COLOR INITIATIVE REPORTS 10 and 11: THE INCREDIBLE WHITENESS OF BEING IN ASIA

THE COLOR INITIATIVE: A TWO-PART REPORT ON SKIN WHITENING IN ASIA: On PRI's The World

**Honored with the 2010 Asian American Journalism Award for RadioMarch 11th, 2009  PART ONE

Skin whitening is a growing industry in China, Japan, and India. For many Asians whitening is part of a long tradition, but these days it's also the result of the powerful influence of white western culture.
http://www.theworld.org/node/25036

March 12th, 2009   PART TWO

However not everyone in Asia wants whiter skins, Phillip Martin tells how many middle class Asians are now moving away from creating white complexions and going for a Western-style tan. http://www.theworld.org/node/25061 THE COLOR INITIATIVE on PRI's The WORLD (the BBC, WGBH and PRI) -- March 11 and 12.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Color Initiative is funded by the Ford Foundation

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ON NPR's TELL ME MORE    --PRESIDENT  OBAMA, RACE and DIVERSITY in CHINA

President Obama was in China in November of 2009 where he addressed a range of issues, chief among them, trade. But President Obama's visit was also sparking questions about another issue in the region: race and diversity. NPR's Anthony Kuhn and Public Radio International's Phillip Martin, who have reported on minority issues in Asia, discussed the plight of ethnic minorities in the region and the significance of President Obama's visit.

Listen to the Interview on NPR's Tell Me More