Is success in America tied to your zip code? An economist says yes

An economist says that in 99% of blocks in America, white kids, and in particular white men, have better outcomes than Black men.

‘I don’t think the floor is level’: Comedian Gina Brillon challenges the idea of the American dream

Gina Brillon shares how the American dream is used to coax Latinos to immigrate, even though when they arrive, the American dream is not guaranteed.

We asked you to take the U.S. citizenship test. Here’s how you did

Tens of thousands participated in the U.S. citizenship test we posted on our website. Here are the results.

Jose Antonio Vargas gives his perspective as an undocumented ‘citizen’

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares his thoughts around citizenship as an undocumented immigrant.

Historians fill in the gaps of American history and explain the history behind U.S. citizenship

Some of the history we were taught as children were actually myths. Two prominent historians help us understand the gaps in American history.

Chinese laborers helped build America. Then they were excluded from citizenship

Chinese laborers assisted in the building of what America is today. But they were not offered citizenship for their labor.

The Fred Korematsu Story: The man who defied internment camps for Japanese Americans

Karen Korematsu is the daughter of civil rights activist Fred Korematsu. She shares how her father defied the United States’ order of internment camps for Japanese Americans during World War II.

How did our political identity become our American identity? An expert explains

There is a growing and contentious divide in our country among political party lines. Lilliana Mason, an associate professor at the University of Maryland, explains how we got to a place where your political identity became your American identity.

 

 

 

‘My people have always been here’: A Native American wants you to know her American dream

Native American and indigenous peoples were the first citizens of this land, but the road to U.S. citizenship was even longer than for African Americans and women.

What factors determine a sense of belonging in America? This college professor crafted a study to find out

What is “Americaness” and who feels like they have a sense of belonging in America? Dr. Ray Block Jr., an associate professor at Penn State, conducted a study exploring these questions. This is what he found.