Category - Travel

by Selvaganeshamoorthi Balakrishnan

Street vendors sell a variety of food in Panang, Malaysai. Photos by Selvaganeshamoorthi...

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A whirlwind European tour of Italy and Switzerland

December 13, 2018

by Yash Patel

SWITZERLAND – I got the wonderful opportunity to visit Europe with my family for the first time...

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Exploring Batu Caves Temple

December 10, 2018

by Selvaganeshamoorthi Balakrishnan

These three images are by Selvaganeshamoorthi Balakrisnan for YJI. They’re from the Batu...

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Art and culture make Gwangju a great hometown

November 26, 2018

by Kalyn Jang

Gwangju, SOUTH KOREA – The city of Gwangju is my home, the place I have lived since I was born...

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Amsterdam has it all

October 24, 2018

by Owen Ferguson

AMSTERDAM – Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands with a population of more than 800,000...

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My hometown: a crime-ridden city in England

October 11, 2018

by Thomas Barrett

Rotherham, England, UK – When someone asks me where I live, I tell them a lie. I tell them I live...

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My hometown: a tiny village in rural Nigeria

August 20, 2018

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by Linus Okechukwu Unah

Agyaragu, Nasarawa, NIGERIA – Twenty kilometers away from the hustle and bustle of the state...

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Photo essay: Turkish holiday

August 15, 2018

by Abdulrahman Al Rayyis

With a new emperor, it really is the end of an era in Japan - Youth Journalism International

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Thanks to Ema Fukutani, a new student in Japan, you can learn about the change from one imperial era (and one emperor) to the next: youthjournalism.org/with-a-new-emperor-it-really-is-the-end-of-an-era-in-japan/ ...

Yokohama, Kanagawa, JAPAN – The people of Japan saw something rare recently when Emperor Akihito abdicated and a new emperor ascended. This historical change began the new imperial era of Reiwa. Akihito abdicated on April 30th and Emperor Naruhito ascended on May 1, starting a new era called Reiwa...

Youth Journalism International is in Atlanta, Georgia.

2 days ago

Images from the #stopthebans #rally today in #atlanta #georgia by Madeleine Deisen for #youthjournalisminternational #journalism #education #abortion #prochoice #antiabortion #antiabortionlaw #politics #religion #government #healthcare #womensrights #humanrights @ Atlanta, Georgia ...

Pad Drive overcomes taboo issue to help women and girls - Youth Journalism International

2 days ago

Here's an inspiring follow up by Sarah Oh in South Korea about an initiative she began at her school to help women and girls who couldn't afford basic sanitary supplies like pads. youthjournalism.org/pad-drive-overcomes-taboo-issue-to-help-women-and-girls/ ...

Seongnam, SOUTH KOREA – When we think about girls not having access to sanitary pads, we often think about developing countries. However, Korea, which is not a third world country, has girls who have to use the soles of their shoes or towels for their menstruation. While we may think that the acce...

Abortion ban is an attack on women’s rights - Youth Journalism International

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Brazilian student Maria Luiza Lago, who lives in Miami, offers some thoughts about the restrictive abortion laws passed in several states: youthjournalism.org/abortion-ban-is-an-attack-on-womens-rights/ ...

MIAMI – The show “The Handmaid’s Tale” reminds me of what is happening right now in America. In the show, the “Handmaids” are assigned to have babies for elite couples, no matter if she wants to have that baby or not. Her choice is not valuable and in fact she must quietly keep her opini...

5 days ago

#prounion #marchers in #scotland show #allegiance to the #uk on a Saturday March in #glasgow photo by Owen Ferguson for #youthjournalisminternational #journalism #education ...

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