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The Omicron kids
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Just when it seemed schools and parents and teachers were figuring out how to do in-person learning again, Omicron hit.The highly contagious variant really blew up while schools were on winter break in California. So when schools reopened and students returned, there were problems.Today, we hear from a parent and high school students who are trying to navigate their teenage years while worrying about COVID-19.More reading:California schools under intense strain, fighting to stay open during Omicron surgeAmid high absenteeism, incoming L.A. schools chief says campuses are safeOmicron surge anxiety, absences and confusion mark first day of new LAUSD semester
Released:
Jan 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Uyghur genocide hits California: California businesses are starting to reopen, and for Bughra Arkin, owner of Dolan Uyghur Restaurant in Alhambra, keeping his restaurant open is also about saving his culture. We speak with Arkin about his family's experience with the Chinese government, which includes the detention and disappearance of his father. We also talk to L.A. Times reporter Johana Bhuiyan about a company that the Chinese government has used to track Uyghurs and its efforts to expand in the United States. by The Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times