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Playlist: Identity

Compiled By: Bernard Ouellette

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American or not?

From Holly Kernan | 00:05:07

commentator Elizabeth Price learns the harsh intricacies of international identity

Childhood Interrupted

From Liz Jones | Part of the A Village Away from Home series | 00:09:00

A look at how immigrant teens grapple with identity issues.

Indian Jews try to find an identity in New York City

From Thomas Grove | 00:03:22

Romiel Daniel, a member of the Benne Israel from Israel introduces his background to the Jewish comunity in New York's Rego Park neighborhood

Native American Identity

From RadioActive Youth Media | 00:04:04

A mother and daughter embrace their heritage

Identity

From Native Public Media | Part of the We Shall Remain series | 00:05:00

Episode Five: Identity
Producer: Brian Bull

Who is an Indian? And who decides? Based on what criteria? The thorny politics of tribal enrollment - create tensions between mixed-race Indians and those who consider themselves culturally "purer" effecting the future of Native sovereignty.

Corresponds with PBS We Shall Remain episode: Wounded Knee that airs May 11th.

"Peaches" by Langston Kerman

From WBEZ | Part of the Louder Than a Bomb 2005 series | 00:02:26

A young Chicago poet explores his understanding of the ridicule his parents faced for being a mixed couple, and how his bi-racial identity has been shaped by his parent's experience.

Searching for Roots

From Berkeley J-School | 00:04:13

Jessica Meyers reports on a group of Iranian Americans who are rediscovering their lost heritage.

You Sound like You're Not from Around Here

From With Good Reason | 00:29:38

Within seconds of hearing someone speak, we make judgments about that person and their background, just based on their accent.

Whisper Leigh

From Vertna Bradley | 00:00:00

You feel like you’re a girl, but in the mirror and to everyone else's eyes, you’re a boy. You go along with it, just to not make waves, but then during puberty your breasts develop. Eventually, you marry as a man and even father children. Until one day, you decide that enough is enough.

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A Prohibition

From Terin Mayer | 00:04:27

Three students reflect on what it means to be "Black" at Carleton College

Blind Traveler

From daniella ponet | 00:10:00

Pat, a blind activist and singer/poet, describes her life in New York City

Destination DIY: Gender Expression

From Destination DIY | 00:28:05

Can gender be a do-it-yourself project?

This I Believe - Sufiya Abdur-Rahman

From This I Believe | Part of the This I Believe series | 00:03:45

Sufiya Abdur-Rahman believes being black is beautiful and not a condition she has to rise above.

This I Believe - Sheri White

From This I Believe | Part of the This I Believe series | 00:03:11

Even though we tend to focus on our differences, Sheri White believes there is much that unites us.

Searching For Self

From Voices of Our World | 00:27:58

Octavio Warnock-Graham struggled with a pivotal question as his sense of self was developing.

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William Utermohlen

From Eric Molinsky | 00:10:11

An artist paints self-portraits while battling Alzheimer's

The History of My Names

From Judah Bruce Leblang | 00:05:01

An exploration of the power of names and identity

Diet Coke

From Holly Kernan | 00:02:21

what diet coke reveals about global identity

Come Soul, I Have Need Of Thee

From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | 00:07:59

A Maine folk singer struggles with his identity, since losing his voice to cancer.

Chosen People

From Eric Molinsky | 00:14:21

African-American Jews proclaim their identity and build a community.

Mind on the Brain

From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | 00:08:31

A personal look at Traumatic Brain Injury.