Playlist: NANCY GUAN's Portfolio
Audio pieces reported and produced individually
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Fighting for Home
From NANCY GUAN | 13:05
Residents of an apartment in Los Angeles fight against a broken housing system.
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A vicious cycle of rising rents, disappearing affordable housing and evictions plagues the city of Los Angeles. But the residents of Hillside Villa are refusing to leave their homes. This piece documents the vacillating journey the renters of one apartment have endured.
Making Dumplings
From NANCY GUAN | 04:28
I interview my mom about her personal history with this traditional Chinese dish—dumplings.
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In this radio piece, I ask my mom about something in my culture that I’ve always taken for granted: a Chinese dish called dumplings. Through this, I learn a little bit more about my parents that I otherwise would not have known. I also discover why this dish was and still is significant to my parents and realize the importance of food to keeping culture alive.
Foraging For Mushrooms
From NANCY GUAN | 02:28
Long-time mushroom enthusiast Andre Kohler takes us on a foraging trip through the Santa Monica mountains.
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Long-time mushroom enthusiast Andre Kohler takes us on a foraging trip through the Santa Monica mountains. He gives us tips on how to look for mushrooms and take them home.
826LA Cultivates A Love for Reading and Writing
From NANCY GUAN | 04:09
Knowing how to read and write well is fundamental to a good education. But what happens when schools in communities of color lack the resources for their students? 826LA is one group working to close the achievement gap.
Knowing how to read and write well is fundamental to a good education. But what happens when schools in communities of color lack the resources for their students? 826LA is one group working to close the achievement gap. In this piece we hear from a senior attending LA's Manual Arts High School and what she discovered through 826LA.
Memes Go Global
From NANCY GUAN | 06:57
Memes have become an essential part of our daily humor. But have you ever thought of how your favorite memes travel to different countries and across cultures? USC Annenberg's Ph.D. Candidate Sulafa Zidani studies exactly that...
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Memes have become an essential part of our daily humor. But have you ever thought of how your favorite memes travel to different countries and across cultures? USC Annenberg's Ph.D. Candidate Sulafa Zidani studies exactly that. In this piece, we talk to Zidani about memes in international contexts and the varying ways they go global.