Violinist and vocalist Joe Kye discusses his new album "Migrants," which draws on his life story as an immigrant to the U.S. from Korea whose parents have since moved back to Korea. He blends and busts genres to create soaring tracks that speak to our diverse origins and the longing we feel for family far away.

To download his album, go to JoeKye.com

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Highlights from a discussion at the Museum of the Chinese in America (MOCA): "MOCAcitizen: DACA Was Not Rescinded, Now What?" Speakers include Stephanie Park of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund on the historical legacy of racism in the legal system, Karen Kithan Yau of the New York Immigration Coalition on Clinton-era legislation that may explain why there are many more young people currently in the United States who are without status and undocumented, and Andrew Rebatta, MOCA assistant curator.

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Young people all across the country marched this past weekend for more gun safety in the March for Our Lives. We hear perspectives from the Asian American community on militarized violence with New York City based Leani Auxilio, graphic designer and AF3IRM NYC Chapter Coordinator; Ninotchka Rosca, long-time activist and novelist; and Princess Manuel, Women of Color for Progress Co-Founder, licensed social worker, and AF3IRM National Organizing Director.

On Tuesday, February 13, Minju Bae, the Agnese N. Haury Dissertation Fellow at NYU, will host a roundtable bringing New York City Asian American activists together to discuss their experiences organizing for a more equitable New York City.

We spoke with Minju about the event and the significance of the history of Asian women organizing in labor movements.

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Minju Bae, Agnese N. Haury Dissertation Fellow, NYU's Center for the US and the Cold War

We hear from Christina Newhard publisher of Sari-Sari Storybooks, discuss her creative process, independent publishing, and creating children's books in the diverse languages of the Philippines.

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Christina Newhard, author

On February 8, 2018, the International Criminal Court announced that it would open a preliminary examination into the extrajudicial killings and the Government's "war on drugs" since July 1, 2016. Since Rodrigo Duterte became President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016,

Human Rights Watch has estimated over 12,000 have been killed.

Tonight, we will hear an excerpt from a conversation hosted by the FilAm Press Club New York with Phelim Kine of Human Rights Watch setting the stage of the human rights 'calamities' in the Philippines and how the international community can assert pressure to protect human rights in the country and activist priest, Father Albert Alejo on remembering humanity and the painful stories from families directly impacted.