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No Guidelines from State About DACA Medi-Cal Eligibility
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2014
The California Department of Health Care Services’ failure to issue the guidelines has resulted in hundreds of young immigrants being turned away.
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No Guidelines from State About DACA Medi-Cal Eligibilit…
No Guidelines from State About DACA Medi-Cal Eligibility
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2014
The California Department of Health Care Services’ failure to issue the guidelines has resulted in hundreds of young immigrants being turned away.
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For Black Elders, Improving Miss. Care Homes Involves H…
For Black Elders, Improving Miss. Care Homes Involves Hopes and Prayers
Jackson Advocate/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 30, 2014
“Peaches” Ephram, 90, thrives on family, church and one of Mississippi’s better nursing homes with care most black elders don’t see. But change is on the way.
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Immigration Reform: Renewing the Promise of America for…
Immigration Reform: Renewing the Promise of America for All Families
Koream Journal, Commentary, Posted: Jul 29, 2014
Today’s fight for immigration reform belongs to all families, whether we trace our immigration history back 10 years or 100 years ago.
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Mental Health Issues in California Kids Go Largely Untr…
Mental Health Issues in California Kids Go Largely Untreated
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2014
A new study shows more than 8.5 percent of California children have mental health needs, yet only a quarter receive timely mental health treatment.
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7-Eleven Discriminates Against Its Franchisees, Claims…
7-Eleven Discriminates Against Its Franchisees, Claims Lawsuit
India West, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2014
Corporate convenience store giant 7-Eleven faces a lawsuit alleging racism, ageism and unscrupulous business practices.
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Behind the Beard - A New Generation of Muslim American…
Behind the Beard - A New Generation of Muslim American Leaders
New America Media, Profile, Posted: Jul 27, 2014
Salmon Hossein, a graduate student pursuing a joint MA in law and public administration, is part of a new generation of Muslim American leaders.
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Putting the Central American Children’s Migration…
Putting the Central American Children’s Migration In Context
UC Newsroom, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 26, 2014
Decades of U.S. government support for brutal regimes in Central America is partly to blame for the exodus of children we are witnessing now.
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LA Youth Fast for Central American Youth - 'We Are Just…
LA Youth Fast for Central American Youth - 'We Are Just Like Those KidsR…
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 25, 2014
Young people in Los Angeles say they can related to the children who are coming to the United States to flee violence back home.
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How an Island-City Plans to Hold Back Rising Seas
How an Island-City Plans to Hold Back Rising Seas
KALW/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 25, 2014
Alameda Island residents say local officials' plans to address rising seas don't go far enough to protect people and property over the long term.
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Facing Severe Drought, Californians Support Mandatory C…
Facing Severe Drought, Californians Support Mandatory Cutbacks
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2014
Californians rank the drought as their number one environmental concern and favor mandatory curbs on water use.
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The Unfair $23 Billion Tobacco Verdict: Time For Smoker…
The Unfair $23 Billion Tobacco Verdict: Time For Smokers to Stop Playing Du…
First Post, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 23, 2014
The charades of tobacco giants does not mean the rest of us are just unwitting lambs who have been led to the slaughter.
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Child Refugees: The Consequences of the 2009 Coup in Ho…
Child Refugees: The Consequences of the 2009 Coup in Honduras
LatinoRebels.com, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 22, 2014
The U.S. involvement in the recent coup in Honduras set the stage for what is happening today.
Environmental Groups Lag Nation in Diversity
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2014
Mainstream environmental groups are not mirroring the increasing racial diversity in the United States, according to a new report.
Detroit Water Department Places 15-Day Moratorium on Shutoffs
The Michigan Citizen, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2014
The Detroit water department announced it will suspend its controversial water shutoffs.
Yes, Immigrant Kids Are Fleeing Violence, but So Are Kids in Chicago
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Jul 22, 2014
Over the 4th of July weekend, 82 people were shot in Chicago. But the story got lost in media coverage of the border crisis.
Researchers Address 'Lost in Translation' Issues With Chinese Medicine
UC Newsroom, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2014
Researchers at UCLA's Center for East–West Medicine have published a document that explores issues involved in Chinese medical translat…
Graphic Novelist Breaks Boundaries with Multimedia Approach
Asian Fortune, Question & Answer, Posted: Jul 18, 2014
Graphic novelist Nguyen Khoi Nguyen doesn’t limit himself to paper and pen – he uses music and animation as well.
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For Black Elders, Improving Miss. Care Homes Involves Hopes and Prayers
Jackson Advocate/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 30, 2014
Immigration Reform: Renewing the Promise of America for All Families
Koream Journal, Commentary, Posted: Jul 29, 2014
High Rents and Low Wages Trap Chinese Immigrants in SROs
KALW, News Feature, Posted: Jul 20, 2014
Immigration
No Guidelines from State About DACA Medi-Cal Eligibility
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2014
Immigration Reform: Renewing the Promise of America for All Families
Koream Journal, Commentary, Posted: Jul 29, 2014
Human Rights Commission Calls for Seattle to Divest from Corporations that Profit on Immmigrant Detention
International Examiner, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2014
Ethnic Media Headlines
California Children With Limited En…
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New Children’s Book Series Hi…
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500 ‘Young African Leaders…
With 60 percent of Africa's population under the age of 35, young people s…
Human Rights Commission Calls for S…
Earlier this month, the Seattle Human Rights Commission passed a resolutio…
Maxine Hong Kingston to Receive the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 22, 2014) — On Monday afternoon, July 28, 201…
Most Unaccompanied Children Could Q…
More than half of the unaccompanied Central American children who are in U.S. cu…
Border Crisis: Out of Sight, Out of…
WASHINGTON -- Two weeks after Obama's call for $3.7 billion to address the influ…
Vietnamese Government ‘Opinio…
In recent weeks, well-known Vietnamese activists have found themselves suddenly …
Mercury-tainted Cosmetics Sold in M…
MANILA, Philippines–A toxics watch group has warned the public against buy…
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Standing Together For the Children of Central Amer…
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How To Start Getting Fit For Life
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High Rents Push NYC's Chinatown Merchants to Think…
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California Agriculture Faces Greatest Water Loss E…
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Youth Depression Thrives on Silence - California…
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Study: Pets a Prescription for Health, Happiness A…
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For New Grads, Depression After the Diploma
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San Francisco Considers Resolution to Aid Migrant…
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Underground Networks Spring Up to Help Migrant Kid…
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Palestinian Americans Weigh in On Homeland Crisis
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The Caribbean: A Clean Energy Revolution on the Fr…
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Women Play Soccer Too
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Homeward Bound: Caring for the Burgeoning Populati…
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US Backing Israeli War of Choice In Gaza
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With World Cup Over, Brazil Faces Its Toughest Opp…
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From the Beast to the Fridge - A Salvadoran Youth&…
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For One Immigrant, Border Crisis Highlights Benefi…
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The Limits of Brazilian Soft Power
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Why We are Suing the Government on Behalf of All C…
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Iraq Fiasco Erases Memory of Vietnam
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No Humanitarianism in $3.7 Billion for Unaccompani…
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San Francisco's Tech Boom Bleeding Chinese Small B…
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As a Jew Living in America, the Past Week Has Chan…
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Booming Black Businesses Fuel Brazil’s New M…
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UC Launches Global Food Initiative