I’d gone to Chinatown before, but only when I looked closely did I see how waves of immigration have shaped its character and history. It is easy to take for granted the lessons one can learn just a subway ride away. I live in New York City, not too far from...
Dorothy’s adventures in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ offer more than fantasy for children. Like the wizard behind his curtain, politicians world-wide deal in deceit. A film poster for the 1955 re-release of The Wizard of Oz (1939) (Wikimedia Commons) Can a...
As protests for racial justice sweep across the U.S., young people are demanding an end to persistent inequities around the world. A Black Lives Matter protest in London, 7 June 2020 (photo by Charlotte Crang) We asked young people in News Decoder’s network to...
COVID-19 has hit the elderly hard and left many alone in confinement. But my grandmother in China has endured, even thrived, offering a lesson in tenacity. The author’s grandmother and two friends in a park after quarantine was lifted China’s population is...
Youth around the world are fighting fake news and delivering groceries to the needy as they juggle online studies with community service during COVID-19. Nylu Bernshteyn on a food run for the #BrooklynShowsLove mutual aid project in Brooklyn, New York. These student...
Reporting from around the world confirms that youth are using their creativity and energy to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the best in many young people. That may not be the prevailing view in some media, but the World Teenage...
An American in Spain, I learned that different cultures and distance could not mask the similar values of my two Moms. María José (L) and Renu when they first met (photo courtesy of Sonia Goyle) Squeezed around the dinner table in a corner of the kitchen, the four of...
Thousands of homeless in Los Angeles are finding it hard to shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic despite authorities’ efforts. Camper vans for homeless in Los Angeles County (photo by Sage Silberman) While millions of people in California are sheltering...
Students tackled topics from homelessness to hip hop. Entries on COVID-19 and the environment copped the prizes in our storytelling contest. Charles Gorrivan of the Friends Seminary school in New York and Claire Wang of School Year Abroad France have won first prize...
The COVID-19 pandemic is sowing anxiety around the world. Here’s how six young people are coping with stress as they face an uncertain future. A student musician practices virtually with a youth orchestra during home lockdown in Caracas, Venezuela, 24 April 2020...