PBS NewsHour

March 20, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, March 20, after Tuesday’s shooting in Atlanta, public outcry over anti-Asian hate crimes, including input from comedian and actress Margaret Cho, parenting in a pandemic: tips to try at home, and, in our signature segment, after a decade of war, the Syrian refugee crisis intensifies. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Tantrums, anxiety: parenting during a pandemic

15m 31s

There is little doubt that parenting during a pandemic has been challenging, and even with schools starting to reopen, the disruption to routines and structure has created new anxieties for parents and children alike. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with clinical psychologist and parenting consultant Becky Kennedy, whose Instagram page has become a must-read for many families looking for advice.

Previews + Extras

  • Vigils call for protection for Asian Americans: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Vigils call for protection for Asian Americans

    S2021 E79 - 2m 40s

    Hundreds of people turned out for a vigil in New York City’s Union Square on Friday in the wake of Tuesday evening’s deadly shooting at three Atlanta-area spas. Eight people were killed; six of the victims were Asian women. A recent analysis of police data found a nearly 150 percent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in 16 major U.S. cities from 2019 to 2020. NewsHour Weekend’s Laura Fong reports.

  • 10 years into Syrian civil war, refugees remain in limbo: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    10 years into Syrian civil war, refugees remain in limbo

    S2021 E79 - 9m 6s

    For the past decade, Syria has been engaged in a bitter civil war with no end in sight. The conflict has forced hundreds of thousands of Syrians to flee their home country, seeking refuge in towns across the border. On the ten year anniversary of the country's civil war, Special Correspondent Leila Molana-Allen speaks with Syrian refugees living in Lebanon.

  • Actress Margaret Cho on the model minority myth: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Actress Margaret Cho on the model minority myth

    S2021 E79 - 8m 54s

    For more on the history of and recent rise in anti-Asian American racism and hate crimes, Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy & Grammy-nominated comedian and actress Margaret Cho joins Hari Sreenivasan. She speaks about her own family’s experience with racism in America, the model minority myth, and the way Asians are perceived in America.

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