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Piece Description
A story told from the perspectives of both a young boy when the time for crossing the border from Mexico to the US is imminent, and the adult on the US side as a journalist photographing the illegal immigrants.
11 Comments
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Encore!I would like to hear more from this writer. This piece definitely belongs on the radio! |
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Powerfully PoignantAmazing social commentary and narrative arc in such a short span of time. Very moving. I'd love to hear stories like this on the radio. |
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
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| Penguin Cafe Single | Penguin Cafe Orchestra | Music at the Penguin Cafe. | EG | 1976 | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Produced with help from James Spring, Jay Allison, and Viki Merrick at Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and supported, in part, by the Open Studio Project with funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Posted on July 27, 2009 at 07:20 PM | Permalink
The best stuff on pulbic radio!
I think that our friends have already covered it here, but this is great audio. Finally a reason to listen to public radio! Great job, Amy!