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When the plague broke out in San Francisco in 1900, the public health department singled out Chinatown—as if Chinatown were the problem.
- Added: May 15, 2023
- Length: 51:34
If there’s one thing Bung-Ja Ziporah Kim Rothkopf loves to discuss, it’s food. “I can leave my land,” she says, “I can leave my family. But I could...
- Added: Jun 12, 2022
- Length: 36:44
When India went into lockdown in 2020, millions of jobs disappeared and tens of millions of migrant workers struggled to get home, often on foot. M...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]
- Added: Dec 29, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
It's one of Cambodia's few success stories. ACLEDA bank began as a micro-lender. Loaning tiny sums to allow Cambodians to open small businesses.Now...
- Added: May 08, 2018
- Length: 05:02
You can learn a lot about cities around the world by their transportation options. In this episode, you’ll hear why you’ll probably die trying to c...
- Added: Nov 24, 2015
- Length: 16:52
You know what’s the best part of taking 12 weeks off from podcasting? Coming back. This is the first episode of Season Two of the Opportunistic Tra...
- Added: Nov 02, 2015
- Length: 14:43
When you get into a taxi, you usually know where you are coming from, where you are going. But what about your taxi driver? This week we travel wit...
- Added: Jul 29, 2015
- Length: 29:02
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
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
- Added: Feb 25, 2015
- Length: 11:44
- Purchases: 1
Winner of a Silver Trophy at the New York Festival 'World's Best Radio Awards' 2014, this startling but ultimately uplifting documentary is about t...
- Added: Sep 01, 2014
- Length: 27:55
Everyday, it seems war is in the news. Headlines report on wars from around the globe. But what happens when a war ends? Today, the group called...
- Added: Mar 03, 2014
- Length: 04:45
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
As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. In this story, eigh...
Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, KALW, KUNM, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
When he finally went home to Viet Nam, he began using a name from an I.D. card he had purchased: Ho Chi Minh ... which means "bringer of light." An...
- Added: Dec 09, 2010
- Length: 03:00
A documentary examining the politics of homosexuality in India
- Added: May 08, 2010
- Length: 09:40
- Purchases: 2
Eugene Washington took a huge leap of faith by quitting his job in order to devote his life to helping Montagnard refugees adjust to life in the US.
- Added: Dec 18, 2009
- Length: 30:38
The Hmong fought a Secret War alongside US troops during the Vietnam War. Many were forced to flee communist Laos and take refuge in the United Sta...
- Added: Dec 16, 2009
- Length: 34:15
A documentary exploring multiracial Asian-American identity.
- Added: Sep 09, 2009
- Length: :00
The price of rice is the price of life in Vietnam: the country is now the second largest exporter of rice in the world. But one out of every seven ...
- Added: Jun 26, 2009
- Length: 52:00
- Purchases: 14
Asian sailors and adventurers helped to form the new country of America.
Bought by WCPN, KQED, WGBH Radio Boston, and KQED
- Added: Feb 12, 2009
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 4
Emerging Tibetan Buddhist teacher, the 17th Karmapa makes first historic visit to the US
- Added: Jun 29, 2008
- Length: 17:01
review of documentary "Jaisalmer Ayo: Gateway of the Gypsies"
- Added: Jun 15, 2008
- Length: 03:49
Maori group called 'Wai" blends traditions with a hip hop sound in New Zealand.
- Added: Oct 06, 2006
- Length: 06:11
- Purchases: 2
Angelo Pizarro comes from a musical family. Born in the Philippines, he shares Filipino folk, jazz, and blues with the Seattle music scene.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and Marfa Public Radio
- Added: Sep 17, 2006
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 3
Producer Alan Weisman reports on how evangelical Christianity is spreading rapidly across South Korea, and coming into conflict with the traditiona...
Bought by WBEZ
- Added: Jul 07, 2006
- Length: 07:00
- Purchases: 1
