Revisiting my PBS NewsHour stories

Wanted to share some of the great stories I wrote about communities of color in Michigan these past four years at PBS NewsHour. 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/frances-kai-hwa-wang

Here are some of my favorite stories

Immigrants are vastly underrepresented in elected office. This program is trying to change that | PBS NewsHour

A new program ‘prescribes’ monthly payments for the first year of an infant’s life | PBS NewsHour

How gardens enable refugees and immigrants to put down roots in new communities | PBS NewsHour

How Asian Americans are filling the gaps in care for their elderly parents | PBS NewsHour

How violence against Asian Americans has grown and how to stop it, according to activists | PBS NewsHour

 

Why Arabic ballots are now being offered in Michigan and what this means for voter access in the U.S. | PBS NewsHour

For Detroit’s Japanese Americans, oral histories key to preservation of history, future solidarity | PBS NewsHour

The only Arab American museum in the nation is ‘much more than a building’ | PBS NewsHour

How segregation and neglect left Benton Harbor, Michigan with toxic water | PBS NewsHour

Katie Yamasaki’s Murals Probe Complex Issues of Race and Justice | Hour Detroit

  

Broadcast/Video/Radio

NewsHour staff members discuss new books they have written | PBS NewsHour | Jul 1, 2022

Inaugural Ramadan Market Highlights Islamic Holiday in Metro Detroit | Detroit PBS | Mar 24, 2022

EMU students help Afghan refugee families move into new homes | Detroit PBS | Feb 17, 2022

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang on the importance of local journalists | PBS NewsHour Extra Classroom Oct. 27, 2021