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The Skyluck Journals
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Award Winners
Caption: CBC Radio's The Doc Project
The Skyluck Journals from CBC Radio's The Doc Project won the Gold Medal in the History Category at the 2022 New York Festivals. In 1979 Andrew Ng...

Bought by KUHF, KWGS, KFAI Minneapolis, KCPW Salt Lake City, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Re:Work Radio: Trafficked, the Journey of Lester Ramos
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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One of the most common forms of trafficking is labor trafficking. In this episode, Re:Work Radio brings you the story of Lester Ramos and his journ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Draft, Duty, and Dissent: G.I. Resistance to War
From: Making Contact
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It was the 1960s – and throughout the United States, opposition to the War in Vietnam was growing. The Draft forced young men to make a choice abo...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Buried memories of China's Cultural Revolution haunt a family
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: A young Belinda Cai and her father., Credit: Belinda Cai
Belinda Cai knew only the outline of her father’s childhood in China's Cultural Revolution. Recently, when she asked her father for details, she wa...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 1
Mimi & Linda
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: Summer Institute Edition
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A mother & daughter recollect moving to Austin from Vietnam. This story was produced by Ana Kolendo, Linda O’Neal, and Lindsey Shirack during the ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 1
Building a Family - A Foreign Adoption Story
From: Homefront Chronicles
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Amanda and her husband were eager to start a family. They turned to foreign adoption, and couldn’t imagine the heartbreak, surprises and love that...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 05:35
The Queen's Trek
From: Outer Voices
Caption: the Queen with Meerak, Credit: Jack Chance
Bhutan is a land of prayer flags and happiness. But people are people, and human suffering, including domestic violence, is as prevalent here as i...

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KQED, KFOK-LPFM, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 24:36
  • Purchases: 5
War Rugs: What Little Girls Make
From: Susan Barrett Price
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Contemplating a war rug made during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 12, 2008
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3