Electronic Journals

IIP publishes five electronic journals (Economic Perspectives, U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda, U.S. Society & Values, Global Issues, and Issues of Democracy) with a new journal in one of the series appearing each month. French, Portuguese, and Spanish translations of all journals appear from two to four weeks after the English, and certain journals are translated into Arabic and Russian. Hypertext versions of the journals appear on our web site in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian. In addition, the journals are available for download in Adobe Acrobat format. (Adobe Acrobat is an excellent tool for viewing and printing formatted files on practically every kind of computer and operating system. Click here to go to Adobe's Acrobat page, where you can download it free.) Finally, most language versions are available in zipped ASCII or zipped ANSI format; Russian texts are available in zipped Win1251 and zipped Koi-8 formats.

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New Online Electronic Journal on USA: American Teenagers

Offers insight into today's American teenagers

The Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) is pleased to announce its newest eJournal USA, American Teenagers. 

This electronic journal describes how today's challenging, unpredictable, dynamic, resilient American teenagers -- who are tomorrow's adults -- mirror the eclecticism of their society. Through first-person accounts, expert analyses and engaging profiles, this edition of eJournal USA offers insights into this special group of Americans. 

Introduced by first lady Laura Bush, a former schoolteacher and librarian, American Teenagers includes the reflections of a veteran high school teacher, a younger educator recently named National Teacher of the Year, and a family that home-schools its children. Also featured are compelling portraits of three international exchange students and one extraordinary American teenager:  professional football (American soccer) star Freddy Adu, who works hard to balance his athletic career and his educational goals.

The journal includes two photo essays: one features first lady Laura Bush interacting with young people from all over the world. The second depicts a typical U.S. high school graduation. Online readers will also find a video essay entitled "Skating is Art" by 17-year-old David E. Currie and video interviews with Freddy Adu and National Teacher of the Year Jason Kamras.