Otherhood

In an era of “us” and “them,” be an “other” — someone trying to understand how we all live together. Journalism about the multicultural nation America will become — hosted by Rupa Shenoy.

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SHORT: Rumana Ahmed lasted eight days in Trump's White House Mar 02, 2017

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Caught between wanting to service, and frustration. Rumana Ahmed shares her story with Rupa.

Is Canada more American than the US? Feb 24, 2017

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Canada has replaced the US as the North American haven that welcomes people fleeing danger and seeking new lives.

How Indian Americans made Trump look good Feb 10, 2017

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Here's the story of how Hindu Indian Americans became the largest group of people of color in the new administration.

SHORT: Here's what one Yemeni American has to say about the Muslim ban Jan 31, 2017

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Rupa talks to college senior, small business owner, and Yemeni American Summer Nasser in an Otherhood Short.

SHORT: Saying goodbye to the most diverse White House ever Jan 18, 2017

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As the White House changes hands this week, the demographics of the people who work there will also change drastically.

What's the backup plan? Jan 13, 2017

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The lawyers, advocates and officials who work with immigrants had one chance before Inauguration Day to get together and make a plan to protect people threatened by Donald Trump's proposals. Otherhood was there.

The search for truth inside journalism Dec 15, 2016

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PBS Newshour's Hari Sreenivasan and Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa help answer the question: What's the role of a reporter of color in an age when diversity, inclusion and facts themselves are politicized?

That Thanksgiving when no one talked to each other Nov 21, 2016

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Otherhood captures a national moment of post-election, pre-holiday dread with a collection of voicemail from people across the country. Many of them feel like others within their own families.

Trump wins: Before and after, at the Alamo Nov 14, 2016

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The US drew a line in the sand, and Americans chose where to stand. Now people are examining strangers out of the corner of their eye, wondering just how much they don't know about who lives around them.

What comes after the 'Trump effect'? Oct 28, 2016

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Has Donald Trump helped fuel racism? Has he helped us confront it? Or, is former MSNBC Host Melissa Harris Perry right — is Trump just the current scapegoat for a country that avoids confronting its past?

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