The World from PRX

Erika BerasEB

Erika Beras

Erika Beras is an award-winning journalist based in Pittsburgh. She’s a regular contributor to public radio programs and Scientific American podcasts as well as other networks and shows. She was previously a reporter at WESA and The Miami Herald.
A woman sits on sofa across from man and woman, who each hold infants in their arms. Papers on the table.
Conflict
Residents fled gun violence at a Pittsburgh public housing project. But refugees are still moving in.
Monica Ruiz and her foster son Bartolo
Global Politics
It took a health emergency for this Guatemalan boy, who crossed the border alone, to see a US judge
Residents of Oberwil-Lieli outside Zurich, Switzerland
Global Politics
A Swiss town is divided over whether to take in refugees
The Hill District is the largely green area visible above downtown Pittsburgh in this aerial photo.
Arts
How Pittsburgh remembers a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Pradip Upreti
Food
Refugee-run grocery stores help bring healthy fare to a food desert in Pennyslvania
Marta Sam
Culture
Refugees in Pennsylvania keep musical traditions alive with kids’ songs
Heidy and Gregoria prepare dinner, rice and eggs
Global Politics
As Cuban migration surges, a woman in Pittsburgh offers shelter to her compatriots
Several young people wearing gloves and helmets work in a park, one digs with a shovel
Finance
For these families in Pittsburgh, teens’ summer jobs make more than just pocket money
Burundi
Music
How a choir in Pittsburgh keeps hope for Burundi alive
10 Questions for Allen Bard, Father of Modern Electrochemistry