Dr. Eberhardt that association between blackness and crime makes its way into all of our minds. Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Today, a look at the pivotal role South Carolina plays in president ial politics. Earlier this year we visited the state and spoke to college of charleston professors h. Gibbs knotts and jordan ragusa, coauthors of first in the south why South Carolinas president ial primary matters. Who do you guys think will win it from the democratic side . Id be very surprised if biden doesnt win the South Carolina primary. And that could be enough to get the momentum to be able to get the nomination. Soledad both men accurately predicted joe biden would win the states primary and also his partys nomination. But neither gibbs or ragusa could have predicted just how close the race would be between Lindsey Graham and Jamie Harrison who are now virtually deadlocked with a little more than two weeks until election day. Weve spoken with senator graham in t
Im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Seven months into the coronavirus outbreak, what do we know . According to new data from the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the number of people in the u. S. Who have been infected with the virus could be 6 to 24 times higher than the number of reported cases. How is that even possible . About 40 of infected people do not have symptoms, but they can and do pass the virus to others, many who never seek a test. But the current surge is straining our testing system. Labs are overwhelmed, and in some places, it can take 47 days to get results. A positive result triggers the work of contact tracers, who work as part of our Public Health system. Their job is to contact those exposed and help them isolate. Meet contact tracer, sivanthy vasanthan, who says her goals are to stop the spread, and calm the fear. My name is sivanthy vasanthan, i am a remote contact tracer and im based in new york city. Contact tracing is one of the few tool
Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. How will the covid 19 pandemic end . The most certain way would be the development of a safe and effective vaccine. Private companies and governments worldwide are racing to produce a vaccine by the end of the year. But doctor anthony fauci, the countrys top Infectious Disease expert said it could take 12 to 18 months. And even that timeline would be ambitious by historical standards. There are roughly 100 candidates for a vaccine in the works, with a handful fasttracked for human trials. The Clinical Development of a Vaccine Development has three phases. First, its given to a small group of people, then a bigger group, then an even bigger group, in order to test if its safe and effective. And these series of tests can take years, which has led to calls for a different type of testing. Our special contributor joie chen looks at the push for human challenge trials. Josh my names Josh Morrison. Im a volunteer for human challenge trial
Happening in our world today. And finally, we will highlight some other big events coming up, including the big indian festival diwali, all on our show today. Well, ive had the pleasure of attending the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival. I have hosted some q a sessions with filmmakers. The event is a project of cats, contemporary asian theater scene, and is still growing and evolving. Joining me now is an old friend, he is cofounder of cats and the cochair of the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival, steve yamaguma. And also with us, i have the privilege of welcoming filmmaker andrea yuchieh chung. Born in taipei, she is a trained classical musician who found she had a passion for documentary filmmaking and on a global scale. She is presenting her latest work, finding nasseebi, a film where she turns the camera on herself and her journey to understand islam. Welcome to the show. Andrea yuchieh chung thank you for having us. Robert good to see you again. Steve yamaguma go
All that served up on our show today. As many of us know all too well, rice is a key component of asian food. S popular holiday dishes, rice is incorporated in small and big ways. But where does rice come from . We visited San Franciscos japantown to get but where does rice come from . Then well take you to willows, the Northern California town where guey jones began farming rice 100 years ago. Mike inouye a staple in all asian households, rice, with our meals and in favorites like sushi and preparing mochi during new years. But where does rice come from . We went to San Franciscos japantown and asked that question. Female thailand, philippines. Female i believe its from japan. Female thailand, right . Mike and just 120 miles north, its the Sacramento Valley where 97 of all rice is grown in cifora. Willows is the county seat of glenn county and the hometown of the late guey jones, a chineseamerican rice farmer. Doour first harvestthe 10did his first crop. The we are here gathering with