Sound Is The Place

One family celebrates the Hindu New Year -- at home.

This is the story of my family -- 20 years after my sisters and I immigrated to America.

Interviewed by Victoria Campos.

My dad plays a raga, or classical Indian tune, on his guitar. He briefly explains beforehand how he learned the song as a child. Here he is -- unedited.

Austin is known for its many eccentricities -- including the many bats that live under Congress Avenue bridge. Experts cannot quantify how many bats live there. They also don't know why the bats exit as a large cloud from under the bridge at dusk during the summer months. But viewers find the experience to be impressive.

Kaw Ki is a fourteen-year-old immigrant from Burma.  As her family adjusts to life in America as refugees, she struggles with English as a second language, and contends with her future in her new home.