Episode 5: Acceptance
Series: Lefse, Rice and Frybread: A History of Washington Through
From: KUOW
Length: 00:06:48
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America has always drawn immigrants who come for political, social, and economic reasons, but they were not always welcomed. In the 1960's, Americans watched the Vietnam War unfold in their living rooms on television. Later, they watched Vietnam collapse. Thousands of Vietnamese were evacuated, but had nowhere to go. Washington was one of the first states to open its doors to these refugees. Xinh Dwelley is a Vietnamese immigrant who came to Olympia before the Fall of Saigon. Her experience represents one of the lasting legacies of that era.
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America has always drawn immigrants who come for political, social, and economic reasons, but they were not always welcomed. In the 1960's, Americans watched the Vietnam War unfold in their living rooms on television. Later, they watched Vietnam collapse. Thousands of Vietnamese were evacuated, but had nowhere to go. Washington was one of the first states to open its doors to these refugees. Xinh Dwelley is a Vietnamese immigrant who came to Olympia before the Fall of Saigon. Her experience represents one of the lasting legacies of that era.
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Review of Episode 5: AcceptanceDelicious and crisp. DeLuna does a fine job bringing home the personal story of Vietnamese immigrant Xinh Dwelley. Sound quality is clear. Actualities of Dwelley, although bearing a heavy accent, is understandable and listener-friendly. Music transitions are effective in bringing you to the scene. Ambient transitions are equally well done. This is a wonderful international-local immigrant story that will play well against the recent anti-immigration coverage. If you're looking for that different angle... give "Acceptance" a try.
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Review of Episode 5: Acceptance
KUOW reporter Ruby de Luna has created a five-part radio series about the cultural history of Washington, and she's done it cleverly, by exploring the culinary traditions that the state's various ethnic communities have brought with them to the region. This story, 'Acceptance,' is the fifth in the series, and it introduces us to a Vietnamese woman named Xinh Dwelly. When we meet her, she's chopping vegetables in the kitchen of her Olympia restaurant, and soon we're traveling back in time with her to her experiences cooking for American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
Producer de Luna took obvious care in collecting a variety of ambient sounds for this story, and she lets the natural sounds breathe in such a way that the piece ends up having a very cinematic feel. This is a great, accessible way to look at history, and to keep a listening audience engaged along the way.