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Helen Prejean: The ‘Whole Death Penalty System is Botched’
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 01, 2014
Longtime anti-death penalty crusader Sister Helen Prejean says the latest botched executions highlight the moral and legal flaws in the "whole system."
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Helen Prejean: The ‘Whole Death Penalty System is…
Helen Prejean: The ‘Whole Death Penalty System is Botched’
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 01, 2014
Longtime anti-death penalty crusader Sister Helen Prejean says the latest botched executions highlight the moral and legal flaws in the "whole system."
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Miss. Inner-City, Rural Care Rising for Black Elders De…
Miss. Inner-City, Rural Care Rising for Black Elders Despite Struggles
Jackson Advocate/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 31, 2014
Low-income elders in Mississippi’s inner cities and rural towns face limited options for eldercare. But signs of change are coming.
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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.
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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Miss. Inner-City, Rural Care Rising for Black Elders Despite Struggles
Jackson Advocate/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 31, 2014
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
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
UN Special Rapporteur: Vietnam Lack…
Vietnam still fails to respect for a person’s faith and religious be…
Nearly Half of U.S. Children Have E…
Just under half of the children in the U.S. have experienced an “adv…
California Children With Limited En…
In the midst of the ongoing national debate on youth mental health sparked…
New Children’s Book Series Hi…
“We take a chunk of time before bed to lay together and have a snugg…
SF Supe Avalos Affair Prompts City …
San Francisco City Hall is now revising its policy on romantic relationships in …
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…
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The Unfair $23 Billion Tobacco Verdict: Time For S…
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Child Refugees: The Consequences of the 2009 Coup…
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Standing Together For the Children of Central Amer…
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High Rents and Low Wages Trap Chinese Immigrants i…
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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…