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Kuo, Not So Ancient is a podcast that looks back at the history of Asian American Drama. Every episode follows a conversation with the duo, joined by a guest, after having read a play...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hosted by theatre professionals, Jonathan Castanien and Peter J. Kuo, Not So Ancient is a podcast that looks back at the history of Asian American Drama. Every episode follows a conversation with the duo, joined by a guest, after having read a play written by an Asian American playwright that was first produced more than 10 years ago. 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Production manager, Chantel King, and stage manager, Joanne Pan, share their thoughts on Houston's drama about the Japanese war wives following World War II. Culture shock, assimilation, and the obligation of culture are woven through out the narrative giving the four fuel to talk about what it means to be Asian American.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16306454</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2018 17:23:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16306454/ep_7_tea_nsa_11_25_18.mp3" length="117274876" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Not So Ancient</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This time Not So Ancient looks at "Tea" by Velina Hasu Houston and not only has one, but TWO guests joining in on the discussion. Production manager, Chantel King, and stage manager, Joanne Pan, share their thoughts on Houston's drama about the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This time Not So Ancient looks at "Tea" by Velina Hasu Houston and not only has one, but TWO guests joining in on the discussion. Production manager, Chantel King, and stage manager, Joanne Pan, share their thoughts on Houston's drama about the Japanese war wives following World War II. Culture shock, assimilation, and the obligation of culture are woven through out the narrative giving the four fuel to talk about what it means to be Asian American.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4887</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>aapi,asian,asianamerican,drama,japan,japanese,literary,plays,theater,theatre,warwives,worldwarii</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6009a7fe627c78dbef8210980167e466.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ep 6: Flipzoids by Ralph B. Peña; guest Sanaz Toossi</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-6-flipzoids-by-ralph-b-pena-guest-sanaz-toossi--16180072</link><description><![CDATA[Playwright, Sanaz Toossi joins Jonathan and Peter as they all discuss Ralph B. Peña's "Flipzoids." A play about three Filipinx characters during 1985 navigating what it means to assimilate and be an American. The three Southern Californians delve deeply into the culture and implications of Orange County as a setting, the intricacies of "immigrant plays," and Sanaz reads a few problematic excerpts from past reviews of the play.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16180072</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:28:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16180072/ep_6_flipzoids_nsa_11_9_18.mp3" length="109818693" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Not So Ancient</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Playwright, Sanaz Toossi joins Jonathan and Peter as they all discuss Ralph B. Peña's "Flipzoids." A play about three Filipinx characters during 1985 navigating what it means to assimilate and be an American. 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The three Southern Californians delve deeply into the culture and implications of Orange County as a setting, the intricacies of "immigrant plays," and Sanaz reads a few problematic excerpts from past reviews of the play.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4576</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asian,asianamerican,california,drama,filipina,filipino,filipinx,literature,orangecounty,philippines,plays,theater,theatre</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6009a7fe627c78dbef8210980167e466.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Ep 5: Fish Head Soup by Philip Kan Gotanda; guest Randy Reyes</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-5-fish-head-soup-by-philip-kan-gotanda-guest-randy-reyes--15946270</link><description><![CDATA[Not So Ancient's second episode recorded in Chicago at the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists' Con/Fest 2018! 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Artistic Director, actor, director, and CAATA Board President Randy Reyes joins in the conversation around Philip Kan Gotanda's family drama, "Fish Head Soup."]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3431</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>asian,asianamerican,drama,japanese,literary,plays,playwrights,playwriting,theater,theatre</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6009a7fe627c78dbef8210980167e466.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
