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Group Helps Asian American Communities Feel Safe

From: KSFP
Series: Civic

Three years ago, when violence against Asian Americans spiked, local organizations took action to improve public safety. One group, the Coalition f...

A Portrait in Little Saigon

From: Louis Frank

Caption: "Boston Little Saigon" written in shaded block letters.

An interview with Tam Le, owner of a Vietnamese restaurant in Boston, about the newest cultural district in the Massachusetts, "Boston Little Saigon."

Hmong Farmers Find Their Midwest Footing

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Hmong-American farmer You Pao Xiong stands near fresh produce at the Minneapolis Farmers Market., Credit: Mike Moen

Thirty years ago, variety was hard to come by at Twin Cities farmers markets. But that’s changed, with many operations boasting an array of fresh f...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Ep. 19: Minnesota Eats

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast

Caption: Chef Yia Vang, Credit: Erin Cahanes

Immigrants are spicing up Minnesota food. In this episode of the MinneCulture podcast, host Jumondeh Tweh gets cooking tips from his Liberian mothe...

Ronnie's Lunch at Northeast Market

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

Since middle school, I helped my parents here. Each week, I would get $40, which is, like, a lot if you're a middle school student.

Bought by PRX Remix

Peter Lee at Vivid Nails

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

My father was an American soldier in the Vietnam War. I don't know my dad at all.

Bought by PRX Remix

Timothy Louie

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

My great grandfather started the business in 1917. He came from China. This was the built-in childcare/daycare for me. My parents would come to w...

Bought by PRX Remix

Makers Series 5: Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat

From: Slow Melt Productions
Series: The Slow Melt: A Podcast About Chocolate

Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat, was founded in 2011 by Vincent Mourou and Samuel Maruta and is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The company is the ...

Dancing the Shrimp Dry: How Chinese Immigrants Drove Louisiana Seafood (Gravy Ep. 45)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

Caption: Man with rake and drying shrimp. , Credit: Photo courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.

Imagine this: deep in the Louisiana wetlands, a wooden platform the size of three football fields, covered in shrimp, drying in the sun… which are ...

Bought by KVLU

Whistle-Stop Tour

From: Israel Story

Caption: Elik Frumchenko whistles with members of a Chinese whistling festival

A young Israeli is backpacking in China when he becomes the first ever Western professional whistler to perform at a Chinese whistle convention.

Bought by WABE

Episode 2: Tradition!

From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST

After Annie Cho gave birth to her son this spring, she struggled to make traditional Chinese "confinement" practices (hygiene rules + special postp...

Bought by PRX Remix

Bless thee! Thou art translated

From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited

When Shakespeare’s work is translated into foreign languages, does it cease to be Shakespeare?

Bay Area Beats: Growing up with Thao and the Get Down Stay Down

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Thao Nguyen grew up in Northern Virginia, and started playing music at age 12. Since then she has released three critically acclaimed albums, and s...

Singer-Songwriter Josh Vasa

From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South

Birmingham, Alabama, singer-songwriter Josh Vasa of the band Sanyasi talks about his Indian heritage, writing, and the value of cheesy lyrics.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix

Latitude News Podcast #3 - Black in China

From: Latitude News

Caption: Jo Bai and her fellow English teachers in Yuyao, China.

Jo is African American. Jo lives in Yuyao, China. Jo gets a lot of attention.

Bought by PRX Remix

Starting Over at Sea-Tac

From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Refugees in Puget Sound

New refugees have to juggle a lot. There's finding housing, getting kids enrolled in school; often there's learning English. And there's finding a ...

Gamun-Pyul

From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: Flushing 2010

Caption: Rayon Wright with K-Pop Artist JYP

18 year old Caribbean American, Rayon Wright, sets out to be a K-Pop producer.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), and PRX Remix

Sound Kapital And Beijing's Rock Rebellion

From: Avishay Artsy

Caption: A photo of the Beijing rock band Hedgehog, taken from the book "Sound Kapital.", Credit: Matthew Niederhauser

A look at a fast-changing China through the lens of youth culture and rock music.

Sculpting Agent Orange's Legacy

From: Avishay Artsy

Caption: A Vietnamese boy exposed to Agent Orange., Credit: Kirk Torregrossa

A Dartmouth student travels to Vietnam to document in sculpture the legacy of Agent Orange.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Churning Milk in Nepal

From: Laura Spero
Series: What's Cooking

Caption: Reporter Laura Spero looks for giu while Aamaa watches in the background...with a smile., Credit: Laura Spero

Let's talk about locally produced food--you've never had milk like this. In the village of Kaskikot, Nepal, Aamaa shows reporter Laura Spero how t...

Bought by WBEZ, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KUOW

Daran Kravanh

From: Dmae Lo Roberts

After experiencing the horror of the Khmer Rouge experience, Daran Kravanh credits an accordion that appeared on a stump in a forest with saving hi...