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

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 16:26
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Mmmmm. Tamales! Youth Producer Mariana from Gorzycki Middle School interviews her mother as she shows her how to make Tamales.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
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In surprising and sometimes shocking detail, Kaycee shares what her life in a gang entailed, how her teachers changed her life, and how she's pursu...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2012
  • Length: 16:04
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A fascinating look at a new and sometimes controversial folk spiritual tradition to cross over the border from Mexico to Texas. Produced by student...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:59
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Youth producer Alexandra Muniz researches the indigenous music & dance style of Mexico's Zapateado.

  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:49
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Youth producer Gracia Manzanares' touching interview with her mother about immigrating to the United States and the differences between women in Me...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 03:07
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Youth producers Anai Fuentes and Carla Roman describe the process of a traditional Mexican wedding, through interviews with their mothers. Produce...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
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PRODUCIDO EN ESPANOL. Las productoras juveniles Anai Fuentes y Carla Roman describen el proceso de la boda Mexicana entrevistando a sus madres. P...

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
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Youth producers Oscar Hernandez and Domingo Diaz talk with the person who makes quinceanaras work: the dance choreographer. Produced at LBJ High ...

Bought by KUT and YouthCast


  • Added: Feb 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 2
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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 KUOW, YouthCast, KDNK, WNIN, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Brenda, 19, walks through her Minneapolis neighborhood. She's been living as an illegal immigrant in Minnesota since she was 7 years old., Credit: MPR Photo/Jeff Thompson
When Brenda was 7, she was carried across the border from Mexico. Now 19, the Minneapolis teen wishes she could live and work legally in the countr...

Bought by WGXC, KUNM, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 4
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In an ESL class, everyone is new to the country. They're learning a new language, new customs... But what's it like to learn English in a class whe...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 06:49
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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


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 09:37
  • Purchases: 2
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Rookie Reporter Erikka Diaz, like many of her neighbors in South Bronx, has lived in poverty her whole life. Her family knows well the anxiety that...

Bought by The Story, Vocalo.org, Public Radio Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 09:17
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Placing flowers and crosses at the fence, Credit: Leigh Kunkel
In November, 24 Grinnell College students piled into a bus for an 18 hour ride down to Columbus, Georgia to protest the School of the Americas.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 18:23
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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


  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 09:19
  • Purchases: 1
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WNYC Radio Rookie, Shirley Diaz's life has been shaped by the tragedy of her mother's murder and having been raised in several foster homes. To avo...

Bought by KUT, Public Radio Remix, KUOW, YouthCast, KVMR and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:42
  • Purchases: 7

  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 3
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El Kilombo Intergalactico is a collective focused on the concerns of people of color, students, and working-class communities in Durham, NC.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
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4 radio documentaries on a variety of topics

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 22:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Angely Tavares considers her parents choice to immigrate to New York city for a better life from her beloved Domincan Republic.

Bought by The Story, WMNF, KFAI, WXLV-FM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 5
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Latinos in the States and the many struggles they face and overcome.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 06:28
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A look at immigration issues from a youth perspective

Bought by WXLV-FM and WMPG


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 10:33
  • Purchases: 2