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Innocent When You Dream
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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80-something Dan Yamada, rendered speechless by a stroke, recalls his life.

Bought by KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 10
The Nigiri Mountain Railway
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The Nigiri Mountain train, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip takes a ride back in time on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, one of the oldest mountain railways in India and part of the UNESCO World Heritag...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
809: You Had To Be There / 810: More Than Just A Game, 7/8/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "You Had To Be There" - A new generation rediscovers pleasure palaces of the past, abandoned movie theaters and concert halls. What are t...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
India's Land of the Lamas
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Gilded Buddha statue at Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India., Credit: Sandip Roy
While Buddhism as a religion was founded in India, only 0.7% of Indians describe themselves as Buddhist.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Eighth Avenue
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn
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Brooklyn is constantly changing. This episode takes a look at the changes on just one street in one neighborhood: Eighth Avenue in Sunset Park, whi...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 27:02
The Varkaris
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Varkaris in Maharastra, Credit: Sandip Roy
The Varkaris, farmers turned piligrims, are said to be the world’s oldest and largest people’s movement as they walk for weeks from their homes to ...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Trapped on the Wrong Side of History
From: Richard Paul
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A Japanese-American woman trapped in Japan in WWII

Bought by KGOU, KUER, XRAY.fm, KVSC, WCPN and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2017
  • Length: 25:05
  • Purchases: 6
Manipuri Polo
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Manipur’s court records talk about a game back in the 1st century AD and what’s different about polo in Manipur is that this not just a game for po...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Burma '88: Buried History
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
Caption: Burmese demonstrators in 1988., Credit: Gaye Paterson
25 years ago, university students in Burma sparked a countrywide uprising. They called for a nationwide strike on 8/8/88, a date they chose for its...

Bought by PRX Remix and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 09, 2013
  • Length: 13:13
  • Purchases: 2
The Meskhetians
From: Julia Barton
Caption: Faramus Ibrahimov., Credit: Joshua Sarantitis
Many refugees in the United States have complicated stories to tell. The plight of the Meskhetian Turks spans six decades and four countries. Now s...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
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
D.C.'s Shrinking Chinablock: A Two Part Series
From: Kristen Balagtas
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One ethnic enclave tries to obtain a cultural identity in a struggling economy

  • Added: Sep 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:48
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
Columbus Park
From: David Maxon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Reflection Manhattan's Columbus Park and the fluid nature of place.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:13
An Hour with Don Ho (58:59 or 59:59)
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Asian-American Heritage Special
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This one-hour interview & music with Don Ho in Hawaii is the last he granted before giving his farewell Aloha in April 2007! Your licensing of thi...

Bought by WLNZ


  • Added: May 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
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: 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: 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
Crossing East: Brides & Children - Program Five
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Stories of Asian brides of American servicemen and adopted Asian children. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, KQED and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Crossing East: Raising Cane - Program Three
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Hawaii's multicultural plantation heritage from the 1700s-today. Hosted by George Takei. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL ...

Bought by KUOW, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Crossing East: First Contacts - Program One
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Asian sailors and adventurers helped to form the new country of America. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS...

Bought by KUOW, Radio Catskill, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, WCPN and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25