As the world watches Myanmar’s fitful reforms, some of the country’s citizens living abroad are weighing a return home.
Reporter Bruce Wallace talks with two Myanmar graduate students in New York City about their plans. http://ow.ly/lnBNV
In Turkey, Kurdish culture is having something of a Renaissance. Public expressions of Kurdish culture are now legal.
Now a new cultural center has opened for traditional Kurdish story-tellers to practice their ancient art. http://ow.ly/lnvOc
Many cultures have ceremonies that mark the transition from boyhood to manhood. But not all include sleep deprivation, circumcision, and a golf hat.
It sounds routine, the swearing-in of America’s newest citizens. But on a recent morning in downtown New York, the crowd was unusually large – 119 children and teenagers were here, all receiving their citizenship certificates en masse. They came from over 30 countries, from Albania and Ecuador to Pakistan and the UK.
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Swiss cartoonist Patrick Chappatte points out the obvious.
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São Paulo is a tough place to get around. The city of 11 million - South America’s largest - has notorious traffic. There is only one quick way to navigate the streets: Ride a bike.
Problem is, you put your life at risk when you do.
Two COSAT students traveled to China for a chemistry competition. In the process, they learned a lot of lessons — about snow, about perceptions of Africans, and about chopsticks.
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