Erica Mu

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  • Username: erica_mu
  • "Hear Here" Lead Producer (Localore)
  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based

Recent Pieces from Erica Mu

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San Gabriel Valley, CA: Small Town, Global City (53:53)
From: Al Letson

The San Gabriel Valley is just like any other suburb in America. Life revolves around family and school; the social fabric is woven over cheap eats at the mall. But unlike ...
Caption: Lita Hernandez shows off her new credentials. , Credit: Audrey Dilling

Serendipity on the airwaves (07:09)
From: KALW

There are many different sounds that float through the intersection of 81st Avenue and Rudsdale Street in East Oakland: crowds heading to the Oakland Coliseum, traffic from ...
Caption: Artistic director Rene Yung (right) gives instructions to the proxy storytellers during a rehearsal of the theater and oral history project “Chinese Whispers." Photo courtesy of Chinese Whispers

A history built on hearsay: Tales of the early Chinese settlers (06:16)
From: KALW

In the mid-1800s, the Gold Rush brought enthusiastic settlers westward, from across the United States. At the same time, another migration was flowing eastward. Over three ...
Caption: San Francisco Opera on Tap co-founder Indre Viskontas organizes the opera performances at Café Royale., Credit: Erica Mu

Old school artform meets new school audience with Opera on Tap (08:48)
From: KALW

Long before Beyonce decided to redefine “diva” for pop culture, the term was associated with high culture. Nevertheless, divas of then and now have maintained a reputation, ...
Caption: Karen Anne Light and Edna Barron attempt to put on a mimed performance of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland”

Making a wrong turn on the way to Wonderland (07:10)
From: KALW

Some stories pop up time and time again, in books, movies, and cartoons. Like the one about a little girl who discovered a very colorful world... KAREN ANNE LIGHT: There’s a ...
Caption: Vickie Feldstein and Bernie Feldstein spoke at the the StoryCorps booth in San Francisco

San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: When kids confess (02:36)
From: KALW

There are a lot of different ways to raise kids, and while you can prepare yourself, a lot of the job, you just learn on the fly. Early in his parenting career, Bernie ...
Caption: California Pacific Medical Center is negotiating with San Francisco to build a new hospital at Van Ness and Geary.

Who will be displaced in the new healthcare economy? (10:08)
From: KALW

May 11 marked the two-month anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The 9.0 quake set off a devastating tsunami, taking the lives of more than 14,000 Japanese ...
Caption: Lyon-Martin Medical Director Dawn Harbatkin examines a patient at the struggling clinic., Credit: Photo courtesy of Lyon-Martin

Transgender community faces potential loss of clinic (14:13)
From: KALW

This piece looks at what it means to be transgender through a profile piece, and also explores transgender health disparities through the frame of a struggling clinic in San ...