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United States of Amnesia

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: See It Through My Eyes

Caption: Vincent Valdez interviewed by Akins High School students, Credit: Texas Folklife

Artist profile of Vincent Valdez. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" created at Akins High School during the fall 2019 ...

Que paso con nuestro barrio

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: See It Through My Eyes

Caption: Lench Martinez interviewed by Akins High School students., Credit: Texas Folklife

Artist profile of Lench Martinez, an Austin rapper. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" created at Akins High School dur...

Una Isu: a Ñuu Savi warrior resisting through hip hop

From: Stanford Storytelling Project

As indigenous people from Mexico migrate to California, their languages and cultures are threatened. One indigenous trilingual rapper based in Fres...

Bought by KRZA

Ms. Ozuna

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Fulmore Middle School 2017

Latinx identity and speaking Spanish are important to Ms. Ozuna at Fulmore Middle School, who uses her upbringing to connect with her students.

Dia de los Muertos

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School 2016-17 Stories

Kids at Martin Middle School discuss what Dia de los Muertos means to them.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KICI Iowa City

City Of Dreamers - Part 3

From: Littleglobe
Series: Audio Revolution!

City of Dreamers explores the lives of young people and immigrant families from Santa Fe’s South Side. First presented live, on stage at the Lensic...

Syracuse Community Leaders Fight to End Poverty

From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2

Caption: These are the six components of the Anti Poverty Initiative. Each component is designed to help people in the community more efficiently by targeting their specific needs.

This is a story about how leaders of charities and organizations that help people in poverty, are joining together to help lower poverty. A couple ...

A Surprising Profession Where Diversity is Lagging Behind

From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism

They are supposed to mold and inspire minds, but that may some argue that will be difficult while 80% are white.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Carlos and the DREAM Act

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave

Caption: Carlos Padilla at a rally for the DREAM act

One in every 50 students who graduated high school last year were undocumented immigrants. Undocumented students can't apply for federal financial ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

The Personal Side of the DREAM Act

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

Caption: Carlos Padilla Speaking at a DREAM Project Rally

An interview with Carlos Padilla, an undocumented student, and his mentor Roberta Lindeman.

Bought by YouthCast

How Mexican are You? Rio's Mexican-American Culture Gap

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition

Rio, faces a big identity question. "Am I Mexican? If so how Mexican am I?" Let's just say Rio was raised a bit differently than prior generations ...

Trying to Do it Right and Not Repeat a Father's Mistakes

From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge

Caption: Marvin Ramos and daughter Hailey

There is less research on adolescent fathers than on mothers — much less — and most of it focuses on the impact to the child if a dad is not in hi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix

Mother

From: Littleglobe

In his honest and heart-wrenching piece, Lee's strong love for his mother parallels his strong yearning to be understood and accepted in her eyes.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Coloring Your Own Story

From: KUNM
Series: Coloring Your Story

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." ~Harvey Fierstein

Growing Up In Poverty

From: City High Radio

Caption: Arturo And His Mom, Credit: From The Collection Of Arturo Camelot

Sixteen-year-old Arturo spent most of his life in what he considers poverty--living on welfare and supported by the Section 8 housing program--but ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Don Fidel

From: American Student Radio

Don Fidel, an immigrant to the United States, opened a staple restaurant in Chicago, but for his family, it was more than restaurant.

New Mexico SBA Testing

From: Littleglobe

Public education is a huge deal in New Mexico- Aaron Baca, a junior at Capital Highschool, discusses his newest problem with his schooling: a test ...

Family Tree

From: Littleglobe

"Family Tree" is a short piece written and produced by Andres Ortiz. His piece is a journey into Ortiz's unknown family history. Growing up being...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting

Best Couple

From: Radio Rookies

When seniors at a small public high school in the Bronx cast their votes for "Best Couple" they chose a pair they admire but who definitely defy th...

Bought by KSFR, KALW, XRAY.fm, WABE, KUOW and more

My Mother's Disease

From: Radio Rookies

17-years-old Vikky Cruz struggles to cope with her mother's illness, a rare genetic disease called neuroacanthytosis, and the ways it's taken over ...

Bought by Vocalo.org and KUOW

This Is Why I Drove

From: Ben May
Series: [Chapters from] The Great American Novel

Tales of a taxi driver in the after hours of the night

My Not So Sweet Home

From: Radio Rookies

14-year-old Radio Rookie Krystle Monclova has been living in a group home in Manhattan since last summer. She never expected to wind up in "the sys...

Bought by KUOW