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The Vietnam War: An Interview with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 22, 2017
The Vietnam War, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, will premiere September 17, 2017 on PBS.
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The Vietnam War: An Interview with Ken Burns and Lynn N…
The Vietnam War: An Interview with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 22, 2017
The Vietnam War, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, will premiere September 17, 2017 on PBS.
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Telehealth -- A "Glimmer of Hope" on Health Care Front
Telehealth -- A "Glimmer of Hope" on Health Care Front
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 21, 2017
Tele-health, that allows patients living in remote areas to access care from even health care specialists will result in not only better health incomes but the …
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What's the 'Right' Amount of Volunteering for Older Adu…
What's the 'Right' Amount of Volunteering for Older Adults?
US News & World Report/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Aug 21, 2017
Follow your passion in moderation for the biggest boost to well-being.
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The Age of Anti-Aging: Media Hype and the Myth of Agele…
The Age of Anti-Aging: Media Hype and the Myth of Ageless Baby Boomers
Generations, Commentary, Posted: Aug 20, 2017
Boomers became “forever young” in the Summer of Love, say media myths, but their stand against racism and sexism is adding ageism as boomer activists grow older…
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Super-Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Made Possibl…
Super-Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Made Possible by Brain Scans
US News & World Report/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2017
New Alzheimer's research and an early-detection "Tool Kit" aim to expose secrets of dementia and the disease's impact on more diverse population groups.
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New Head of Leadership Conference Says Now a 'Bleak Tim…
New Head of Leadership Conference Says Now a 'Bleak Time' for Civil Rights
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 16, 2017
"Nothing Like a Crisis to Sharpen One's Thinking" -- a profile of new CEO of Leadership Council on Human Rights, Vanita Gupta.
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A New Generation of White Supremacists Emerges in Charl…
A New Generation of White Supremacists Emerges in Charlottesville
ProPublica, News Report, Posted: Aug 15, 2017
A group that included many people who were college-educated or ex-military displayed effective planning. "White people are pretty good at getting organized," sa…
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California Kids Still Face Risks to Health Care
California Kids Still Face Risks to Health Care
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 14, 2017
With Republicans still bent on doing President Trump's bidding and overhauling the U.S. health care system, Californians should do everything to fight back, hea…
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Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have Kept Out My F…
Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have Kept Out My Father
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 14, 2017
When my father came to America from China in 1912, he was not well educated. He was not well off. He did not speak English.
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James Alex Fields Jr. Should be Charged with First Degr…
James Alex Fields Jr. Should be Charged with First Degree Murder
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 14, 2017
Under Virginia law, then, Fields Jr's murderous act rises to the bar required for prosecutors to bring a first-degree murder charge.
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A New Age of Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Get…
A New Age of Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Getting Old
California Magazine/New America Media , Commentary, Posted: Aug 14, 2017
Will Big Brother Tech stop Gramps from falling or spy on him, too? Frank Browning casts his sharp eye on the pros and cons of gizmos for our aging world.
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Seniors Dance for Health, Life—and to Beat the Bl…
Seniors Dance for Health, Life—and to Beat the Blues
La Opinión /New America Media , News Report, Posted: Aug 12, 2017
How about a Cuban danzón or a Mexican sandunga waltz? One prescription for older California Latinas to beat isolation and depression is dance.
‘Internet Essentials’ Program Tackles ‘Cruel Irony’ of Digital Divide
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 18, 2017
Comcast's Internet Essentials program has connected some 4 million low-income Americans to broadband internet.
Charlottesville is the GOP’s Frankenstein's Monster
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 15, 2017
In Charlottesville, like Frankenstein's monster, it didn't change the brutal fact that the GOP, not Trump, created it.
Sleep: Nature’s Elixir for Sustaining Good Health
Washington Informer/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Aug 15, 2017
Experts at the 21st World Congress on aging shared research and tips on optimizing sleep to minimize health problems as we grow older.
Advocates See 'Disturbing' Rise in Hate Crimes Targeting Asian Americans
International Examiner, News Report, Posted: Aug 14, 2017
Incidents of anti-Asian hate reported from around the country range from very serious crimes (including murder), to bullying, verbal as…
On Loving White People and Hating Whiteness
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Aug 14, 2017
A question I know most black people struggle with: How do you continue loving white people when whiteness hates you?
Elders
What's the 'Right' Amount of Volunteering for Older Adults?
US News & World Report/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Aug 21, 2017
The Age of Anti-Aging: Media Hype and the Myth of Ageless Baby Boomers
Generations, Commentary, Posted: Aug 20, 2017
Super-Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Made Possible by Brain Scans
US News & World Report/New America Media , News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2017
Immigration
Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Have Kept Out My Father
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 14, 2017
'I Can't Vote, But My Daughter Can'
Reporte Hispano, News Report, Posted: Aug 11, 2017
Coachella Rising: Can Organic Farming & Unions Transform Calif.'s Hottest Farm Belt?
Capital & Main/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Aug 10, 2017
Ethnic Media Headlines
The White Supremacists who Refused …
The violent protests by Nazi sympathizers and White supremacists this week…
Black CEO Quits President Trump's M…
Kenneth C. Frazier, chairman and CEO of Merck & Co. Inc., a Kenilworth…
Sen. Kamala Harris Denounces White …
Sen. Kamala Harris denounced the violence carried out by White supremacists in V…
Preet Bharara’s Revenge Agai…
Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara will be partnering up with WNYC Studios, a sub…
Asian Man Seen in Video Marching wi…
Next Shark has posted video taken by an ACLU eyewitness of an Asian man am…
Vietnamese Fugitive's Testimony in …
If Vietnamese agents planned a discreet operation to spirit the fugitive f…
Saving America's Health Centers: Su…
It is one of life’s great ironies. As a resident of Hong Kong—…
Barack Obama Just Got His Very Own …
The state of Illinois has decided to recognize the GOAT, former President …
Japan, US, Australia Urge the Phili…
Japan, the United States, and Australia has issued a join statement callin…
Maxine Waters: Trump 'Most Deplorab…
Rep. Maxine Waters blasted President Donald Trump on MSNBC Friday morning,…
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Warriors Planned Move to San Francisco Highlights…
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Heart of the City Farmers Market
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Medi-Cal Recipients Still Fear For Their Lives
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Eight-Year-Old Indian American Transgender Girl Su…
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‘We Should Not Be Fooled’ - API Leader…
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Coachella Rising: Aging Farmworkers, Unions, Organ…
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New Jersey Couple Continues Lifetime of Activism i…
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Despite Parents' Fears, Young Immigrants Embrace P…
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Congressional Black Caucus Concerned about Amazon/…
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City College of San Francisco Celebrates Start of…
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Why Robots Are the Way of Our Aging Future
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Immigrant, Muslim and Voting Republican in New Jer…
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Federal Oversight of Police Reform: Functional or…
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Could a Vaccine Prevent Alzheimer's? Some Research…
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Kidnap in Berlin - Vietnam Infuriates Germany
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Rogue Cop U.S.A.
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Poll: U.S. Muslims Concerned About Discrimination…
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Police in U.S. More Likely to Arrest Minorities Du…
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Digital Health Portals Could Actually Widen Health…
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Closed Chicago Schools Could Remain Vacant Without…
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Black Women Vote in Large Numbers Yet Are Underrep…
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As Summer Recess Approaches, Budget Blues for Fede…
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Deadly Gang War Gave Birth to Hit Fil-Am TV Show i…
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Blind Senate: Healthcare Vote Minus A Draft, Publi…
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McCain’s Health Battle Casts Ugly Glare on G…