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An interview with renowned Asian pop singer and children's rights activist Agnes Chan
From: UNICEF
Caption: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Japan Agnes Chan visits a primary school in Somalia’s Statehouse Camp for displaced people, which was built by UNICEF with support from donor countries including Japan., Credit: UNICEF Japan/2010/Kaneko
Goodwill Ambassador for Japan Agnes Chan reflects on her travels on behalf of UNICEF

  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 04:40
Cambodia-The Plow that Predicts the Future
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week's GG goes inside the Royal Ploughing Ceremony to hear how Cambodians predict the future -- agriculturally AND economically.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 2
Mr. Hsu Comes Out
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
Caption: Sushi Song, Credit: Evan Roberts
"My father took me to a strip club to turn me straight...". A touching memoir of rejection, acceptance and forgiveness in Mr. Hsu's third period ge...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Vocalo.org, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 4
Global Guru-Thailand's Hot and Cold Food
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru learns how to avoid culinary death in Bangkok -- and just why Thais categorize their food.

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 3
Storefront Library
From: Mark Saldaña
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In Boston's densest neighborhood, the Chinatown Storefront Library converted a vacant commercial space into a thriving community center. And then i...

Bought by XRAY.fm and YouthCast


  • Added: Feb 17, 2010
  • Length: 13:44
  • Purchases: 2
The father of virtual reality Jaron Lanier talks about his book "Your Are Not a Gadget."
From: Queena Kim
Series: CyberFrequencies, Pop + Tech Podcast
Caption: CyberFrequencies, Life on the Web, Credit: Michael Uhlenkott
The father of virtual technology says the promise of Web 2.0 - individualism, wisdom of the crowd - is a chimera.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 30, 2010
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 1
On the frontlines of the non-profit world
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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Taking a first job at an inner city non-profit can be horrifying. But there's a lot of perks too ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
The Ju Montagnard
From: Jeff Chilcott
Series: New North Carolinian Voices
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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: The Americanization of a SE Asian Hillside Tribe
From: Jeff Chilcott
Series: New North Carolinian Voices
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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
Action Speaks! - What Now?: 1972 - Nixon visits People's Republic of China
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, Interlochen Public Radio, WRPI, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
Faceless Painter
From: World Vision Report
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In a speech at a US military base in South Korea this week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said “North Korea is a lethal and destabilizing force in...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 05:26
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


  • Added: Oct 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:13
  • Purchases: 1
When the Spam hit the fan in Nam
From: Rich Halten
Caption: House in Hue where GI broadcasters made their stand
A Veteran's Day flashback to two tales of survival from one historic battle

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, PRX Remix, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 10:36
  • Purchases: 5
Korea: Lives without Parallel
From: Rita Colaço
Caption: North Korea - 2006, Credit: Rita Colaço
Stories of lives without parallel in the Korean Peninsula, divided by the most militarized border in the world.

  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 14:19
Frying Cel Roti in Pokhara, Nepal
From: Laura Spero
Series: What's Cooking
Caption: Cel roti is eaten during any festive gathering, official or unofficial, including holidays or in the presence of good company--and especially during the harvest festivals of Dashain and Tihar in October and November., Credit: Laura Spero
Learning to cook a traditional fried bread in Nepal.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 04:57
A Mixed Collective
From: Cristina Quinn
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A documentary exploring multiracial Asian-American identity.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2009
  • Length: :00
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


  • Added: Aug 27, 2009
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
Asian American Psychological Association fights racism
From: Mahi Palanisami
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A personal reflection about the Asian-American Psychological Conference.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2009
  • Length: 06:09
The Price of Rice
From: Outer Voices
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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 ...

Bought by KUER, KFOK-LPFM, KZYX, WRPI, KQED and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 14
Universal Design In Japan
From: Ross Chambless
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In Japan Universal Design is often being heard through talking machines and appliances.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 15, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Amy Tan
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Acclaimed writer Amy Tan believes in ghosts and the messages of joy, love and peace they bring her.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUER, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 7
Lost Maritime Cultures: China and the Pacific
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Excavating sites like this one in China link China's ancient seafarers with people throughout the Pacific, Credit: Bishop Museum
The origin of people living on islands throughout the Pacific has been a mystery for years. Now some archaeologists in Hawaii believe they have th...

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 05:10
Daran Kravanh
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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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...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:59
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

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