Archive for August, 2010
San Francisco Educator Works to Keep Young People ‘Alive and Free’
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. More than half of young black men in the United States do not finish high school. Many grow up without fathers and in neighborhoods with gangs, drugs and violence. Sixty percent of those who drop out of school have spent time in jail by the age of [...]
Imported Foods Raise Obesity, Health Issues for Pacific Islanders
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization says obesity rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight. The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity rates is an increase in imported foods. It says many Pacific islanders have replaced their [...]
Historic Route 66: The Story of America’s ‘Mother Road’
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I”m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I”m Steve Ember. This week, we go for a ride through the colorful history of Route 66, a road that has been called “The Main Street of America.” ((MUSIC: “Route 66″/Rosemary Clooney) VOICE ONE: The idea for Route [...]
