The following is excerpted from PBS NEWSHOUR-   “ Judy Woodruff:  A recent string of brutal attacks on elderly Asian Americans caught on video has brought new attention to the rise of violence and harassment of Asian Americans.   Since the pandemic started, more than 3,000 anti-Asian hate incidents have been reported in the U.S., according to the group, Stop AAPI Hate.   Earlier today, Amna Nawaz hosted a live conversation unpacking the history behind these attacks, concerns in the community, and what happens next.     Amna Nawaz: Joining me now is Helen Zia, activist, award-winning author and former journalist and, of course, the author behind the seminal book "Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People."   Also with us is Amanda Nguyen. She's a social entrepreneur, a civil rights activist and the CEO and founder of Rise, a nongovernmental civil rights organization.   So, welcome to you both. And thank you for being here.   Helen, what would you say to

One of the great joys of life is going to a dinner party and finding out everyone there wants to discuss the same issue. So it was with this Blogger, when he attended a Dinner Party on July 1, 2015, and discovered everyone there wanted to discuss the June 30 th episode of PBS FRONTLINE’s program, GROWING UP TRANS. It was a television program about Trans children and Trans teenagers, and is the best TV program of 2015. PREFACE- the following is excerpted from the FRONTLINE notes on the program. “ …. For earlier generations of transgender people, the only way to transition physically was through surgery or taking hormones as adults . However, new medical options are allowing transgender children to start the process of transitioning at younger ages….. When someone makes the decision to transition, part of that process can be social — choosing a new name, changing pronouns, wearing different clothes — and part of it can be medical. One of the more recent medical deve