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Emily Kwong is host and reporter of NPR's Short Wave podcast.

A Daughter's Journey To Reclaim Her Heritage Language

4:12pm June 01, 2021

Assimilation has a cost. As a third generation Chinese American, NPR Short Wave's Emily Kwong is rediscovering the language her father once knew, and what that means for where she comes from.

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Introducing: Where We Come From

8:38am June 01, 2021

by Anjuli Sastry

Where are you really from? It's a question that immigrant communities of color across generations are often asked. In this series, we answer that question on our own terms, one conversation at a time.

Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone is America's original national park and hosts more than 4 million visitors annually.

Plan For Your Great National Park Trip

7:43pm May 31, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The National Park Service expects a busy summer as the country begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Last year 237 million people flocked to national parks to escape from COVID-19.

Allowing couples in China to have up to three children rather than two will help the country counteract a population that's shifting towards the elderly, the government says.

Confronted By Aging Population China Allows Couples To Have Three Children

4:58pm May 31, 2021

by Emily Feng

Facing a declining birthrate, China will allow married couples to have up to three children. This raises the previous ceiling of two children.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge speaks to the press after taking a tour of a vaccination site at Community of Hope, a community heath center in Washington.

Exclusive: HUD's Marcia Fudge Says She's Ready To Fight Homelessness As Head Of Panel

9:59am May 29, 2021

by Pam Fessler

The nation's homeless population is expected to rise in the coming months, especially if a federal eviction moratorium ends in June.

As India suffers through a devastating coronavirus surge, children are asking difficult questions.

Health & Safety

Kids In India Are Asking Heartbreaking COVID-19 Questions. Here's How To Answer Them

10:19pm May 28, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

As the country faces the world's worst coronavirus crisis, children want to know: Will I catch it? Will grandfather die? What's it like to be an orphan?

Yusef Pierce is a graduating senior in California.

'Dear Son': How A Mom's Letter Inspired A Graduation Speech — From Prison

9:51am May 27, 2021

A student who has been incarcerated for more than 10 years delivers a graduation speech about forgiveness, perseverance and making the most of a future he sees as rich with potential.

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Health & Safety

Couple Wed 70 Years Died Together, From COVID-19

4:44pm May 25, 2021

Dick and Shirley Meek celebrated their 70 years of marriage in December of 2020. The following month, both died of COVID-19 within minutes of each other.

Harold Harrington is a master plumber and is among the tens of thousands of residents of Flint, Mich., whose contaminated drinking water cast a spotlight on a threat faced by communities across the United States.

President Biden Wants To Replace All Lead Pipes. Flint Has Lessons To Share

11:55am May 25, 2021

by Steve Carmody

Flint has been synonymous with lead in drinking water. The city's experience replacing lead pipes shows the promise and challenges of the Biden proposal to get rid of all the country's lead pipes.

National

The Latest In The Fight Over Abortion Access

5:16pm May 22, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

The Supreme Court said it would take up a major abortion case that could open the door to overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Texas Republicans are trying a new legal strategy to ban most abortions.

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