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What is Ethnicity?
What's the difference between race and ethnicity? Can a person have more than one ethnic identity? Today Danielle explores the history and evolution of different ethnicities that make up America.
Curated Video
Five Themes of Geography
Five Themes of Geography identifies the five themes of geography by examining location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
Curated Video
The FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigations is a fact-finding, crime-fighting national security machine. But how did it come about – and what do FBI agents actually do?
Curated Video
Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
The Gilded Age was a period of unprecedented industrial and economic growth in the United States – but were the men at the helm captains of industry or robber barons out for their own?
Curated Video
Edith Maude Eaton: Fostering Cultural Understanding Through Writing
In a time when Chinese immigrants in America faced discrimination in all walks of life – simply because of their race – author Edith Maude Eaton channeled the power of the pen to help make positive change.
Curated Video
How Puerto Rico Became a US Commonwealth
Puerto Rico is part of the US, governed by federal law but unable to vote in Presidential elections.. So why does it remain in constitutional limbo?
Curated Video
Patsy Mink: Groundbreaking Congresswoman
What do you think of when you picture Title IX? Inequality has plagued America’s youth for generations. Patsy Mink, a then young Japanese-American, vowed to change the system forever.
Curated Video
Louis Brandeis: Battling the Bigots
Louis Brandeis was the first Jewish associate justice to serve on the US Supreme Court. His appointment changed the legal landscape forever.
The Guardian
Choosing to Defect from North Korea
In the 1980s, life in North Korea became increasingly difficult. As the food supply dwindled, a young Choi loong-wha had to make a difficult decision about who to feed. In this video, he ponders what it means to be a good son and brother...
The Guardian
From North Korea to New Malden
Choi loong-wha left North Korea as a young adult and eventually moved to London, joining the largest community of North Koreans outside of Korea. In this video, he shares some of the difficulties he faced growing up in North Korea and...
The Guardian
Advocating for Change in North Korea from Abroad
When more people speak up, change happens faster. That is the belief that keeps Choi loong-wha advocating for changes in human rights in North Korea, even when doing so brings back difficult memories for him. Little Pyongyang part 3
Economics Explained
Will The EU Fail? | Economics Explained
In this video we will rank the European Union (EU) as if it were a country on the Economics Explained National Leaderboard, after exploring the economic challenges and opportunities facing all current member states. The EU collectively...
Hip Hughes History
The Chinese Exclusion Act Explained: US History Review
Find out the skinny on the Chinese Exclusion Act, passed in 1882 and a superb example of nativism and xenophobia.
Hip Hughes History
Trump and Hitler Compared. (After the Bell )
Is Donald Trump the next Adolf Hitler? The answer is no, so why do people make the connection and after watching Tom Richey's video "Trump & Hitler Compared" • Trump and Hitler ... I just had to respond.
Hip Hughes History
King Obama? The Constitutionality of the Immigration Executive Order
An attempted non biased look at the constitutionality and legality of Obama's executive order on immigration.
Hip Hughes History
The Connecticut Compromise and the Power of Small States in the U.S. Senate
HipHughes explains why the US Senate is controlled by small state Senators. HipHughes feeds you some poli-sci treats as he goes over some of the undemocratic mechanisms and its effects in the US Senate.
Hip Hughes History
The Know Nothings Explained
An explainer on the short lived xenophobic and nativist political party, The Know Nothing Party a;so known as the American Party.
TLDR News
Illegal Migration Bill: Does it Break International Law?
On Tuesday, the government announced a new bill to tackle illegal migration to the UK via small boats. The bill has proven to be controversial, prompting criticism from the United Nations and the Law Society. Despite the government...
Healthcare Triage
The Implications of "Public Charge" on Immigrant Children
The Trump administration has put forth a rule change for immigration saying that if an immigrant gets one of a number of benefits from the government, it could lead to their being denied legal permanent residency or entry to the US. Will...
TLDR News
’Australian Style Points Based Immigration’ Explained - TLDR News.
The Conservatives keep talking about Australian Style Points Based Immigration Systems. It's become a somewhat unwieldy catchphrase for the party and a core to how they see the UK operating post-Brexit. In this video, we explain what it...
TLDR News
Biden's Immigration Plan: Why Republicans AND Democrats Hate It - TLDR News
The border is proving to be a difficult topic for Biden, with both Republicans and Democrats on his back about his policies. So in this video we unpick what Biden's immigration policy looks like, why it's fairly universally disliked &...
Curated Video
Sustainable Growth
In this video, the speaker provides a lesson on sustainability and focuses on the importance of achieving sustainable growth through shifts in the long run aggregate supply curve. He discusses two situations: a simple outward long run...
KERA
Texas' Shifting Demographics Preview Changes in America
The demographic shifts in Texas may preview changes in all of America. More Americans being born and growing up in Texas today are people of color. These populations have experienced economic inequality and lack of opportunities. Making...
The Art Assignment
Art Trip: Tijuana | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
On this international art trip, we travel to Tijuana to meet with Ghana Think Tank and Torolab, explore the city, and visit artist Hugo Crosthwaite's studio.