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Passport for Heaven: Reflections on the LGBTQI+ Community in Okinawa 

Being LGBTQI+ was different in 1995 than...

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U.S. Supports the Human Rights of Transgender People around the World

U.S. foreign policy protects the human rights of all people, including the rights of LGBTQI+ individuals,...
Jun 4, 2021VIEW
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Jill Biden and Douglas Emhoff Reflect Importance Americans Attach to Education

They come home from school with papers to grade, like teachers everywhere. But for Jill Biden (Preside...
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Celebrated Jewish Americans Who Have Made Their Mark

Jewish Americans, by religion or heritage, are only a sliver of the U.S. population — 6.5 million, or 2 p...
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Women Tackle Firefighting’s Risks and Rewards

Women are making major contributions to fire departments across the United States, achieving new mileston...
May 20, 2021VIEW
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What Makes a National Historic Landmark?

The United States is not as old as some other nations, but it includes many historically important cultur...
May 20, 2021VIEW
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U.S. Museum Helps Americans Discuss Race

When were you first made aware of race? And as a child, how did you make sense of human differences? T...
Apr 27, 2021VIEW
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U.S. Stands with the Global LGBTQI+ Community

The United States works with groups in over 100 countries to affirm a consistent global message that LGBT...
Apr 23, 2021VIEW
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Balancing the Scales: An Interview with Sharon Rowen

Sharon Rowen is an attorney and documentary filmmaker who exposes gender inequality in the legal professi...
Mar 31, 2021VIEW
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The Lovings Paved the Way for Interracial Marriages

Mildred and Richard Loving were in love, so they did what so many couples do. They got married. But it...
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Major Biden: From Shelter Dog to "First Pet"

For the first time in history, a sitting U.S. president has brought with him to the White House a pet ado...
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The Bond between a Blind Person and Her Guide Dog is Hard to Compare to Any Other Relationship

As a dog lover, one of the first things I did when I arrived in Tokyo was head to Shibuya and visit the H...
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U.S. Copyright Law Makes Thousands of Classics Free for All

Fans of old classics are now free to use and adapt stories, songs and films published in 1925 thanks to U...
Feb 16, 2021VIEW
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Pets in the Pandemic

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan are spotlighting heartwarming stories and photos of our employee...
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The U.S. Protects Wetlands Large and Small

Wetlands everywhere, both inland and coastal, are essential to the global health of the Earth and its inh...
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U.S. Memorials Honor Civil Rights Hero Rosa Parks

The U.S. Air Force on December 1, 2020, the 65th anniversary of Parks’ 1955 protest, unveiled a sculpture...
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Learning to See Beyond What Meets the Eyes: My American Experience

The morning of August 20, 2007 is as clear in my memory as if it were yesterday. I stood at the airport i...
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How Do Journalists Win Pulitzers?

There is arguably no higher honor in American journalism than the Pulitzer Prize. Given annually since...
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Biden Ends Discriminatory Immigration Bans

Calling them “just plain wrong,” President Biden on January 20 ended restrictions on the issuing of visas...
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