Tag Archives: NPR

NPR on Balikbayan Boxes

Posted on December 24, 2005 by deebeedee

Gift Boxes Help Migrant Filipinos Keep Ties to Home (via the dubious biologist)

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Niece on the Nutcracker

Posted on December 20, 2004 by danieldyl

My sister’s 7-year-old daughter gets interviewed along with other Nutcracker performers by KQED radio. She’s the one who says, “The hardest thing about it is keeping the beat and getting to my place at the proper time.”

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Found in Translation

Posted on February 28, 2004 by danieldyl

I tuned in to KALW on my way home yesterday when I caught a young girl singing the last few stanzas of the Philippine national anthem. She sang them flawlessly. I thought, “Hey, it must be the Asian hour…  Read more

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Ummm, Ahhh…

Posted on October 2, 2003 by danieldyl

Wanna hear the California gubernatorial candidates breath and stutter through the debates? I caught this funny segment yesterday on NPR. The organization responsible for “silencing” the candidates, Language Removal Services, has stripped words from their speech,…  Read more

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