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Recollecting Taiwan through Taste, Physical Activity, and Sound
Recollecting Taiwan through Taste, Physical Activity, and Sound

Alex Ho asks his mother, Hsin-Hsin Ho, to share musings on fruit, food, mountains, and music in Taiwan. Through these sensory topics, Hsin-Hsin Ho weaves a picture of the environment she grew up in that shaped her life and outlook.

1h 43m

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places, themes, people, time period, eventsJames Boofruit, food, yam, hiking, mountains, music, band, bass harmonica, Taiwan Danshui, Tamsui Taipei, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan Normal University, Guanyin Mountain, Jade Mountain, New Jersey USA, Tak-San Ho
Growing Up in New Jersey with Parents from Different Parts of China
Growing Up in New Jersey with Parents from Different Parts of China

Marianne Ho Barnum talks with Kevin Chang Barnum about growing up in New Jersey, going to Kam Kuo Supermarket in Manhattan’s Chinatown, and having a family with roots in different regions of China.

1h 5m

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places, themes, people, time period, eventsJames Boomonkey, cooking, school, Shanghainese, Cantonese, dialects, New Jersey, Manhattan, Chinatown, New York City, Kam Kuo Supermarket, Shanghai, Southern China, Florence Lin
Diaspora Dance Mixtape DJ Roundtable
Diaspora Dance Mixtape DJ Roundtable

Les Talusan, Arshia Fatima Haq, and Roger Bong talk with Rochelle Kwan about the importance of stories and community in their work to share the music of the Asian diaspora.

48m

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places, themes, people, time period, eventsJames Boomusic, immigration, family, Original Pilipino Music (OPM), DJ, community, diaspora, Asian American, vinyl record, Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA), The Philippines, Hong Kong, Hawai’i, New York City Manhattan Chinatown, Les The DJ, Discostan, Aloha Got Soul