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7-Eleven Discriminates Against Its Franchisees, Claims…

7-Eleven Discriminates Against Its Franchisees, Claims Lawsuit

India West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: Jul 28, 2014

Corporate convenience store giant 7-Eleven faces a lawsuit alleging racism, ageism and unscrupulous business practices.
Behind the Beard - A New Generation of Muslim American…

Behind the Beard - A New Generation of Muslim American Leaders

New America Media, Profile, Peter Schurmann, 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.
Putting the Central American Children’s Migration…

Putting the Central American Children’s Migration In Context

UC Newsroom, News Analysis, Beatriz Manz, 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.
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, Michael Lozano , 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.
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, Laura Flynn, 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.
Facing Severe Drought, Californians Support Mandatory C…

Facing Severe Drought, Californians Support Mandatory Cutbacks

New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen, Posted: Jul 24, 2014

Californians rank the drought as their number one environmental concern and favor mandatory curbs on water use.
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, Sandip Roy, 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.
Child Refugees: The Consequences of the 2009 Coup in Ho…

Child Refugees: The Consequences of the 2009 Coup in Honduras

LatinoRebels.com, News Analysis, Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Posted: Jul 22, 2014

The U.S. involvement in the recent coup in Honduras set the stage for what is happening today.
Standing Together For the Children of Central America -…

Standing Together For the Children of Central America -- and Chicago

The Root, Commentary, Phillip Agnew and Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez, Posted: Jul 22, 2014

Youths in Central America�and Chicago�are all survivors of violence rooted in failed policies like the war on drugs.
High Rents and Low Wages Trap Chinese Immigrants in SRO…

High Rents and Low Wages Trap Chinese Immigrants in SROs

KALW, News Feature, Melanie Young, Posted: Jul 20, 2014

Soaring rents and low wages in San Francisco block Chinese immigrants from moving out of single-room housing units.
How To Start Getting Fit For Life

How To Start Getting Fit For Life

Senior News/New America Media , News Feature, Dawn Williams, Posted: Jul 19, 2014

Feeling sluggish, able to �pinch� your age by the inch? Dawn Williams tells how to get started revitalizing your health and renewing your energy at 50+.
High Rents Push NYC's Chinatown Merchants to Think Crea…

High Rents Push NYC's Chinatown Merchants to Think Creatively

Sing Tao Daily/New America Media, News Report, Rong Xiaoqing, Posted: Jul 18, 2014

To fight against soaring rents, the Chinatown Business Improvement District plans to buy up vacant spaces and turn itself into a landlord.

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Detroit Water Department Places 15-Day Moratorium on Shutoffs

The Michigan Citizen, News Report, Zenobia Jeffries, 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, Keli Goff, 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, Rachel Champeau, 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, Amanda Andrei, Posted: Jul 18, 2014

Graphic novelist Nguyen Khoi Nguyen doesn�t limit himself to paper and pen � he uses music and animation as well.

Study: Pets a Prescription for Health, Happiness Among Elders

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jul 16, 2014

UCLA researchers studying "best practices" for how to deliver holistic health care to seniors found pets were a big source of social su…

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New State Program Enrolling 200,000 Medicare-MediCal Patients in L.A.

New State Program Enrolling 200,000 Medicare-MediCal Patients in L.A.

By Steve Angeles & Odette Keeley, Story by Paul Kleyman,
Posted: Jun 13, 2014

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What Happens When the Doctor Says 'Hospice' and You Understand 'Poorhouse'?

What Happens When the Doctor Says 'Hospice' and You Understand 'Poorhouse'?

By Daniela Gerson ,
Posted: May 31, 2014

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High Rents and Low Wages Trap Chinese Immigrants in SROs

KALW, News Feature, Melanie Young, Posted: Jul 20, 2014

How To Start Getting Fit For Life

Senior News/New America Media , News Feature, Dawn Williams, Posted: Jul 19, 2014

Study: Pets a Prescription for Health, Happiness Among Elders

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jul 16, 2014

Immigration

Human Rights Commission Calls for Seattle to Divest from Corporations that Profit on Immmigrant Detention

International Examiner, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2014

Putting the Central American Children’s Migration In Context

UC Newsroom, News Analysis, Beatriz Manz, Posted: Jul 26, 2014

Most Unaccompanied Children Could Qualify for Relief

Immigration Impact, News Report, Posted: Jul 25, 2014

Ethnic Media Headlines

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…

North Korea Protest Chinese Video F…

It has only been about a week since North Korea filed a U.N. complaint to …

Social Media React to Malaysian Air…

MANILA, Philippines – Another Malaysian airline crashed on Friday, July 18…

Are Children Working on Minnesota S…

The Laborers International Union has identified a second possible case of …

Women Leaders Urge Congress to Addr…

The Congressional Women’s Working Group on Wednesay called on Congress and…

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