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| KQED Public Radio's Pacific Time |
Pacific Time, produced by KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, explores the ideas, trends and cultural patterns that flow between Asia and North America. The half-hour program, hosted by Nguyen Qui Duc, covers economics, language, politics, public policy, arts and sports. Reporting from both sides of the Pacific, Pacific Time emphasizes stories that are not told regularly in the news media -- stories about trans-Pacific connections and the collisions, blending and change that occur when Asia and America meet.
Pacific Time reports on the unknown. For many American listeners, Asia remains among the world's least-known regions, even as a growing portion of the U.S. economy depends upon exchanges with Pacific Rim nations. On the U.S. mainland, the realities of Asian-American communities remain obscured and distorted by decades-old preconceptions and newer stereotypes.
KQED Public Radio's Pacific Time probes beneath the platitudes that flavor much media treatment of Asian nations and Asian-American communities. Pacific Time illuminates the growing ties and mutual influences that characterize U.S. -- Asian interactions. And it does so with lively programs featuring first-person stories, commentaries and interviews that are distinguished by high production values and enriched with strong voices.
Nguyen Qui Duc is an award-winning journalist and author who brings a wealth of journalism and media experience to his work as host of Pacific Time. A native of Vietnam, Nguyen has worked for the BBC World Service and Vietnam Broadcasting Network, and he was formerly a commentator for National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
The Pacific Time Website at kqed.org/pacifictime features audio archives of previous shows, a complete listing of Pacific Time broadcasts across the country, and more information about the program staff and reporters, as well as links to listen live to the current program or to order a cassette or CD of a favorite Pacific Time show.
Pacific Time is produced by Cynthia Gouw, George Lewinski and Nina Thorsen. Ceil Muller is technical producer. Additional reporting is provided by Cynthia Gouw, producer; Sydnie Kohara, guest host; and regional editors Simon Ingram for Southeast Asia, David McGuffin for China and Sharon Moshavi for Japan. The executive producer is Raúl Ramirez.
Jo Anne Wallace is vice president and general manager of KQED Public Radio.
Funding for Pacific Time is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Freeman Foundation, The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, United California Bank, the Asia Foundation, The KQED Campaign for the Future Program Venture Fund and the members of KQED Public Radio.
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