don't schedule everything Day 1   Travel Tip: Trust your gut instincts, if unsure, pivot fast.   FAQ Response:  Should I use public transportation abroad?   Yes, you should try it at least, but not in rush hour with all of your luggage. One way to test it out is to try it early morning, before rushing workers get on, but while it's still light outside.  Most times, you only need a card to swipe, and you can add money to the card when you need to. Your first care purchase is often at a self-service kiosk, and usually there is English translations here. Go for it and try.   Episode: Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan   Special episode: Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan   March 2025 was my first visit to this scenic region, which reminded me of Lake Tahoe, California.  I had to refer to my notes, which could be helpful to you.   Arrive in Taoyuan airport and take the train to the Taipei Main Station and take the HSR train to Taichung City which comes about every 30 minutes and takes about an hour.   Bus to Sun Moon Lake, which comes at least hourly.   The total cost to get there is about $25, and it takes about 3 hours. To drive, you would take about 2.5 hours and save a few dollars.      Where to Stay? There are several hotels and resorts. My room at the Harbor Resort was not ready when I arrived, so I walked around the lake in the meantime. Here are a few other places, the most expensive one listed first. Luxury/Comfort: Fleur de Chine Hotel – thermal spa access, lakeside views, wellness focus Midrange/Solo-Friendly: The Crystal Resort or Hotel Del Lago – walking distance to bike paths and pier Budget/Unique: Sun Moon Lake Youth Activity Center – traditional wooden lodge vibes     Sun Moon Lake Itinerary (4 Days) Day 1 –  Afternoon: Arrive via bus to the (Shoe-is-he) Shuishe Pier area Check in + light walk along the Shuishe Lakeside Trail (flat, peaceful) Evening: Early dinner of local fish and mountain vegetables at Full House Resort Restaurant or a local restaurant nearby. Sunset viewing from Wenwu Temple stairs (lit up at night) local tea tasting at Sun Moon Lake Antique Assam Tea Farm     Day 2 – Biking the Lake & Culture Morning: Rent an e-bike or mountain bike and ride the Sun Moon Lake Cycle Route — voted one of the top cycling paths globally Stop at: Ci'en Pagoda, Xiangshan Visitor Center, and (May-he) Meihe Garden Full loop is ~29km; consider a half-loop if you're feeling leisurely. There are places where you need to dismount and walk it. Some days you may not be able to go the full distance around, so ask. Afternoon: Take the Sun Moon Lake Ropeway (cable car) to the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Learn about the Thao, spelled T-H-A-O) and other cultural groups Optional: garden strolls Return via cable car or ferry Evening: Relaxing soak at your hotel's onsen-style hot springs Dinner at The Lalu's Moon Pavilion Restaurant for lakeside fine dining (worth it solo!)     Day 3 – Hiking + Temples Morning: Hike the Maolan Mountain Trail or Tsen Pagoda Trail for panoramic lake views and forest immersion Easy to moderate; solo-safe and well-marked Afternoon: Visit Xuanzang Temple – peaceful with Buddhist relics Snack on local tea eggs and tofu pudding from lakeside stalls Evening: Night market (seasonal, usually in Shuishe or Ita Thao area) – solo-friendly and fun for grazing Optional: Boat cruise at dusk (join a group tour or private hire)     Day 4 – Tea + Departure Optional walk in Xiangshan Forest Trail for one last quiet moment    Safety, Solo Vibes & Tips Taiwan is ranked one of the safest destinations for solo female travelers (source: Global Peace Index) English signage is plentiful in Sun Moon Lake; locals are helpful but modest Google Translate,  and Pleco app help with communication. I used the Line app for texting here. Public bathrooms are clean and common Tap water is not typically drunk directly — use filtered water   Sun Moon Lake Official Website Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Lesson Learned: Don't schedule everything on Day 1   Leave several ideas for another day. Don't pack everything in right away.  I tried to do that in Paris, but it did not work. I did return and enjoyed the visit much more that time. Imagine you'll be back if you like the destination. Travel Tip: Trust your gut instincts, if unsure, pivot fast.   If you walk into a restaurant, store, or even your hotel and it does not look right, you can trust your gut. Consider a pivot to plan B. Be safe, not sorry.   I want to bring meaning to your future travel. Sign up for the Dr. Travelbest newsletter. We can connect on my websites, Facebook page, group, or Instagram. Find the 5 Steps to Solo Travel series on Amazon. The show notes have more details for you to connect. 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Anna and Raven speak to Thao, Andrew, Gavin, and Shea from Foran Highschool to discuss the upcoming dance and what to expect! Time's have changed for sure! Have fun students!

 A new law in Canada may make you closer to a Canadian citizen then American. Anna is being pushed to get her dual citizenship. She is quite hesitant though... Am I Close? With Producer Justin! He puts Anna and Raven to the test to see how much they really know about wedding phrases; specifically, “Does anyone object”. Do you know where this came from? Anna found out recently that her friend tried her first coffee. Ever. At 37 years old. That's real willpower! What did you find out you tried too late in life? Do you wish you discovered it sooner?  Eric went on a date with a woman he liked from work. He then found out she wanted a donor to have a child, and he is not a fan of this idea. Eric thinks it is way too early to be discussing children but she wants to get moving. Red or green flag?  Anna and Raven speak to Thao, Andrew, Gavin, and Shea from Foran Highschool to discuss the upcoming dance and what to expect! Time's have changed for sure! Have fun students! It is week 3 of Bos Keiths Weigh in! He is trying to be “Fit by 50”. At this point, he is heading in the right direction! Keith is down 3 pounds from his initial weigh in... Let's go Keith! When was the last time you got yelled at in public? Anna's Husband, Paul, walked himself into it when he got too close to the “FRIENDS” fountain. He was excited. Security was not.  It's Redemption Week on Can't Beat Raven, all week it's the last five players that have tied Raven with five correct answers, their shot at redemption.do you root for them because they're good and deserving of the cash, or do you root against them, so the jackpot gets higher for you? JoAnn has a chance to win $100! All she has to do is answer more pop culture questions than Raven in Can't Beat Raven! Jeff and Pia went out to dinner and when it was time to pay the check, the waiter brought the wrong one. Jeff knew that it was the wrong check but since it was considerably less, he paid it and left. He didn't tell his wife until later on that evening, and now she's so embarrassed that she wants him to call the restaurant, explain there was a mix up, and offer to pay the right check. He says it was their mistake, so it's their problem. What would you do? 

Những giới hạn sinh học của nhân loại tiếp tục bị phá vỡ trên đường chạy London với ba người cùng vượt kỷ lục thế giới. Bóng đá trẻ của Việt Nam đang nhen nhóm hy vọng mới với thế hệ U17 vừa lên ngôi vô địch Châu Á, thậm chí vượt qua U17 Úc ở bán kết.

Cuộc đua ngôi vương tại Ngoại hạng Anh đang tiến tới những khúc cua định mệnh khi Arsenal bất ngờ hụt hơi trước vạch đích. Socceroos có thể hổ mọc thêm cánh với ngôi sao trẻ Mohamed Toure tại World Cup 2026. Luật việt vị mới đang thử nghiệm ở Canada có thể sẽ tạo bất ngờ cho thế giới bóng đá.

VOV1 - LĐLĐ thành phố Hà Nội vừa tổ chức tổng kết 15 năm thực hiện Nghị quyết 6b và Chỉ thị 03 Tổng LĐLĐ Việt Nam, biểu dương 563 tập thể, cá nhân điển hình trong phong trào thi đua "Giỏi việc nước, đảm việc nhà" và khen thưởng chuyên đề văn hoá thể thao sáng 14/4.Liên đoàn Lao động (LĐLĐ) Thành phố Hà Nội đang trực tiếp quản lý 85 Công đoàn xã, phường, Công đoàn Khu công nghệ cao và Khu công nghiệp Thành phố; 7 Công đoàn Tổng Công ty và tương đương, với tổng số 5.630 Công đoàn cơ sở và hơn 584.000 đoàn viên, trong đó nữ đoàn viên chiếm 54,6%.Ông Nguyễn Văn Thắng, Chủ tịch LĐLĐ thành phố Hà Nội cho biết, 15 năm qua, hoạt động chăm lo được triển khai toàn diện. "Hoạt động chăm lo được triển khai toàn diện. Mô hình “Sức khỏe của bạn” đã hỗ trợ hơn 1,05 triệu lượt nữ công nhân viên chức lao động (CNVCLĐ) khám sức khỏe, tầm soát ung thư miễn phí.. vận động doanh nghiệp lắp đặt 116 phòng vắt, trữ sữa mẹ tại nơi làm việc. Nhiều chương trình ý nghĩa được tổ chức như tri ân nữ cán bộ, “Tặng áo dài – Trao yêu thương – Gìn giữ nét đẹp truyền thống”. Những kết quả đó khẳng định Nghị quyết 6B đã thực sự đi vào cuộc sống, góp phần nâng cao vị thế phụ nữ và xây dựng tổ chức Công đoàn thủ đô ngày càng vững mạnh."

Những kỷ lục của huyền thoại Usain Bolt bị lung lay bởi một tài năng trẻ người Úc - Gout Gout, ngôi sao này sẽ sớm trở thành tâm điểm điền kinh thế giới. Trong khi đó, túc cầu chứng kiến rào cản giới tính trong bóng đá nam chính thức bị phá bỏ tại Bundesliga, khi một nữ HLV được bổ nhiệm cho Union Berlin.

Giữa những biến động không ngừng của túc cầu thế giới, từ cú ngã ngựa đau đớn của "gã khổng lồ" Ý đến những nghịch lý đầy kịch tính tại FA Cup, bức tranh thể thao thế giới hấp dẫn trong dịp lễ phục sinh. Trong khi đó, Socceroos sẽ phải rất cẩn trọng trong bảng đấu của các đội bóng vừa sức, mà đối thủ khó đoán họ sẽ gặp ngay trận mở màn WC2026 là Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, đội vừa giành vé vớt tới Mỹ.

Trước sân chơi thế giới túc cầu World Cup 2026, HLV Popovic đang thanh lọc khắc nghiệt lực lượng của Socceroos với nguyên tắc không ngôi sao, không thiên vị. Trong khi đó, các "đại gia" châu Âu đang nín thở trong vòng vây play-off nghẹt thở, và FIFA gây bão với những thay đổi luật lệ chưa từng có tiền lệ tại World Cup 2026.

- Tổng Bí thư Tô Lâm dự Lễ kỷ niệm 80 năm Ngày truyền thống ngành Thể dục Thể thao Việt Nam (27/3)- Đến năm 2030, nước ta sẽ đầu tư xây dựng và hình thành các tập đoàn xuất bản, truyền thông chủ lực quốc gia, đa nền tảng, đa sản phẩm.- Bộ Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch đề xuất ngày 24 tháng 11 hằng năm là "Ngày Văn hóa Việt Nam", người lao động được nghỉ và hưởng nguyên lương.- Quốc hội Lào phê duyệt nguyên tắc tuyến đường sắt kết nối Việt Nam.-Cơ quan Năng lượng Nguyên tử Quốc tế tiếp tục kêu gọi các bên tham gia xung đột ở Trung Đông kiềm chế, đặc biệt sau cuộc tấn công vào một nhà máy xử lý urani ở miền Trung Iran.- Trong bối cảnh căng thẳng eo biển Hormuz vẫn kéo dài, thị trường chứng khoán Mỹ đồng loạt lao dốc, còn giá dầu vượt ngưỡng 110 đôla một thùng.

Giải bóng đá nữ châu Á rực sáng bởi nét đẹp và chất ‘fairplay' của nhà vô địch - các nữ chiến binh "Samurai xanh", Matildas nhận ngôi á quân sau trận chung kết hay nhất trong nhiều năm. Bóng đá nữ sẽ tiếp tục là sân chơi hấp dẫn mới của bóng tròn với phong cách, sự uyển chuyển và lối chơi “sạch” của các nữ cầu thủ trong một thế giới bóng đá quá khốc liệt ngày nay.

Trong khi Matildas nhọc nhằn tiến vào bán kết bằng lối chơi thực dụng, thì "cỗ máy" Nhật Bản lại trình diễn một đẳng cấp hoàn toàn khác biệt. Cả hai lọt vào bán kết với các đối thủ Trung Quốc, và Hàn Quốc. Liệu Úc có bước vào trận chung kết trong mơ tại AFC Cup 2026?

Làm thế nào mà hàng trăm nông dân hiền lành, tay không tấc sắt lại dám liều mình tấn công vào các đồn bốt được trang bị vũ khí hiện đại của thực dân Pháp vào đầu thế kỷ 20? Phải chăng đằng sau họ là một thế lực siêu nhiên nào đó che chở? Cuốn sách là công trình nghiên cứu đồ sộ của học giả người Pháp Georges Coulet, xuất bản lần đầu năm 1927, nhằm giải mã cấu trúc ngầm của các tổ chức bạo động chống Pháp.[Nội dung chính]Trong tập podcast này, chúng ta sẽ cùng đi sâu vào hai thứ vũ khí mạnh mẽ nhất mà các hội kín thời bấy giờ sử dụng để thao túng tâm lý và tập hợp lực lượng: Phép thuật và Tôn giáo. Bạn sẽ được khám phá:

Trong nhịp đập hối hả của làng thể thao thế giới, Melbourne trở thành tâm điểm với những cuộc đối đầu rực lửa và số phận đen đủi của Oscar Piastri khi gặp tai nạn trước giờ xuất phát. Trên các sân cỏ của AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026, các cô gái Úc gỡ hòa trước Hàn Quốc ở phút cuối cùng, đầy quả cảm, trong khi, Việt Nam đứng trước cánh cửa rất hẹp để đi tiếp tại giải.

VOV1 - Sản xuất nông nghiệp xanh giúp gia tăng giá trị sản phẩm, nâng cao khả năng cạnh tranh, mở rộng thị trường xuất khẩu. Đây cũng là cơ hội để tái cơ cấu ngành Nông nghiệp nước ta theo hướng hiện đại, trách nhiệm và thích ứng với biến đổi khí hậu.Nông nghiệp Việt Nam đang đứng trước nhiều thách thức do biến đổi khí hậu diễn biến khó lường, thị trường xuất khẩu ngày càng siết chặt các tiêu chuẩn về môi trường, truy xuất nguồn gốc và giảm phát thải. Trong bối cảnh đó, chuyển đổi sản xuất nông nghiệp theo hướng xanh, tuần hoàn và bền vững trở thành xu hướng tất yếu.Với chủ đề “Chuyển đổi xanh – từ thách thức đến cơ hội”, Chương trình Diễn đàn Chủ nhật ngày 08/03/2026 đã cùng các chuyên gia, nhà hoạch định chính sách và tổ chức hợp tác xã phân tích những khó khăn, rào cản trong thực tiễn sản xuất. Trên cơ sở đó, đề xuất giải pháp để quá trình chuyển đổi không chỉ là khẩu hiệu, mà thực sự trở thành động lực tăng trưởng mới cho ngành nông nghiệp Việt Nam. Chương trình có sự tham gia của các vị khách mời:1. PGS.TS Mai Văn Trịnh, Viện trưởng Viện Môi trường Nông nghiệp (Bộ Nông nghiệp & Môi trường).2. Ông PGS TS Mai Quang Vinh, Phó Chủ tịch kiêm Tổng thư ký Hiệp hội Chuyển đổi Xanh Việt Nam.3. Ông Nguyễn Xuân Thao, Giám đốc HTX Cà phê Bích Thao, tỉnh Sơn La.

Sân cỏ nước Úc chứng kiến trận thắng mở màn của Matildas tại Women AFC Championships 2026, đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam hy vọng qua vòng bảng. Người hâm mộ tốc độ đang chờ mong chứng kiến sức nóng nghẹt thở trên đường đua F1 tại Úc, màn so găng lịch sử giữa các tay đấm huyền thoại tại Kim tự tháp Giza vĩ đại.

Nước Ý chứng kiến điều thụ vị khi Úc có Thế vận hội mùa đông thành công nhất lịch sử của mình, thêm vào đó là khúc tráng ca của người Mỹ trong trận "chung kết để đời" ở môn khúc côn cầu. Trên sân cỏ Ngoại hạng Anh, Arsenal đang gồng mình khẳng định bản lĩnh ngôi vương, trong khi những tượng đài như Floyd Mayweather hay Ronaldo một lần nữa khiến cả thế giới phải ngả mũ bởi sức hút mãnh liệt.

Kỳ tích lịch sử của đoàn Úc tại Thế vận hội mùa đông với 3 huy chương vàng trong khi Canada đang trở thành đề tài chế giễu khi để xảy ra gian lận. "Cơn lốc" sa thải nghiệt ngã tại Ngoại hạng Anh và sóng ngầm nội bộ tại Barcelona, tất cả tạo nên một bức tranh đa sắc, đa diện.

Thanh Thao Le Nguyen v. Pamela J. Bondi

Hành trình của một người mẹ Việt sống chung với glaucoma, bước ra khỏi bóng tối để thi đấu tại Australian Open và mở cánh cửa thể thao cho cộng đồng người khiếm thị gốc Việt ở Úc.

Từ những đường trượt tuyết nghẹt thở tại Ý, nơi huyền thoại Lindsey Vonn viết tiếp bản hùng ca về ý chí, đến những cuộc đối đầu rực lửa và tranh cãi công nghệ tại Ngoại hạng Anh, thế giới thể thao tuần qua vô cùng sôi động. Không dừng lại ở những bảng tổng sắp huy chương, mà còn là góc khuất sau vinh quang, từ sự hồi sinh kỳ diệu của "Quỷ đỏ" Manchester đến những bài học đắt giá về việc bảo tồn tài năng của bóng đá Việt Nam.

Thể thao thế giới chứng kiến cuộc soán ngôi lịch sử. Từ màn so tài nghẹt thở tại Australian Open khi "Vua trẻ" Alcaraz thách thức đế chế của huyền thoại Djokovic, đến luồng sinh khí mới Michael Carrick đang hồi sinh Manchester United tại Ngoại hạng Anh. Matildas sẵn sàng chinh phục AFC Women Asian Cup trên sân nhà.

Thế giới thể thao đầu năm 2026 đang rung chuyển bởi những cơn địa chấn từ sân quần vợt Úc đến sân cỏ Châu Á. Trên mặt sân Melbourne Park rực lửa, tay vợt gốc Việt Learner Tiến viết nên kỳ tích "Tiến thép" tại tứ kết AO 2026, đến màn trình diễn không tưởng của U23 Việt Nam trước gã khổng lồ Hàn Quốc để giành tấm huy chương đồng châu Á quý giá. Bản lĩnh, tinh thần thép và những bước tiến lịch sử—đâu là giới hạn cuối cùng cho những niềm tự hào mới của thể thao Việt Nam?

Thế giới thể thao đầu năm 2026 đang nóng dần, từ mặt sân banh nỉ tại Melbourne Park, nơi kỷ nguyên thống trị của Alcaraz và Sinner đang thách thức mọi giới hạn, cho đến kỳ tích lịch sử của U23 Việt Nam với chuỗi trận toàn thắng chấn động châu lục tại AFC U23 Asian Cup. Liệu bản lĩnh của các ngôi sao trẻ có đủ sức lật đổ những trật tự cũ?

Bóng đá Châu Á đầu năm 2026 đang chứng kiến những thái cực đối lập tạo nên một diện mạo đầy biến động và cảm xúc ở giải U23 Châu Á. Từ sự vươn mình mạnh mẽ của những "mãnh hổ" Đông Nam Á khi Việt Nam thắng liên tiếp Jordan và Kyrgyzstan, đến khoảnh khắc U23 Úc rơi vào thế bế tắc trước U23 Trung Quốc. Tại EPL, HLV Ruben Amorim bị MU sa thải bất ngờ sau một cuộc phỏng vấn.

Năm 2026 mở ra một chương mới đầy phấn khích, nơi thế giới thể thao chuyển mình mạnh mẽ với những cột mốc lịch sử. Từ sức nóng của kỳ World Cup mở rộng quy mô chưa từng có tại Bắc Mỹ đến những màn so tài băng giá tại Olympic mùa đông nước Ý, Asian Games sẽ đưa cả châu lục đến với Nhật Bản, tất cả tạo nên một bức tranh đa sắc diện.

Khép lại năm 2025, làng đua xe thế giới rúng động bởi những cuộc lật đổ ngoạn mục và các khoảnh khắc lay động lòng người. Từ đường đua F1 khốc liệt nơi Lando Norris đăng quang đầy kịch tính bỏ lại tay đua Úc Oscar Piastri từng bất bại trong giai đoạn đầu mùa F1, đến hành động nghĩa khí vô tiền khoáng hậu của võ sĩ Terence Crawford trên võ đài quyền anh hạng trung, hay hành trình huyền thoại của Eliud Kipchoge. Thể thao 2025 cùng quý vị nhìn lại một năm đầy biến động, nơi những giới hạn con người bị phá bỏ và tinh thần thượng võ được tôn vinh.

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Năm 2025 khép lại bằng những sự kiện bước ngoặt trên bản đồ thể thao thế giới. Từ kỳ tích giành vé trực tiếp tới World Cup của đội tuyển Úc dưới triều đại Tony Popovic, đến "cú hat-trick" vàng lịch sử của bóng đá Việt Nam và sự hình thành đế chế "Sincaraz" trên sân quần vợt.

SEA Games đang trở thành "sân chơi lạc lõng"? Những sai sót tổ chức liên tiếp tại giải đấu khu vực đã khiến giới chuyên môn đặt câu hỏi về chất lượng và tinh thần đoàn kết. Cùng lúc đó, siêu sao Lionel Messi vướng vào bê bối lớn tại Ấn Độ khi chuyến "lưu diễn thương mại" khiến hàng chục ngàn cổ động viên tức giận và phá hoại. Và không thể bỏ qua drama tại Ngoại Hạng Anh: Cuộc đối đầu kinh điển giữa Sunderland và Newcastle đã vượt quá giới hạn thể thao.

Mọi ánh mắt đã đổ dồn về Washington DC, nơi lễ bốc thăm World Cup 2026 đã đưa Socceroos vào một bảng đấu đầy thử thách, nhưng khả thi. Tuy nhiên, chính những lùm xùm hậu trường tại lễ bốc thăm mới thực sự là tâm điểm, gây chấn động truyền thông thế giới. Trong khi đó, làng thể thao toàn cầu rung chuyển bởi đường đua F1, đế chế của Max Verstappen chính thức sụp đổ khi Lando Norris đăng quang đầy ngoạn mục tại Abu Dhabi.

Socceroos liệu sẽ đối mặt "bảng tử thần" hay nhẹ nhàng ở vòng bảng World Cup? Siêu sao Ronaldo lại gây bão khi thoát án treo giò ngay trước thềm World Cup 2026. Cùng lúc đó, tại SEA Games, tinh thần đoàn kết đang lung lay vì cuộc đua thành tích, và ở chặng đua F1 cuối cùng, chức vô địch vẫn là một bí ẩn, hứa hẹn một kết thúc kịch tính chưa từng có.

Socceroos sẽ tổ chức FIFA Series 2026 vào tháng ba - giải đấu "warm-up" cuối cùng trước khi đến Bắc Mỹ dự World Cup. Đối với huấn luyện viên Tony Popovic, đây là đợt "tuyển quân" then chốt để chốt danh sách đội hình vốn rất hữu hạn tại World Cup. Tại Anh, Arsenal đang khẳng định vị thế độc tôn nhờ một thương vụ chuyển nhượng "như mơ". Trong khi đó, đường đua F1 tại Las Vegas chứng kiến một cú sốc kỹ thuật khiến cục diện vô địch thay đổi hoàn toàn.

Một tình nguyện viên trẻ của một câu lạc bộ túc cầu ở miền trung Victoria, đã giành được Giải thưởng Thể thao Quốc gia năm nay, dành cho Người Thổ dân và Người dân Eo biển Torres gọi tắt là NATSI. April Le Sueur đã làm tình nguyện tại Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá và Bóng lưới Rumbalara ở thị trấn Shepparton, Victoria. Cô được vinh danh là Nhà lãnh đạo Trẻ của Năm của Liên đoàn Bóng bầu dục Úc A-F-L.

Bóng đá thế giới chấn động trước phán quyết nghiêm khắc của FIFA dành cho Liên đoàn Malaysia và 7 cầu thủ vì bê bối nhập tịch giả mạo. Tại Ngoại hạng Anh, Manchester City có chiến thắng thăng hoa, trong khi Liverpool đối diện khủng hoảng. Trận đại chiến EPL và chiến thuật "đặt biển quảng cáo" độc đáo. Không thể bỏ qua WTA Finals, nơi Rybakina lập kỷ lục tiền thưởng, thúc đẩy bình đẳng giới trong quần vợt.

It's Election Day across the state. Voters are selecting school board members, county commissioners and deciding other local races. In St. Paul, there's a mayoral election. Minneapolis voters also selecting a mayor today — and all 13 members of the City Council. Six candidates are facing off today over three seats on the Anoka-Hennepin school board, which oversees the state's largest school district. Two slates of candidates — one conservative and one progressive — are vying to claim those seats. Groups have poured nearly half a million dollars into the races, far outpacing normal spending for a down-ballot election. Dozens of Minnesota school districts are asking taxpayers to OK operating levies.Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao is returning to Minnesota. Thao was released Monday from a federal prison in Kentucky after serving time for his role in the murder of George Floyd.Despite last week's deal with China, U.S. soybean farmers are still having to turn to domestic processing plants — including a handful in Minnesota — to offload their harvests.

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Host Jason Blitman talks to author Lily King about her newest novel, Heart the Lover. Conversation highlights include: