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The Ahn Trio and Balmorhea
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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A classical group from Korea called the Ahn Trio and a rock band from Texas called Balmorhea converge on a similar, ambient chamber music sound.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
Mapping the Himalayas
From: Kamla Bhatt
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ever wondered how the Himalayas got mapped? What is the connection between Rudyard Kipling's Kim and the the group that mapped the Himalayas?

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 26:28
Sakhi Speaks Out Against Domestic Violence
From: Mahi Palanisami
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Features the work of a South Asian Women domestic violence shelter in New York

  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 05:03
As I Am: Asians In America
From: Nathan Kupel
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The As I Am pilot features reports, analyses, and commentary on social, political, cultural and artistic topics seldom heard on traditional public ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public, WXDU, WGBH Radio Boston, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 27
Honk for Tibet
From: Todd Melby
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Students for a Free Tibet encourage drivers to "Honk for Tibet" from a Minneapolis bridge.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 21, 2008
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Women of India
From: Mahi Palanisami
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Five brown women, talk about themselves in relation to India

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 18, 2008
  • Length: 27:13
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Yo-Yo Ma
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma believes in embracing many cultures and finding something to love in each of them.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WTJU, KGUA, WEZU, WTJU and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 14
From the Philippines to Upstate New York
From: WNYC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Filipino Musician Makes Border Crossing Music

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Day of the Double Albatross
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Two Golfers Have Holes in One hours apart on the same hole.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:08
This I Believe - Arar Han
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Arar Han believes in going home for the holidays -- regardless of where the journey might take her.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Jimmy Liao
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Ichthyologist Jimmy Liao believes fish can teach us a lot about navigating the difficulties of life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 3
Secret Asian Woman
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Secret Asian Woman is a brief personal history of Mixed Race in America.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUOW, KUNM, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
Remembrance
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Remembrance of a friend and learning about Japanese funeral rites

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jan 31, 2008
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 1
Crash, Race and Taiwan
From: Phillip Martin
Series: The Color Initiative
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Learning about race relations in the U.S. from the Oscar-Award winning CRASH.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
Year of the Boar
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Charlie Schroeder and his wife, Wendy Mok, celebrate Chinese New Year...the old-fashioned way

  • Added: Jan 08, 2008
  • Length: 08:29
Asian-American Special - Don Ho Tribute (58:59 or 59:59)
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Asian-American Heritage Special
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Asian-American special features Don Ho in Hawaii in his last face-to-face Public Radio interview with singing, songs and music tunes from the beach...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:31
Don Ho Tribute - His Life & His Music (with News-Hole) 58:59 or 59:59
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Asian-American Heritage Special
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This special features Don Ho in Hawaii singing and talking in his last face-to-face Public Radio interview before he died in April 2007. As Don ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:31
Thanksgiving in Vancouver
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Traveling to Vancouver for Thanksgiving

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 24, 2007
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 1
Being Bicultural: Stories of Asian American Youth
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at what being "bicultural" means.

Bought by WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Yellowstone Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 6
Hare Krishna's in Berkeley
From: Sindya N. Bhanoo
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A piece about the Hare Krishnas in Berkeley

  • Added: Nov 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
Beijing Dancers Come to Philadelphia
From: Jamila Trindle
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Chinese dancers head to the US

  • Added: Oct 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:54
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
A Day of Enlightenment
From: Voices of Our World
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We visited the Wat Mai Monestary for Burmese Buddhist monks in Bangkok, Thailand. During our stay we were able to talk directly to the monks about...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 28:02
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
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a... Fugo Balloon?
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Up, up and away with Japan's littlest-known WWII weapon

  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:41

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