Language

January 20, 2020

Census Bureau ads promise viewers their personal information is protected and won't be shared with law enforcement. But after a high-profile legal battle over the citizenship question that stoked fears among immigrant communities, advocates say it's too little, too late.

Arts, Culture & Media

Alyona Alyona breathes new life into Ukrainian rap scene

The World

January 16, 2020

When Alyona Savranenko turned 12, hip-hop found her in a small rural village. Now Savranenko, a former kindergarten teacher, is one of the top artists in Ukraine.

Media

Exiled journalists in Germany find 'hope' with a magazine that speaks their language

The World

January 02, 2020

When journalists flee their home countries, they lose their two most important tools: their native reporting language and their professional networks. Amal magazine, staffed by exiled journalists in Germany, is trying to change that.

Nigeria's first-ever Oscar submission has too much English for international category, academy says

The World

November 06, 2019

The 90-minute film “Lionheart” was acquired by Netflix, and is in English, other than the 11 minutes of dialogue in the Igbo language of eastern Nigeria.

Immigration Rewind

I'm an American. But my family came to the US fraudulently.

The World

November 06, 2019

The Trump administration's immigration policies harken back to the origins of immigration restriction a century ago that sought to keep “undesirables” — like my family — out.

Feeling lonely? You’ve got company.

Innovation Hub

October 22, 2019

New tech has promised us more and more connections. So, why do Americans feel so lonely?

Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words

The Conversation

October 21, 2019

Do you say “Iraq” as “ear-rock” or “eye-rack”?

Food

How humble kugel becomes a 'red-letter feast' for Yom Kippur

The World

October 09, 2019

The earliest reference to kugel goes back to the 13th century.

Conflict

In Myanmar, underground poetry nights build bridges between Rohingya and Burmese writers

GlobalPost

October 01, 2019

The event’s participants and organizers were fully aware that they were doing something sensitive. In a country where even the word “Rohingya” is taboo, there was a risk that the audience would respond badly.

History

From the USSR with love: A sailor’s 50-year-old message in a bottle makes it to Alaska

The World

September 27, 2019

Tyler Ivanoff, 36, of Shishmaref, Alaska, was out picking berries and gathering driftwood when he stumbled across a green bottle lying along the state's western shore early this month. It was a message in a bottle — sent from a Soviet sailor 50 years ago.

Language

Census 2020 ads don't do enough to dispel immigrant fears, advocates say

Alyona Alyona breathes new life into Ukrainian rap scene

Exiled journalists in Germany find 'hope' with a magazine that speaks their language

Nigeria's first-ever Oscar submission has too much English for international category, academy says

I'm an American. But my family came to the US fraudulently.

Feeling lonely? You’ve got company.

Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words

How humble kugel becomes a 'red-letter feast' for Yom Kippur

In Myanmar, underground poetry nights build bridges between Rohingya and Burmese writers

From the USSR with love: A sailor’s 50-year-old message in a bottle makes it to Alaska

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