The documentary “Transcending” tells the story of the first person of color picked to play in what was then known as the NBA. Wat Misaka is Japanese American & played for the NY Knicks while Japanese Americans were put in internment camps in WWII. A talk with Misaka and the filmmakers. And, it’s hard to get into Grad school without a high school diploma. Hear about journalist Min Zin and how he’s now covering Burma as a student at UC.

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