Archive for 2012
Owner of Asian Market in Columbia, Missouri Sees Future in New Immigrants
With the influx of immigrants, some entrepreneurs in Columbia, Missouri are seeing an opportunity in the city’s changing food culture, including the owner of Chong’s, the city’s oldest Asian grocery store.
Sampling the ‘Cubano’ Sandwich in Little Havana
Reporter Steve Dolinsky samples the best Cuban sandwich in “Little Havana,” Florida and gives his recommendations.
Judge Behind Ruling Linked to Russian Adoption Bill Speaks Out
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled he is likely to approve a bill which would ban adoption of Russian children by Americans.
Costa Rica Bans Hunting
Costa Rica, a tropical country known for its national parks and ecotourism, has taken a further step to protect its environment. But even in this environmentally conscious nation, a new ban on hunting faces obstacles. Ari Daniel Shapiro of our partner program NOVA reports.
Cuba’s British West Indian Enclave
There’s an enclave of British-ness in a large Caribbean nation where most people speak Spanish. The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford went to find out more.
Remembering Thunderbirds Creator Gerry Anderson
British TV-producer Gerry Anderson died recently. Anderson created a series of shows for kids in the 1960s, including Thunderbirds.
‘Music Time in Africa’ Founder Leo Sarkisian Retires
The man who founded Voice of America’s “Music Time in Africa” program retired this past fall after 47 years on air at the age of 91.
Music Heard on the Air, December 26, 2012
Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Artists featured are Christine Kamau, Hollie Cook and The Peronists.
PRI’s The World: 12/26/2012 (Nigeria, Poland, Norway)
Russia’s parliament votes to ban Americans from adopting Russian children. Also, why Western ministers, even fake ones, are in high demand for Japanese weddings. And a Polish duo performs music at the touch of their fingertips.
Russian Parliament Passes Measure Banning Americans from Adopting Russian Children
The Russian Parliament Wednesday unanimously passed a measure that bans Americans from adopting Russian children. New York Times Moscow correspondent David Herszenhorn speaks with Host Lisa Mullins about the political motivations and implications.
A Russian Orphan Fights to Stop Ban on Adoptions
Alexander D’Jamoos is one of the many Russian children who have been adopted in the United States in the past 20 years. D’Jamoos has written a letter to President Putin asking him not to sign the law banning Americans from adopting Russian children.
German Couple Take Self-Portrait Every Christmas Eve Documenting Changes in Life and Country
From 1900 until 1945 a married couple in Germany took a self-portrait on Christmas Eve. The series of photographs charts dramatic changes in their life, and in their country.
Islamists in Africa Destroying Religious Mausoleums
Sunni Muslim extremists recently seized control of Timbuktu and the rest of northern Mali earlier this year. Now they’re destroying the religious relics, calling them idolatrous.
Russia’s New Required Religion Class for 4th Graders
This year Russia required fourth graders across the country to take a religion class. There are six choices: Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, secular ethics or world religions.
A Gay Couple’s Decades-Long Immigration Struggle in US
Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2003. But about 30 years prior, a handful of couples got legally married in Boulder, Colorado. Australian Tony Sullivan and Filipino-American Richard Adams were among them. Adams passed away earlier this week, but his partner’s immigration status remains up the air.
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