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Unrepentant Delhi Rapist's BBC Interview is Fodder for Easy Outrage
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 03, 2015
Do we still need additional proof of Singh's bestiality? Or is it more real because it now comes with a BBC certification?
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Unrepentant Delhi Rapist's BBC Interview is Fodder for…
Unrepentant Delhi Rapist's BBC Interview is Fodder for Easy Outrage
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 03, 2015
Do we still need additional proof of Singh's bestiality? Or is it more real because it now comes with a BBC certification?
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Community Activists Urge More Asians to Enroll in DACA
Community Activists Urge More Asians to Enroll in DACA
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 03, 2015
Only one-quarter of Korean youth and a similar portion of Filipino youth eligible for DACA have applied.
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Long Beach Native Americans Enraged by Junipero Serra S…
Long Beach Native Americans Enraged by Junipero Serra Sainthood
Long Beach VoiceWaves, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2015
After Pope Francis announced his plan to canonize Serra in mid-January, many local Native Americans have voiced opposition to naming the Spanish Franciscan as a…
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An Edge for Indian Americans Under Common Core
An Edge for Indian Americans Under Common Core
India West, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2015
Subathra Ramanathan teaches at North Star Academy in Redwood City and says Common Core allows high achieving students to "widen their repertoire of learning."
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For a Few Lucky Seniors, Happy Endings in Living Situat…
For a Few Lucky Seniors, Happy Endings in Living Situations
The Virginian-Pilot/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Feb 26, 2015
Low and middle-income elders have few safe housing-and-health care options, but some are benefiting from service-rich programs that should be expanded.
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Elder Abuse Rising in Care Facilities Mixing the Frail…
Elder Abuse Rising in Care Facilities Mixing the Frail and the Disturbed
The Virginian-Pilot/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Feb 25, 2015
Seniors unable to afford private care homes are increasingly victimized by other residents placed in poorly funded homes with dementia or mental illness.
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Dori Maynard, Diversity Champion, Dies at 56
Dori Maynard, Diversity Champion, Dies at 56
Maynard Institute, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2015
Dori J. Maynard, president of the Robert C. Maynard institute for Journalism Education and longtime champion of diversity in journalism and civic life, died Tue…
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Getting a Driver’s License Is Economic Lifeline f…
Getting a Driver’s License Is Economic Lifeline for Immigrants
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2015
Villar is among an estimated 1.4 million undocumented residents in the state who are eligible for a driver’s license under a bill (AB 60) passed in California i…
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Loving the Puget Sound to Death
Loving the Puget Sound to Death
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 23, 2015
Four decades after the passage of the Clean Water Act, regulators haven’t kept up with the pollution that growing populations put on America’s shorelines.
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Limited English Proficiency Plays Role in CA’s Lo…
Limited English Proficiency Plays Role in CA’s Low Voter Turnout Rate…
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2015
With one in nine eligible California voters speaking only limited English, many don’t know what help and services are available to them in the electoral process…
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San Francisco Seniors Cross the Digital Divide
San Francisco Seniors Cross the Digital Divide
KALW Public Radio/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Feb 20, 2015
If you think older Americans can’t learn digital tricks, SF Connected has a myth-busting class for you.
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In Anti-Discrimination Suit, Haiping Su Took on Big Gov…
In Anti-Discrimination Suit, Haiping Su Took on Big Gov and Won
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 19, 2015
Dr. Haiping Su was a victim of racial profiling and he sued the United States government and NASA for smearing his reputation.
Telemarketing Scam Team that Targeted Spanish Speakers Banned by FTC
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 03, 2015
The defendants in a scheme that targeted Spanish-speaking consumers have been banned from telemarketing.
Media Matters to Combat Conservative Misinformation Targeting Hispanics
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Mar 02, 2015
Bilingual experts are launching a project to combat distortions and stereotypes of Hispanics in the media.
The Next Generation of Women in STEM
Long Beach VoiceWaves, Commentary, Posted: Mar 01, 2015
High school junior Karen Marin writes that even as more of her female peers are pushing the career envelope, few are doing so in STEM f…
Stanford Program Helps Vietnamese RN Realize His Eldercare “Calling”
Nguoi Viet/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 28, 2015
At 28, Vietnamese immigrant Chi Mai, RN, took Stanford’s online course in successful aging and helped seniors better plan their end-of-…
With Chicago Tired of “Mayor 1%,” Chuy García Could Actually Win His Runoff with Rahm Emanuel
In These Times, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 25, 2015
While money poured into the recent mayoral and aldermanic elections, voters showed that they are tired of business as usual.
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Nguoi Viet/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 28, 2015
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Ng??i Vi?t/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 28, 2015
For a Few Lucky Seniors, Happy Endings in Living Situations
The Virginian-Pilot/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Feb 26, 2015
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Pending Deportation of Korean American Adoptee Highlights Major Loophole in Immigration Law
Angry Asian Man, News Feature, Posted: Mar 03, 2015
Telemarketing Scam Team that Targeted Spanish Speakers Banned by FTC
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 03, 2015
Community Activists Urge More Asians to Enroll in DACA
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 03, 2015
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NYC Council Speaker Initiative Stresses Equal Acce…
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The Death of a Black Nursing Home