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Using my experiences abroad to confront the conscience of Americans at home.
Reflections, Insights, and Adjustments for the Future of Jaja inA few years ago, when I was still living in New York City, my executive producer made an off handed comment that I’ve carried with me ever since. We were launching a new show, and many of us on the team had been furiously trying to figure out what the “right” segments to pitch were, […]

Sifa Zote Kwa Mtu Mweusi: All Praises to the Black Man

Gary Bartz The DJ is playing music that sounds like it was made by aliens for aliens, and it’s making me crazy. I’m here to listen to a famous Jazz musician, but if this DJ set is any indication of what to expect, then I had better brace for a total mental breakdown. Listening to […]

Vol. 1 Hong Kong — Arrival Terminal // JajaInAsiaThis essay was originally published on February 16, 2018. Hong Kong is an island that sits in the South China Sea near the mouth of the Pearl River– China’s third longest. Approaching from the west we flew over Taipei and continued far out into the ocean where hundreds of cargo ships queued up in a […]