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Community

Reluctant historians, my family finally told me about their journey from Vietnam

As a third-generation Vietnamese-American of mixed heritage, I didn’t come to grips with how the Vietnam War shaped my mother’s life and her journey to the United States.

8 years ago

Fighters from the United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO) shoot their way through downtown Monrovia, LIberia Tuesday, April 16, 1996.
Courts & Law

Jurors begin deliberations in alleged warlord's trial

Prosecutors and the defense team for Mohammed Jabbateh delivered closing arguments. The jury must now decide if he committed fraud and perjury on U.S. immigration documents.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Lindsey Fitzharris on “The Butchering Art”

Surgery in the nineteenth-century was pretty gruesome – a lot of blood, pain, saws and no sanitation.  In fact, operating theaters use ...

8 years ago

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A young girl works in a community garden.
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Community

Looking back at the war won’t distract me from Vietnamese community’s future

I don’t feel confused about the Vietnam War. I am certain that my life is a result of it. And I have dedicated the last eight years of my life to the future of my community.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Health

“The Butchering Art” / Bergdahl pleads guilty

Guests: Lindsey Fitzharris, Dan Lamothe Surgery in the nineteenth-century was pretty gruesome – a lot of blood, ...

Air Date: October 17, 2017

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Image courtesy of the Franklin Institute.
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Science

Out-of-this-world show

This Saturday marks the 94th anniversary of the first public planetarium show given at the German model for The Franklin Institute, the D ...

Air Date: October 16, 2017

Listen 06:04
Jeff Rosen of the National Constitution Center (left) and U.S. Sen. John McCain
Politics & Policy

NCC's Jeffrey Rosen on McCain receiving the Liberty Medal award

Tonight at the National Constitution Center, the 2017 Liberty Medal will be given to U.S. Sen. John McCain for a lifetime of sacrifice and service to our country.

8 years ago

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A. Bruce Crawley, the brother of a Vietnam War veteran, talks about the ongoing effect of the war at a WHYY event related to the PBS documentary series
Community

We asked: How is the Vietnam War still affecting you?

WHYY hosted a series of public events relating to the series, and we asked attendees to tell us about how the Vietnam War still affects them today.

8 years ago

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Community

Poem: She raises her shovels and hoes high

This poem was originally published in "Khmer Girl" (RJ Communications, 2014), and is dedicated to women and the Vietnamese people.

8 years ago

W.D. Ehrhart teaches humanities at the Haverford School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Vietnam vet turned activist reflects on war experience as a poet, writer

Former Marine Sgt. W.D.Ehrhart, who now teaches humanities, is a poet, writer, and Vietnam War scholar. He was featured prominently in the PBS documentary 'The Vietnam War'.

8 years ago

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Newly accredited museum sites run by the state are John Dickinson Plantation near Kitts Hummock, the Johnson Victrola Museum and Old State House in Dover, the New Castle Court House Museum, and the Zwaanendael Museum in Lewes. (photos courtesy Div. of Historical and Cultural Affairs)
Arts & Entertainment

Five Delaware state museums achieve national accreditation

The sites join Hagley Museum and Winterthur as the only accredited museums in Delaware.

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Keeping model railroading alive in southern Delaware

The Delaware Seaside Railroad Club has two goals, educate children about model railroading and keep the hobby alive.

8 years ago

A new historical marker at 13th and Locust streets in Philadelphia commemorates Dr. John Fryer, aka Dr. Anonymous (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Philly honors history of LGBT community: Dr. Anonymous, AIDS Library commemorated

The man who helped remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders 45 years ago has been honored with an official Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Reginald Waller, is shown as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Right: Waller's equipment is shown set up in a battlefield shelter.
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

I didn’t understand the Vietnam War until I met my father-in-law

I could never truly understand the Vietnam War. It was too far away from my memorable history — until I married my wife.

8 years ago

Cheltenham High School
Education

The promise and peril of Cheltenham: Race and education in a changing suburban school district

Cheltenham has long been at the forefront of racial integration. After a fight at the local high school, the trailblazing community is grappling with big questions.

8 years ago

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