Sanctuary college campuses prepared as Trump vows ‘big day’ ahead on border wall, refugees
More than 600 public, private and religious schools have signed the “Statement in Support of DACA Program and our Undocumented Immigrant Students.”
Sisters, together: Global voices from #WomensMarch
GSS correspondents captured scenes from the Woman's March in Washington, D.C. and sister marches in New York, Paris, Chicago, Eugene, Oregon and even Walla Walla, Washington, on Jan. 21, the day after Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president. Here's a sampling of their work.
As Trump becomes @POTUS, some still debate role of social media, fake news, memes in his victory
Not surprisingly, a Stanford study released on Nov. 21 found that most teenagers were not able to distinguish between online opinions/sponsored content and news. This, combined with the scope of false articles that rippled through Facebook in the weeks and months prior to the election, has led some to wonder if fake news directly affected voters’ choices and students’ opinions.
Watch @GSSVoices for live tweets by new “Libre Talks” columnist Hannah Shraim at DC Women’s March
For all of the communities that Donald Trump marginalized, threatened, and scared throughout his campaign, this inauguration day means one thing: The time to seek solutions is now.
Reflecting on #MyGlobalStory
But as the presidential election became increasingly important, so did students’ views on immigration, Hispanics, Muslims and even women. If I had done the project another year, the six words in each story would not have resonated with the audience in the same way.
#MyGlobalStory: Sheehan Selim
Davis Senior High School student Sheehan Selim talks about his parents' upbringings in Bangladesh and describes stereotypes and misconceptions associated with the country.
#MyGlobalStory: Shreya Sudarshana
Shreya Sudarshana, a freshman at Sacramento City College, talks about her Indian heritage and discusses the problem of affluent parts of India being situated adjacent to impoverished areas.
#MyGlobalStory: Fiona Chertok
Davis, California resident and high school student Fiona Chertok talks about her Jewish heritage.
Student journalists reporting on refugees in Paris: ‘Here Today’
“This project is really amazing because we are not only covering a global issue, but we are also able to take the individual superpowers and perspectives of every 10th grader and create something great from it,” said Christina Nessim, 15.
STORYMAP: The journey of Rahman Amiri
When we read an article about a refugee’s journey, we don’t get the same impression as when we actually talk to the person who took the steps to flee his country for another place.