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Japanese American Seniors Write Letters to the Future
Nichi Bei Weekly/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jan 29, 2015
A California gerontologist learned cultural lessons while teaching Japanese American elders to write “legacy” letters on their values and ideas to family and fr…
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Japanese American Seniors Write Letters to the Future
Japanese American Seniors Write Letters to the Future
Nichi Bei Weekly/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jan 29, 2015
A California gerontologist learned cultural lessons while teaching Japanese American elders to write “legacy” letters on their values and ideas to family and fr…
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Obama’s Arctic Decisions May be the Climate’…
Obama’s Arctic Decisions May be the Climate’s Turning Point
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jan 28, 2015
The Obama administration stepped up to preserve the environment by limiting future oil and gas development in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Indigenous Leaders Call for Driving Test in Their Own L…
Indigenous Leaders Call for Driving Test in Their Own Language
La OpiniĂłn, News Report, Posted: Jan 28, 2015
Getting a driver’s license is crucial for farmworkers, who often depend on cars to get to remote areas that aren’t accessible by bus.
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Forced Disappearances are Humanitarian Crisis in Mexico
Forced Disappearances are Humanitarian Crisis in Mexico
Inter Press Service, News Report, Posted: Jan 26, 2015
Twenty-six human rights organisations have sent a U.N. Committee 12 submissions on the problem of forced disappearance in Mexico.
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Doctor With Parkinson’s Fights Latino CultureR…
Doctor With Parkinson’s Fights Latino Culture’s Silence, Denial…
HuffPost Voces/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Jan 24, 2015
Neurologist MarĂa de LeĂłn, MD, is not only an expert on Parkinson’s, but also has the disease. She founded the group Defeat Parkinson’s to help Latinos in parti…
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‘The Happiest Day of My Life’ - Undocumente…
‘The Happiest Day of My Life’ - Undocumented APIs Urged to Appl…
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 23, 2015
Undocumented Californians can now obtain driver's licenses, but advocates worry that few among them will be from the API community.
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Study: Women, Minorities Pay Higher Effective Social Se…
Study: Women, Minorities Pay Higher Effective Social Security Rate
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jan 22, 2015
President Obama’s State-of-the-Union plan would help workers start 401(k)s. But experts say he should also act to make Social Security taxes more equitable.
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Parkinson’s, Pesticides and Poverty--The Dilemma…
Parkinson’s, Pesticides and Poverty--The Dilemma of Latino Denial
HuffPost Voces/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Jan 22, 2015
Latinos have among the highest levels of Parkinson’s disease due to pesticides, poverty, culture and other factors. Experts say they can control its effects by …
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The College Myth: Why Most Students Need More Than Four…
The College Myth: Why Most Students Need More Than Four Years
Richmond Pulse, Commentary, Posted: Jan 21, 2015
In universities across California it’s difficult for students to graduate on time because of space constraints, tuition costs, and generally not enough courses …
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Shutting the Door on City College’s Neediest
Shutting the Door on City College’s Neediest
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jan 20, 2015
On the first day of the spring semester at City College of San Francisco, some of the neediest students were told they do not count.
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A Small Business Solution to Shrinking Workforce--Hire…
A Small Business Solution to Shrinking Workforce--Hire Seniors
Yahoo Small Business/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Jan 18, 2015
As competition heats up for reliable, experienced workers small businesses should stop ignoring one source of potential employees--older Americans.
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Across California, ‘Waiting Lists’ for Chil…
Across California, ‘Waiting Lists’ for Children’s Mental …
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jan 17, 2015
California families looking for mental health services for their children frequently encounter a dysfunctional system.
Low-Income Koreans Confused on New California Care Plan
Korea Times/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Jan 25, 2015
Low-income elders like Young Soon Kim, 75, of San Jose, must decide whether to join a new California health plan with good benefits, bu…
Former US Sailor Rocks Boat with Federal Lawsuit
Muslim Observer, News Report, Posted: Jan 23, 2015
Being a US sailor allowed Jonathan Berts a chance to travel around the world and study Arabic and Islam, but his commitment to faith re…
In State of the Union, Obama Calls on GOP to Help Middle Class
Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Jan 21, 2015
In his sixth State of the Union address, the president challenged the GOP to uplift the middle class with more trade deals and higher t…
How Hardcore Helps Me Cope With Depression
We'Ced, Video, Posted: Jan 16, 2015
Robert Cervantez, 19, has struggled with feelings of depression since middle school. Merced's Hardcore community has given him a much-n…
The Paris Attacks Are an Insult to the Prophet Mohamad
Arab American News, Editorial, Posted: Jan 14, 2015
As much as we condemn the cowardly attack, we reject retaliation against ordinary Muslims have nothing to do with the violent extremist…
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Japanese American Seniors Write Letters to the Future
Nichi Bei Weekly/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jan 29, 2015
Low-Income Koreans Confused on New California Care Plan
Korea Times/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Jan 25, 2015
Doctor With Parkinson’s Fights Latino Culture’s Silence, Denial and Isolation
HuffPost Voces/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Jan 24, 2015
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Indigenous Leaders Call for Driving Test in Their Own Language
La OpiniĂłn, News Report, Posted: Jan 28, 2015
The GOP's Border Bill Would Be a Disaster
Vox, News Report, Posted: Jan 27, 2015
‘The Happiest Day of My Life’ - Undocumented APIs Urged to Apply for Driver’s Licenses
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 23, 2015
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