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  • Watch 'The Sweetest Sound' in Duluth, Minnesota
    We'll be bringing the acclaimed documentary The Sweetest Sound out of the POV archive on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, for a screening at the Office of Civic Engagement in Duluth, Minnesota.
    Jamie Dobie 1 min read October 14, 2011 Documentary News Comments
  • How Common Is Your Last Name?
    In 1990, my last name — the prosaic-in-China but seemingly obscure-in-America “Xu” — was the 10,540th most common name in America. In 2000, my last name had made an incredible leap — it climbed more than 7,000 spots to become the 2,701st most common name in America. What a difference a decade makes! How common […]
    Ruiyan Xu 1 min read October 29, 2009 Documentary News Comments