Shannon Young

College students wearing bear costumes

College football hype can be lost in translation for international students

If you're not from the US, football and its traditions can be bewildering. To help their international students, many universities now offer a crash course in the rules, scoring and, of course, fight songs. Shannon Young reports from football-crazed Boulder, Colorado, that the classes aren't just to help international students understand football but American culture.

College football hype can be lost in translation for international students
A nurse administers a shot to an elderly man wearing a white T-shirt and black pants at his home.

Dual citizens in Mexico seek vaccine options in the US as rollout lags

Dual citizens in Mexico seek vaccine options in the US as rollout lags
Sandra Martínez stands in a plant-filled patio of the Las Golondrinas Hotel.

Mexico's battered tourism sector teeters fine line between economy and public health

Mexico's battered tourism sector teeters fine line between economy and public health
Dressed in protective gear to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, a medical worker massages a patient, at a military hospital set up to take care of COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19 takes its toll on Mexico's health workers

COVID-19 takes its toll on Mexico's health workers
Shifting to face masks has been a survival move for many textile businesses in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Mexican artisans make face masks to stay afloat amid coronavirus    

Mexican artisans make face masks to stay afloat amid coronavirus    
A child looks at a TV screen in a living room with orange painted walls.

Pandemic learning in Mexico requires thinking outside the screen

Millions of schoolchildren across Mexico began the academic year this week in front of a TV. But teachers in Oaxaca say televised classes won’t meet fundamental educational needs and many families lack the technology to keep up, deepening Mexico's socioeconomic divide.

Pandemic learning in Mexico requires thinking outside the screen
Oaxaca's landmark Santo Domingo church and the former convent that houses the state's largest museum have been cordoned off as part of pandemic mitigation measures.

Megaprojects and austerity measures are transforming southern Mexico

The country's economy is in a downward spiral as the coronavirus continues to spread.

Megaprojects and austerity measures are transforming southern Mexico
A woman scrapes mortar off of a salvaged brick with a flat end of a chisel so the brick can be reused.

‘Symbolic rubble’ from crumbling adobe homes preserves the past and eases trauma after Mexico earthquake

Oaxaca is moving along with rebuilding after Mexico's worst earthquake of the century. But some are hoping to slow down the process.

‘Symbolic rubble’ from crumbling adobe homes preserves the past and eases trauma after Mexico earthquake
A man drives an oxcart past the rubble of what was once a traditional-style home in Unión Hidalgo, Oaxaca.

In Oaxaca, thousands of aftershocks mean no one's getting much sleep

On Sept. 7, a massive earthquake off of Mexico's southern coast damaged buildings. And then a powerful aftershock a few weeks later finished some of them off. People in the region just want the earth to stop shaking.

In Oaxaca, thousands of aftershocks mean no one's getting much sleep
María de Jesús Patricio, center, during her campaign launch for president of Mexico

Mexico has its first indigenous woman candidate for president

María de Jesús Patricio is a traditional Nahua healer from southern Jalisco. Gender and heritage aren’t the only aspects that set her apart.

Mexico has its first indigenous woman candidate for president
Teachers pose in traditional regional dress from some of Oaxaca's eight regions

The Oaxaca 'people's festival' celebrates indigenous culture that's not for sale

In the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, there's a government-sponsored festival called the "Guelaguetza" that highlights local cultural traditions. But an alternative "People's Guelaguetza" is seen as more in touch with Oaxaca's indigenous cultures — and as a meeting ground for protesters.

The Oaxaca 'people's festival' celebrates indigenous culture that's not for sale
Teachers march toward the local congress

A protest over education has turned into a movement in Mexico

Who killed 9 protesters during a police action? One month later, no one has been held responsible, and a regional protest on education has mushroomed into a movement.

A protest over education has turned into a movement in Mexico
Mexican reporter Jesús Lemus, who recently published a book about his time in prison.

When this Mexican journalist was framed and thrown in prison, he interviewed the inmates

Journalist Jesús Lemus risked his life to report on Mexico's drug war. But then he was jailed on trumped-up drug trafficking charges, accused of being the head of various cartels. But Lemus saw opportunity behind bars, and interviewed some of Mexico's most famous prisoners. Now free, Lemus has published a book filled with the stories he collected from behind bars.

When this Mexican journalist was framed and thrown in prison, he interviewed the inmates

Stepping up Pressure on Mexican Officials to Find the Disappeared

Tens of thousands of people have disappeared in the last six years of Mexico's drug war. Their families say the government hasn't done enough to find the missing.

Stepping up Pressure on Mexican Officials to Find the Disappeared

Advice for Drivers Heading to Mexico for Holidays

This time of year, thousands travel from the US to Mexico to visit family, often by car. It can be a dangerous trip, given widespread drug war violence and high levels of crime on the highways of northern Mexico.

Advice for Drivers Heading to Mexico for Holidays