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StoryCorps: Deborah Wei and Kaia Chau
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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When Deborah Wei and her family moved to the Philadelphia suburbs in the 1960’s, they were the only Asian family in their neighborhood. Deborah rem...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Mysterious Tattoo Reunites Korean Adoptee With Birth Family
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When Korean adoptee Sara Jones went looking for her birth family, she wondered if a strange tattoo given to her in childhood could unlock any secrets.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
The Year of the Dragon: A Joyful Celebration
From: Wanda Yang Temko
Series: A Public Radio Chinese New Year Special
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Celebrate Chinese New Year in 2023 with Music and Words.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WHRV, WUOT 91.9 FM, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Episode 3: Added Challenges: Disabilities and the Pandemic
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Speaking Our Truths: The -Ism Youth Files
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Youth with disabilities had learning challenges during the pandemic that still have a lingering effect.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - A Chinese-American Family's Quest for Inclusion
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Children are often shielded from a painful family past. For Ava Chin, a deep, personal hunger to reclaim her Chinese-American legacy led her to sto...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 53:25
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 137: The Honor and Weight of Being a Role Model, 4/23/2023
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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It's always exhausting not being yourself

  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
StoryCorps Historias: Chhaya Chhoum and Eddie Rivera
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Chhaya Chhoum came to StoryCorps with her husband Eddie Rivera to talk about how they first met and the twists and turns of their relationship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Fatimah Asghar
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet and novelist Fatimah Asghar discusses their debut novel, "When We Were Sisters."

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, WETS, KVNF, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Year of the Rabbit: A Joyful Celebration
From: Wanda Yang Temko
Series: A Public Radio Chinese New Year Special
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Celebrate Chinese New Year in 2023 with Music and Words.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, Spokane Public Radio, WUOT 91.9 FM, WGTE Public Media, and WVTF


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps: Jami Miyamoto and Daily Miyamoto
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Daily and Jami Miyamoto in Santa Monica, CA on July 26, 2022., Credit: Daily Miyamoto
Jami Miyamoto and her daughter, Daily, sat down at StoryCorps to talk about her adoption during the era of China’s “One Child" Policy.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
EE 22-24: When you’re craving Indonesian food, you might have to make it yourself, 6/10/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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A conversation and kitchen session with Melati Citrawireja of Three Salted Fish about learning to make the foods she loves when she couldn't find ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
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."

  • Added: Apr 21, 2022
  • Length: 06:13
The Write Question - Victoria Chang
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Victoria Chang discusses her new epistolary collection, "Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief."

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Booktalk: Novelist Sanjena Sathian's "Gold Diggers"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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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
Hyphenated Identity
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Shelter in Place
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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
The Year of the Ox: A Joyful Celebration
From: Wanda Yang Temko
Series: A Public Radio Chinese New Year Special
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Commemorate Chinese New Year in 2021 through Music and Words.

Bought by WVTF


  • Added: Jan 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Tan
From: StoryCorps
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Grandma Crescenciana was no stranger to sacrificing for family. Her grandchildren called her Lola. They grew up hearing stories about her life in t...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:39
Call Your Elders: We’re Going to Be Okay
From: Feet in 2 Worlds
Series: A Better Life
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Rosalind calls her Tita Margaret, a Filipina immigrant who lived through 9/11 in New York City.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2020
  • Length: 11:45
  • Purchases: 1
A Mother-Daughter Duel Memoir Exploring Immigration, Trauma, and Motherhood
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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FAMILY IN SIX TONES is a duel memoir co-authored by writer and law professor at the Chapman University School of Law, Lan Cao and her daughter Harl...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 19, 2020
  • Length: 12:38
  • Purchases: 1
Two Revolutions, Many Secrets
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Left: Wilson Dairy Restaurant Right: Helen Zia as baby with mom
In the midst of our dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to imagine what stories we will ultimately tell our children and grandchildren. T...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
StoryCorps: Tria Chang and Eddie Chang
From: StoryCorps
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Eddie Chang came to StoryCorps with his daughter Tria, to talk about how he met her mom, E.F, and what they miss most since her death.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Wood Maiden
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about things that might seem trivial, or even annoying, but that always reveal something deeper and beautiful underneath.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 54:10
National Writers Series: Aarti Shahani
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Two
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National Public Radio reporter Aarti Shahani talks with WDET News Director Jerome Vaughn about her book, "Here We Are: American Dreams, American Ni...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 28, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Ronnie's Lunch at Northeast Market
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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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


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
Peter Lee at Vivid Nails
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My father was an American soldier in the Vietnam War. I don't know my dad at all.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1