In this bonus episode, Rachel explores why there are so many Thai restaurants in the United States with Mark Padoongpatt, author of 'Flavors of Empire: Food and The Making of Thai America' and assistant professor of Asian American studies at University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Nevada granted women the right to vote six years before the U.S. Constitution. How have we fared since — and where are we in closing some of our statewide gaps? Our panel discusses gender equity and equality as it relates to workforce, education, government and community.

Nevada granted women the right to vote six years before the U.S. Constitution. How have we fared since — and where are we in closing some of our statewide gaps? Our panel discusses gender equity and equality as it relates to workforce, education, government and community.

As we debate reparations, we need to get the facts right.

A few days ago, Disney broadcasted an animated animated series Amphibia, starring a honey-brown Thai-American girl named Anne Boonchuay, who accidentally fell into the world of talking frogs. Then she opened a Thai restaurant there. It appears that this cartoon has been very well received in the United States.

On Wednesday, June 5, the Art Department of the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) welcomed the "Latinos Who Lunch" (Latinos Who Lunch) to the Marjorie Barrick Art Museum. The hosts of the poscat are Babelito and Favyfax, both alumni of UNLV, who had as special guest Dr. Erika Abad, to start a conversation about the representation of Latinx in digital media.

In this episode of The Sociable Podcast, we speak with two experts with very different opinions on porn and addiction.

It’s commencement season in Boston, a city that boasts almost 30 colleges and universities. On any given weekend, you’re almost as likely to catch a glimpse of someone wearing a cap and gown as you are to see a fan in a Red Sox hat. But the caps and gowns worn by graduates have a much longer history. In recent decades, caps even have become space for graduates to express their individuality.

This week marks the close of International Masturbation Month. Dedicating time to celebrate masturbation may seem trivial, but the month has political roots that are particularly significant given the current attempts to repress sexual freedom and bodily autonomy.

Mark Padoongpatt has written on Thai-American foodways, Asian-American Suburbia, and is currently researching the history of Asian restaurant health inspections in the United States. Coral and Mark discuss the history of Asian migration to the suburbs, the impact of Asian-dominated strip malls, and who these public spaces really serve.

For Kris Yenbamroong, the timeline of Talesai — his family’s Thai eatery on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles — is intimately tied with his own life: It opened its doors in 1982, the year he was born.

A week ago, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation put the entire state of Nevada on its Dirty Dozen list for sexual exploitation.