Milton Hershey, 1857-1945: He Created a Successful Business and Built a Sweet Town

VOA Learning English: Milton Hershey, 1857-1945: He Created a Successful Business and Built a Sweet Town

The Hershey Name Means Chocolate to Millions of Americans PEOPLE IN AMERICA download MP3

Illegal Immigrants in US Push for Passage of Dream Act

VOAVideo: Illegal Immigrants in US Push for Passage of Dream Act

U.S. lawmakers before the end of the year are expected to consider a controversal immigration reform measure that would give tens of thousands of young illegal immigrants a chance to become legal residents by going to college or joining the armed forces. The proposed legislation is known as the Dream Act . VOA's Chris Simkins tells us about it.

Babies and Intelligence: The Latest Findings

VOALearning English: Babies and Intelligence: The Latest Findings

Scientific studies offer better understanding of how babies learn SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

UNESCO Lists 'Intangible Heritage' Traditions

VOA Learning English: UNESCO Lists 'Intangible Heritage' Traditions

They include French cooking, Spanish Flamenco and Iranian carpet weaving EXPLORATIONS download MP3

Neediest | A Teacher in Training

N.Y./Region: Neediest | A Teacher in Training - nytimes.com/video

After losing her eyesight, Libin Zhang, alone in a new country, rediscovers an old dream.

World AIDS Day

ESL Holiday Lessons: World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is observed on December the 1st each year.
Word Doc PDF MP3 Listening Online Exercise

ESL Discussions: AIDS

What do you know about AIDS?


VOA Classroom: Nations and Groups Promise $12 Billion to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria

Read and listen to the article! Open the activities on the right side of the page to improve your English. Skill Level: BASIC

VOAVideo: HIV Patients in Asia Still Face Discrimination

Despite public awareness campaigns, people with HIV-AIDS in Asia say they still face social stigma and discrimination. Nearly 5 million people in the region have been infected by the virus. Heda Bayron has this report from Bangkok.

VOAVideo: International AIDS Day Provides Opportunity for Progress Report

International AIDS Day provides an opportunity to examine the efforts to combat the deadly virus that attacks the human immune system. In South Africa, whose 5.7 million HIV victims make it the most affected country in the world, officials and activists are assessing an ambitious campaign launched by the government on AIDS Day last year. VOA's Scott Bobb has this report from Johannesburg.

An Apology

Please pardon Milpitas Chat's silence--my mother has been quite ill and I have been attending to family business. Milpitas Chat will start posting reglarly tomorrow.