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Local Muslims, Scholars Weigh In On Shaking Hands with the Opposite Sex
Arab American News, News Feature, Posted: Apr 23, 2014
Many Muslim women who wear the hijab will tell you they have experienced that awkward moment when it comes to shaking hand.
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Local Muslims, Scholars Weigh In On Shaking Hands with…
Local Muslims, Scholars Weigh In On Shaking Hands with the Opposite Sex
Arab American News, News Feature, Posted: Apr 23, 2014
Many Muslim women who wear the hijab will tell you they have experienced that awkward moment when it comes to shaking hand.
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Welcome to America, Enter at your Own Risk
Welcome to America, Enter at your Own Risk
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 23, 2014
One commentator reflects on how many immigrants' American Dream overlooks the risk of violence in the United States.
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LGBT Seniors in California Lack Affordable Housing Opti…
LGBT Seniors in California Lack Affordable Housing Options
Bay Area Reporter/New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Apr 22, 2014
Skyrocketing urban costs plus the bias LGBT seniors face are leading nonprofits to develop affordable housing. But the demand goes beyond planned units.
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What the Latest Keystone XL Delay Really Means
What the Latest Keystone XL Delay Really Means
InsideClimate News, News Report, Posted: Apr 22, 2014
The passage of time may shift the debate to two substantive issues: the pipeline's effect on America's oil supply and on international climate talks.
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Young Muslims Choosing to Wear the Hijab Despite Rising…
Young Muslims Choosing to Wear the Hijab Despite Rising Tide of Islamophobi…
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 21, 2014
A new generation of Muslims is choosing to show their faith publicly, despite the personal challenges this brings.
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Black LGBT Seniors Struggle with Double Discrimination
Black LGBT Seniors Struggle with Double Discrimination
Bay Area Reporter/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Apr 20, 2014
In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors face double discrimination from racism and ageism, a recent report shows.
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Traditional Cambodian Dance Being Reborn in California
Traditional Cambodian Dance Being Reborn in California
New America Media / VoiceWaves, News Report, Posted: Apr 19, 2014
Cambodian-American youth in Long Beach are breathing new life into a traditional dance form that was once suppressed in their parents' homeland.
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LGBT Groups Working to End Seniors’ Isolation
LGBT Groups Working to End Seniors’ Isolation
Bay Area Reporter/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Apr 18, 2014
Discrimination and lack of family leave many LGBT seniors isolated and even suicidal. But New York and San Francisco are seeing changes.
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For Miami's Immigrants, Cheap Land is Most Vulnerable t…
For Miami's Immigrants, Cheap Land is Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
PRI's The World, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2014
Rising sea levels and surging Hispanic immigration to low-lying areas west of Miami have made a climate crusader out of a Venezuelan immigrant.
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In Oakland, Fighting Police Abuse Alone Is An Uphill Ba…
In Oakland, Fighting Police Abuse Alone Is An Uphill Battle
Oakland Local, News Report, Posted: Apr 17, 2014
In the last 20 years, few Oakland Police Department officers have been charged with criminal misconduct, even when unarmed citizens are shot and killed.
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In Crowded Households, Stress is a Killer
In Crowded Households, Stress is a Killer
New America Media / VoiceWaves, News Report, Posted: Apr 17, 2014
A new Long Beach-based study links overcrowded housing with poor mental health outcomes, and even decreased life spans.
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New School Standards Present Challenge for Refugee Stud…
New School Standards Present Challenge for Refugee Students
San Diego Voice, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2014
Teachers worry that California's new educational standards could make refugee students fall even further behind.
The Legacy of Gabriel García Márquez
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 21, 2014
A scholar who met the author several times writes that Garcia Marquez was a genius in finding the magic in the things of everyday life.
Voter Suppression -- Ohio's Incredible Tactics
The Afro, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2014
Several new laws and policies roll back access to the ballot box in Ohio, voting advocates say.
Is Obama Really the 'Deporter-in-Chief?' Depends on Whom You Ask
PRI's The World, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2014
Although the increase in deportations is largely due to laws passed in 1996, Obama could use his executive authority to curb deportatio…
Food Truck Makes Texas-Sized Hit With Kimchi Fries
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 14, 2014
While Korean tacos are all the rage, one wildly popular Austin food truck has moved onto something even better – fries, on steroids.
Young, New Blood to Cover Bay Area’s Chinese Community
New America Media, Profile, Posted: Apr 10, 2014
At 25, Ricky Chan is the youngest member on the KTSF team, the country’s oldest Chinese-language nightly newscast.
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Landlords ‘Gouge’ Nonprofits Into Moving Away From Seniors They Serve
KALW “Crosscurrents”, Interview, Posted: Apr 23, 2014
LGBT Seniors in California Lack Affordable Housing Options
Bay Area Reporter/New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Apr 22, 2014
Black LGBT Seniors Struggle with Double Discrimination
Bay Area Reporter/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Apr 20, 2014
Immigration
Is a 'Massive Wave of Immigration' on the Horizon?
Fusion, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2014
For Miami's Immigrants, Cheap Land is Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
PRI's The World, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2014
Philly Mayor Ends Police-ICE Collaboration
Al Día, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2014
Ethnic Media Headlines
California Adds 8 Languages, includ…
SACRAMENTO, California – California’s system of online voter r…
Judge Rips State Dept’s handl…
A U.S. federal judge has rebuked the State Department for delaying the pro…
Keystone XL Decision Delayed Yet Ag…
All eyes are on Lincoln, Nebraska as the U.S. Department of State has invo…
Fil-Am Elected as Bellflower Mayor
LOS ANGELES – Another Filipino has been elected to a key city counci…
Obama and Holder to Expand Clemency…
Twenty years ago, Nas took a walk down “Memory Lane” with grie…
Is a 'Massive Wave of Immigration' …
A recent story in USA Today predicting that "another massive wave of illega…
Lawsuit Alleges Contents at Native …
A lawsuit filed last week in California alleges that a Native American burial si…
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Dies at 87
Nobel laureate Gabriel García Marquez, considered one of the most in…
Philly Mayor Ends Police-ICE Collab…
Today, Mayor Nutter signed an executive order that ended all collaboration betwe…
Taking Care of Our Seniors
The largest generation in U.S. history is cruising into their golden years…
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Boston University Chinese Community Honors Maratho…
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Studies Prompt San Francisco Action for Seniors on…
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Experts Warn Sleepless Seniors Overusing Store Dru…
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CA’s Health Care Exchange Chief Pleased With…
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Un-Retiring? Here’s How To Connect With A Ca…
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Children of Detained Immigrant Parents Suffer 'Lif…
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Q&A: Engaging the Latino Parent Community
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California County Could be State's First to Ban Fr…
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LGBT Latino Seniors Face Housing Crunch, Isolation…
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Politics Meets Religion at Catholic Border Mass
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Re-Development Act for Lower 9th Ward Proposed
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Trauma of AIDS Epidemic Impacts Aging Survivors
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Marcos Gutierrez -- A Tireless Voice for San Franc…
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Disability Advocate Speaks Out on New California C…
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LA's Latino Parents 'In the Dark' About Common Cor…
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Senior Centers’ Casino Trips Help Drive Gamb…
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Foreword: Vietnam 40 Years Later
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Geriatric Doctor Wants ERs to Face the Holistic Mu…
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Lack of Information and Funds Keeps DACA Applicati…
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As Seniors Gamble for Fun, Some Find Only Trouble
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Campaign Seeks to Diversify Clinical Trials
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Oakland’s Most Decorated Officers Named in H…
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Can President Obama Stop Deportations?
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African Americans Say 'Parent Involvement' Key to…
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Growing Up Muslim