Radio Free Asia Vietnamese broadcasts, 1997-2002.

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Radio Free Asia Vietnamese broadcasts, 1997-2002.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/135625991

Collection comprised of broadcast transcripts and audio recordings of the Radio Free Asia (RFA) Vietnamese radio programs for the years 1997-2002 (later years are retained by RFA). The broadcast transcripts include a morning and evening broadcast for each day, and are accompanied by audio cassette recordings for most of the transcripts. The radio programs include news articles of events occurring that day, as well as commentary on world events. The recordings are in Vietnamese, while the transcripts are in Vietnamese and or English

137.4 linear feet (189 boxes)

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6821332

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Radio Free Asia

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Radio Free Asia (RFA), a private, non-profit corporation, aired its first broadcast in Mandarin to China on September 29, 1996. Its first Vietnamese broadcast aired on February 5, 1997. Located in Washington D.C., the organization was founded to broadcast news and information from an American viewpoint to Asian countries where full and accurate news reports were not available. Besides its news broadcasts, RFA is also a "university of the air," meaning that it broadcasts works of fiction and nonf...