The 2002 graduate broadcast students took their cameras worldwide to capture stories and events on an international scale. From the AIDS epidemic in Africa to the asthma problems of Harlem, from religious security to marital infidelity, these works delve into issues rarely touched by modern media.

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Leang, a Cambodian-American immigrant is a leader in the Cambodian community in the Bronx and tries to keep his culture. Though his daughter Moni is a high school drop-out, Leang tries to support her and struggles between his two loves: Cambodia and his troubled daughter who hates the narrowness of Cambodians. Koji traveled to Cambodia to visit Leang's family. The tension between Leang's two loves as they come crashing together is captured in Koji s cinema verite film. 28 minutes.

An investigative report into how food aid is being used as a political weapon by President Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Southern Africa faces a famine, but in Zimbabwe, people politically opposed to Mugabe, are starving. 27 minutes.

This report from East Harlem deals with one of New York's worst epidemics—asthma. New York suffers from the highest rate of asthma mortality from asthma and East Harlem suffers from e highest rate of pediatric asthma hospitalization in the city. The piece provides a look at the issues such as environmental racism and the efforts to raise awareness and prevention of asthma triggers. 10 minutes.

We follow Masibulele, a five year old, and his mother and see how their lives in Cape Town relate to the larger problem of the pandemic in South Africa. The story unveils the social taboos and government attitudes that cause South Africa to have the highest AIDS rate in the world. 25 minutes.

Fresh from whirling their college graduation caps in the air, two twenty-two years old face finding their way in life. They seem to have all the choices in the world, yet the world tells them they have no choice but to grow up. How they navigate the contradiction tells the story of the generational divide between today's Gen Y'ers and their baby boomer parents. 30 minutes.

3 of the 7 suspects from the Bali terror attacks came from madrassahs (Islamic religious boarding schools) schools in Indonesia. Are these schools of hope or hate? This documentary takes an inside look at a moderate madrassah near Jakarta to try and understand the principles and objectives behind this unique system of education. 20 minutes.

After September 11 the debate about a clash between the west and Islam took on new meaning with their identity clearly visible with their veil. Many of these women come from immigrant families or are immigrant themselves. They are finding ways to combine three different identities and tell us what it is like to be an American, a Muslim and an immigrant. 25 minutes.

What will inform the memorial to those who perished in the attack on the World Trade Center? Interviews, images of existing 9/11 memorials as well as historical memorials, and music combine to contemplate the essence of the memorial in a provocative and forward looking way. Prominent architects as well as family survivors are among the New Yorkers interviewed for this piece. 28 minutes.

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