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Timer project: Young children who have been orphaned dance and play at the Yetesfa Raiy Development and AAC in Awassa, Ethiopia (UNICEF)
Two HIV-positive Brooklyn teens join us to talk about their recent trip to Ethiopia, and the toll AIDS takes on children here and there. Later on, an in-depth look at the life of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and how she became one of China’s most powerful and controversial women. And Katherine Min shares her debut novel about one Korean-American girl’s unsettling teenage struggles. Plus, the executive editor of The Economist makes some predictions about the world in 2007.
Underreported: AIDS and Youth
On today’s Underreported, Kimberly Canady and Elias Perez--two HIV-positive Brooklyn teens--tell us about their recent trip to Ethiopia as UNICEF youth activists. Hundreds of thousands of children have been orphaned by AIDS in Ethiopia, and many are living with the disease themselves. Jennifer Irwin of the Health and Education ...
Attack of the Sea Lions
Playful, whiskered sea lions attract flocks of tourists to California's coast. But the sea lions been attacking swimmers with unusual frequency in recent months. Jim Oswald of the Marine Mammal Center in San Francisco explains what's provoking the sea lions, and how both swimmers and sea lions can be ...
Madame Chiang Kai-shek
Laura Tyson Li examines the influential and controversial life of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and explores the role she played in Chinese and American politics.
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Secondhand World
Katherine Min shares her haunting debut novel about one Korean-American girl’s struggles to understand her parents.
Secondhand World is available for purchase at amazon.com
The World in 2007
Daniel Franklin, the Executive Editor of The Economist, makes some predictions about what the major news events of 2007 will be.
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