Arun Venugopal appears in the following:
Schools Warned to Be Vigilant Over Immigration Officers
Monday, May 15, 2017
An incident involving a 4th grade student and immigration officers has caused alarm.
Indian Americans Reckon With Reality Of Hate Crimes
Monday, May 15, 2017
Unaccustomed to being targets, they are organizing and marshalling resources after one fateful killing.
Can the MTA Get You to Give Up Your Seat for This Woman? (She Says No Way)
Sunday, May 14, 2017
The MTA is giving away "Baby on Board" buttons to pregnant women who ride the subway and could use a seat. Will they work?
After Indian Immigrant Was Shot Dead, Indian-Americans Rethink Kansas Life
Sunday, May 14, 2017
After being encouraged to emigrate during the cold war, when America was hungry for people with tech skills, some Indian-Americans no longer feel welcome and are rethinking life in the U.S.
Whose Kansas Is it Anyway?
Tuesday, May 09, 2017
In the first episode of "Culture Wars," WNYC travels to Kansas, the site of a February killing that's changing the relationship between America and its South Asian community.
Culture Wars: Dealing With A Changing America
Tuesday, May 09, 2017
The new podcast "The United States of Anxiety: Culture Wars" examines the people who have been battling to shape America’s political culture for decades.
Finding Parallels Between the Holocaust and the Present
Saturday, April 22, 2017
A series of monumental photos of Holocaust survivors at the Museum of Jewish Heritage comes with an implicit warning: Fascism is never too far away.
The Wealthiest of Ethnic Groups Grapples With Hate
Thursday, March 09, 2017
The murder of an Indian-American engineer, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, has jarred the Indian American community and prompted it to question its place in American society.
Immigrant Communities Alarmed By Recent Arrests And Deportations
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
News stories about immigrants being rounded up have many communities on edge. The concern is exacerbated by unfounded rumors on social media and fake news.
As Federal Agents Detain New Yorkers, Unease in Immigrant Communities
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Mayor de Blasio's office says it's received "credible reports" of immigration enforcement activity in several New York City neighborhoods.
Trump's Orders Spawn Fake Alerts—and Fear—for Immigrants
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
As an appeals court prepares to rule on the president's travel ban for seven Muslim-majority nations, misinformation is generating fear in many immigrant communities.
The Great, Big, Philosophical Slumber Party
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
How to make sense of the current political turmoil? An overnight marathon of art and philosophy (and beer) tries to offer some answers.
WNYC to DC: Anger, not Optimism, Marks Inauguration
Friday, January 20, 2017
The final installment of WNYC's road trip to the inauguration finds our reporters in a dystopic Washington.
The Trump Time Capsule: Supporters Share Their Hopes
Friday, January 20, 2017
Listeners who voted for Donald Trump share their hopes for the next four years.
WNYC to DC: Donald Trump 'Understands Me'
Thursday, January 19, 2017
WNYC’s road trip to the inauguration continues in Maryland, where reporters Arun Venugopal and Matt Katz drop by local hangouts to talk Russia and Trump.
WNYC to DC: 'Look, It's Not the End of the World'
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Day Two on the road to DC includes a stop at Planned Parenthood in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia and a visit to the country's oldest African Methodist Episcopal church.
When Outside Art Became In: Obama's Cultural Legacy
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
For eight years, the president surrounded himself with artists and activists of color. It was extremely glamorous, and yes, threatening.
WNYC to DC: 'This Is the Real America'
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
WNYC is taking a road-trip to D.C. and talking to voters about the incoming Trump administration. First stop: Arab and Indian communities in New Jersey.
Introducing America's Newest Citizens
Friday, December 23, 2016
Twenty kids gathered in Brooklyn to receive U.S. citizenship certificates, as well as gingerbread fortune cookies.
A Peek at the City's Newest Subway Line
Thursday, December 22, 2016
The Second Avenue Subway will open on Jan. 1 — even if, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday, "we have to push the train down the track." But you can see the 96th St. station right now.
