Facing grief in your own way
How can we keep living when we lose someone we love? The Inuit story Raven and the Whale, retold by Laura Simms, tells us of the world’s first tear and how the world began healing at the same moment. In… Read More →
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The Seam
Maya knew she was dreaming because the rain was falling upward. It rose in thin threads from the puddles on the street, past her face, into a sky that had no clouds. She had trained herself to look for these… Read More →
Inside Thailand’s Ambitious Push to Close Its Education Gap
The dropout crisis is currently one of the utmost issues in Thailand. In 2023, a national data-linkage exercise that cross-referenced the records of civil registration shed light on 1.02 million children aged 3-18 out of ten million children across 30,000… Read More →
The Mask
Hogwarts Castle in October 1943 was filled with the damp fall breeze and the smell of burning oak rising from every fireplace. As darkness deepened outside the library window, Tom Riddle, wearing his Sixth-Year Prefect badge on his chest, had… Read More →
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South Korea’s Legal System Leaves Refugee Applicants in Limbo
On paper, South Korea offers robust legal protections for refugees. South Korea entered the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol in 1992. It even enacted its own Refugee Act in 2013, establishing procedures for refugee status applications and protecting… Read More →
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Pacific islands rebuild after devastating Super Typhoon Sinlaku
Saipan and Tinian are beginning to recover after Super Typhoon Sinlaku wreaked havoc across the islands in April. The tropical cyclone—which reached wind speeds up to 185 miles per hour—was designated as a Category 5 storm, a rare feat for… Read More →
