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Paw Say calls Karen refugees to remind them to register to vote, May 12, 2016.

In Low Voting San Diego Neighborhood, Refugee Groups Want 100% Turnout

The City Heights neighborhood has historically had the lowest voter turnout in San Diego, but some refugees are bucking that trend.

Vannak Prum of Cambodia was sold onto a Thai fishing boat where he was forced to work in miserable conditions for three years before escaping. Thailand's huge fishing industry is coming under increasing criticism for using trafficked workers who have been sold to unscrupulous ship captains.

Confined To A Thai Fishing Boat, For Three Years

Thailand has a huge fishing industry that's chronically short of workers. Human traffickers recruit desperate men from Cambodia and Myanmar, who then find themselves at sea for extended periods in miserable conditions. One man says his ordeal lasted three years.

Let's talk about the creepy green stains on the slider sleeves.

Sandwich Monday: The White Castle Veggie Slider

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new sandwich for vegetarians: the White Castle Veggie Slider. It's a mini-burger made with carrots, broccoli and other veggies.

A rural highway in southern Thailand photographed in 2013. Congestion and reckless driving are not uncommon on the country's roads and thoroughfares.

Chilean Cyclist Nearing Record Killed By Truck In Rural Thailand

Juan Francisco Guillermo, 47, had been hoping to set a Guinness record by cycling more than 155,000 miles on five continents over five years.

A Malaysian forensic team personnel handles bags of human remains found at abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the Malaysia-Thailand border in Wang Kelian on Monday.

Police: Malaysia Uncovers 139 Mass Graves Believed To Hold Migrants

Most of the victims are believed to be Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar. They are held until their families pay more money, which few can afford to do.

Kishu grove at Rancho del Sol Farms, in Jamul, east county of San Diego, California.

SAVOR SAN DIEGO WITH SU-MEI YU: Orange Gold In Jamul

Airs Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Chef, author and restauranteur, Su-Mei Yu.

Savor San Diego with Su-Mei Yu

For as long as she can remember, Su-Mei Yu’s dream was to leave her home in Thailand to come to America. So, when the opportunity arose at the age of 15, she seized it.

Host Su-Mei Yu (center) visits the da Siva family at Bella Vado Splendid Oils in Valley Center to learn about their avocado oil.

SAVOR SAN DIEGO WITH SU-MEI YU: Green Goddess Goes To Market

Airs Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Vannak Prum of Cambodia was trafficked onto a Thai fishing boat and forced to work for three years before he escaped by jumping overboard. He was honored at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday as the U.S. issued its annual report on human trafficking around the world.

Illegal Fishing, Molotov Cocktails, A Daring Escape

Vannak Prum was forced to work on a Thai fishing boat for three years before he escaped by jumping overboard. With little oversight, rogue captains buy men like Prum from traffickers and use them to plunder the fishing grounds of surrounding nations. One expert calls it "a perfect storm of slavery and environmental degradation."

Gilberto Gil, pictured here on the cover of <em>Luar (A Gente Precisa Ver o Luar), </em>is<em> </em>one of the many artists we listen to this week to understand the concept of "saudade."

Saudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word

The Portuguese term — which embodies a particular mix of melancholy, longing and loss — has no direct equivalent in English. But it does find full expression in bittersweet music.

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