Stories from Deep in the Heart
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Stories from Deep in the Heart
Listen to some audio pieces created through the Stories from Deep in the Heart program:Audio pieces from this program are also available to public radio stations via our Public Radio Exchange channel.
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Posted on Tue Nov 19, 2013
Stories from Deep in the Heart is our award-winning youth radio program that teaches high school students and teachers how to document their family and community traditions through audio documentaries. Audio pieces from this program are also available to public radio stations via our Public Radio Exchange channel. -
Posted on Sat Jul 19, 2014
High school and middle school teachers, students and administrators participated in Texas Folklife's 2014 summer institute “Stories from Deep in the Heart,” a 5-day intensive fellowship in audio documentary production with professional producers, journalists and cultural workers. Participants were guided through production of short audio documentaries on themes related to folklife----family... -
Posted on Tue Jun 17, 2014Texas Folklife Announces "Stories from Deep in the Heart" 2014 Summer Institute and Reception ( Article )
TEXAS FOLKLIFE ANNOUNCES “STORIES FROM DEEP IN THE HEART” SUMMER INSTITUTE Local Teachers, Administrators, and Students Will Create Audio Stories Stories Will be Shared in a Free, Public Presentation on July 18 Austin, Texas – June 9, 2014 – Texas Folklife is pleased to announce the “Stories from Deep in the Heart” 2014 Summer Audio and... -
Posted on Tue May 13, 2014
6pm Reception (light refreshments served) 7pm Program Begins Local teachers, administrators, and students learn with professional audio producers and folklorist / NPR & BBC radio producer Rachel Hopkin. Free public presentation by Rachel Hopkin on July 18th, 7:00 pm at the Asian American Resource Center.8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754Ms. Hopkin will present a sampling of her work... -
Posted on Mon May 5, 2014
TEXAS FOLKLIFE RECEIVES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AWARD Grant to Support “Stories from Deep in the Heart” 2014 Summer Institute Austin, Texas – April 25, 2014 – National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced last week that Texas Folklife is one of 886 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant... -
Posted on Fri Jan 10, 2014
“Stories from Deep in the Heart” 2014 Summer Institute for Teachers, Students & Administrators ( Event )
High school students and middle school or high school teachers and administrators will participate in Texas Folklife's 2014 summer institute “Stories from Deep in the Heart,” a 5-day intensive fellowship in audio documentary production with professional producers, journalists and cultural workers. Participants will be guided through production of short audio documentaries on themes... -
Posted on Fri Jan 10, 2014
In the mid-1990s, a strong desire within the Austin community for an Asian American Resource Center (AARC) emerged. The AARC's mission is to provide public resources, collaborative and educational programming, and a cultural destination that enrich the lives of Austin’s Asian and Asian American community. The vision is to build a resource center that will increase commerce... -
Posted on Wed Jan 1, 2014
Gracia Manzanares-Torres is a rising junior at Williams College where she is majoring in English Literature and minoring in Latino/a Studies. During her junior year at LBJ High School, Gracia was part of the program Stories from Deep in The Heart along with two of her peers. She worked on an audio story that dealt with her parents' immigration story and the cultural changes that they experienced... -
Posted on Thu Dec 19, 2013
We did it again! Stories from Deep in the Heart made Generation PRX's Best Youth-Made Radio of 2013. "Auveed and Mateen's Excellent Adventure" is featured among the many heartfelt youth-produced pieces chosen as the best of 2013. Generation PRX's annual Best Youth-Made Radio playlist was compiled from 425 new youth pieces added to the PRX catalogue this year, an... -
Posted on Fri Oct 18, 2013
Professor Andrew Chesnut visits Texas Folklife staff to inform the research on our latest documentary - a look into the devotion to La Santa Muerte in Texas. Professor of Religious Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, Dr. Andrew Chesnut has authored the book Devoted to Death: Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint. A grant from Humanities Texas supported a consultancy with Dr....
