Asian Americans

For the Talk of Iowa book club, author Carol Roh Spalding and expert readers discuss the short story collection 'Waiting for Mr. Kim.' The connected stories in 'Waiting for Mr. Kim' are quintessentially American — an immigrant family builds a life in San Francisco drawn by the promise of opportunity. Over the decades, the family grows and struggles with the tension between two different cultures. (This show was originally produced Oct. 14, 2025.)

Fifty years after resettling in Iowa, younger generations of Iowa's Tai Dam community are looking to strengthen their ties to their heritage.

The stories in Carol Roh Spalding's collection Waiting for Mr. Kim span more than 70 years and four generations of a Korean-American family.

Mins Studios, located in West Des Moines, offers K-pop albums, merchandise, stationery, Korean beauty products and skincare. It's the first of its kind in the state.

CelebrAsian, Iowa’s largest Asian American event, happened in downtown Des Moines over Memorial Day weekend.

Carol Roh Spaulding discusses her award-winning short story collection, plus a look at Iowa's annual prairie chicken festival

The Sounds of West 7th Festival focuses on the community’s deep diversity.

The natural climate phenomenon El Niño has emerged this June. What will that mean for temperatures and precipitation in the coming months?

In advance of her first trip to Iowa, Dionne Warwick speaks with Lucius Pham about her legendary music career and how she took Twitter by storm.

Iowa’s largest Asian Heritage celebration is this weekend. And Asian drag queens will be on the performance list for the first time.