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“A floundering second-generation teen growing up in Atlanta’s suburbs, Neil Narayan doesn’t have the same drive as everyone around him. His parents...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 08:46
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What's in a name? We reflect on where we belong and what it means to be American, especially in the wake of anti-Asian hate crimes.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 52:02
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As many as 5,000 Nepali people have made their way to Akron during the last decade. It’s been a dramatic change for people who had held onto their ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
Caption: Maya and her parents., Credit: Courtesy of Maya Konz
The first thing you say to someone you just met is most likely a polite greeting: "Hello! What's your name?" But not everyone is that thoughtful.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: April Reyes (far left) with the family who took her in. From left to right: Mariya Manuel, Tanya Kim, Tamar Manuel and Alan Lee., Credit: Courtesy of April Reyes
For most people, family will always be family because you're blood. But in April Reyes' case, it doesn’t quite work that way. / This story won the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Kamna Shastri with her dad on her fifth birthday. Now, Kamna is coming to terms with her albinism., Credit: COURTESY OF KAMNA SHASTRI
RadioActive producer Kamna Shastri tries to understand where she fits into conversations about race and identity as an Indian-American with albinism.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:52
Caption: Shina William's mother worked for many years in factories. When she was working she felt a pain, tingling over her hands., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/SHINA WILLIAMS
Look at your hands, and think of all the things you do with them: hold an ice cream cone, drive your car, scroll through Facebook. What if all of t...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 2
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Chitra, an American Book Award winner, is known for creating tales of vivid women characters who live in either India or America. She is the author...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2016
  • Length: 09:54
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Stereotypes about Asian-Americans abound - their kids get perfect scores on standardized testing and head off to Ivy League colleges to become doct...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:36
Caption:  (From left) Maria's father, mother, grandmother, and grandfather at their home in Manila - the same home where they once encountered a supernatural creature. Maria learned about many traditional Filipino beliefs from her grandmother, Conchita Carpio., Credit: Courtesy of the Caoagdan family
In the Philippines superstitions and the existence of supernatural creatures are firmly believed. RadioActive Youth Media reporter Maria Delmar Cao...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:44
Caption: Quang Adam Nguyen, Angela's dad, holding the South Vietnamese and American flags. , Credit: Credit Courtesy of Quang Adam Nguyen
Angela Nguyen is going away to college and leaving behind everything she loves. Her dad did the same when he left Vietnam. But unlike her, he left ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:49
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How do you pass on the culture of a country you can’t remember? Three generations of the Hang family in Portland, Maine, try to reconcile memories ...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Cherlyn and her mom
A woman becomes a mom at the precise moment that her own mother decides to stop being a mother.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 12:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Traveling to Vancouver for Thanksgiving

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 24, 2007
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 1
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"And like the masses in Times Square on the cusp of midnight, we are waiting in anticipation of something huge."

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Apr 17, 2006
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 1
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A look at domestic abuse in Hmong culture

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 01, 2006
  • Length: 29:42
  • Purchases: 1