2015-02-12 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Nominated for World Heritage List
Frank Lloyd Wright is often called the father of American modern architecture. He designed buildings and homes across the United…
2015-02-08 Why Do Republicans Win So Many Offices in the US?
Barack Obama has won the last two presidential elections. Many Democrats believe Hillary Clinton can win if she campaigns in…
2015-02-01 Why Do So Few US Women Hold Top Jobs?
A new study confirms what most people already know: American women are still far behind American men in taking top…
2015-01-25 Has Obama Set the Message for the 2016 Campaign?
In his State of the Union speech this week, President Obama told U.S. lawmakers something they already know: “I have…
2015-01-19 Illegal Immigrants Can Now Get a Driver’s License
People in the western state of California who are in the United States illegally can now request a driver’s license.…
2015-01-18 Fewer Than One in Three Young Americans Can Join Military
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have ended, and Congress has ordered the military to reduce troop levels. But the…
2014-12-22 The History of Christmas in America
In the first half of the 19th century, Christmas was a very different kind of holiday than it is today.…
2014-12-15 Mob Museum Tells About the Mafia in America
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America! I’m Christopher Cruise. The American city of Las Vegas, Nevada, is…
2014-12-08 Olvera Street: Birthplace of Los Angeles
Welcome to This Is America, from VOA Learning English. I’m Jonathan Evans. And I’m Katherine Cole. Today we visit a…
2014-11-16 Should You Have the Right-to-Die?
The topics of euthanasia and assisted suicide are getting a lot of media attention recently. Euthanasia means killing someone who…
2014-10-27 Chinese Americans: Discrimination Still a Problem, but Improving
Frank H. Wu is the son of parents who immigrated to the United States from China. Mr. Wu says people…
2014-10-12 Chinese Americans Face Stereotypes, Good and Bad
The first large group of Chinese immigrants came to the United States in the middle 1800s. At that time, some…
2014-09-29 US, China: A Look at Immigration and Migration
In September 2014, the Pew Research Center published information about international migrants. The United Nations defines an international migrant as…
2014-09-10 Girl Shoots Instructor, Fueling Gun Debate
On August 25, an American family’s vacation went terribly wrong. A man, his wife and their three children stopped at…
2014-08-18 Biltmore Estate Takes Visitors Back in Time
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I’m Katherine Cole. And I’m Jonathan Evans. Today on our program,…