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Woman and man with baby in front of table decorated for child's birthday

After deportation, a family from Wisconsin will start anew in Cambodia

The number of deportations to Cambodia — and the speed at which they’re processed — is on the rise. Sothy Kum is among them.

After deportation, a family from Wisconsin will start anew in Cambodia
Photo of a photo of family in front of wall with penguins painted on it

The Mexican government says it will help people who are deported, but they often are left to make it on their own

The Mexican government says it will help people who are deported, but they often are left to make it on their own
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Canadians reached out to Syrian refugees. Now they hesitate to let go.

Canadians reached out to Syrian refugees. Now they hesitate to let go.
A pregnant woman in the obstetrics and gynecology ward at Severance Hospital in Seoul

In South Korea, parents are increasingly saying, 'we hope for a girl'

In South Korea, parents are increasingly saying, 'we hope for a girl'
Tavis Smiley and Muhammad Ali speak during a TV interview.

Muhammad Ali helped Tavis Smiley reconnect with his own father

Muhammad Ali helped Tavis Smiley reconnect with his own father
Matt Hannahs, 32, poses with his son Devin outside their tent

America's homeless community is growing

The urban population is swelling, as government aid becomes increasingly hard to find and the price of housing climbs up and up.

America's homeless community is growing
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For some parents, getting their kids to school is easier said than done

At San Diego's heavily immigrant Adams Elementary School, a push is on to improve attendance, an indicator linked to dropout rates.

For some parents, getting their kids to school is easier said than done
The basic problem facing endangered species? Too many humans.

Could the Pill save the polar bear?

Could the key to all of our environmental problems be greater use of birth control, and therefore a reduction in the growth of the human population?

Could the Pill save the polar bear?
Maya Ludtke, Chinese-born, adopted and raised by a Caucasian American mother, embraces both cultures

Born Chinese, raised American, an adoptee explores her identity

What does it mean to be American? What does it mean to be Chinese? And how, as an adopted Chinese daughter of an American Caucasian mother, do you find a balance that works for you? And how did China's one-child policy make that a question faced by tens of thousands of Chinese-born American girls and young women? In search of perspective, Maya Ludtke, 19, traveled back to the town where she was born, meeting girls growing up as she might have, if her parents had kept her.

Born Chinese, raised American, an adoptee explores her identity
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Cold from the snow? This video will melt your heart.

A family of Syrian refugees resettled in Canada took their first sledding rides last Saturday and it was pure joy.

Cold from the snow? This video will melt your heart.
A woman looks at camera

They came to America as adoptees but were never made US citizens

How a quirk in US law led to thousands of international adoptees becoming stateless.

They came to America as adoptees but were never made US citizens
Christianne Boudreau lost her son Damian to ISIS. Now she's offering support to parents who've also lost their children to jihadi extremism.

'They look at our children as monsters, and they're not,' argues mom of ISIS fighter

Christianne Boudreau's son Damian died fighting with ISIS in Syria last year. Now she's reaching out to other parents, coping with jihadist radicalization.

'They look at our children as monsters, and they're not,' argues mom of ISIS fighter
Mary and Royce Thorpe pose at their wedding on December 18th, 1965.

A scrap of paper leads a sailor to his wife

Fifty-three years ago, a sailor found a scrap of paper in his barracks. At the time, he didn't know it would lead him to his future wife.

A scrap of paper leads a sailor to his wife
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My career left no room for motherhood — now I advocate for working moms

I just surrendered to a culture stronger than myself that said "either you work as if you have no children, or you raise your children and dare not work."

My career left no room for motherhood — now I advocate for working moms
My parents, Zen Soun and Shu Chen Huang, shortly after they arrived in the US in May 1986. All these years later, my mother doesn't like to answer the phone because she's self-conscious about her accent.

Watching the 'Parents' episode of Master of None with my own immigrant parents was a revelation

I learned a lot about my own parents after watching "Master of None" with them.

Watching the 'Parents' episode of Master of None with my own immigrant parents was a revelation