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September Focus: The Internment Of Japanese-Americans
Every September more than a million people go to the Washington State Fair — oblivious that the Puyallup fairgrounds site was where people of Japanese ancestry were rounded up and incarcerated during WWII. Continue Reading September Focus: The Internment Of Japanese-Americans
What Happened To Egypt’s Hope Since The Arab Spring?
Five years ago, Egyptian security forces opened fire on a protest tent city in Cairo, killing at least 800. What led to that day was an extraordinarily tumultuous few years in Egypt: the Arab Spring, the coming to power of a Muslim Brotherhood president, a coup, and the emergence of a new soldier strongman. Nick Schifrin talks with “Into the Hands of the Soldiers” author David Kirkpatrick. Continue Reading What Happened To Egypt’s Hope Since The Arab Spring?
A Journalist’s Journey, Guided By Curiosity For Her Father’s Illness
Jean Guerrero’s “Crux” is the odyssey of a daughter in search of herself as she comes to terms with her own mentally ill father. Amna Nawaz talks with the author, who is also a journalist for KPBS, about how she told her own family’s story. Continue Reading A Journalist’s Journey, Guided By Curiosity For Her Father’s Illness
In A World Full Of Surveillance, This Artist Stares Back
When artist Trevor Paglen looks up at the night sky, there’s beauty and wonder, but also a planet completely transformed by humans into a “landscape of surveillance.” His new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, “Sites Unseen,” offers a new way to look at very familiar landscapes. Jeffrey Brown reports on Paglen’s latest obsession: how artificial intelligence is reshaping imagery. Continue Reading In A World Full Of Surveillance, This Artist Stares Back
This Kindergarten Sneak Preview Helps Families Hit The Ground Running
For three weeks in the summer, children who are entering kindergarten in Portland, Oregon, get ready and get excited to start school. While it’s no substitute for pre-K, getting a preview helps ease the transition for kids, and offers parents a sense of connection. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week reports. Continue Reading This Kindergarten Sneak Preview Helps Families Hit The Ground Running
The Great American Read – Top 40 Books, So Far
The Great American Read has reached TWO MILLION votes in the search for America’s best-loved novel. But it’s still anyone’s game! Below are the TOP… Continue Reading The Great American Read – Top 40 Books, So Far
QUIZ: English Composer Or Politician? Test Your Musical Or PBS Knowledge
Can you guess which of these are Composers and which are English politicians featured in ‘Victoria’? Good Luck! Continue Reading QUIZ: English Composer Or Politician? Test Your Musical Or PBS Knowledge
What The U.S. Could Learn From Canada About Integrating Immigrant Students
In Canadian public schools, the children of new immigrants do as well as native-born children within three years of arriving. Continue Reading What The U.S. Could Learn From Canada About Integrating Immigrant Students
