Summary: Juan crossed the Rio Grande illegally into Texas four years before he first recorded with Radio Diaries. At the time of his original diary, Juan and his family lived in a poor community just this side of the US-Mexican border.
This story is part of the Teenage Diaries series produced by Radio Diaries for NPR.
*Podcast with Juan's Teenage Diary also included.
A Radio Diaries piece is like the vintage 1960's Zenith portable radio I keep next to my bed - "The quality goes in before the name goes on." This is another wonderful piece from those folks with the great ears at Radio Diaries.
This is a great slice-of-life piece about a young man's experience living
just over the border in the United States. In less than ten minutes, Juan
covers a wide range of emotional territory (from humor to horror, from
anguish to hope) all in a beautifully soft-spoken narrative. The ambient
sounds, music, and voices of his family make this an extremely rich piece.
Comments for Juan's Diary, Part 1: Looking at the Rio Grande
This piece belongs to the series "Teenage Diaries"
Produced by Joe Richman/Radio Diaries
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Jamie Dell'Apa
Posted on November 18, 2010 at 06:49 PM | Permalink
Zenith of Radio
A Radio Diaries piece is like the vintage 1960's Zenith portable radio I keep next to my bed - "The quality goes in before the name goes on." This is another wonderful piece from those folks with the great ears at Radio Diaries.
Ellen Yuan
Posted on March 10, 2004 at 07:35 PM | Permalink
Review of Juan in Laredo: Looking at the Rio Grande
This is a great slice-of-life piece about a young man's experience living
just over the border in the United States. In less than ten minutes, Juan
covers a wide range of emotional territory (from humor to horror, from
anguish to hope) all in a beautifully soft-spoken narrative. The ambient
sounds, music, and voices of his family make this an extremely rich piece.