Hailed as the new face of jazz, saxophonist Grace Kelly has performed with many jazz greats including Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. Dubbed as a prodigy in the jazz world, she’s one of the very few young Asian American musicians to achieve great success before the age of 25. Reporter Kyung Yoon gets up close with this rising star.

If you travel across the U.S., you’re likely to visit a hotel or motel owned by Indian Americans, also known as “Potels” — the reason behind how and why they came to dominate the hotel-motel business is more than just a simple story about an immigrant group achieving the American dream. Reporter Minnie Roh traces their history and success.

Across America there’s a growing appetite for Poke, a traditional Hawaiian dish made with raw fish. It’s popping up in major cities on the East coast. Reporter Paul Lin explores why Poke has become the trendiest dish of summer.

When it comes to blogging food trends and influencing restaurant diners, Asian Americans dominate the social media landscape. Reporter Ernabel Demillo covers some of the top food bloggers in New York.

Fri at 10am, 3pm, 8:30pm
Sun at 12pm

Kathleen Collins was a playwright, filmmaker, activist and more. Her story is mostly untold, until now. Many films, short stories and other works which were just sitting in an old steamer trunk are now being shown and published for the public, thanks to her daughter, Nina Lorez Collins. Nina talks about her mother's work, their relationship, and the impact it had on her own life.

Wed at 9:30am, 4:30pm, 9:30pm
(30 minutes)
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At The New School, pianist Simone Dinnerstein rehearses with the Lyceum de La Habana Orchestra for a tour promoting their Mozart in Havana album. The album was recorded in Cuba with musicians in the USA for the tour.

In Midtown, the Colombian artist Ruby Rumié is featured, along with her paintings, sculpture, photography and videos. Ruby says her projects are based on her perception of modernity's impact on our daily lives.

And at The New York Film Academy, we speak with the Cuban writer and filmmaker Patricia Ramos, who is in the Big Apple participating in the Havana Film Festival New York. She shares her experiences of being a screenwriter and documentarian, and on the challenges encountered in making her first fiction film, El Techo.

Nueva York is CUNY TV's Emmy Award-winning series about Latino culture and public affairs in New York, hosted by Mexican novelist and critic Carmen Boullosa and Chilean journalist and writer Patricio Lerzundi, both CUNY faculty members.

Thu at 10am, 4pm, 10pm
Sat at 2:30pm

Fri at 8am, 4pm, 9pm
Sat at 11pm

Dr. Sarah Lewis, Harvard professor of art history, art historian, and author of The Rise: Creativity, The Gift of Failure and the Search for Mastery joins Carol Jenkins to discuss how the bestseller explores the importance of a "near win" for those seeking success in any given field.

They also talk about her work as guest editor of Aperture magazine for an issue entitled Vision and Justice. Lewis details how photographers like Dowoud Bey are working to cultivate an important visual landscape for black America, and how black leaders like Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King left a powerful stamp on the black community through their voices, their work, and the photos they appeared in. 

Wed at 7:30am, 1:30pm, 8pm
(30 minutes)
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