Global Voices Previous Broadcasts

Mai's America/Someday Flowers Bloom (Episode #125)

KQED World: Sun, May 26, 2013 -- 5:00 AM

A spunky Vietnamese teenager named Mai gets the chance of a lifetime -- to study in the United States. She lands in rural Mississippi, a crazy quilt of self-proclaimed rednecks, cliquish teenagers, South Vietnamese exiles and transvestite soulmates. From cosmopolitan Hanoi to the heart of the Deep South, Mai's unforgettable journey offers an outsider's glimpse inside America. Someday Flowers Bloom - explores Chiyoko Lewis' life as she copes with the challenges she faces in Japan and in the United States. After meeting a country musician in Kumamoto, Japan, she learns that love can overcome cultural and physical obstacles.

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KQED World: Sun, May 26, 2013 -- 11:00 PM

Poor Us: The Animated History ofreunited after 22 years - but whose illusions are quickly shattered as the reality of cultural differences and years of separation sets in.

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KQED World: Sun, May 19, 2013 -- 11:00 PM

Return to the Border/Take A Look (Episode #306)

KQED World: Sat, May 18, 2013 -- 5:00 PM

In the past half-century, millions of people around the globe have sacrificed themselves for communism and socialism. In RETURN TO THE BORDER, a Chinese-born filmmaker reflects on the personal ramifications of these political ideals, from his memories of a childhood in the border town of Dandong to his experiences in North Korea.

Imelda (Episode #126)

KQED World: Sat, May 18, 2013 -- 2:00 PM

This film is about former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos and the intersection of personal and public power, myth and illusion.