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Reno, Nevada | May 2021<\/span><\/h2>\n

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What does it mean to be an American?<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

We are finding, coaching and training public media\u2019s next generation. This #npnextgenradio<\/a> project is created in Reno, Nevada, where five talented reporters are participating in a week-long state-of-the-art training program.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this project we are speaking to people from various walks of life\u2014whether they are Indigenous, native born, a naturalized citizen, a refugee or an immigrant without legal status\u2014to ask what it means to be an American.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018I always knew that I was Mexicano because of the music\u2019<\/h1>\n

One Latinx\u2019s Journey to Finding His Identity and Culture<\/h3>\n

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Growing up, Ricardo Salazar would unapologetically blast traditional Mexican music from the back of his parents\u2019 car. For Salazar, music became the way he was able to express himself and connect to his identity as an American and Mexican.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Burmese Anthropologist Prevails Through Asian Hate and Military Coup in Native Myanmar<\/h1>\n

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At age 13, Nandar Yukyi immigrated to the United States with her family to escape conflict and the lack of opportunities in Myanmar.\u00a0She’s faced discrimination toward Asian Americans in the U.S., but still prevails with hope for compassion and humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brothers Bring Indigenous Stories to the Stage<\/h1>\n

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At an early age, brothers Dwight and Everett George saw a clear line of wealth disparity between their Indigenous reservation in Winnemucca, Nevada, and the rich mining town they were raised in. This, along with health issues at a young age, made it so the brothers spent much of their time at home. As they grew up, they wanted to make a change to this stigma.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Working Hard is America’s Heritage<\/h1>\n

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Gloria Smith grew up in a large working class family in a small town in northern Nevada, where she played with chickens and rabbits. She and her husband did not come from much but still have what she feels is a prosperous life. Now 81 years old, Smith reflects on how America used to be a nation of compassion and how it could be once again. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Reclaiming Indigenous Identity by Connecting to the Land<\/h1>\n

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Jolie Varela is<\/span>\u00a0a hiker, water protector, and land defender based out of Payahuunad\u00fc, the place of flowing water, also known as Owens Valley, California.\u00a0She started hiking as an act of cultural reclamation and for her self-care and healing. <\/span><\/p>\n

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