Mar 22 Mohsin Hamid annotates the first page of his novel, ‘Exit West’ By Elizabeth Flock Mohsin Hamid’s novel “Exit West,” which follows two lovers on the move from a country on the brink of civil war, is our March pick for the new PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”… Continue reading
Mar 15 NYT Book Review of ‘Exit West’: A refugee crisis in a world of open doors By Viet Thanh Nguyen Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of "The Refugees," reviews the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club selection of the month, Mohsin Hamid's "Exit West."… Continue reading
Feb 14 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with political coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:15 Terrorized by ISIS, Yazidi refugees find welcoming community in Nebraska By PBS News Hour Nebraska is a long way from northern Iraq. But nearly 3,000 refugees from the region's small Yazidi ethnic minority have resettled there, driven from their homes by the horrific violence perpetrated by the Islamic State group and decades of religious… Continue watching
Dec 23 Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press A federal judge in Seattle has partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees. Continue reading
Dec 04 U.S. pulls out of a global pact on the treatment of migrants. Here’s why By Larisa Epatko The State Department says a U.N. agreement aimed at addressing the needs of migrants could “undermine the sovereign right of the United States to enforce our immigration laws and secure our borders.”… Continue reading
Nov 21 A refugee’s first Thanksgiving By Larisa Epatko Refugees’ First Thanksgiving gathers newcomers to share a traditional American meal, potluck-style. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch Ai Weiwei captures the global refugee crisis in ‘Human Flow’ By PBS News Hour International artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has long mixed art and protest, gravity and playfulness. Now he's turned his creative powers to the global refugee crisis with a new documentary called "Human Flow," which opens nationwide on Friday. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Oct 20 WATCH: Rohingya walk through rain, muddy rice fields to reach Bangladesh By Larisa Epatko U.N. drone footage caught part of the Rohingya refugees' precarious journey to Bangladesh. Continue reading
Oct 11 Why MacArthur ‘genius’ Viet Thanh Nguyen says writers should make people uncomfortable By Elizabeth Flock Nguyen was chosen for his writing "challenging popular depictions of the Vietnam War and exploring the myriad ways that war lives on," the foundation said. Continue reading