VOA慢速英语2017--New Government Data Show Greater Ethnic, Racial Difference in US

All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the Census Bureaus yearly population count. The agency recently released the new informat

VOA慢速英语--New Government Data Show Greater Ethnic, Racial Difference in US

All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the Census Bureaus yearly population count. The agency recently released the new informat

英语语法：195 Regionalisms

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is What's with those people who talk weird? or regionalisms. Language is constantly changing, and a lot of people have asked me about how and why it happens. This isn't my area of expertise, but I've done a lot of rea

New Government Data Show Greater Ethnic, Racial Difference in US

All races and ethnic groups in the U.S. increased in number last year. However, Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the Census Bureaus yearly population count. The agency recently released the new informat

UN Official: Rohingya in Myanmar Facing 'Ethnic Cleansing'

The United Nations human rights chief has joined a growing group of international voices condemning the government in Myanmar. The group blames the government for the wave of violence that has forced thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighbori

VOA标准英语2008年-Poverty, Ethnic Tensions Fuel Indian Anti-Chris

Anti-Christian violence appears to be worsening in the eastern Indian state of Orissa with Hindu extremist groups ransacking churches, schools, health clinics and houses belonging to Christians. The violence has left at least 18 people dead and more

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS - Relations between Burma's ethnic Rohingyas and Rakhine Buddhists

AS IT IS - Relations between Burma's ethnic Rohingyas and Rakhine Buddhists From VOA Learning English, welcometo AS IT IS! Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today we look at relations between Burmas ethnic Rohingyas and Rakhine Buddhists, which have been tense

VOA标准英语2008年-Kenya Refugees Describe Ethnic Attacks After El

By Nick Wadhams Molo, Kenya 14 January 2008 Kenyan officials estimate that at least 250,000 Kenyans have fled their homes as a result of violence that broke out across the country after a presidential election last month that was seen as seriously fl

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethnic Unrest Grips Southern Kyrgyzsta

men pray during a funeral ceremony for the people killed during ethnic rioting between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks, in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010 Hundreds are dead and hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes

VOA标准英语2010年-Scale of Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan

Uzbek refugees who fled from Kyrgyzstan live in a refugee camp on the border at the Uzbek village of Erkishlok, 15 Jun 2010 There are no exact figures on the scale of ethnic unrest that has hit southern Kyrgyzstan. They are lost in the chaos of what

VOA标准英语2010年-Political Instability, Economic Woes F

Uzbek refugees seen near the eastern Uzbek city of Andijon while waiting to cross the border into Uzbekistan, 14 Jun 2010 Kyrgyzstan and its neighbors have long been buffeted by ethnic tensions, but political and social factors also have played a rol

VOA标准英语2011--New York's Ethnic Media Honored

New York City boasts a vibrant, diverse media landscape, with an estimated 350 weekly newspapers and 26 foreign language dailies. Each year, the best work by reporters, photographers and editors of New York's ethnic and independent media is honored w

VOA标准英语2011--Ethnic Politics Split US Ethiopians

Ethnic Politics Split US Ethiopians America's Ethiopian community has grown quickly since the 1980s and one of its hubs is the northwestern state of Washington. Yet, even though they live a half world away from Ethiopia, these immigrants are still in

VOA常速英语2008年-Ethnic Politicians Struggle in Europe; Find Hop

By Lisa Bryant Thiais, France 24 February 2008 Although U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, an African-American, is enjoying momentum from 11 straight wins in Democratic presidential nominating contests, minority politicians in Europe are still

VOA双语新闻2008年：Ethnic Clashes Spread in Kenya

Police battled rampaging youths in western Kenya as ethnic clashes that have left more than 100 people dead in the past four days spread across the country. Tribal violence that has killed nearly 900 people since elections last month. 肯尼亚过去

VOA标准英语2008年-Ethnic Tensions Running High in Kenya

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 02 January 2008 Ethnic tensions continue to run high in Kenya where there have been threats of revenge following the deaths on Tuesday of at least 30 children and adults who had taken refuge in a church in the Rift Valley town o

IN THE NEWS - Tenth Anniversary of Ethnic Killings in Rwanda

IN THE NEWS - Tenth Anniversary of Ethnic Killings in Rwanda By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, April 10, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. Wednesday was the tenth an

VOA常速英语2007年-Congo's Ethnic Divide Hardens, Amid Chaos

By Noel King Goma, DRC 20 November 2007 In the wake of a rebellion led by Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda, in eastern Congo's North Kivu province, formerly peaceful communities have ruptured along ethnic lines. Congo's minority Tutsi population is incre

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethnic Minorities Make Inroads in Brit

British Labour MP Diane Abbott, seen here in this November 30 1994, file picture, defended herself Wednesday Nov. 28, 1996 against accusations of racism after criticising the appointment of blonde, blue-eyed Finnish nurses at her local hospital. For

VOA双语新闻2008年：Ethnic Tensions Running High in Keny

Ethnic tensions continue to run high in Kenya where there have been threats of revenge following the deaths on Tuesday of at least 30 children and adults who had taken refuge in a church in the Rift Valley town of Eldoret. Diplomatic efforts, includi