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Worlds of Difference - Choosing A Path

Monday, January 2, 2005 at 9pm

For millennia, who we were depended largely on the circumstances of our birth. Today we're exposed to nearly endless cultural options, and identity is increasingly a matter of choice. Listen to stories that examine people and cultures at moments of decision that shape their futures. Featured are a Roma couple in Hungary, the Maasai people of Kenya, Hawaiian drug addicts, and the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan.

Part six of a six-hour documentary series hosted by Maria Hinojosa that explores local culture in a global age. Intimate and sound-rich, each hour addresses a major theme (the relationship between culture and place, culture and language, culture and power, culture and markets, culture and religious belief, and the challenge of diversity in multicultural societies) and contain pieces previously heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Living on Earth.

More information about the series is available on the Worlds of Difference website.