Joe Hong
Education ReporterJoe Hong covered education stories across KPBS platforms. Prior to joining the KPBS newsroom, he covered three school districts for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. He has written about school finance, negligence in special education, and school board misconduct. Previously, he covered equity issues and historically black colleges and universities for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine based in Fairfax, Virginia. Before a career in journalism, he was pursuing a doctorate in comparative literature at Rutgers University. He pivoted to journalism in 2016 and earned a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017, specializing in investigative reporting. In September 2019, he completed The Data Institute, a two-week workshop for journalists of color taught by ProPublica in collaboration with the Ida B. Wells Society.
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Advocates anticipate relief for many, yet have concerns of potential hesitancy to apply for health care due to lack of awareness and fears of jeopardizing citizenship.
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The regional water authority uses an army of plant-munching grass carp to maintain the channels that irrigate the county’s farmland.
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Mondays, May 13 and 20 at 10 p.m. and Wednesday, May 29 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream Season 2 now with KPBS Passport! Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) continues his epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific through the lives, vibrant culture and stories of the people he meets along the way. Papau New Guinea, the Phillippines and Micronesia are explored in Season 2.
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Premieres Monday, May 13, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. During World War II, the U.S. government initially imposed policies that limited the use of cameras by Japanese Americans in the confinement sites, while simultaneously utilizing photography for propaganda. Despite the ban, Japanese American families found ways to document their lives. The photo albums reveal stories of community and resilience, transforming how this history is understood today.
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Not only are the low-income rentals vastly under what is needed, there has been a 13% decrease from the last year in state and federal funding for housing production and preservation.
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Premieres Monday, May 13, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Visit Akron, Ohio for astonishing finds, including a Fox Kids promotion kit, a Thurman Munson-signed baseball, ca. 1975 and Fernando Amorsolo oil paintings from 1955. Guess the top $120,000 to $180,000 find!
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