January 6, 2001

Weekly Edition
Listen to the entire program (14.4 | 28.8)
Requires the free RealPlayer 2.0 or higher.

An index of this week's stories:

New Voices (14.4 | 28.8) - Next time on Weekly Edition... NPR News: The Next Generation. This will be a special we're calling New Voices, an hour of stories and commentaries written and recorded by members of NPR's Diversity Initiative.

WRTE (14.4 | 28.8) - Yolanda Perdomo reports on one Chicago radio station that is serving not only a large Latino population but also its growing number of bicultural population. - 8:02

Hip Hop Books (14.4 | 28.8) - NPR's Leah Fleming reports that critics say the content of Hip Hop Books perpetuates stereotypes and negative images of the very readers it is meant to attract yet. Yet, publishers insist that initial sales are good and attracts Latino and African Americans to read. - 7:10

True American (14.4 | 28.8) - Commentator Mercedes Binh Ly reports that the path to becoming an American after leaving South Vietnam was a process of discovery and new challenges. - 4:02

Baby Tape (14.4 | 28.8) - Brian Bull of South Dakota Public Radio reports about becoming a Dad for the first time and capturing sounds of baby's heartbeat on tape. - 3:16

Baby Talk (14.4 | 28.8) - Commentator Jacinda Abcarian brings her personal perspective on the baby talk in her home as an education in family heritage. - 4:05

Salten Sea (14.4 | 28.8) - Ana Lilia Barraza reports from California's Imperial Valley on the troubles facing the Salton Sea in the desert southeast of Los Angeles. It is California's largest lake, and its most troubled. Millions of migrating birds may be forced to find another stopover, if the Sea's ecological balance is not restored.

Surfer Dudes (14.4 | 28.8) - Caitlyn Kim of member station KQED reports on how the surfing craze from the 60's is still alive and thriving on a beach in Northern California. - 3:42

Pamyua (14.4 | 28.8) - Charlene Koutchak of KNBA in Anchorage reports on a group in Anchorage Alaska that has taken the musical influences of Yupik, and Inuit, and added African American musical inspiration, creating a blend of old and new sounds. - 7:52

Some stories do not link to audio files because of Internet rights issues.

Copyright© National Public Radio, 2000, all rights reserved.