EXPLAINER: What is DACA?
DACA was created by former President Barack Obama to give undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children the chance to get a work permit or study in America. Now, it may be repealed in six months.
OPINION: ‘America first’ shouldn’t mean ‘no news’ on Asia floods
Even if you’ve been diligently following the news about the Hurricane Harvey on all the major American networks, you can be forgiven for knowing little, if anything, about rather significant flooding in another part of the world.
VIDEO: Irma incoming — why recent hurricanes are so severe
In this video, I'll talk you through the basics of fronts and low-pressure systems, which are a staple of understanding meteorology. You'll see how global warming has impacted the Earth over the past couple of hundred years, and understand more about factors behind stronger storms, including rising sea levels and warmer water.
Opinion: End of a dream for America’s DREAMers
For more than five long, anxious years, we believed that it wasn’t over. But with President Trump’s decision expected later today to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, I realize that we DREAMers have been waging a fight that we lost from the beginning.
VIDEO: The 1,000 li journey to college in America
It was the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu who said that "a journey of a thousand li begins with a single step."
Opinion: In wake of British bombings, balancing human safety, human rights is key
Today, we find ourselves in a perpetual war against terrorism, unlike any other before, where our safety is threatened, technological innovation may soon be under fire, and diplomatic tensions are higher than ever before.
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.
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.