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Afghan refugees walk through an Afghan refugee camp at Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey, on Sept. 27, 2021. 

6 months after evacuation, thousands of Afghan families are waiting to reunite

​​​​​​​Ahmad Naem Wakili, who worked as a judge in Afghanistan, landed in Arizona after getting evacuated from the country last August. But a bureaucratic quagmire is still keeping his wife and daughter abroad. Thousands of others face a similar legal limbo. 

6 months after evacuation, thousands of Afghan families are waiting to reunite
Adela Diaz says the coronavirus pandemic has brought new urgency to her college major in public health.

A young Latina voter in Arizona reflects on the contentious 2020 election

A young Latina voter in Arizona reflects on the contentious 2020 election
Una photo con el collage de 8 retratos de jovenes sobre un fondo negro.

Estos son los jóvenes votantes latinos de 'Cada 30 Segundos'

Estos son los jóvenes votantes latinos de 'Cada 30 Segundos'
An empty water bottle lays on the dirt behind a string of barbed wire

Crimes of compassion: US follows Europe's lead in prosecuting those who help migrants

Crimes of compassion: US follows Europe's lead in prosecuting those who help migrants
A young child is shown holding a doll by the arm.

Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters

Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters
Members of the former Tucson Pantsuit Nation group has created a new organization called Project Nexis.

How a convert balances her white privilege and Muslim identity in the Trump era

A former Pantsuit Nation group goes rogue, searching for a way to balance white feminism and inclusion.

How a convert balances her white privilege and Muslim identity in the Trump era
Reporter Rupa Shenoy with Luis Valdez, a former Mexican American Studies studies student who says the program put him on a path that led his recent completion of a phD in public health.

After a 10-year saga, Tucson teachers are validated when a judge calls state law racist

It took 10 years, but Tucson teachers feel validated by a judge's finding that an Arizona state law is racist toward Mexican American students.

After a 10-year saga, Tucson teachers are validated when a judge calls state law racist
Man standing in front of ranch sign and American flag

This rancher in Arizona doesn’t necessarily want a wall — but he does want more done along the border

Ed Ashurst says the smuggling of drugs and people across the border needs to be seen as a real, national problem. Something, he says, the government isn’t doing.

This rancher in Arizona doesn’t necessarily want a wall — but he does want more done along the border
Young migrants from Central America held at the US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Arizona, on June 18, 2014. US officials provided media tours of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been ce

With young Central Americans fleeing to the US, history seems to be repeating itself

There was another exodus from Central America. It happened in the 1980s, when almost one million Guatemalans and Salvadorans fled to the US to escape civil war. And a group of American activists and religious leaders took big risks to help them stay.

With young Central Americans fleeing to the US, history seems to be repeating itself
A scene from Marc Silver's "Who is Dayani Cristal," which follows the journey a migrant's body undergoes once it's found along the US-Mexico border.

This film is connecting immigrants' bodies and remains with their families

Marc Silver's first feature film, "Who is Dayani Cristal," raised a lot of eyebrows and a lot of support for the Missing Migrant Project, a group that connects families with the bodies of deceased loved ones who died along the US border.

This film is connecting immigrants' bodies and remains with their families

The Quest for Magical, Nutty Tasting Cheese from Northern Spain

Today's Geo Quiz features Michael Paterniti, author of the new book, 'The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese.'

The Quest for Magical, Nutty Tasting Cheese from Northern Spain
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New Year's Resolutions: 12 Short Stories

Throughout 2013, we're going to check up on four listeners who made creative resolutions for the New Year and were brave enough to go public with them.

New Year's Resolutions: 12 Short Stories

Expert says laws, not funding, biggest obstacle to effective mental health treatment

Tragedies linked to mental health have been in the news recently and they've sparked a conversation around the unmet mental health needs in the United States. Healthcare professionals are beginning to rethink the way America approaches mental health care.

Expert says laws, not funding, biggest obstacle to effective mental health treatment

Author says Arizona represents America's political past -- not its future

Arizona has been at the center of American political debate in recent years. It passed a controversial immigration bill that has since been copied in other places, they've endured a deadly shooting that nearly took the life of a congresswoman. But an author says Arizona's is at the end, not the beginning, of America's political future.

Author says Arizona represents America's political past -- not its future

For species dependent on monsoon flooding in desert southwest, mosquitoes unwelcome competition

When the monsoon rains settle over Tucson and the rest of the U.S. southwest, they bring with them enough rain that water-dependent species go into hyperdrive. They must feed, mate, breed and create life in the shadow of a few days or weeks. But with the arrival of West Nile virus, cities are moving to rid the area of water — and breeding grounds for all kinds of animals — faster than ever.

For species dependent on monsoon flooding in desert southwest, mosquitoes unwelcome competition