boston progress radio

The moniker Yellow Powered Radio (YPR) has served us well for the first two months of the existence of this online space. After having a number of discussions with various independent Asian American musicians and allies within the Asian American community, we have decided that a name change is in order. The original intention of the name was to pay homage to the “Yellow Power Movement” that started in the 1960s. However, the term “yellow” is generally a negative one. For one thing, the term has been used in a derogatory manner to describe Asians Americans. Moreover, the term may be interpreted to exclude Asian-Americans who do not have “yellow” skin.

Our hope was to reclaim “yellow” and turn it into a term of empowerment. However, one of the principles of our station, this blog, and the Boston Progress Arts Collective is to ensure that minorities of all ethnic backgrounds feel welcome by our community. To address concerns by some of the people within our community, henceforth, this blog and its Internet radio station will be known as Boston Progress Radio. We choose the name to indicate our direct affiliation with the Boston Progress Arts Collective. Moreover, we adopt many of the ideals and principles of Boston Progress as the ideals and principles of this blog and this station.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@bprlive.org. We hope to have our radio station online in time for May, APA Heritage Month, so stay tuned.

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