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Underground Trade Part 4: One Town in Thailand
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: Underground Trade: From Boston to Bangkok
Caption: child victims of sex trafficking in Pattaya, Credit: Phillip Martin
Thailand is considered an incubator for human trafficking…so WGBH Radio's Phillip Martin traveled to one town there to document the relationship be...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 07:49
Underground Trade Part 6: Trading in Shame
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: Underground Trade: From Boston to Bangkok
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Phillip Martin travels to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to the home of a man whose 19-year old daughter was just rescued from a brothel in China. The ...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 05:17
Qiu Jin
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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At nearly thirty years of age, she heard the call to leave her family behind and take her adventurous spirit on the road to Japan, where she joined...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 01:56
In Desperation, Seafood Workers Sign Away Their Rights
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Unemployed oyster shucker Tam Nguyen , Credit: Barry Yeoman
For many of Louisiana's oyster shuckers, shrimp peelers, and deckhands, survival after the BP oil spill meant accepting one-time payments of $5,000...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 17, 2011
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
Vietnamese Fishermen Search for the Monetary Value of a Lost Culture
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Ve Nguyen is one of three fishers who have filed test claims for subsistence loss., Credit: Barry Yeoman
Kenneth Feinberg, the Boston attorney in charge of reviewing claims for the BP oil spill, says he expects to start paying interim and final claims ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2011
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
New Sounds of China Episode 4: The Chengdu Temperament
From: Peter Vautier
Series: New Sounds of China
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A curious mixture of punk rock, localized ska, DIY pop, and cannabis-infused folk from the city of Chengdu, gateway to China's wild west.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
New Sounds of China Episode 3: The Beijing Scene (Beyond Maybe Mars)
From: Peter Vautier
Series: New Sounds of China
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Episode three explores the diversity of Beijing's underground music scene.

Bought by WNJR and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 2
New Sounds of China Episode 1: The History of Chinese Alternative Music
From: Peter Vautier
Series: New Sounds of China
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Episode one explores the old sounds that have influenced the new sounds of Chinese alternative music.

Bought by KUT and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Action Speaks! - What Now?: 1972 - Nixon visits People's Republic of China
From: Action Speaks
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, Interlochen Public Radio, WRPI, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Subcontinental, Episode 2: Bhangra
From: Paolo Pietropaolo
Series: The Subcontinental
Caption: Host Raakhi Sinha in Bhangra dancing action.
All aboard The Subcontinental, your South Asian music train! Second stop: Punjab, and the irresistible beats of Bhangra.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2009
  • Length: 52:16
  • Purchases: 2
The Subcontinental, Episode 1: Bollywood
From: Paolo Pietropaolo
Series: The Subcontinental
Caption: Raakhi Sinha, host of The Subcontinental, breaks out the Bolly moves with her crew
All aboard The Subcontinental, your South Asian music train! First stop: Mumbai and the music of Bollywood.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 09, 2009
  • Length: 53:48
  • Purchases: 2
Crossing East - First Contact - Program One
From: Dmae Roberts
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Asian sailors and adventurers helped to form the new country of America.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and KQED


  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Feng Shui Minute (TM) - What's Behind Your Bed?
From: Robyn Bentley
Series:
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Feng shui/holistic living bedroom

  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
Jon Jang
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Jon Jang, composer and jazz pianist, who paved the way for Asian American jazz musicians.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
Crossing East: Jared Rehberg Music Feature
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Singer/Songwriter Jared Rehberg is perhaps the only transracial and international adoptee who sings about being an adoptee.

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: Filipino Guitarist Angelo Pizarro
From: Dmae Roberts
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Angelo Pizarro comes from a musical family. Born in the Philippines, he shares Filipino folk, jazz, and blues with the Seattle music scene.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 17, 2006
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: Shasta Taiko
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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A 1st Person profile of Russel Baba and Jeannie Aiko Mercer of Shasta Taiko

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: Jon Jang Music Feature
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Profile of Composer and Pianist Jon Jang

  • Added: Sep 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
Crossing East: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
From: Dmae Roberts
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Slack Key Guitar is a unique art form in Hawaii

Bought by KZYX and KSUT


  • Added: Sep 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Early history of Hawaiians settling along the West Coast

Bought by KLCC, KSUT, and KUOW


  • Added: May 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 3
Crossing East: Refuge From War - Program Seven
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had no choice but to flee their homelands and come to America. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THER...

Bought by KQED, KGNU, WNPR, KXOT Public Radio, KFAI and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Crossing East: New Waves, New Storms - Program Eight
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Recently, Asian Americans have faced discrimination, but remained strong. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS ...

Bought by KQED, WNPR, KXOT Public Radio, KFAI, KVMR and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Crossing East: Exclusion & Resistance - Program Four
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Accounts of immigration laws designed specifically to restrict Asian Americans. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS O...

Bought by KQED, KUT-HD, KFAI, KXOT Public Radio, KVMR and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Crossing East: The Post '65 Generation - Program Six
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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After '65, Asian families could immigrate together and became entrepreneurs. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF TH...

Bought by KQED, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KXOT Public Radio, KFAI, KVMR and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Crossing East: Brides & Children - Program Five
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Stories of Asian brides of American servicemen and adopted Asian children. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS...

Bought by KQED, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KXOT Public Radio, KVMR, WFUV and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16