StoryCorps
02:40
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Culture
A transgender woman talks about meeting her aunt, who turns out to be a kindred spirit.
StoryCorps
02:40
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Culture
A lesbian grandmother talks with her niece about family and the importance of a life.
StoryCorps
03:16
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Culture
A man talks about his stern but loving deceased father in Cincinnati.
Above New York Greenpoint
Viewing NYC
02:30
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Culture
The view from above Greenpoint in Brooklyn.
Your Story, Our Story: P.S. 39
Tenement Museum
03:23
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Culture
Schoolchildren in Brooklyn learn about NYC's immigrant past through objects in the Your Story, Our Story program.
Your Story, Our Story: Gloria's Story
Tenement Museum
01:29
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Culture
Gloria talks about her family's history with immigration and connection to New York City.
Tenement Museum
05:43
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Culture
Tours of old apartment buildings on the Lower East Side are an educational experience.
StoryCorps
02:12
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Culture
Bishop Ramirez remembers his grandmother, who grows up in Texas on a ranch.
StoryCorps
02:52
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Culture
A woman loses her short-term memory after surgery to remove a tumor, but her boyfriend is there to help.
StoryCorps
03:13
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Culture
A liberal writer and her conservative construction worker father talk about their political differences.
StoryCorps
06:15
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Culture
Danny and Annie recount their romance and time together, from their first date to Danny’s final days with terminal cancer.
StoryCorps
02:37
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Culture
A man remembers lovingly remembers his inspiring wife, who was killed on September 11, 2001.
StoryCorps
02:47
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Culture
A boy develops a love of books due to his father's job as a custodian at the New York Public Library.
StoryCorps
03:30
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Culture
A young gay teenager gets good advice from his dairy farmer father.
StoryCorps
03:58
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Culture
A 12-year old with Asperger's syndrome interviews his mother.
StoryCorps
04:11
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Culture
A strong-willed grandmother has stories to tell about growing up in China and her time working at Bloomingdale's in New York.
Womanity Project
05:07
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Culture
Director and actress Lydia Darly shares her views on feminism and her growth as a woman.
Harlem One Stop
04:09
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Culture
The Harlem Renaissance community celebration of culture begins in 2018 and will continue through 2020.
RESOBOX
01:40
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Culture
Mayuko Okada walks through her art exhibit at RESOBOX.
RESOBOX
01:23
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Culture
A display of RESOBOX's eclectic chopstick rests.
RESOBOX
05:07
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Culture
A jazz composer and painter take us on a journey through the four seasons.
RESOBOX
01:01
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Culture
A quick story of how Japanese coffee is traditionally made.
RESOBOX
02:02
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Culture
The opening of a RESOBOX exhibit emphasizing new takes on traditional Japanese architecture.
PETA
01:18
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Culture
Clips from a Mumbai fashion lookbook focusing on vegan and cruelty-free fashion.
PETA
02:22
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Culture
A look inside a cruelty-free, vegan-friendly fashion brand.
RESOBOX
01:23
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Culture
Gamno are Japanese tofu nuggets offered at a local vegan street fair.
Strand Books
05:41
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Culture
An author talk from the noted minimalist sculptor in advance of a book about his work.
RESOBOX
01:57
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Culture
A butoh performance - a controversial Japanese dance form - interpreting the story of the demon king Shuten-doji.
RESOBOX
02:40
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Culture
Peelander-Yellow painted an original piece on the walls of RESOBOX, from start to finish, in this video from 2015.
How to Cook Japanese Dumplings
RESOBOX
01:38
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Culture
Mitsuru Kita introduces gyoza, Japanese-style fried dumplings. They are filled with chopped meat and vegetables and sealed in thin sheets of dough.
RESOBOX
01:57
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Culture
Ken Hamazaki performs a modern and exciting tea ceremony. Afterwards, Fighting in the Streets performs a high-energy set of some favorite video game classics.
Bike New York
02:21
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Culture
Rumana is the first recipient of the Earn A Bike program, and is a newfound cycling enthusiast.
Alec Baldwin and Neil LaBute
Rubin Museum
02:42
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Culture
In this excerpt, Baldwin and LaBute discuss navigating the world in the social media age.
Bike New York
01:29
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Culture
An 11-year old girl learns how to ride a bicycle and receives her very own.
Bike New York
00:53
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Culture
Bike New York takes you for a ride to Poughkeepsie, where the Discover Hudson Valley event is held.
Bike New York
01:40
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Culture
Bike To School students show you the different tools it takes to fix a bicycle.
Strand Books
04:05
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Culture
Bill T. Jones talks about art and how the mentality of an artist differs from everyone else's.
New York At Its Core: Onward Oyster
Museum of the City of New York
04:36
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Culture
The history of oysters' abundance in the New York Harbor: how it was once the city's signature food, drove industry and the current efforts to replenish the population for environmental resiliency.
Strand Books
03:32
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Culture
Yusef Komunyakaa recites a sensory poem about what happens on an island.
Asia Society
03:52
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Culture
The Filipino Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and founder of Define American talks about Asian immigrants, humanizing the undocumented, and the difficulties in the process of becoming a citizen.
Asia Society
05:05
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Culture
Author Dan Washburn talks about how building golf courses is banned in China because of their elitist origins, as they stand in stark contrast with peasant villages emphasizing haves and have-nots.
Five Monks, Five Days, One Sand Mandala
Asia Society
03:15
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Culture
Monks from the Drigung Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism construct colorful, traditional mandalas for the Society's museum.
Asia Society
05:34
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Culture
Yunpeng Weng performs the Italian opera song, which translates to "Enemy of the Fatherland," with a piano accompaniment.
Darryl Pinckney and Cornel West
Strand Books
10:48
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Culture
Darryl Pinckney and Cornel West discuss the corrupt justice system and the 2014 Ferguson protests.
Don't Mess With North Korea
Asia Society
02:01
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Culture
A panel discusses how the United States should take China's lead in not provoking North Korea, unlike its choice to provoke Putin and Russia, lest we risk cyber warfare jeopardizing our economy.
City As Canvas: A Word from Lady Pink
Museum of the City of New York
01:34
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Culture
Sandra Fabara talks about her introduction to the world of graffiti artistry, its evolution, and an art movement that fought against the status quo.
Asia Society
02:00
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Culture
Artist Iwasaki sets up his exhibit at Asia Society's museum as he constructs landscapes made of cloth and string.
New York At Its Core: Gloria Steinem
Museum of the City of New York
03:08
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Culture
Feminist and "Ms. Magazine" founder Gloria Steinem visits the NY At Its Core exhibit and talks Betty Friedan, women's rights, and the need for an affordable city to inspire creativity.
Asia Society
01:53
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Culture
Have a drink on Asia Society with their recipe for their signature leotini cocktail made up of vodka, lychee juice and triple sec. Shaken, not stirred!
City As Canvas: Graffiti Art
Museum of the City of New York
02:27
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Culture
Art collector Martin Wong shared his compilation with the museum that features the preserved works of the city's graffiti artists, legitimizing an entire underground artistic movement. Featuring Daze, Lady Pink, Sharp, Futura 2000 and Lee Quinones.
Strand Books
04:00
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Culture
Todd Snider talks about going from a discouraged musician to a published author.
Gizmo and Catcher In The Rye
Strand Books
04:21
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Culture
Gizmo gets into character as Holden Caulfield and travels around New York City.
City As Canvas: A Word From Lee
Museum of the City of New York
01:42
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Culture
Graffito Lee Quinones talks about being a part of the underground movement of street artists and how they changed the face of New York City's public spaces and inspired Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.
Korea Society
03:40
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Culture
U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Asia Vice President talks about South Korea's post-World War II economic achievements.
CreativeMornings
01:55
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Culture
Ping Fu explains the importance of pleasure, flow, and meaning to discover true happiness.
Museum of the City of New York
03:25
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Culture
Dante Barry of grassroots organization Million Hoodies Movement For Justice, an organization begat from the death of Trayvon Martin, fights against police brutality, gun violence, and racial injustice in NYC.
Korea Society
02:49
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Culture
Korea Society's Senior Vice President Dr. Stephen Noerper talks to United Nations' Dr. Robert C. Orr about reintegrating the Koreas through international relationships in order to stabilize them.
Museum of the City of New York
03:33
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Culture
Undocumented student Angy Rivera becomes an activist for immigrant rights with the New York State Youth Leadership Council that strives for equal educational opportunities, passing The DREAM Act and paths towards citizenship.
North Korean Bride Trafficking
Korea Society
03:54
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Culture
Hudson Institute senior fellow Melanie Kirkpatrick talks women being willing and unwillingly sold into marriage, the need for women in China because of its one-child policy, and devastating consequences of being sent back to North Korea.
CreativeMornings
01:34
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Culture
Michael Tavani explains why now is the best time in history of the world to start something.
Strand Books
04:41
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Culture
Hilton Als talks about the planning that went into writing his book.
Strand Books
03:34
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Culture
Lee Billings expresses his frustration on humanity not seeking answers about extraterrestrial life and other livable planets.
Strand Books
05:36
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Culture
Chuck Close talks about inspiration, and the process he goes through while painting.
Asia Society
05:15
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Culture
The author of "The Descartes Highlands" talks being a journalist in the colonized Philippines because he wanted to unveil the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos and write about sociopolitical systems.
National Book Foundation
01:54
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Culture
The writer of "An Unnecessary Woman" reads from his novel about an old woman in Beirut who finds solace in books after years of abuse at the hands of men.
National Book Foundation
03:52
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Culture
The National Book Award Finalist reads from The Port Chicago 50, a non-fiction work about the World War II Black Naval officers charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions.
National Book Foundation
04:55
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Culture
The writer of "Redeployment" reads from his work, a collection of short stories about veterans recalling the War in Iraq.
Korean/Japanese Relations
Korea Society
12:10
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Culture
Daniel Sneider, Stanford University's Associate Director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, talks about post-WWII frictions and America's responsibility towards peace.
Korea Society
02:58
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Culture
A Chinese businessman talks about how the women and girls fleeing North Korea are often subject to unwillingly being sold as brides, and intervening to save one woman.
Chinese/North Korean Children
Korea Society
02:13
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Culture
Hudson Institute senior fellow Melanie Kirkpatrick talks about the ostracized children of Korean and Chinese unions, as documents that prove their identity are often withheld from the government, and many are left orphaned.
Helping North Koreans to Safety
Korea Society
04:12
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Culture
A Chinese businessman talks about being arrested for his involvement in North Korea's Underground Railroad that led refugees out of the country into a safer environment.
National Book Foundation
05:46
•
Culture
The author of "Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh" reads from his biography of the writer best known for his works "Glass Menagerie," "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof."
National Book Foundation
04:56
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Culture
The author of "Noggin" reads from his book about a man with cancer who comes back from the dead after having his head transplanted onto another body.
National Book Foundation
06:48
•
Culture
The author of "Brown Girl Dreaming" reads excerpts from her memoir about growing up in 1960s South Carolina and New York.
National Book Foundation
05:37
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Culture
The writer reads from "The Feel Trio," a musical and poetic chronicle of jazz musicians Cecil Taylor, Tony Oxley and William Parker.
Korea Society
09:20
•
Culture
Chef Shin Kim's step-by-step recipe for steamed buns with sweetened red bean filling.
National Book Foundation
08:09
•
Culture
The Pulitzer-winning writer reads from "The Lowland" about two brothers in 1960s Calcutta-- one drawn towards revolution to end inequality, and the other towards a quiet life.
National Book Foundation
04:52
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Culture
The New Yorker writer reads from "Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China" featuring individual accounts of citizens affected by the country's social, economic and political changes.
National Book Foundation
06:00
•
Culture
The writer reads from her science fiction work, "Station Eleven," about a Shakespearian theatre troupe traveling after an apocalypse has wiped out humanity.
National Book Foundation
06:00
•
Culture
The author of "Threatened" reads from his book about an orphan and a professor in the jungle, and the patrilineal nature of chimpanzees.
Asia's Underground Railroad
Korea Society
03:04
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Culture
Hudson Institute senior fellow Melanie Kirkpatrick talks the route of escape for North Korean refugees wanting to flee a dictatorship to nearby countries like China.
National Book Foundation
05:37
•
Culture
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reads from "The Meaning of Human Existence," a scientific and philosophical take on the origins of humanity.
Megan Amram and Megan Mullally
Strand Books
05:34
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Culture
Megan Amram and Megan Mullally use humor to talk about female evolution and "Science For Her!"
Jungles in Paris
02:43
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Culture
A Zambia local praises the mogongo tree for providing what's needed for the basics of living.
Strand Books
04:59
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Culture
Graham Nash talks about his journey as a musician and expresses his frustration on media's impact on people.
Asia Society
02:37
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Culture
Subha Barry of SV Barry Consulting Group discusses the benefits of conducting the Asian-Pacific Americans Corporate Survey talks about how data brings communities together in a professional context and how it serves APA's needs in the workplace.
Asia Society
03:42
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Culture
The journalist discusses India's and China's rise to economic superpowers, and how reporters should leave expectations behind in covering international news.
Dan Rather on India and Vietnam
Asia Society
04:31
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Culture
Rather flashbacks to 1965, recounting his coverage of the India-Pakistan War and the Vietnam War, witnessing conflict firsthand, and how India changed him as a man and reporter.
Dan Rather on Changes in Reporting
Asia Society
02:28
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Culture
Rather recalls how China had opened itself up to become more accessible for reporters internationally, and the censorship that continues to exist there.
Dan Rather on His Biggest Story in Asia
Asia Society
03:09
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Culture
The stalwart reporter discusses covering Tiananmen Square in China and the profound effect of witnessing democracy.
Dan Rather on International News
Asia Society
05:29
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Culture
The CBS News veteran talks about how difficult it was to cover Asian news in decades past, and how the media and journalism suffers today because of corporate influence.
Asia Society
03:57
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Culture
Journalist Dan Rather laments how the American educational system is far behind the rest of the developing world's as there is a lack of global perspective, and how this can lead to economic consequences.
Damian Woetzel and Yo-Yo Ma
Asia Society
04:45
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Culture
From the US-China Forum on the Arts and Culture, a performance from cellist Yo-Yo Ma as Damian Woetzel dances to "Sonata for Cello."
Asia Society
06:22
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Culture
Filmmaker David Breshears talks witnessing melting glaciers in the Himalayas and fighting pollution in China.
Chinese Voices in Western Opera
Asia Society
04:11
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Culture
Singer and dancer Yangbing Zhang talks performing Chinese propaganda, being invited to train as an opera singer at Central Conservatory of Music, and the fanaticism over a visit from tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Asia Society
03:09
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Culture
A panel discusses fossil fuel usage and its correlation with climate change, and reducing air pollution in China that affects health.
Asia Society
03:18
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Culture
A profile of Qi Restaurant featuring pastry chef Pichet Ong who fuses his Chinese heritage with his upbringing in Thailand in his food.
Asia Society
03:04
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Culture
The Huffington Post founder talks infusing the news with humanity, steering away from empty clickbait, the war in Iraq, and her love for the poet Rumi.
DJ Spooky and Jonah Bokaer
Asia Society
02:46
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Culture
Scenes from the gala opening of Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot, featuring visual artist-choreographer Jonah Bokaer and the electronic music of DJ Spooky.
This Old Coffeehouse in Vienna
Jungles in Paris
02:52
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Culture
Step inside the Viennese coffeeshop that will take you back in time.
Jungles in Paris
03:06
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Culture
Mad River Glen's single chair becomes an icon, as the skiing industry has changed around it over the years.
Asia Society
04:37
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Culture
Discussing a religious artifact from Myanmar containing revered symbols such as the lion, an emblem of Buddhism, and lotus petal leaves, symbols of transcendentalism.
Lin Tianmiao's Progression
Asia Society
06:13
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Culture
Featuring the Chinese artist's "Bound Unbound" exhibit that explores gender and humans' relationships to their bodies.
Chinese in NY Public Schools
Asia Society
06:09
•
Culture
A profile of Fresh Meadow School and East-West School of International Studies in Queens as public school students learn Mandarin, and experts discuss the benefits of being bilingual.
Asia Society
03:25
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Culture
The former Secretary-General of the United Nations gives a speech urging against supporting human rights violators, calling for an arms embargo for Syria and denouncing ISIS.
Asia Society
07:05
•
Culture
An Asia 21 Young Leaders Initiative Mentor and director of PeaceNiche talks creating a nurturing network and space for emerging creative talent in Pakistan.
Asia Society
03:36
•
Culture
An Iranian artist who immigrated to America talks about the influence of Persian miniature paintings, war and politics has had on her work.
Come to Terms With History
Asia Society
04:19
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Culture
A panel discusses accusations from Europe that Asia has not faced their past warfares, and how this relates to a peaceful future.
A Love Letter to the City by Stephen ESPO Powers
Strand Books
04:45
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Culture
Stephen "ESPO" Powers talks about his career as an artist, and shares a memory about making graffiti around New York City.
Strand Books
04:00
•
Culture
Andrew WK opens up about moving to New York City in the '90s and writing his breakthrough album.
A Fighting Chance by Senator Elizabeth Warren
Strand Books
07:17
•
Culture
Senator Elizabeth Warren shares a personal story about being raised in a family that struggled financially, and how it has sculpted her political views.
Strand Books
04:05
•
Culture
Megan Amram reads an excerpt from the biology section of her book.
Girl In A Band by Kim Gordon
Strand Books
05:15
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Culture
Kim Gordon thinks back on being an artist and now a published author.
National Book Foundation
06:25
•
Culture
The author reads from her novel, "Revolution," about young Mississippi kids in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement and Freedom Summer, where white Northern students traveled to help register Black voters.
National Book Foundation
06:44
•
Culture
The National Book Award finalist reads from her work, Citizen-- a mix of poetry, art and prose-- that examines racism in America, from Trayvon Martin to Serena Williams.
National Book Foundation
06:07
•
Culture
Reading from Marilynne Robinson's "Lila," part of her Gilead trilogy, a story that follows a neglected woman who finds a new life and love in small-town Iowa.
National Book Foundation
04:34
•
Culture
The author reads excerpts from his novel "All the Light We Cannot See," as this chapter chronicles 1930s Germany and a child who discovers a radio.
National Book Foundation
04:17
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Culture
The journalist talks about his book "No Good Men Among the Living" about Afghanistan, the Taliban and the War on Terrorism.
Relations Between US and Korea
Korea Society
05:46
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Culture
South Korean ambassador His Excellency Ahn Ho-young and U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea, The Honorable Sung Kim, talk about the 60th anniversary of the Security Alliance between South Korea and America and the rise of democracy.
Korea Society
07:50
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Culture
South Korean ambassador His Excellency Ahn Ho-young and U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea, The Honorable Sung Kim, talk about nuclear weapons, missile tests and provocations yet striving for a productive relationship in the future.
Korea Society
04:58
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Culture
South Korean ambassador His Excellency Ahn Ho-young discusses trade, services and investment between the country and America, and how reducing tariffs has built the economy.
Korea Society
04:44
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Culture
The ambassador for human rights talks "trustpolitik," a policy where aid and connections are reinstated to North Korea as a truce with South Korea.
Korea Society
13:18
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Culture
"The Mentalist" actor talks aspiring to see more fully-realized Asian representation in Western media and breaking out of stereotypes.
Jungles in Paris
02:33
•
Culture
A flock of Gannets migrate to a small island in Quebec to give life to the next generation of birds.
Li River, Guangxi Province, China
Jungles in Paris
01:53
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Culture
Cinematography and poem describe the endless beauty of the Li River.
CreativeMornings
10:03
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Culture
Theron Humphrey shares why he decided to take a photograph of a different person everyday for 365 days.
Artists in the Urban Classroom
City Lore
12:43
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Culture
Students are taught to embrace different cultural backgrounds through art.
City Lore
05:08
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Culture
A Queens Public School welcomes a City Lore artist in residency to teach students music from different parts of the world and the history behind it.
City Lore
04:32
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Culture
A City Lore Teaching Artist teaches students traditional West African dances.
An Introduction to City Lore Education Programs
City Lore
02:04
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Culture
City Lore gives an inside look on what art residencies in NYC public schools look like and how they benefit young students.
The Collective Unconscious
Asia Society
03:02
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Culture
Reconciling nostalgia, fantasy and reality and how it affects our media and perceptions of other countries.
Asia Society
05:09
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Culture
Meryl Streep visits the US-China Forum on the Arts and Culture for a music and dance performance of "Ascending Bird" featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Wu Tong, Brooklyn Rider and dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley.
Saad Mohseni on US Cable News
Asia Society
02:00
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Culture
An Afghan media mogul and CEO of MOBY Group insists that American mainstream media needs to become more objective and less like tabloid entertainment.
Asia Society
06:42
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Culture
Dane Chamorro talks about the difficulties in doing business in Myanmar as its government is in transition, violent religious conflicts-- including the Rohingya genocide-- spread, and human capital and infrastructure is limited.
2014 Serious Time for Serious Reporting
Asia Society
05:03
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Culture
Wall Street Journal reporter Preetika Rana talks about her story on violence against women in India and Reuters reporter Jason Szep talks discovering the story of the Rohingya refugee crisis.