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,…
2014-08-11 80 Years Later, Millions Still Escape from Alcatraz
In 1934, U.S. officials wondered where to put the country’s most dangerous prisoners. They found a place on an island…
2014-07-21 Nuclear Missile Site Turns Tourist Site
The Cold War is long over. But there is still some clean-up to do, including cleaning up nuclear missiles. The…
2014-06-02 Washington Monument Honors America’s First President
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. I’m Steve Ember. The tallest structure in America’s capital city is…
2014-05-26 Memorial Day Honors Soldiers Who Died for America
Memorial Day honors all of those who have died in America’s wars. But the holiday began as a way to…
2014-05-05 Play Ball! Baseball is America’s ‘National Pastime’
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I’m Steve Ember. Baseball is a sport that began in the…
2014-04-28 ‘Windy City’ Offers Loop, Lakefront, Lots of Things to Enjoy
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. I’m Steve Ember. Today, we visit Chicago, Illinois. It is America’s…
2014-04-14 Vermont: Small in Size, Big in Beauty
From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America! I’m Steve Ember. Today on our program, we take you on…