by Bernd Debusmann Jr | 20 Jun 2019 | Americas, United States
Mexico is under pressure to stop migrants from fleeing Central America to the U.S. Are Mexicans’ attitudes towards their neighbors hardening? A raftsman navigates the Suchiate River between Guatemala and Mexico, 17 June 2019 (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) ...
by Gilda Temaj Marroquin | 12 Jun 2019 | Americas, Personal Reflections, United States, Women, Youth Voices
I was raised in Guatemala, where I was expected to grow up fast and told that women are not meant to go to school. But I had other dreams. Children attend school in northern Guatemala, 1 July 2014 (AP Photo/Luis Soto) I come from Guatemala, where education is not a...
by Adrian Balvuena | 15 Mar 2018 | Education, Personal Reflections, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Youth Voices
My parents came to the U.S. from Mexico, and I grew up in the Bronx. They have sacrificed so much for me — a burden I need to learn to live with. Immigrants at a naturalization ceremony in New York, 22 March 2013 (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) I can’t recall a...
by News Decoder | 7 Mar 2018 | Personal Reflections, School Year Abroad, Student Posts
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...
by Nelson Graves | 6 Dec 2017 | News Decoder Updates
She has taught in Texas and freelanced in South America. She’s helping to tackle poverty. Meet Charlotte Parker, News-Decoder’s new adviser. I’m feeling very fortunate today because Charlotte Parker has agreed to join News-Decoder’s team of...