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Crossing East Day to Day previews Crossing East -- eight one-hour documentaries on the history of Asian-American immigration from the nation's beginnings up to the post-Sept. 11 era. Crossing East is the first comprehensive series on Asian-American history, and will be heard beginning May 2006 on most NPR stations.
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Crossing East

Crossing East, the first comprehensive series on Asian-American history, begins May 2006.

Cambodian Refugee Faces Return Home

Cambodian-born Andrew Thi committed crimes in the United States as a teenager. Now 30, he faces deportation to a homeland he barely remembers. Thi's story is told as part of "Crossing East," a radio series about Asian-American history.

Cambodian Refugee Faces Return Home

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Crossing East: Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest

Producers Dmae Roberts and Sara Caswell Kolbet report on descendants of Hawaiians who live in the Pacific Northwest. Many generations later, the progeny of those first Hawaiians still carry on some sacred traditions brought from the islands.

Crossing East: Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest

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Crossing East: Proud to Speak Pidgin, Brah

Producer Dmae Roberts shares an audio postcard of some Hawaiians who are proud to speak pidgin — a home-grown version of English with words and phrases borrowed from other languages brought to the islands over the centuries.

Crossing East: Proud to Speak Pidgin, Brah

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Crossing East: Surviving Pol Pot, with Music

Cambodian musician Daran Kravanh survived the "killing fields" and genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime, with the help of an unlikely ally: an accordion. Being a musician kept him alive during the brutal antil-Western genocide.

Crossing East: Surviving Pol Pot, with Music

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Crossing East: The Legacy of Ing 'Doc' Hay

Producer Dmae Roberts presents the story 19th-century Chinese doctor Ing "Doc" Hay, who left a lasting mark on an Oregon town and was a longtime icon for Asians emigrating to America.

Crossing East: The Legacy of Ing 'Doc' Hay

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