Paterson city and its powerful waterfall drew my immigrant family from the Middle East. The cataract may hold the key to the New Jersey city’s future. Paterson Falls (Wikimedia Commons/Francisco Diez) The city of Paterson’s celebrated waterfall sits in the...
By Emily Isaacman After the 2016 presidential election, Tom Lewis, interim director of the Intensive English Program at Indiana University, said his class of foreign students felt amused, not concerned. “I think they feel that their experience here has been very...
I covered the fall of Saigon when South Vietnam collapsed and North Vietnamese seized the city. I now ask myself: What was the sense of it all? The author standing on the steps of the former Saigon Opera, which had been converted into the South Vietnamese National...
By Daniela Martinez There’s something satisfying about being made for the sun. I’ve always taken secret satisfaction switching languages in mid-sentence. Or in knowing my parents can cross deserts and in checking off “Hispanic” on applications. My...
Casey Konermann has seen a lot during his years collecting garbage. Now, his U.S. city is modernizing — not only for efficiency but for safety. The changes and additions to the Sanitation Department’s fleet have cost approximately $2.5 million. (Photo by Azra...