More than just numbers: Kenya students score high in happiness
Contrary to the statistics, and much to my surprise, the people I encountered were satisfied with their way of life in a way that people in my home country of South Korea are not.
Libre Talks: Summer’s on — get your hijab on and hit the gym
Now, if you’re a woman who goes to the gym, you're going to get stared at because a) you are, in fact, a woman and somehow your presence in an athletic atmosphere remains peculiar and unorthodox to some, b) you're doing a workout that someone else wants to copy or that someone is trying to copy, or c) you're wearing a hijab.
OPINION: Push back against the ‘ping’ of anti-gay texts
Despite an increasing number of laws elsewhere in the world that seek equal treatment for gays in the home and the workplace, LGBTQ rights are generally not accepted in Korean society.
Top earthquake tip for high school students in Korea — stop studying, take cover
"All of us were surprised because this was the first big earthquake we experienced, but we were told to stay in the classroom and evacuated much later," she said. "Though we have earthquake safety exercises a few times every semester, our buildings are not earthquake proof and our dormitories rarely have teachers around.”
Voices of the Square: Q&A with Zahra Billoo, civil rights lawyer and Muslim activist
GSS Libre Talks columnist Hannah Shraim interviews CAIR executive director Zahra Billoo about issues facing our nation, including President Trump's moves to ban Muslims from traveling to the U.S., a program that’s targeting Muslim high school students in Maryland as potential community informants, and what she prefers to a really nutritious dinner.
VIDEO: A DREAMer on immigration, family ties and who hate really hurts
At York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, Latina student and DREAMers club member Christina Guerrero spoke about what leaving home means to her family and how they are responding to changes in immigration policy.
VIDEO: The Korea-U.S. college connection and VOA’s Student Union
In this video, CI News anchor Aileen Kim and reporter Jasmine Lee caught up with Chadwick International alums at a Jan. 12 reunion dinner midway through their freshman year. They asked alums what it's like to attend college, deal with homework, make friends and find your way on an American campus.
More than geeks — latest climate march on Washington turns out ‘people power’
Pregnant moms, nuns, and even children carried homemade signs reading “Renewable energy? I’m a huge fan” and “Planet first, America second.”
Marchers gather in Washington to call for action on climate change
Catch GSS Correspondent Izzie Ramirez covering the Climate March in Washington D.C. on Twitter @GSSVoices.
Emmanuel Macron is France’s front-runner — but can he capture the youth vote?
Le Pen, with a message that is strongly anti-immigrant and anti-European Union, captured 21 percent of voters aged 18 to 24. By contrast, Macron won 18 percent of the same group.