The attempt of a Washington teacher to help one student has turned into something much larger.VOA’s Philip Alexiou has this story of a chess academy for kids.
Many of the more than 1.2 million Vietnamese immigrants who now call the United States home arrived during the Vietnam War. A new wave of Vietnamese immigration has more recently generated discussion over immigration in the community and has emerged as a major election season talking point.
Jifeng Bookstore reopened in Washington to reach a new audience by bringing literature and debate to the city six years after it was forced to close its doors in Shanghai.
Fish migration on California’s second-largest river has been blocked by dams for more than a century. With the last of four dams removed, Native Americans who depend on the river have achieved a major victory.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced in February that since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, around 500,000 Ukrainians have immigrated to the country.Many refugees appear to be adjusting to life in their new country, but they still miss their homeland and are traumatized by the war.
A Mexican border center south of Arizona has become a crucial source of humanitarian aid to migrants as thousands of migrants continue to make their way into the United States and as tighter immigration regulations make legal entry increasingly difficult.
The long-dreamed of flying cars could soon be a reality. Matt Dibble reports from California on the rise of electric aircraft.
This week, on the 79th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan that ended World War II, Japanese officials have reiterated their aim of eradicating atomic weapons from this world. After decades of pacifism, the country is seeing a significant shift in how it views military force in the face of numerous regional threats. It is even looking for guarantees that the US will use its own nuclear deterrent to protect Japan.
As per the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, New York ranks fourth in the country for human trafficking cases. And, authorities say that as the number of undocumented immigrants in the city has increased recently, so have the numbers.
Hundreds of people who are searching for love as well as to keep in shape come together every Wednesday to attend a run club in Manhattan. The group members try to meet love partners or make new friends at the local bars after a three-mile run.