Border Crossings is a Cross Cultural Talk Radio Show focusing on South Asia broadcast by KPFT Radio, PACIFICA Houston.
Border Crossings airs every Wednesday Evening @ 10PM !
Tune in to KPFT 90.1 FM in Houston and 89.5 FM in Galveston. Webcast on www.kpft.org and www.kpftx.org
WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Border Crossings shows focus on interviews, discussion and critical commentary on political, social and cultural issues. They also include news, music, and a community calendar. A large part of every show is reserved for listener questions and comments. Call KPFT Studio line at 713-526-5738 to participate during the show.
SHOW PHILOSOPHY: Open discussion of important local issues as well as issues of relevance to South Asians and the World. Promote interactions between people from different South Asian countries and local population. We have no political agenda except to support secularism, understanding of different religions and cultures, and peaceful coexistence in the world.
RECENT SHOWS: have included discussions with Astronaut Sunita Williams, constitutional lawyer Neal Katyal, Pervez Hoodbhoy on Iraq, Houston Council Member Gordon Quan on Iraq, Anita Gaines, Director of International Students Office at the University of Houston on SEVIS registration system, Attorney Imran Mirza on immigration registration program, and Ahmed Rashid on Afghanistan. See link to Recent Shows
UPCOMING SHOWS: planned for Nov-Dec 2007 include interviews with World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, environmental activist Vandana Shiva, economist Caren Grown, journalist Emily Deprang (about superfund sites in Harris County), master composter Mark Bowen, lawyer Nusrat Ameen from Bangladesh. Subscribe to the Border Crossings mailing list to get more information about our shows.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: This show is by the community for the community and we are looking for a broader community involvement. Please contact us at bcrossings@bcrossings.org if you would like to contribute. We are happy to announce upcoming community events during the show, but please contact us at least one day ahead of a show.
WHO DOES THE SHOW: An ever expanding volunteer team that includes Suboohi Hasan, Oli Mohammad, Nusrat Malik, Betty Joseph, Mark Moll, Krupa Parikh, Yunuen Perez, Aswini Rath, Keshav, Zarana Sanghani, Ana Shah, Yaksha Shah, Jaspal Subhlok and many others.
FOR MORE INFORMATION : Contact us at bcrossings@bcrossings.org. You are welcome to attend our meetings, join our mailing list, discuss the show, get in touch with any of our guests, offer suggestions for future shows, or offer help.
