The East Palo Alto Greyhounds preserve culture and community through sport
In East Palo Alto, a sports club helps to preserve community and culture.
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Italian teachers fight to reach students in time of pandemic
After Italy shut down all public facilities between late February and early March, the government announced that schools would continue to operate online. But by May, 1 in 5 students were still struggling to gain access to the system through aging internet infrastructure and narrow smartphone screens. Students say they’ve been forsaken by the government. But teachers across Italy continue to fight for their right to an education.
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How the coronavirus lockdown impacted anti-citizenship law protests in India
Just like people in the rest of the world, Indians feel a great sense of uncertainty about their future because of the pandemic. While government officials have put a hold on CAA and the nationwide NRC, and promised to consult all stakeholders before implementing them, many activists believe the fight is far from over.
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As sports journalism landscape shifts, reporter Howard Herman keeps his footing in local news
For over 32 years, Howard Herman has interviewed sports talent ranging from high school standouts to rising professional baseball stars for the Berkshire Eagle. And as the sports media landscape has morphed to favor massive sports sites like The Athletic or Bleacher Report, Herman’s laser focus on the local makes him a unique source for a region’s sports news.
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Podcast: Exploring the powerful, puzzling connections between climate change and the coronavirus crisis
Climate in the Coronaverse is a podcast about these two global crises — climate change and the coronavirus pandemic — and the powerful, puzzling connections between them.
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Podcast: Exploring critical questions about our current and political climate
Bread & Buttuh is an occasional podcast about issues affecting black citizens in this country.
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Iran, once seeking regional dominance, turns inward amid coronavirus and economic woes
IRAN — Sanctions, turbulence in the oil market and COVID-19 have knocked Iran from its provocative and aggressive posture. Now, Iran appears to be pivoting from regional power broker to defending its political status quo and financial reserves.
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Trinidad and Tobago Carnival industry harnesses creativity to weather pandemic
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO — In Trinidad and Tobago, creatives are finding new means of income and unique avenues for innovation in the entertainment industry.
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Major Palestinian exam to be administered in-person amid coronavirus, equity concerns
The Tawjihi, also known as the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination, is still set to be administered in person to over 75,000 Palestinian 12th graders, according to the most recent announcement from the Palestinian Ministry of Education. The first of ten days of exams on a variety of subjects is scheduled for May 30.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Life under shelter-in-place orders
A series of multimedia pieces by Peninsula Press staff documenting what life is like under the stay-at-home order.
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Into the Unknown: How college students around the world are coping with COVID-19
COVID-19 has universally disrupted the lives of these graduating college students around the world. Their backgrounds are wildly different. But their experiences coping with the pandemic are strikingly similar. A common theme we found throughout – from Uzbekistan to Trinidad and Tobago — was a palpable longing for certainty in a newly uncertain world.
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The Ever-Growing Fuentes Family
For the past nine years, the Fuentes Family in San Jose has been hosting players for the San Jose Giants, the Single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The relationships that players and host families build last of years beyond the hosting arrangement.
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