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From gr*pists to nip nops, how self-censorship shapes the language of TikTok

Have you noticed people using terms like "unalive" and "pew pews" on social media? There's a reason for that: some people are changing the way they speak on TikTok and other social media platforms to bypass what they think are algorithm blocks. For some users, it's a fun game — b ... Show More

33m 58s

Jul 2

The lighter side of immigration: A day at the park in Queens

This week on Code Switch, we're doing a different kind of immigration coverage. We're telling a New York story: one that celebrates the beautiful, everyday life of the immigrant. Code Switch producer, Xavier Lopez and NPR immigration reporter, Jasmine Garsd spend a day at Flushin ... Show More

38m 18s

Jun 25

Dispatches from the living memory of trans people of color

Trans people are major targets of the second Trump administration. But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations. So on this episode, we hear from trans elders about what their lives have looked like ov ... Show More

39 m

Sep 2021

Orphaned by America

In Donald Trump's America, thousands of children who crossed the border from Mexico were separated from their parents. It's now clear that some of those families - perhaps hundreds - may never be reunited. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

47m 39s

Jul 2021

After Texas Court Ruling, What’s the Future for Young Immigrants and DACA Recipients?

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. are in limbo, after a Texas judge ruled on Friday that former President Barack Obama illegally launched the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2012. The ruling does not end legal protections for the roughly 650,000 cu ... Show More

55m 39s

May 2022

Adoption and moral obligation

There are an estimated 16.2 million documented orphans worldwide, with as many as 100 million more children living on the streets. It’s a problem of crisis proportions, which makes it perhaps strange that so many of us consider adoption as more of a last resort than a first-order ... Show More

28m 27s

Apr 2019

Life for Americans without identifying documents can be financially devastating

When American-born children age out of foster care without identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID cards, their financial futures can be at stake. These young people may have trouble going to college, getting a job, or renting an apartment. In Texas, when kids ... Show More

2m 37s

Jun 2019

The fate of kids who cross the US border alone

This spring, tens of thousands of children have come to the US-Mexico border alone seeking asylum. Some have died in government custody. What's happening to unaccompanied minors who try to cross into the US, and where will they end up? This week, we hear from one teen who jumped ... Show More

24m 4s

Jun 2022

Hong Kong: Abandoned children

In the 1950s and '60s hundreds of thousands of Chinese people fled to the British colony of Hong Kong to escape famine. Conditions for the arrivals were so desperate that some families chose to abandon their children in the streets so they would be taken in by orphanages. Many we ... Show More

8m 59s