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Caption: Neha wears her traditional Rajasthani dress only on special occasions, or when visiting extended family in rural areas.
Born and raised in the desert state of Rajasthan, Neha recently moved to Redmond, WA. Neha speaks of her privilege in growing up in family who was ...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2013
  • Length: 03:50
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Humorous and Philosophical essay about "Face Culture" in everyday China

  • Added: Jun 24, 2012
  • Length: 08:10
Caption: ElJay A. on microphone
Sri Sugato Bhaduri is one of the few mandoline maestros in Indian Classical music and from Kolkata (India). The Mandolin is an Italian instrument b...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 58:01
Caption: ElJay A. on microphone
The StudioTalk presents Ranajit Sengupta, a sarod player from Kolkata (India), film composer, lecturer for Indian Classical Music, working on resea...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 58:01
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Yinghua Academy is blazing new trails. In 2006, the Chinese-immersion school opened in Northeast Minneapolis as the first of its kind in the Midwes...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sakae Nakamura at age 75., Credit: Ross Chambless
A story of language and chance meetings.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
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A half-hour audio program that explores Amy Tan's gripping, The Joy Luck Club. It features Amy Tan and readings by actress Ming-Na from the film ad...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 28:55
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The Asian Club at Minneapolis Edison High School puts on a yearly Hmong New Year event. It features elaborate Hmong clothing, as well as as a feast...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Students at SANC School in 2010.
Many of the families in the East Bay bring their children together to learn about the Sudan behind the headlines – the Arabic language, arts and cu...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:43
Caption: Tenzin Seldon, a Tibetan student from Stanford who created a class in critical thinking for Tibetan Students
What does it mean to have an opinion on a controversial topic? Stanford student Tenzin Seldon, who is Tibetan, created a class in critical thinking...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: School children in Laos work on computers donated by the Jhai Foundation. , Credit: Photo by Michael Beebe
Back in 1966 Lee Thorn was a young American serviceman in the Vietnam War. His assignment: loading bombs onto planes bound for Laos, a small countr...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:13
Caption: Sushi Song, Credit: Evan Roberts
"My father took me to a strip club to turn me straight...". A touching memoir of rejection, acceptance and forgiveness in Mr. Hsu's third period ge...

Bought by Vocalo.org, Public Radio Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 3
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Eugene Washington took a huge leap of faith by quitting his job in order to devote his life to helping Montagnard refugees adjust to life in the US.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 30:38
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The Hmong fought a Secret War alongside US troops during the Vietnam War. Many were forced to flee communist Laos and take refuge in the United Sta...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 34:15
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A personal reflection about the Asian-American Psychological Conference.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2009
  • Length: 06:09
Caption: Phil Nyokai James playing the shakuhachi
Students of the shakuhachi flute learn about music, listening, and presence in their daily lives.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 06:37
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What happens when someone from India's lowest caste gets mugged in the U.S.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2008
  • Length: 11:16
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This special features Don Ho in Hawaii singing and talking in his last face-to-face Public Radio interview before he died in April 2007. As Don ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:31
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How China looks to students in two Chinese Schools near Seattle, WA.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2005
  • Length: 05:13
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Japanese textbook revisions cause an uproar in Korea, China

  • Added: Apr 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:40
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Changing values about sexuality among China's youth, and the role of Western pornography in their sex education.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2004
  • Length: 05:55