May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and our Student Reporting Labs explored how food is tied to culture and identity. Student reporter Sandeep Brijesh Pillai of the Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering in Hillsboro, Oregon, found one Cambodian refugee whose restaurant helps him heal from his tragic family history and provides a space to share his culture.
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41% of surveyed LGBTQ+ youth considered suicide in the past year
As conservative lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, new data from The Trevor Project underscores the mental toll on LGBTQ+ youth. We hear from young people around the country about the challenges they face and their hopes, and John Yang speaks with Dr. Jack Turban, assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco, to learn more.
PBS NewsHour
A place for art in halting violence toward Indigenous people
Students, teachers and community members in Black River Falls are contributing to an art installation named Heart Spirits to build awareness about the tragedy of missing and murdered indigenous women.
PBS Wisconsin
Meet John Barnes | Filmmaker & Journalist
My friends and family have always told me that I’m a “go-getter”. Growing up, I didn’t really understand what they meant by the term. Now, I realize my success in journalism and the film industry has come from carving my own path and this “go-getter” factor. For example, I attended the 2023 Sundance Film Festival this past January as a journalist for PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs.
Shoutout Socal
Elizabethton High School takes two first-place finishes in national student journalist challenge
Elizabethton High School excelled in the national Student Journalism Challenge, put on by the PBS News Hour and sponsored by XQ.