<description> &lt;img src="http://stateofthereunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MedicalMigrants1.png" /&gt;In the last episode of State of the Re:Union, the team brings you a collection of our favorite stories from the road. Host Al Letson reflects on six years of SOTRU and says goodbye to the show. &lt;a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/travelogue-volume-two/" class="read_more"&gt;VIEW PHOTOS AND MORE&lt;/a&gt; </description>

In the last episode of State of the Re:Union, the team brings you a collection of our favorite stories from the road. Host Al Letson reflects on six years of SOTRU and says goodbye to the show... [...]

In the last episode of State of the Re:Union, the team brings you a collection of our favorite stories from the road. Host Al Letson reflects on six years of SOTRU and says goodbye to the show. 

Travelogue: Volume Two

<description> &lt;img src="http://stateofthereunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SOTRU-–-SGV-–-Photo-03-1024x682.jpg" /&gt;The San Gabriel Valley is just like any other suburb in America. Life revolves around family and school; the social fabric is woven over cheap eats at the mall. But unlike most suburbs in America, the San Gabriel Valley is home to the largest Chinese diaspora in the country. In fact, eight of the region’s cities are majority Asian. That makes the “SGV” one of the few places where being Asian American is the norm – but where there is no normal version of being Asian American. &lt;a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/san-gabriel-valley/" class="read_more"&gt;VIEW PHOTOS AND MORE&lt;/a&gt; </description>

The San Gabriel Valley is just like any other suburb in America. Life revolves around family and school; the social fabric is woven over cheap eats at the mall. But unlike most suburbs in America, the San Gabriel Valley is home to the largest Chinese diaspora in the country... [...]

The San Gabriel Valley is just like any other suburb in America. Life revolves around family and school; the social fabric is woven over cheap eats at the mall. But unlike most suburbs in America, the San Gabriel Valley is home to the largest Chinese diaspora in the country. In fact, eight of the region’s cities are majority Asian. That makes the “SGV” one of the few places where being Asian American is the norm – but where there is no normal version of being Asian American. 

San Gabriel Valley, CA: Small Town, Global City

<description> &lt;img src="http://stateofthereunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sotru-poetry-2015-mississippi-1-1024x768.jpg" /&gt;Poetry isn’t just words on a page. Instead it’s a form that lets people express themselves in a way that’s often far more deep, emotional, and complex than other forms of communication. In this year’s National Poetry Month Special, SOTRU explores how people are finding ways to use poetry in surprising ways.&lt;a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/the-poems-the-poets-the-power/" class="read_more"&gt;VIEW PHOTOS AND MORE&lt;/a&gt; </description>

Poetry isn’t just words on a page. Instead it’s a form that lets people express themselves in a way that’s often far more deep, emotional, and complex than other forms of communication... [...]

Poetry isn’t just words on a page. Instead it’s a form that lets people express themselves in a way that’s often far more deep, emotional, and complex than other forms of communication. In this year’s National Poetry Month Special, SOTRU explores how people are finding ways to use poetry in surprising ways.

The Poems, The Poets, The Power – A National Poetry Month Special

<description> &lt;img src="http://stateofthereunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Cayuga-power-plant3-1024x576.jpg" /&gt;The climate is going haywire, and politicians are bickering over what to do about it, or whether to do anything at all. But that’s only part of the story. Around the country, communities are taking matters into their own hands, publicly pledging to shrink their carbon footprints, then setting out to make good on their promises.&lt;a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/ithaca-ny-power-to-the-people/" class="read_more"&gt;VIEW PHOTOS AND MORE&lt;/a&gt; </description>

The climate is going haywire, and politicians are bickering over what to do about it, or whether to do anything at all. But that’s only part of the story... [...]

The climate is going haywire, and politicians are bickering over what to do about it, or whether to do anything at all. But that’s only part of the story. Around the country, communities are taking matters into their own hands, publicly pledging to shrink their carbon footprints, then setting out to make good on their promises.

Ithaca, NY: Power to the People

<description> &lt;img src="http://stateofthereunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Dade-and-Tiffany-1160x870.jpg" /&gt;When someone decides to transition from one gender to another, it’s obviously a big deal in their life. But what’s it like for their spouse?&lt;a href="http://stateofthereunion.com/a-couple-twice-born/" class="read_more"&gt;VIEW PHOTOS AND MORE&lt;/a&gt; </description>

When someone decides to transition from one gender to another, it’s obviously a big deal in their life. But what’s it like for their spouse?... [...]

When someone decides to transition from one gender to another, it’s obviously a big deal in their life. But what’s it like for their spouse?

SOTRU Short: A Couple Twice Born

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