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Watch The Way We Get By Online
If you missed last week's broadcast of The Way We Get By, you can watch it online on the PBS Video Player. It will be available online through December 12, 2009.
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Enter your last name in our Popularity Index database, and see its rank among the most common surnames in the United States, according to 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census.
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The Way We Get By - Filmmaker Interview
Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet talk about how they convinced his mother to be the subject of their film, how meeting Bill and Jerry helped them find deeper stories that go beyond troop greeting, and how audiences have responded to The Way We Get By and its subjects.
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Audio Tour: Henry Darger — Selected Works
Take an interactive audio tour through several of Henry Darger's works, led by Brooke Davis Anderson, director and curator of the Contemporary Center at the American Folk Art Museum.
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Bronx Princess
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Regarding War is a place for citizens and soldiers to share stories about past and current conflicts, and to discuss the realities of war. Join the conversation »
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Students compare the homecoming for these veterans to the homecomings of veterans from past conflicts. Get the lesson plan »