Asia Insight · SEASON 12

Cambodia's Hip-hop School for Children

Episode 27 · 2023-10-06

★ N/A
Asia Insight poster
Season 12Episode 27★ N/A/10
  • Documentary
  • News

Episode overview

In 2005, Cambodia's first alternative school, Tiny Toones, was opened in Phnom Penh. In addition to general subjects, it adds courses on rap and dance into the mix. It was founded by a Cambodian man raised in the United States, who discovered a new purpose imparting his unique knowledge to young people. Most of the students come from impoverished backgrounds, and some enroll after dropping out of the public school system, or fleeing a turbulent family life. The school even provides dormitories to students if needed. In this episode, we meet the staff and children who have created a new place to belong through their shared love of hip-hop.

28 minutes

Season 12 episodes

1. Street Food as Social Rehabilitation: Thailand2023-01-06 2. Bonding in the Barangay: The Philippines2023-01-13 3. Reforming the National Sport of Muay Thai: Thailand2023-01-20 4. Fishermen Face Land Development: Penang, Malaysia2023-01-27 5. Seniors! Back to School: Thailand2023-02-03 6. "On That Day, We Were Fearless": China's White Paper Movement2023-02-10 7. House of Manga Aspirations: Japan2023-02-17 8. Tokyo's Sustainable Fishermen2023-02-24 9. Trains Carry Workers Home After Zero-COVID: China2023-03-03 10. Taiwan's 100,000 Emergency Shelters2023-03-17 11. Youth Living in the Changing Hong Kong2023-03-31 12. Pioneer of Food Waste Reduction: Taichung, Taiwan2023-04-21 13. A Flood of Climate Migration: Bangladesh2023-05-12 14. The Struggle of Unwed Mothers: China2023-05-19 15. Shaping Sustainable Cashmere: Mongolia2023-06-09 16. The Reality Faced by Nepal's Workers Overseas2023-06-16 17. Refuge in a Train - Life After the Turkey Earthquake2023-06-23 18. Violence-Free Stadiums: Indonesia2023-06-30 19. Attempted Change in the Garment Industry: Bangladesh2023-07-07 20. Struggling Elderly Migrant Workers: Xi'an, China2023-07-14 21. Herding Above the Clouds: Pakistan2023-07-28 22. To Live is to Paint: Mongolia2023-08-04 23. The Uncertainty of China's "Factory Inheritors"2023-08-18 24. A Language Identity: Taiwan2023-09-01 25. A Country Goes Digital: Cambodia2023-09-08 26. Recognition for Paternity Leave: South Korea2023-09-15 27. Cambodia's Hip-hop School for Children2023-10-06 28. Making Food Waste Useful: The Philippines2023-10-20 29. Artistic Coexistence in Treasure Hill: Taiwan2023-10-27 30. The Rise in Young Chinese Street Vendors2023-11-10 31. Newspaper of the Street Children: India2023-11-17 32. Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines2023-12-08 33. A Border School of Hope: Mae Sot, Thailand2023-12-22