They Lied
Series: Crossing the BLVD: strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America
From: Judith Sloan
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Quirky personal narrative of a teenage girl talking about her arrival in America from Poland and the tension caused when she discovered that her parents lied to get her on the plane.
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Piece Description
Quirky personal narrative of a teenage girl talking about her arrival in America from Poland and the tension caused when she discovered that her parents lied to get her on the plane.
Broadcast History
Aired on Day to Day, NPR, January 27, 2004. A Hearing Voices produced piece as part of the Crossing the BLVD series.
Timing and Cues
When Joanna Pittner was thirteen years old, her mother told her she was going to America for a vacation. Produced by Judith Sloan, this is one of 20 sound pieces from Crossing the BLVD: strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America exhibition and multimedia project.
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Review of They Lied
The monologue format of the piece was very effective, the more so because of the matter-of-fact style of the narration. I have heard very little expression of how it feels for Polish youth to arrive as immigrants in today's societies, so this was thought-provoking for me.
I particularly liked the echo and repetition effects of the multi-tracking; this created almost a harmony in itself. Brilliant.
I should think it would be a good inclusion in any programme/series about immigrating youth. Also in programmes about parent-youth relationships.