The Mechanics of Color  

Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm PT   February 24-, 2016

(re-broadcasted on the next Friday, 2 - 4pm PT <KGGV.FM>)

Beneath the Waves host Gerry Takano

In 1982 American author Alice Walker (Color Purple), coined the term “colorism” and discussed how color is not synonymous to racism.  Skin color is only one mechanism used to assign, repress and limit individuals to a racial category.  Colorism is the dependence of social status on skin color alone. In order to understand discrimination based on colorism, differential treatment must not result from racial categorization, but from the social values associated with skin color.

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Militarism in early 20^th century Japan

Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm PT    February 17, 2016    

Beneath the Waves host Gerry Takano

After the Russo-Japanese War (1905), Japan determined not be subjugated and humiliated by European powers and proceeded to establish greater political and economic control of Asia.  During the 1920s Japan’s Imperial army and navy established military veto power over in the country’s Parliament.  In addition, a coup d'état ended with the killing of government’s leading members -- the incident strengthened military rule, chaos and instability in early 20th century Japan.

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the Warhol Experience

Wednesday, 12noon – 2pm PT    February 10, 2016    

Beneath the Waves     host Gerry Takano

"15 minutes of fame".. American pop artist Andy Warhol was a prominent figure in the 1960s avant garde art movement originating in New York City, NY USA. Warhol founded the magazine Interview, managed the rock group The Velvet Underground; Warhol was one of the first to use Amiga computers to generate art.  His NYC studio, The Factory, was a gathering place for intellectuals, openly gay men and lesbians, drag queens, playwrights, NYC street people, Hollywood celebrities, artists, and wealthy patrons.

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KGGV 95.1 FM Guerneville “The Bridge” is a community, non-commercial  radio station based in Guerneville, Russian River valley, Sonoma County, northern California USA.