More Women Involved in Arms Trafficking
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
Mexican drug cartels' need for more weapons is leading them to recruit more women in the United States.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino
Entrepreneurship By Necessity
BlackVoiceNews.com, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
According to the Census Bureau’s “Survey of Business Owners: Black-Owned Businesses: 2007,” the receipts produced by Black businesses increased 55.1 percent to $137.5 billion.
Categories: African American, Economy, Top Stories
Tags: black-owned, business, economy, money, soul food
Haiti: Annul the Elections
San Francisco Bay View, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
On Feb. 3, Haiti’s Electoral Council announced in a decision that Mirlande Manigat and Michel Martelly would participate in a “run-off” election.
Categories: African, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: election, haiti, michael martelly, mirlande manigat, run-off
Philippine Government to Evacuate its Citizens from Libya
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
The Philippine government said Friday it planned to bring 13,000 of its citizens from riot-torn Libya with the help of their employers, though it gave no timetable.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, War & Conflict
Tags: citizens, evacuate, libya, the philippines
Public Housing Residents Rise Up Against LA City Board
Eastern Group Publications, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
A group in Pico Gardens called for resignation of mayoral appointees on the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: Housing Authority, Los Angeles, mayoral appointees, Pico Garden, resignation
NAM TV Interview: 'Upside': White House Open Comment Period
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
NAM TV anchor Odette Keeley recently interviewed Dilawar Syed of the President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs on COMCAST's TV show "Upside," about the landmark effort making several government agency plans available online for public comment.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Video
Tags: AAPI White House Initiative-AAPI, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Open Comment Period, small business
GLAAD Files Complaint Against 'Jose Luis Sin Censura'
National Institute for Latino Policy, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
The NHMC and GLAAD filed a complaint against the Los Angeles Spanish-language TV talk show Jose Luis Sin Censura.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Latino, Media
New Migrants Flock to Italy, Intensifying Immigration Debate
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 28, 2011
Thousands of Tunisians and other North Africans flee to southern Italy, forcing the immigration issue to the top of the country’s political agenda again.
Categories: African, European, Eye on Egypt , Immigration, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: immigrants, immigration, italy, libya, march 1 movement, migrants, sicily, silvio berlusconi, tunisia
Vietnamese Catholic Priest Risks Being Returned to Prison
Rallying For Democracy, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2011
Father Ly was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment in 2007 for spreading "propaganda" against the state. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, arrested and convicted for the peaceful dissemination of his views on democracy and human rights.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Religion
Tags: arrested and convicted for the peaceful dissemination of his views on democracy and human rights., Father Ly was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment in 2007 for spreading "propaganda" against the state. Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience
A Museum for the Immigrants Who Make Up One America
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 27, 2011
Plans are afoot to build a museum in the country's capital, whose mission is to document how America was populated during its distinct eras of immigration and internal migration from earliest times to the evolving present.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Education, European, Indigenous, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: D.C., early immigration history, museum, present, tourist attraction
Why the GOP Has Declared Open Season on Michelle
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 26, 2011
GOP has viewed Michelle as an especially inviting surrogate for hammering Obama from the earliest days of the 2008 presidential campaign.
Categories: African American, Gender & Sexuality, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: 2012 election, GOP, michelle barack obama president first lady
134 Filipinos in Libya Now Safe, Says Phil. Foreign Office
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed Friday that 134 Filipinos were out of harm's way in Libya with the Philippine embassy in Tripoli going into "full relocation and repatriation mode."
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Middle Eastern, War & Conflict
Hate Crime Murder Found to Violate Fair Housing Law
Ponte Al Día, News Report, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
Two Pennsylvania men acquitted of the hate-crime murder of a Mexican immigrant in 2009 were sentenced to nine years in prison after a jury said the murder violated the Fair Housing Act.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Census: Latino Population Skyrockets
EFE / ImpreMedia, News Report, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
The Latino population has grown by more than 30 percent in the first 16 states for which the U.S. Census Bureau has released data.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Clarence Lusane: The Black History of the White House
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
The Obamas may be the first Black First Family, but they are not the first Blacks in the White House.
Categories: African American, Audio, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: african americans, american, american history, barack obama, black, black history, black history of the white house, city lights, city lights publishing, clarence lusane, first, first lady, history, lusane, president, slavery, white, white house
New America Now: Celebrating Black History Month
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
We talk to one of the first black female journalists in the US and a professor and author who studied how black history sits in the foundation of the white house.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: journalist, social media, white house, wisconsin
As Juarez Family Loses Five Members, Protesters Cry “Enough!”
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 25, 2011
Surviving members of the Reyes Salazar family – some of them on a hunger strike -- are protesting in front of the state’s Justice Department.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: cuidad juarez, drug trafikking, Josefina Reyes, kidnapping, mexico, murder, narcos, salazar reyes family, violence
"백악관 주관, 아시아 태평양계 공개 의견 수렴 기간"
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
New America Media는 모든 커뮤니티에 영향을 미칠 여러가지 국가 정책에 우리 독자들의 목소리가 전달되도록 적극적인 참여를 부탁드립니다.
Tags: aapi, asian americans and pacific islanders, open comment period for government agency plans, public comments for government agency plans, white house initiative-aapi
Asian Models Invade New York Fashion Week
Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
Fashion shows have often featured a “token Asian” in the past, but last week over 40 Asian models of both genders walked the runways. With milestones–like the first Asian model on the Victoria Secret’s runway and the first Asian male model as the face of Louis Vuitton–checking off, I think it’s safe to say that Asian faces are making their way to the media!
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: asians, fashion, models, new york, racism, representation, runway
CIA Status Improves Contractor's Case for Immunity
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
Raymond Davis has been confirmed by Washington to be a CIA officer -- a move that could shield him from prosecution for two murders in Pakistan.
Categories: International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: CIA, diplomatic immunity, Pakistan, Raymond Allen Davis, State Department, United States
Will Egypt Be a Model for Democracy in Africa?
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
In gauging the reaction to the events in Egypt as they relate to Blacks in America and to Black Africa, it is important to understand a bit of geography, a little history and culture, and a whole lot about the continent of Africa.
Categories: African, African American, Eye on Egypt , Top Stories
Tags: africa, American, Black Africa, Blacks, culture, egypt, history
Training With a Green Consciousness
Alianza News, News Feature, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
The Obama administration has focused on pushing green technology development. At the Center for Employment Training (CET), students learn practical skills needed in today's job market, while learning how to work on hybrid cars and how to install solar panels.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Latino
Tags: center for employment and training, hybrid cards, obama, solar panels
Wisconsin and Ohio Protestors: We Want Freedom of Choice, Not Money
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
The protests in Wisconsin and Ohio are all about eliminating collective bargaining, which is at the core of freedom of choice, one of the most sacred of American cultural values. They have little to do with money.
Categories: African American, Asian, European, Latino, Law & Justice, News, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: American values, collective bargaining, freedom of choice, protests, Wisconsin
Latinos at Forefront of Conservation, Poll Finds
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 24, 2011
Three-fourths of those polled said they believe it is possible to protect land and water and still have a strong economy.
Categories: Asian, Environment, European, Health, Indigenous, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: air water land pollution, climate change, colorado, environment, montant, natural resources, new mexico wyoming, state of the rockies, utah
America's Next War Looms in Libya
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
Gadhafi's fiery pledge "to die as a martyr" is a signal that he is anticipating the Fifth American-Libyan War.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: algeria, bahrain, egypt, libya, middle east, Moammar Gadhafi, obama, tunisia, united states, war
白宮對亞太裔社區進行公開咨詢
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
作爲全美最大的少數族裔媒體的聯盟，新美國傳媒呼籲我們的讀者和合作夥伴踴躍發言，就影響我們社區的公共政策踴躍提出意見。
Tags: aapi, asian americans and pacific islanders, open comment period for government agency plans, public comments for government agency plans, white house initiative-aapi
Iniciativa de la Casa Blanca - Período de Comentarios de las Comunidades Asiática-Americana e Isleños del Pacífico
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
New America Media, la asociación mas grande del país de medios de comunicación étnicas, les urge a sus audiencias que hagan oír sus voces en estas políticas públicas que impactaran las vidas de todas nuestras comunidades.
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: aapi, asian americans and pacific islanders, open comment period for government agency plans, public comments for government agency plans, white house
New Arizona Anti-Immigrant Bill Threatens Health Care, Education
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
From banning access to car titles to making it a crime to drive without a driver’s license, Republican Senator Russell Pearce’s strategy of attrition by enforcement might open the door to new lawsuits in Arizona.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Asian, Chinese, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, News, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, driver's license, education, health care, immigrants, proof, Russell Pearce, SB 1611
Haiti's Election Campaign and Aristide's Expected Return
BlackVoiceNews.com, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
A month before millions of Haitians trek to the polls in the second round of a disputed presidential election, a cloud of uncertainty has descended over the country.
Categories: Caribbean, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
觀點:加州居民改革政府機會微小
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
觀點:加州居民改革政府機會微小
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Politics & Governance
Chinese Workers Attacked, Stranded in Libya
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
Thousands of Chinese workers were forced to leave after their construction site was looted in Libya.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: chineseinlibya
Groups Oppose Dangerous Anti-Islamic Hearings
The Final Call, News Report, Posted: Feb 23, 2011
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King's plans to kick-off hearings next month on the “radicalization” of millions of American Muslims is generating significant opposition as civil rights and human rights organizations urge congressional leaders to object to what they consider “divisive” McCarthy-era like activity.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: American Muslims, civil rights, congress, homeland security
Death Sentence for Arizona Minuteman Who Killed Girl and Dad
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
Shawna Forde, a leader in the Minutemen border watch movement, has been sentenced to die for the 2009 killings of a Latino father and his 9-year-old daughter.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 9-year-old, death, drug deal, killing, Minuteman, sentenced, Shawna Forde
Revisiting the FBI’s Dirty War on Black America
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
The tale of civil rights photographer—and FBI informant—Ernest Withers is shocking but hardly exceptional. Nor is U.S. spying against its own citizens a thing of the past.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: BlackPanthers, civilrights, COINTELPRO, ErnestWithers, FBI, informant, JEdgarHoover, MartinLutherKingJr.
New America Media’s Sandy Close Wins George Polk Career Award
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
New America Media Executive Director Sandy Close has been honored with the prestigious George Polk Career Award.
Categories: Awards & Expo, Ethnic Media in the News, Media, Top Stories
Tags: career, ethnic media, four decades, journalism, Polk, Sandy Close
Intermountain Environmental Poll Release:Media Teleconference - Feb. 23, 12:30pm MT
New America Media, Event, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
Colorado College, in partnership with Democratic and Republican research firms, will unveil new findings on voter attitudes on conservation, the environment and renewable energy in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The first-ever “Conservation in the West Survey” polled 2,200 voters January 23-27, 2011
Categories: Events
Tags: Environmental Poll
Library of Congress Marks Filipino Revolution’s 25th Anniversary
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
The Library of Congress Asian Division in the nation’s capital is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1986 People Power revolution.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: libraryofcongress, marcos, People Power Revolution, phillipines, revolution
Wii-Type Video Games May Help Elders Beat Depression
The Atlantic, News Feature, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
Could doctors start prescribing Wii Bowling instead of Zoloft to help seniors beat the blues? New research shows that video games may cut elders' depression in half.
Categories: Elders, Health, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: fitness, health, motionvideo, nintendo, seniors, videogames, wii, xboxkinect
China Postpones Execution of Filipinos
GMANews.tv, News Report, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
China has postponed the execution dates of three Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: China, drug trafficking, executions, Philippines
In Wisconsin, It’s the Middle Class vs. the Middle Class
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
A teacher writes that the governor's actions are pitting working Americans against each other.
Categories: African American, Asian, Education, European, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: budget, governor scott walker, labor, public service workers, Tea Party, teachers, unions, wisconsin
The United States of Silicon Valley
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
Americans would do well to remember that in many countries (including Egypt) the most important day of protest has been Friday, just after the ancient call to prayer.
Categories: Economy, Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, facebook, Middle East revolution twitter, technology, Tunisia, Yemen
East San Jose Under Assault
Silicon Valley De-Bug, Video, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
The early months of 2011 have already registered 11 homicides in East San Jose. Young men of color have been both victims and perpetrators in the attacks. De-Bug gathered young men from the Eastside to talk about what they are seeing on the streets, and what can be done to stop the violence.
Categories: Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: east san jose, san jose, violence, young men
Going Through the Fire
L.A. Watts Times, News Feature, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
Black firefighters have gone through physical flames and the fires of discrimination. The Watts Times looks back at their contributions, struggles and accomplishments.
Categories: African American, Front Page
Tags: African American, Black, firefighters, Los Angeles
Sierra Club Head Warns: "Biggest Assault on the EPA in U.S. History"
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 22, 2011
The GOP-controlled Congress wants to slash the Environmental Protection Agency—and some conservative lawmakers even want to abolish it.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: budget, CarlPope, Congress, EnvironmentalProtectionAgency, EPA, GOP, greenhousegases, SierraClub, tea party
Should Armenian Diaspora Have a Role in Government Back Home?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 21, 2011
Outraged by domestic violence in Armenia, diasporans demand to be given a greater voice in Yerevan's policy making—and a government minister responds with a proposal.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, European, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: Armenia, ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica, diaspora, domestic violence, SerzhSargsyan, Yerevan
Korean Consulates Reach Out Through Facebook
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 21, 2011
The Korean consulate in San Francisco recently launched a Facebook account, according to the Korea Times in Oakland, aiming to enhance communication with the Korean community and to better meet the needs of its members.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: Communication, Consulates, Facebook, Korean, San Francisco
Taiwan's President Says Bye to "China," Nihau to "Mainland"
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 21, 2011
A change in how Taiwan's government refers to China is another sign of growing economic closeness between the two countries.
Categories: Chinese, Front Page, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: China, Ma Ying-jeou, mainland, Taiwan, tourism
The Truth About Iran's Green Movement
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 20, 2011
The Iranian people don't want the Islamic Republic, no matter what shade it comes in.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: ahmadinejad, bahrain, egypt, green, green movement, iran, iranian, libya, mehdi karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, mousavi, supreme leader, tunisia, velayat-e faghih, velayat-e faqih, where is my vote, yemen
The Middle East’s New Brand: "Revolutions 'R' Us"
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 20, 2011
Egypt has provided the template for a new brand of democracy in the Arab world, one that seems to suit the U.S. just fine.
Categories: African, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Media, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: ArabUprisings, Egypt, HillaryClinton, iranianrevolution, Mubarak, Obama
Born Identity: Adopted Asians Returning Home to Adopt Their Own
Hyphen Magazine, News Feature, Posted: Feb 20, 2011
A growing number of Asian-born adoptees are adopting children from their birth countries as a way of reconnecting with the culture they never knew.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Chica Chic: The New Wave of Chicana Art
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 20, 2011
A group of young Bay Area artists is challenging stereotypes and reshaping perceptions of Chicana identity for a new generation.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Latino, Top Stories, Video
Support Group Helps Families With Korean Adoptees
Hyphen Magazine, News Feature, Posted: Feb 20, 2011
A Minnesota couple adopting a baby from Korea have formed a support group to help families like theirs through the sometimes difficult adoption process.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: adoption, Koreanadoptees, Minnesota, SEEDs, SeoulsEngagedinEverythingforOurSonsandDaughters
Arab Uprisings Shatter “Bogeyman Theory” of Islamist Takeover
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 19, 2011
Arab experts believe the threat of an Islamist or Muslim Brotherhood takeover following the Middle East uprisings is baseless.
Categories: African, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern
Tags: #jan25, #tahrir, abdel aziz al-khamis, al jazeera, bogeyman theory, dina ibrahim, egypt, georgetown university, iran, islamic, islamist, mehran kamrava, muslim brotherhood, nawal el-saadawi, rashid khalidi, revolution, tunisia
Study: Blacks End Up Back in Hospitals More Often Than Whites
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 19, 2011
A new Harvard study shows that many black Medicare patients must be readmitted to hospitals within 30 days of being sent home.
Categories: African American, Elders, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: africanamerican, healthdisparities, healthreform, hospitalreadmissions, hospitals
Death of a General Haunts Hmong Memories of Home
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 19, 2011
The recent death of Hmong icon General Vang Pao haunts immigrants in exile and their American children with memories of the Vietnam War and longing for home.
Categories: Asian, Elders, Immigration, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: asian, elders, fresno, generalvangpao, hmong, vietnamwar, youth
Arab Uprisings: Young People Break with Tradition
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 19, 2011
The sudden uprisings in the Middle East have to do with youth empowerment stemming from an ability to break away from traditions.
Categories: African, Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories
Tags: #jan25, #tahrir, abdel aziz al-khamis, al jazeera, arab, arab media, arab news broadcasting, arabian observer magazine, arabic, bahrain, ben ali, center for the global south, clovis maksoud, egypt, libya, media, saudi arabia, sidi bouzid, suliman busofah, tunisia, yemen
Letter From India: Outrage Over an "Eve-Teasing" Tragedy
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 19, 2011
The death of a 16-year-old boy defending his older sister from harassment— "eve-teasing" —as she returned home from work has provoked outrage around the country.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: eve-teasing, RajibDas, RinkuDas, workingwomen
Last Act in Cairo: Did U.S. Help the Egyptian Military Stage a Coup?
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
While TV cameras focused on Cairo, the U.S. military was busy redeploying Navy carriers and Marine landing assault crafts to the Red Sea.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: BenAli, chemicalweapons, coup, defensecontractors, egypt, egyptianmilitary, Mubarak, nuclearweapons, U.S.military
Border Activists Under Siege
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
The sister of a murdered woman from Ciudad Juarez is the latest activist in the border city to suffer an attack.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latin America, Latino
Passing From Black to White: Daniel Sharfstein's Invisible Line
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
Three American families: they started out Black and ended up passing, then unknowingly living as White.
Categories: African American, Audio, New America Now, Original NAM Content
Tags: african american, black, color, colorline, daniel sharfstein, invisible line, passing, passing the color line, sharfstein, story, three american families and the secret journey from black to white, white
How to Get Un-Elected
LatinoLA, Commentary, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
The incumbent councilmember on the Eastside keeps lists on constituents and his campaign makes weird threats against a political challenger. Who's going to fix our potholes?
Categories: Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: election, Jose Huizar, los angeles, politics
New America Now: One Drop to Change Your Race
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
New America Now takes a look a race, how it affects our society, and how its definition has morphed over time—sometimes taking people with it.
Categories: African American, Audio, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: california, minority, race relations, racism, slavery
New America Now Interviews Comedian W. Kamau Bell
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
New America Nows talks with comedian W. Kamau Bell about his new show "Ending Racism in About an Hour."
Categories: African American, Audio, New America Now, Original NAM Content
Tags: african-american, bay area, black, comedian, comedy, comedy central, new america now, obama, premium blend, racism, w. kamau bell
Eating Healthy on Food Stamps
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
Director Yoav Potash discusses his film and if it is possible to eat a healthy, balanced meal on food stamps.
Categories: Audio, Ethnicities, Health, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories, food
Tags: food, food stamps, health, poverty
Black Unemployment Sparks Chorus Of Discontent
Black Voice News, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
As young black men, they belong to a group that has been hit much harder than any other by unemployment. Joblessness.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: black, depression, middle east, north africa, recession, unemployment
Labor Unrest Spreads Across Egypt
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
As the demonstrations in Egypt dwindle, the labor unrest continues, with strikes by employees at banks, airports, communication companies, and hospitals.
Categories: African, Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories
Tags: #jan25, #tahrir, cairo, cassation court, demonstration, egypt, egyptian military, hosni mubarak, labor, labor union, labour, military, mubarak, protest, protester, public transport authority, strike, suez, supreme armed forces council
Haitians Fear the “Death Sentence” of Deportation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
The Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency steps up its deportations of Haitians -- even those who've made a home in the US for decades.
Categories: African, African American, Caribbean, Immigration, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: death, deportation, deportee, haiti, haitian, ice, immigration and customs enforcement, immigrationdetentioncenter
New Study Reveals Dangers of Prenatal Pesticide Exposure
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2011
A groundbreaking study identifies links between prenatal exposure to harmful pesticides and attention disorders in children.
Categories: Environment, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: pesticides
Recession Expanded Racial Economic Gap
NNPA, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
The unemployment rate for African Americans was 15.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to 8.7 percent for whites.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Intersections, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: african-american, asians, latinos, recession, unemployed, whites
As Those in Foreign Lands Rise Up, U.S. Activists Persevere
Final Call, First Person, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
I am one of 23 individuals who have been recently subpoenaed by the FBI and who face a federal grand jury because of our work to end aid to Israel.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, War & Conflict
Haiti Issues Exiled President Aristide a Passport to Return
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
Following years of exile, Haiti’s former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide recently received a diplomatic passport and may return to the country.
Categories: African, African American, Caribbean, Front Page, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: aristide, duvalier, eartghquake, elections, haiti, return
Arizona Hospital Immigration Bill Pulled at Last Minute
EFE, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
Republican legislators in Arizona decided on Monday not to introduce a bill that would require hospitals to check a patient's immigration status.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, Immigration, Latino
"Men With Moustaches": Egypt's Still Powerful Secret Police
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
Though Hosni Mubarak is no longer president of Egypt, the secret police and Emergency which empowered them, still remain.
Categories: African, Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories
Tags: #jan25, #tahrir, egypt, egyptian, google, mubarak, secret police, tahrir square, wael ghonim
WHO ASKED US?: How I Dropped Back Into School
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
A former high school dropout reflects on "dropping back in".
Categories: Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: debug, highschooldropout, youth
Korean is Lead Designer Behind Chevy Volt
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Feb 17, 2011
Korean automobile designer In Ho Song is one of the lead designers behind GM's popular hybrid the Chevy Volt.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Ethnic Media in Nation’s Capital Honored
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
Winners of the Second Washington, D.C. Ethnic Media Awards were announced at a ceremony in the nation's capital.
Categories: Awards & Expo, Ethnic Media in the News, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
The Green Mile
India Currents, News Feature, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
Aghast at their carbon footprint, an environmentalist couple attempts to circumnavigate the globe without air travel.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Front Page, South Asian
Tags: air travel, carbon footprint, environment, green
San Mateo Legislator Seeks to Shut Down SF’s Local Hire Ordinance
SF BayView, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
The San Francisco ordinance requires that by 2016, at least half of work hours on city-sponsored construction projects go to local residents.
Categories: African American, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: bay view, construction, employment, ordinance, san mateo, SF, supervisor, workers trades
Tourists Crowd Revolution Site, as Many Nominate Victims for Nobel
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
Now that the demonstrators have left, the famous Tahrir Square has become a memorial to the fallen, with crowds thronging to visit.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories
Tags: #jan25, #tahrir, amr emam, cairo, casualties, dead, egypt, egyptian, egyptian gazette, memorial, nobel prize, tahrir square, victims
Egypt-on-the-Potomac: Exclusive Interview with DC Protest Leaders
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
While the protests went on Egypt, many Egyptian-Americans joined other Middle Easterners, Africans and South Asians to demonstrate at the White House.
Categories: African, Eye on Egypt , Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: afghan, african, american university, arab, armenian, demonstration, egypt, egyptian, egyptian association for change, egyptian-american, ethiopian, george mason university, hosni mubarak, omar suleiman, pakistani, protest, tahrir square, washington dc, white house
Juggling for Life—Circus Performers Face the Violence of Juarez
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
On the street corners of Ciudad Juarez, fire-eaters swallow their fears and clowns laugh off death through their tears.
Categories: Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Photo Galleries, Top Stories
Tags: drugcartel, Juarez, mexico
"Twitter" in China Saves Abducted Children
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Feb 16, 2011
China's online users collect and share photographs, information and clues on the Internet as part of campaign to fight children kidnappers.
Categories: Chinese, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Science & Technology
Tags: kidnappers, Micro-blogging, netizens, online user, twitter
Shabana Rehman: Homeland Insecurity Comedy Tour
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
Pakistani-Norwegian comedian Shabana Rehman's controversial comedy tour: Homeland Insecurity.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, South Asian
Tags: comedy, homeland insecurity, norway, pakistan, religion, shabana rehman
China to Execute Three Filipinos
GMANews.tv, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
The Chinese Supreme People's Court upheld the death sentences of three Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking in China.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: china, deathsentence, drug trafficking, phillipines
Arabs Celebrate the End of an Era
Arab Detroit, Commentary, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
After Tunisia and Egypt, it is time to celebrate. For decades, Arabs have been on a course of misguided politics. It is high time to allow talent to lead, privilege to spread and freedom to shine.
Categories: Ethnicities, Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Arab, Egypt, Pan-Arab movement, People's Revolution, Tunisia
Former GOP Congressional Candidate Sentenced
Bolsavik.com, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
“Terrible day” is what former GOP Congressional candidate Tan Nguyen described to the Bolsavik his feelings on Valentine’s Day when federal judge David O. Cartersentenced him to one year in prison for lying to investigators about his role in sending a ”don’t vote” campaign letter targeting Latino voters.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: election, gop, little saigon, mail fraud, sanchez, tan nguyen, vote
New Obama Budget Expands Secure Communities Program
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
Despite deep cuts in Obama's proposed budget for 2012, resources to control and reduce illegal immigration would see gains.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2012budget, 287g, budget, budgetimmigration, everify, s-comm, securecommunities
Latinos Beware: Redistricting for Influence Not a Panacea
National Institute for Latino Policy, Commentary, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
New Jersey's Latinos have to be wary of both Democrat and Republican strategies when it comes to redistricting.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: latinosredistricting, redistricting, redistrictinglatinos
Study: CA Enterprise Zones Don’t Help Small and Minority-Owned Businesses
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
A new report agrees with California Governor Jerry Brown's assertion that enterprise zones don't create jobs and should be eliminated.
Categories: Economy, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budgetcuts, californiabudget, enterprisezone, jerrybrown, minoritybusiness, smallbusiness
Flushing's Food Street Turning into Sex Street
China Press, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
The Flushing Business Improvement District Office and the district's public officials have been recently receiving an increasing amount of complaints from younger Chinese American women, who say they are being harassed by Latino men on 40th Street.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: businesses, Flushing, Latino women, New York, sex trade
Homelessness on the Rise, More Funds Needed From Congress
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 15, 2011
As homelessness rises nationwide, experts say that Congress needs to appropriate more funding to address the growing problem.
Categories: Economy, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Veterans
Tags: congress, foreclosure, homeless, homeless veterans, national alliance to end homelessness, recession, serenity house, unemployment, veteran, women veterans
Vigilante Found Guilty of Murder in Arizona; Could Face Death Penalty
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
Shawna Forde, founder of a splinter faction of the Minutemen, could face the death penalty for the murder of a 9-year-old and her father.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, BriceniaFlores, MaricopaCounty, Minutemen, ShawnaForde, Tucson
Not Home Alone: Chicago Programs Help Isolated Seniors
Chicago Tribune, News Feature, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
Programs have emerged in Chicago to help home-alone elders network with others in retirement communities, enhancing their quality of life.
Categories: Elders
Tags: assistedliving, elders, housing, socialisolation
Survey: Filipinos Most Charitable
Philippinenews.com, News Report, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
The Philippines may not be the paragon of prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, but when it comes to charity, Filipinos are second to none, according to the latest MasterCard Survey on Ethical Spending.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Asian Pacific region, charitable, Filipinos, top
Mandela Awaits Pacquiao-Mosley Fight
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has fully recovered from a recent health scare and will closely monitor Manny Pacquiao's next world title defense, his daughter said last week.
Categories: African, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Tags: monitor, Muhammad Ali, Nelson Mandela, Pacquiao, world title
Accepting Things I Can't Control
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
YO!'s Bobby Jackson reads, "Accepting Things I Can't Control" by Big From Santa Clara. A poem from The Beat Within a weekly publication with contains the art and written works of young people inside Juvenile Hall.
Categories: Video
Tags: poetry, the beat within
Angel Island's 100-Year History
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
For immigrants from Asia, San Francisco's Angel Island was the gateway to the United States for much of the 1900s.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: angel island, ellis island, immigration
U.S. Resumes Deportations to Haiti—One Deportee Dies
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 14, 2011
The U.S. has resumed deportations to Haiti, despite a cholera epidemic and serious political unrest. The death of deportee Wildrick Guerrier, who fell ill in jail, is called "a worst-case scenario."
Categories: Caribbean, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: cholera, death, deportation, deportees, earthquake, florida, florida immigrant advocacy center, haiti, haitian, immigrants, immigration, imprisonment, jail, krome detention center, louisiana, miami, port-au-prince, wildrick guerrier
Letter From India: Young, Wired—But Not in an Egyptian Mood
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 13, 2011
Unlike Egypt's young people, India's "babalog" class has plenty of ways to channel their restlessness besides revolution.
Categories: Asian, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: babalog, Egypt, Facebook, ghandi, India, revolution, socialmedia, socialnetworking, Twitter
Modern India Is Calling
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 13, 2011
Anand Giridharadas didn't grow up in India, but he returns to a country he has heard much about, only to learn that it is not his parents' India anymore.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Immigration, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: india
In Memory of Poncho Bebe
AnotherSource.org, First Person, Posted: Feb 13, 2011
A routine patrol starts off as any other. But the brutality of war comes swiftly and suddenly, and spares not even the most innocent.
Categories: Front Page, Middle Eastern, War & Conflict
Tags: camp taji, death, iraq, iraq war, poncho bebe, veteran, war
My Father’s Waterloo—Vietnam, Napoleon and Our Family Vacation
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Feb 13, 2011
Author Andrew Lam describes how his father, once a South Vietnamese general, both frustrated and enthralled his family with his obsession about Napoleon.
Categories: Asian, Top Stories
Tags: andrewlam, familyvacation, generals, napoleon, vietnamese, vietnamwar, waterloo
Jews in the Philippines? Mazel Tov
Moment Magazine, First Person, Posted: Feb 13, 2011
I was told that I would love the Philippines beyond reason. What I was not told was that I would reconnect with my Jewish roots in what I had imagined to be the least Jewish place on earth.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: Jewish, Philippines, World WarII
Anti-Abortion Billboards Attack Black Women
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 12, 2011
Looking at what the anti-abortion billboards in Los Angeles say to and about the African American community
Categories: African American, Audio, Ethnic Media Network, Ethnicities, Health, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, billboards, black, children, genocide, los angeles
Jubilant Cairo Now Faces Economic Devastation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 12, 2011
As throngs cried for freedom in Tahrir Square, more than 2.5 million Egyptians watched their incomes vanish with a million foreign visitors during this peak tourist season.
Categories: Economy, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: economy, egypt, egyptianrevolution, international affair, middleeast
No ‘Gringos’ in Juarez as Drug War Scares Off Tourists
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Feb 12, 2011
As the drug cartels wage war, a bustling Juarez street—once crowded with American tourists looking for a cheap beer, sex and good Mexican food—stands forlorn.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict, food
Tags: drugwars, juarez, margaritas, mexico, tourism, violence
Youth Violence Grows in Fast-Changing Vietnam
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Feb 12, 2011
Sociologists say there is little data, but violence In Vietnam appears to be increasing as social mores change.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: crime, culture, economics, education, modern life, vietnam, violence, youth
As Boomers Turn 65, Docs Learn to Close Eldercare Gap
Star Tribune, News Feature, Posted: Feb 12, 2011
A whopping 10,000 U.S. boomers a day are turning 65, but the U.S. lacks enough doctors trained in eldercare. A Minnesota program has an unusual solution.
Categories: Elders, Front Page, Health
Tags: babyboomers, doctors, healthcare, minnesota, seniors
Watching Egypt, Dreaming of Reform in North Korea
Korea Daily, Commentary, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
As the Egyptian people force their dictator from power, a North Korean wonders what it would take for his country to do the same.
Categories: Asian, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, War & Conflict
Tags: dictator, egypt, hosni mubarak, imprisonment, kim jung il, korea, korean, north korea, president, torture
Immigration Advocates Denounce Arizona Governor’s Suit Against U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
Civil rights advocates denounced Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s countersuit against the U.S. government for allegedly failing to enforce its own immigration law.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizona, immigration, janbrewer, latino, racerelations, sb1070copycat
Radionovela Takes On Gay Issues in Central Valley
Radio Bilingüe, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
A new Spanish-language radio soap opera is tackling LGBT issues in California's rural Central Valley.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Latino, Media
Tags: centralvalley, gaylatino, gayradio, gayspanishradio, latinogay, latinoLGBT, LGBTlatino, radiobilingue, radionovela
Hoa Dinh Viet’s Email App, Sparrow, Tops Apple Mac App Store
Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
Hoa Dinh Viet, a Vietnamese-French engineer, is sitting on top of the Mac App Store with his incredible Mac Email client, Sparrow App. The email application is called the perfect desktop translation of Gmail: simple, powerful, and beautiful.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Science & Technology
Tags: app, app store, email, engineer, gmail, iphone, mac, mac email, softwar, sparrow, Vietnamese
From Chaos to Renaissance
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
We all want to know how to create a future for our children and ourselves. Parag Khanna has the answers in his book, How to Run the World.
Categories: Audio, Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: future, parag khanna
New America Now: Google in Egypt and Sudan's Potential Split
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
A controversial look at U.S. involvement in Egypt, is it possible to eat a healthy meal on food stamps, and the future of a split Sudan.
Categories: African, Audio, Eye on Egypt , Health, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict, food
Tags: comedy, egypt, food stamps, sudan africa
Clarence Thomas, Health Care Reform, and the Case of the Lobbyist Wife
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
Thomas failed to disclose that his wife Ginni earned nearly $700,000 from an organization that opposes health care reform, an issue soon to come before the Supreme Court. That's cause for serious punishment.
Categories: African American, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: clarencethomas, ginnithomas, healthcarereform, HertiageFoundation, impeachment, LibertyCentral, recuse, supremecourt, TeaParty
In Redistricting Debate, What Role Should Citizenship Play?
National Institute for Latino Policy, News Report, Posted: Feb 11, 2011
For the first time, citizenship information has been made public prior to the release of Census redistricting data.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: latinoscensus, latinosredistricting, redistricting, redistrictingandcitizenship
Whatever Their Politics, Californians Want Big Changes to Health Care
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
A majority of Californians favor significant changes in the state’s health care system, a new poll finds.
Categories: Economy, Health, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: health care cuts, health disparities, health reform, political parties, polls
報導指健保改革將為家庭和小商業帶來更多選擇
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
根據美國健康暨福利部（Health and Human Services）(HHS)最新的報告顯示, 健康保險改革法執行後,一般家庭每年可節省高達$14,900元的健保費用,而小商業則可透過稅務優惠在兩年間節省高達$60億元。
주 정부 개혁의 절호의 기회 우리 손으로
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
Korean-language version of op-ed by James E. Canales, of the James Irvine Foundation: Seize the Moment: California's Rare Chance to Fix Its Broken Government
Categories: Asian
No Protection, No Help: Beheading Case Shows Vulnerability of Abused Women
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
The conviction of a Pakistani-born man for decapitating his wife shows how the system—as well as her family and friends—failed her despite his violent history.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: beheading, crime, domesticabuse, justice, newyork, pakistan
Poll: Latino Voters Anxious About Economy
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
A poll of Latino voters revealed high economic anxiety, and the highest level of concern ever seen about immigration policies.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: impremediapoll, latinodecisions, latinoeconomy, latinopoll, latinosobama
Push to Expand E-Verify, Despite Criticism
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
A new GAO report on E-Verify was presented at the first hearing of the House Judiciary Committee's immigration panel.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Will the Fall of Egypt Affect Black America?
LA Sentinel, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
There are many people who claim that Egypt is in the "Middle East" and contrary to that belief, Egypt is in Africa, period.
Categories: African American, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: african american, black, egypt
Women's Rights Violations Inside America
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
Though Americans regularly lecture other nations about women's rights, activists and advocates say the U.S. has its own serious problem with violence against women.
Categories: African American, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Roma Children Perish in Italy
Everyone Group, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
HE NGO CRITICIZES THE MAYOR OF ROME, MR. GIANNI ALEMANNO: "TAKING CHILDREN FROM THEIR LEGITIMATE PARENTS IS THE “FINAL SOLUTION TO THE ROMA QUESTION”
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, European, Indigenous, Law & Justice
Tags: abuse, children, death, europe, gypsies, italy, malnutrition, rome, UN
Catholic Priest Risks Return to Prison
Vietnam Review, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
Vietnamese human rights activist and Catholic priest Father Nguyen Van Ly is at risk of being returned to prison in mid-March.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: amnestyinternational, Nguyen Van Ly, politicalprisonervietnam, prisonerofconscience
Why Candidates Must Pay Attention to Asian-American Voters
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
Asian-American voters are an untapped—and potentially decisive—group of swing voters, a USC professor says.
Categories: Asian, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: asian, california, election, information, prop 187, swing votes, voters
Tiger Mothers, Meet Your Match: the Black Lioness Mom
The Root, Profile, Posted: Feb 10, 2011
Asian Tiger Mothers aren't the only strict parents with straight-A kids. A new memoir tells how one black mom got her children to Harvard and Stanford.
Categories: African American, Asian, Gender & Sexuality, Media, Multi-ethnic, Profiles, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: african-american, asian, education, harvard, parenting, stanford, tigermother
Anti-Abortion Bills Surging Through Capitol Hill—and States, Too
ColorLines, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
House GOP leadership has come out strong with an anti-abortion agenda only weeks into the 112th Congress.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality
Tags: abortion, anti-abortion, pro-choice, pro-life
Pacman Goes to Washington
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
The meeting between the world’s most powerful man and the world’s best boxer is scheduled for Feb. 15.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
The Battle Over Redistricting—Will Latinos Be Represented?
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
Fierce battles over how to redraw electoral districts will be waged in states with growing Latino populations.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: latinopopulation, latinoscensus, latinosredistricting, redistricting
The Second Washington, D.C. Ethnic Media Awards - Feb. 15th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
New America Media and the American University School of Communication Present The Second Washington, D.C. Ethnic Media Awards Recognizing the best in ethnic print and broadcast journalism in the Washington, Maryland, and Virginia metro area
Categories: Events
Hassan Found Guilty in Wife’s Beheading, May Get Life
India-West, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
A New York jury deliberated for less than an hour before finding Muzzammil Hassan guilty of beheading his wife, Aasiya, nearly two years after her body was found in the television station they jointly founded.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Law & Justice, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: abusive, beheading, guilty, Muzzammil Hassan, wife Aasiya
Loans to Minorities Did Not Cause Housing Crisis, Study Finds
America’s Wire, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
A new study and a bipartisan commission refute GOP claims that the Community Reinvestment Act caused the foreclosure crisis.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: communityreinvestmentact, discriminatory lending, FHA, foreclosure, housing market, HUD, mortgage lending
New Analysis: Home Mortgages to Minorities Plummet by 62 Percent
America’s Wire, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
A “dual mortgage market” has emerged, with white and Asian borrowers having better access to lower-cost mortgages than African-Americans and Hispanics, a new study finds.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: discriminatorylending, FHA, foreclosure, housingmarket, HUD, mortgagelending
Arrested Education—Jailed Mother Sparks Call for Education Reform
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Feb 09, 2011
A mother jailed for enrolling her daughter in an out-of-district school shows how deeply many low-income parents care about their children's education.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: africanamerican, education, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Kelley Williams-Bolar, ohio, youth
Proud to Be an Arab
The Arab American News, Editorial, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Arab communities in the Diaspora are at one with the people of the Arab world as they stand up for their individual and collective rights.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Arab, Arab-American, Egypt, People's Revolution, Uprising
Arab Media: U.S. Is Hijacking Egyptian Uprising
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Arab media report that divided opposition groups and, especially, U.S. support of an “orderly transition” with the distrusted Omar Suleiman are undermining Egyptian protests.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Media, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: egypt, foreignpolicy, media, middleeast, mubarak, obama, protests
New NAM Poll: More Young People Putting Education on Hold
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
More young people are putting their education on hold, amid a tough economy and deep cuts to funding for public schools.
Categories: Education, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Polls, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: A Dream Deferred, Bendixen and Amandi, California budget cuts, NAM youth poll 2011
Puntos de vista: Los californianos pueden aprovechar la oportunidad única de reformar el gobierno
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Puntos de vista: Los californianos pueden aprovechar la oportunidad única de reformar el gobierno
Categories: NAM en Español
Pox Americana—How the U.S. Opened the Mideast’s Gates of Hell
TomDispatch.com, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
When the U.S. opened the “ages of hell” by invading Iraq, it set loose events that continue to reverberate around the Middle East.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: community, egypt, foreignaffairs, georgewbush, international, iraq, politics, Tunisia, war
Seize the Moment: CA's Rare Chance to Fix Its Broken Government
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
A confluence of forces is creating a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rise above the political fray and reshape the future of California, a leading reform advocate argues.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budgetreform, CaliforniaAlliance, Californiaforward, governmentreform, JerryBrown, ThinkLong
Survey: Californians Surprisingly Optimistic, Despite Doom and Gloom
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Listen up, Jerry Brown: Californians believe their state is in serious trouble—but also that it can be fixed, a new poll finds.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: budget, Californiaforward, fraudandwaste, governmentreform, IrvineFoundation
Fired for Asking About Mexican President's Alleged Alcoholism
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui was fired by broadcast network MVS after asking on air about the alleged alcoholism of Mexican President Felipe Calderón last Friday.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latin America, Latino, Media
Obama's Budget Ax: Why the Neediest People Should Be the Most Afraid
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
Obama skirted the issue in his State of the Union speech, but when his 2012 budget is unveiled next week, the neediest Americans will face the biggest cuts.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budget, budgetcuts, GOP, Obama, republicans
Sex-Trafficking Hoax Targets Planned Parenthood, Low-Income Women
Center for American Progress, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 08, 2011
The same people who targeted ACORN have their sights on Planned Parenthood—one of the largest providers of health care services to low-income and minority women.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ACORN, anti-abortion, CecileRichards, James O'Keefe, LilaRose, LiveAction, MikePence, PlannedParenthood, sex trafficking, undercover, video
유치원 전환 프로그램 어떤 혜택 받을 수 있나
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
유치원에서 또래 친구들보다 나이 어린 유아들은 가끔 뒤떨어지는 경향이 있지만 로스앤젤레스의 유치원 전환 프로그램으로 아이들에게 좀 더 발전할 시간을 제공받을 수 있다.
Tags: Kingsley, LAUSD, Transition Kindergarten, 고안한 1년 기간의 유치원 전환
幼稚園過渡班幫助幼童學習
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
年紀較輕的幼稚園學童通常會有追不上學習進度的情況出現。在洛杉磯實施的一項新計畫將給與這些幼稚園學生較多的時間發展。
Categories: Chinese
Proud to be an Arab
The Arab American News, Editorial, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
Arabs in Diaspora are at one with the people of the Egypt and the rest of the Arab world continuing their struggle for their individual and collective rights.
Tags: Arab, Arab-American, Egypt, People's Revolution, Uprising
Odio en Arizona: Dos madres en duelo por la muerte de sus hijos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
Los asesinatos de Juan Varela, Raúl Flores, y Brisenia Flores alimentados por un clima de odio en Arizona han pasado desapercibidos por los medios y políticos
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: arizonaodio, arizonaracismo, crimendeodio, juicioarizona
Two Filipinos Up for Oscars
Filamstar.net, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
Two Filipino Americans have been nominated for their roles in two top Hollywood films to the 83rd Oscar Awards to be held on February 27 at the Kodak Theatre in New York.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: filipinos, Hailee Steinfeld, Matthew Libatique, nominated, oscars
Florida Republicans Divided Over Immigration Law
La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
Republican leaders in Florida are divided over whether to enact an anti-immigration law similar to SB 1070 in Arizona.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: floridaantiimmigrationlaw, floridaimmigration, floridarepublicans, rickscottimmigration, SB1070florida
AP Names Alejandro Manrique New Spanish Deputy Editor
BusinessWeek, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
Journalist Alejandro Manrique has been appointed Deputy Latin America Editor for Spanish Services for The Associated Press.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Ethnic Media in the News, Latino, Media
Tags: alejandromanrique, apspanish, quepasanorthcarolina, spanishap
HUD Grant Targets AAPI Homeowners
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) a $785,000 grant to administer a national housing counseling program targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in 10 states.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, News, Stimulus Watch
Hate in Arizona: Two Mothers Mourn Their Murdered Children
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
The killings of Juan Varela, Raul Flores and Brisenia Flores, fueled by hate, have largely remained under the radar of politicians and media.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: arizona gun violence, arizonatrial, hatecrime, hateinarizona, immigrantwomen, mothers, murdertrials
Transitional Kindergarten Gives Kids a Leg Up
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
Younger kindergarteners often fall behind. But a new program in Los Angeles gives them more time to develop.
Categories: African American, Asian, Education, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: competitive, los angeles, more time, pilot program, transitional kindergarten
El kinder transicional ayuda a los niños
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2011
Los niños más chicos de kinder a menudo se quedan atrás. Sin embargo, un nuevo programa en Los Ángeles les da más tiempo para desarrollarse.
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: kinder, kindertransicion, preescolar
Falun Gong Asylees in U.S. Long to Reconnect with Family Back in China
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 06, 2011
Editor’s Note: Could the people’s revolt in Egypt have given Falun Gong practitioners like Sam Lu, who fled persecution in their native China for their religious beliefs, reason to hope for change in their own motherland?
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Front Page, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: asylum, change, falun gong, family, government, reconnect
U.S. Secretly Backed the Brotherhood's Soft-Power Strategy in Egypt
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Feb 06, 2011
Washington has always used democracy protests as a coercive tool to prod authoritarian regimes into cooperating with America's strategic designs, but now the unimaginable has happened—democracy is winning.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: activists, backing, coalition, democratic procedures, exploits, Muslim Brotherhood, U.S.
Growing Ties: S. Korea’s Top Envoy in SF Talks Free Trade
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 06, 2011
Washington and Seoul are poised to sign a Free Trade Agreement that promises to further boost economic and political ties between the two countries.
Categories: Asian, Economy, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bilateral, counsul general, free trade agreement, Korea, Korean-American, Seoul, United States
Social Networking—Its Link to the Black Press
NNPA, News Report, Posted: Feb 05, 2011
Black newspaper publishers focused on how the Black Press can use social media to drive awareness of the Black Press as a brand.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Media
Scratch Your Itch to Start a Business
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Feb 05, 2011
The president’s new budget will propose making permanent the elimination of capital gains taxes on key investments in small businesses.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections
Finding the Perfect Match of Technology for Navajo Nation
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 05, 2011
The 31-year-old product design engineer is on a unique career trajectory as the head of her own nonprofit company.
Categories: Indigenous, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: indian reservation, indigenous, Navajo, technology
Noam Chomsky and Supporters Rally for Jailed Hikers on Eve of Trial
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 05, 2011
The academic, well-known to Iranian media, said he would testify on behalf of detained Americans Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal.
Categories: European, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: free the hikers, Iran, Josh Fattal, Noam chomsky, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, Tehran, trial
“Farewell Friday”— Mubarak's Last Stand
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
Mubarak is making the same mistake as the Shah of Iran and Saddam Hussien before them—and his fate, like theirs, hangs in the balance.
Categories: European, Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: America, Egypt protestors, Hosni Mubarak, Noriega, Obama, Sadam Hussein, Shah of Iran, social media
More Latinos Lose Their Homes
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
Among Latinos, less than half – 46.8 percent – were homeowners at the end of 2010.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: foreclosures, latinohomeowners, latinosforeclosures, latinosownhomes
Immigration Battle Breaks Out in New Mexico
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez ordered police to report all arrested undocumented immigrants to federal immigration authorities.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: newmexico, newmexicogovernor, newmexicoimmigration, SusanaMartinez
New America Now: Turmoil Begins the Year of the Rabbit
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
Egypt Protests & the Diaspora, Abortion Billboards in CA Anger Many, Traditions of Chinese New Year, Home to India, Pakistani-American Domestic Crusaders
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, Health, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: abortion, arab-american, chinese new year, diaspora, domestic crusaders, egypt, egyptian-american, india, india calling, pakistan, pakistani-american, sistersong
Domestic Crusaders: The Pakistani-American Experience
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
Wajahat Ali talks about his new book, based on his play Domestic Crusaders about a modern Pakistani-American family.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, New America Now, Original NAM Content, South Asian
Tags: american, domestic crusaders, islam, muslim, pakistan, pakistani, pakistani-american, playwright, wajahat ali
Police-ICE Agreements 'Out of Control'
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
An editorial in La Opinión calls the 287(g) agreements between local police and federal immigration authorities "out of control."
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: 287(g), 287g, MigrationPolicyInstitute, mpistudy, policeice, policeimmigration
The Many Birthdays of Chinese New Year
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
Author Rosemary Gong talks to New America Now about the traditions of Chinese New Year.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, New America Now, Original NAM Content, food
Tags: american, chinese, chinese new year, chinese-american, customs, goodlucklife, rosemary gong, tradition
Yoga Program for At-Risk Youth Transforms Mind and Body
New America Media, Video, Posted: Feb 04, 2011
The Niroga Institute runs yoga classes in schools and juvenile halls to foster self-discipline, a skill that contributes to academic success.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: at risk youth, berkeley, health, juvenile hall, niroga, recidivism, violence, yoga
‘Coupon Diva’ Helps Consumers Maximize Savings
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
Joyce House has perfected the use of coupons, rebates and free offers for food, clothing, toys, household items and automobile services.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections
Tags: coupon diva, coupons. joyce house, philadelphia, rebates, savings
Farmers and AEG Agree on Deal for L.A. to Attract NFL Team
LA Watts Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
AEG has asked the City of L.A. to issue $350 million in bonds to help build an extension to the Convention Center.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Sports
Tags: aeg, l.a., nfl, ninth district, stadium
No Equity In Adoption For African-American Children
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
Black children are more likely than whites to be steered into foster care and are often “negatively characterized and labeled.”
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Intersections
Tags: adoption, black, census, foster care
Despite Naysayers, Black Colleges Still Relevant
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
Many highly successful CEOs, doctors, entertainers, educators, lawyers, engineers, and politicians graduated from these institutions.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Youth Culture
Tags: black, college, government, hbcu's, obama, university
U.S. Will Be Biggest Spanish-Speaking Country by 2050, Says Scholar
EFE / El País, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
By 2050, 10 percent of the world population could speak Spanish and the United States could be the biggest Spanish-speaking country.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Roundtable Discussion on Release of NAM 2011 Youth Poll - Friday, Feb. 4th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
We want to invite you to a lunchtime roundtable we're hosting this Friday to release the findings of our latest youth poll on education...This will be a working meeting among Bay Area student leaders, community advocacy organizations, research institutions, and editors/reporters...
Categories: Events
Tags: Youth Poll
New York Health Commissioner Pledges to Fix Medicaid
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
New York physician Nirav Shah was sworn in Jan. 24 by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as the state’s new Commissioner to the Department of Health, after receiving a unanimous confirmation from the state’s Senate.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, South Asian
Tags: commissioner, department of health, fix, medicaid, New York, Nirav Shah
Ex-NASA Researcher Faces Jail Time
Koream, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
NASA researcher faces jail time for allegedly stealing equipments.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Science & Technology
The Coming Eclipse of Egyptian Secularism
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
The total eclipse of secularism over the Nile won't be the end of the world; it will simply herald the arrival of the crescent moon of a new Islamic order.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: eclipse, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, secularism, takeover, transformation
Why Pres. Obama Continually Hails Ronald Reagan
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
Reagan conciliated moderate Democrats when he needed to. Obama has done the same with GOP conservatives.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: barack obama, centennial, Democratic, GOP, presidential politics, Republication, ronald reagan
Mexican Political Transition Underway
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Feb 03, 2011
The opening battle of the 2012 Mexican political transition took place Jan. 30 in Acapulco, with the victory of leftist Angel Heladio Aguirre.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: acapulco, aguirre, calderon, mexicoelection, mexicoleft
Arab Americans Continue Supporting Egyptian Struggle for Freedom
Arab Detroit, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2011
Arab Americans continue organizing solidarity marches and social networking efforts to support Egyptian demonstrators.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: change, Egypt, Facebook, Mubarak, people's revolution, Twitter
Confessions of a 20-Something Smoker
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 02, 2011
Three young smokers explain why they first started to light up and how cigarettes create their own social network.
Categories: African American, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: addiction, African American men, health, image, smoking, tobacco, young adults, youth
Amy Chua Interview: How to be a Tiger Mother
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
Author Amy Chua discusses her controversial new book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Immigration, Intersections, New America Now, Original NAM Content
Tags: amy chua, battle hymn of the tiger mother, chinese, chinese american, chua, mommywars, tiger mother
Mr. Mubarak: The People’s Revolution Does Not Need the Internet
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
The author's conversation with his Egyptian friend captures the nuances, the complexity and the immensity of the conflict as no news broadcast as been able to.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: change, Egypt, Facebook, Internet, people's revolution, Twitter
Reforma de salud da más opciones a las familias
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
La Ley de Asistencia Asequible está proporcionando más libertad a las familias y las empresas, opciones, y ahorros en su cobertura de atención médica.
Categories: NAM en Español
U.S. Visas for No. Koreans Down by a Third
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
Only 65 North Koreans were issued a U.S. visa in 2010, down by one- third from 2009.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: immigration, northkorea, usvisas
Brown Chooses Filipino as Appointments Adviser
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown has tapped a Filipino American as appointments secretary to oversee whom he appoints to fill California’s vast bureaucracy.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Asian Americans More Likely to Have Diabetes
http://www.8asians.com/, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
Asian Americans More Likely to Have Diabetes.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Tags: asians, diabetes, medicine, minorities, study
Behind Kiss of Death -- White House Takes Aim at Mubarak’s Nuclear Program
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
For Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the apparent kiss of death from the White House could add another name to the roll call of erstwhile allies who ran afoul of Washington's fickle agenda.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: air strikes, destabilization, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, nuclear option
Pakistan to Evacuate Pakistanis from Cairo
Pakistan Link, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
Pakistan is evacuating its citizens from Cairo.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Eye on Egypt , South Asian, War & Conflict
Tags: cairo, citizens, egypt, evacuation, pakistan
Why an Islamic Government in Egypt Might Not Be So Terrible
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
This prospect of a potential “Islamic republic” in a post-Mubarak Egypt is met with a great deal of consternation in the United States.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Egypt, fear, Islamic Republic, Muslim Brotherhood, post-Mubarak, western minds
Report: Health Reform Gives Families, Small Businesses More Choices
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
A new HHS report finds that some families could save up to $14,900 a year, while small businesses could save up to $6 billion over two years.
Categories: African American, Asian, European, Health, Indigenous, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ACA, benefit, businesses, implemented, individuals, savings
One Angry Teacher: Cutting CA School Year by 6 Weeks Would Be a Disaster
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Feb 01, 2011
If California voters don't OK a $12 billion tax extension to fund public education, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer warns, the K-12 school year could be slashed by six weeks.
Categories: Education, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: blllLockyer, budgetcuts, education, JerryBrown, longerschoolyear, publicschools