produced by kqed in san francisco, california, the show was syndicated by as many as 37 other public radio stations in markets around the united states. the show premiered in 2000 and was hosted by nguyen qui duc until september, 2006, when nguyen returned to vietnam. after nguyen's departure it was hosted by k. oanh ha. citing financial difficulties, kqed cancelled the show and its last broadcast was october 11, 2007. at the time it was cancelled the program cost $500,000 per year to produce and had a weekly audience of 190,000.