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Wilma Pang
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Wilma Pang, Professor at San Francisco City College, shares the influence of Chinese opera, a rapidly-disappearing art form, wherever she can. Pan...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:58
Weenie Royale; The Impact of the Internment on Japanese Cooking in America
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Hidden Kitchens
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After Pearl Harbor, about 120,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted and forced to live for years in remote federal camps around the country. The uph...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KZYX, WORT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Length: 09:18
  • Purchases: 23
Crossing East - First Contact - Program One
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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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
Bridging the Shores: The Hmong-American Experience
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Sound-rich documentary about Hmong-Americans living in the U.S.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WESM 91.3 FM, KWIT, KHEN-LP, KUNM and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Gateway of the Gypsies
From: Anil Mundra
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review of documentary "Jaisalmer Ayo: Gateway of the Gypsies"

  • Added: Jun 15, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
Dice-K's Red Sox Debut
From: KCUR
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Japanese media and fans follow Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka's every move.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 23:03
Hawaiian Awa (Kava)
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Jason Keoni Verity opened the first awa (kava) bar in Hawaii, Credit: The Honolulu Advertiser
For centuries, the kava plant has played an important role in many Pacific Island cultures, where it's valued for its natural calming effects. In ...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 08:06
Jon Jang
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Jon Jang, composer and jazz pianist, who paved the way for Asian American jazz musicians.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
Pastures of Plenty: Sailing East: Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos in the Fields
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farm Workers
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Program 1 in a four part series about farmworker history.

Bought by KSQD Santa Cruz, North State Public Radio, KUSP, WCBU, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2007
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 12
Crossing East Music Featre: Violinist Aishu Venkataraman
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Profile of 13-year-old prodigy and her musician family

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Modern Day Mongolia
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Mongolia in the 21st century must choose which aspects of modernity and tradition will shape its identity in the 21st century.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WFUV


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Losing Home
From: Radio Rookies
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Wen Ou tells about her struggle to maintain a connection with her homeland in China.

Bought by KUOW, WXLV-FM, KCUR, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 4
Tell Me Wai
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: New Zealand Stories
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Maori group called 'Wai" blends traditions with a hip hop sound in New Zealand.

Bought by WNJR and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
Crossing East: Filipino Guitarist Angelo Pizarro
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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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
Crossing East: Shasta Taiko
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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A 1st Person profile of Russel Baba and Jeannie Aiko Mercer of Shasta Taiko

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: Jon Jang Music Feature
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Profile of Composer and Pianist Jon Jang

  • Added: Sep 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
Crossing East: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Slack Key Guitar is a unique art form in Hawaii

Bought by KZYX and KSUT


  • Added: Sep 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
Kawthoolei
From: Outer Voices
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Along the Thai-Burma border, we meet the women peace activists working in the midst of the world's longest running civil war.

Bought by KUER, WUFT, WGBH Radio Boston, KWIT, KUER and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2006
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Kawthoolei with newshole
From: Outer Voices
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Along the Thai-Burma border, we meet the women peace activists working in the midst of the world's longest running civil war.

Bought by KQED, WUFT, KGLT, KUER, WSKG and more


  • Added: Aug 03, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Hop Fu and the Asia-Hip Hop Connection
From: Michael Jones
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Turntablists create new soundtracks to Kung-Fu movies...live!

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 26, 2006
  • Length: 10:55
  • Purchases: 2
Competing for Souls
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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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
Crossing East: Refuge From War - Program Seven
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had no choice but to flee their homelands and come to America. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THER...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCPN, WCPN, KQED, KGNU Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Crossing East: New Waves, New Storms - Program Eight
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Recently, Asian Americans have faced discrimination, but remained strong. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCPN, WCPN, KQED, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Crossing East: Exclusion & Resistance - Program Four
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Accounts of immigration laws designed specifically to restrict Asian Americans. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS O...

Bought by KUT, Radio Catskill, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Crossing East: The Post '65 Generation - Program Six
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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After '65, Asian families could immigrate together and became entrepreneurs. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF TH...

Bought by WCPN, KRCB 104.9, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22