By Bogdan Wojciechowski Washington, DC 16 November 2006 watch Afghan Cowboy report There are many cowboys in America. But Miran Fareed is unique because he comes from Afghanistan. This immigrant does not live in the western U.S. like most American c...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 June 2006 A new film called That Game of Chess is the story of an Indian immigrant who pursues his dreams in the United States. Filmmaker Viresh Sinha is an immigrant who hopes his first venture into cinema opens do...
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 15 June 2006 watch Student report Students at school A child is resilient by nature, but adjusting to life in a new country can be even more difficult when that boy or girl doesn't understand the language spoken in sc...
By Nina Marie Potts Rotterdam, Netherlands 14 February 2006 watch Rotterdam report Immigrants in Rotterdam European assumptions about how easy it is to integrate immigrant communities are being sharpl...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - Immigrants: America's Industrial Growth Depended on Them By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, October 20, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Spe...
THIS IS AMERICA - Writers and the Immigrant Experience: Middle East, Europe and Africa By Doreen Baingana Broadcast: Monday, January 17, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Spec...
THIS IS AMERICA - Immigrant Writers from Latin America and the Caribbean By Doreen Baingana Broadcast: Monday, December 06, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English....
By Nancy Beardsley The late Johnny Cash was a preeminent symbol of country music in America. He was also Scots-Irish, a product of the Southern rural culture where that music was born. James Webb says...
By Faiza Elmasry Americans often date the nation's annual Thanksgiving holiday back to a feast held nearly 400 years ago, when English settlers in what is now Massachusetts gathered together to thank...
By Leah Krakinowski Recent surveys show many Americans want the nation's doors closed to immigrants. At the same time, President George W. Bush recently proposed an overhaul of the nation's immigratio...