Ashley Westerman
Stories
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Race & Identity
Adoptees express their fear, anger and insight on race during social unrest
Transracial and transnational adoptees say it's been difficult to express their thoughts about race and social justice provoked by police killings, anti-Asian violence and immigration.
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National
Adoptees say it's been hard to express their feelings about race during social unrest
In recent years, conversations around race and social justice have come to the fore. Trans-racial and trans-national adoptees share how it can be hard to express their thoughts about these issues.
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World
Migrants entering Poland from Belarus face sub-zero temperatures and military patrols
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Matthew Luxmoore of Radio Free Europe about the growing migrant crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland.
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Health
How does a country with no COVID reopen its borders? These places are finding out
There is a glaring irony of the pandemic: Countries like the island nation of Tonga that have managed to keep the virus at bay may be some of the last to recover from the economic impact.
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Business
Death of reporter in Philippines highlights dangerous conditions for journalists
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former investigative reporter Sheila Coronel about the sometimes deadly conditions that journalists in the Philippines work under.
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National
WNBA Playoffs Start Tonight. Here's A Preview Of What To Expect
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Lyndsey D'Arcangelo of The Athletic about the WNBA playoffs, which begins with the New York Liberty, who grabbed the final slot in the tournament on a technicality.
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Health
The Homesick EMTs Of Manila Ease The Strain On Hospitals Coping With COVID
Their workload has doubled. They don't go home when their shifts end lest they infect family members. When a patient smiles, they say it makes all the sacrifices worthwhile.
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Asia
To Build Up Tourism, Philippines Loosens Pandemic Restrictions For Filipinos
The tourism industry in the Philippines lost some $8 billion in 2020 because of the pandemic. Filipinos are being encouraged to travel domestically to try to restart a crucial sector of the economy.
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Health
Do People Need To Know Which COVID-19 Vaccine They're Getting? One Country Says No
The Philippines is going "brand agnostic" after a vaccination site was swarmed this week when people found out Pfizer doses were to be given out.
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Latin America
Cuba's Communists Change Leadership, But Likely Not Much Else
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Patrick Oppmann, a CNN reporter based in Havana, about what it means for Cuba that a Castro is not at the helm for the first time in more than sixty years.