Seriously Ill Rights Advocates in Vietnam Need To Be Released
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
Vietnam: Free Seriously Ill Rights Advocates
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Religion
Tags: dissidents, human rights, ill, prison, vietnam
Study: Mexicans Favor U.S. Military Presence in Mexico
Pew Research Center, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
Many Mexicans welcome U.S. help in training Mexican police and providing money and weapons to Mexican military forces.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: drugcartels, mexicanmilitary, mexico, mexicoviolence, mexicowarondrugs, warondrugs
Korean Churches Say No to SB 48
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
Korean churches in Southern California have come out against California’s passage last month of SB 48, otherwise known as the FAIR Education Act.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Religion
Tags: Faireducationact, gayrights, Korean, LGBT, SB48
CA Dream Act Clears Senate
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
The California state Senate passed AB 131 on Wednesday in a vote of 22-11.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: ab130, ab131, cadreamact, californiadreamact, dreamact, dreamactstudents
Overblown Irene Still Made for Terrifying Night
Global Times, Commentary, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
Hurricane Irene highlighted the hopeless cultural gap in emergency preparation within my own family.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs
Tags: hurricaneirene
Inner City Media Bankruptcy -- Black Radio in the Crosshairs
JoeMillerJD, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
When the walls started shaking at the Joint Center’s offices during Tuesday’s earthquake, I was faced with one question: leave the building or stay inside? Similarly, the seismic transformation of the broadcasting industry brought on by mobile devices, and digital video recorders has presented new problems for broadcasters.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Front Page
Tags: Bankruptcy, Black media, Inner City Media, radio
Does White Make Right? Racism and Gay-Shaming Drown BART Protests
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
Chaos continues to surround the ongoing protests against administrators of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system—and the cause is attracting the kind of friends who make enemies irrelevant.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice
Tags: anonymous, bart, photos, protest, sex, shame, spokesperson
Vietnam to Build Southeast Asia’s Major Transit Airport
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
New roads and rails will also be built to accommodate the new hub.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: airport, southeast asian, transport, vietnam
ATF Chief Resigns Amid Gun-Tracking Controversy
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
The acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Kenneth Melson, resigned Tuesday.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
NAM Radio: How "Black Mamba Boy" Got His Name
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
A Somali orphan travels from Yemen to the United Kingdom—an immigrant boy whose daughter grows up to tell his tale.
Categories: African, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, European, Immigration, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: black mamba boy, england, english, immigrant, immigration, interview, islam, muslim, nadifa mohamed, novel, somalia, somalian, united kingdom, yemen
어메리카스 컵--원활한 지역민 취업 기회 아직 미지수
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
샌프란시스코 -- 제 34회 어메리카스 컵(America’s Cup) 요트 경기 대회가 열리는 샌프란시스코에 2년 내 수 천개의 일자리 창출을 알리는 반가운 소식에도 불구하고, 현 시정부의 올 3월 지역 고용법 조항에 의거하면 시 정부 지원 공공사업에는 적합하지만 정부-민간 공동지원 개발 프로젝트관련 고용법 조항은 모호한데가 많다는 지적이다.
Tags: americascup, edlee, employment, jobs, mayor, piers, sanfrancisco, waterfront
A Decade After 9/11: Islam at the Crossroads
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
Behind the rage that exploded on 9/11, and the wall of denial erected around it, was a profound internal crisis, bred by centuries of stagnancy.
Categories: Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: 911, civilization, islam, muslim world, religion, revolution, tyrants, war, west, youth
California Redistricting Win Ensures Black Voice in State Politics
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
The Redistricting process became a battlefield, a front for those who hoped to declare the “death of Black leadership.”
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: barbara lee, california, election, leadership, maxine walters, racism, redistricting, vote
Science, Math and Technology Key to Upward Mobility for Latinos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2011
When most adults would rather clean their toilet than do a math problem, something has to change, says Dr. Alicia Abella.
Categories: Economy, Education, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: latinasmath, latinasscience, latinastechnology, latinosinscience, sciencemath, stem, womeninmath, womeninscience, womentechnology
Could Obama's Uncle Be Deported?
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
Onyango Obama's immigration status is not immediately clear.
Categories: African, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: obamasuncle
Study: Minority Children Feel Stigmatized in Primary School
EFE / San Diego Red, News Report, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
New research has found that elementary school children are aware of social stigmas, and consequently suffer more anxiety about their academic performance.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Youth Culture
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Has Big Post-Katrina Regrets
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
Nagin also spoke about policies that are preventing a lot of New Orleans’ black population from coming back.
Categories: African American, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: american, katrina, mayor, nagin, new orleans, population, race
Amid Recession, U.S. Spanish-Language Media Grow
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
A Pew Hispanic Center study found that the number of Spanish-language radio stations increased by 8 percent over the previous year.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Media, Top Stories
Tags: hispanicmedia, hispanicmediagrowth, hispanicradio, hispanictv, latinomedia, spanishmedia, univision
Journalists Become New Targets in War on Terror
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
In the War on terror, journalists on all sides have become targets and political pawns, and the two American in Iran are reaping the consequences.
Categories: Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: al jazeera, bauer, bush, fattal, hikers, iran, josh, journalists, media, shane, target, war
More Double Punishment for Immigrants with Convictions
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
Call me a cynic, but the White House's new deportation policy seems more of a token of appeasement to win votes in the 2012 election.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: deportations, obama2012, obamaimmigrants, obamaimmigration, obamalatinos
President Obama’s Continuing White Problem
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 30, 2011
The majority of whites will not accept Obama's presidency and the latest polls show that it'll be a major problem for Obama in 2012.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Immigration Law
Univision, News Report, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Alabama from implementing what has been called the harshest anti-illegal immigrant law in the country.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Foreign Student Workers Allege Exploitation
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
They come to the United States looking for friends, a good work, experience, culture, and travel. What they find is exhausting,workdays, overcrowding, and debt.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Latino
Tags: exploitation, foreignstudentlabor, hershey, immigrantlabor, immigration, latino, statedeprtment
MPI: Immigration Policy Shifted Since 9/11
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
A report by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) shows the major policy, budget and organizational changes that have occurred in the U.S. immigration system as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
NAM Radio: Asian-Americans & Motherland
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
Writer-director Doris Yeung's new feature film has an obvious connection to herself: she, too, lost her mother to a murder right here in the Bay Area.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Immigration, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: american dream, Asian Americans, bay area, doris yeung, feature, film, hong kong, motherland, murder, san francisco
Q&A: How Will EPA Decision Impact CA Pesticide Use
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
The use of pesticide methyl bromide in California discriminated against Latino school children, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said last Thursday.
Categories: Environment, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: agriculture, civilrights, environment, environmentaljustice, EPA, farming, latino, methylbromide, pesticide
How Seniors Survived Katrina—Family, Faith and Community
News Orleans Agenda/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
Six years after Hurricane Katrina robbed seniors of their homes and their way of life, family, faith and community have offset government failures to help them go on.
Categories: African American, Elders, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: hurricanekatrina, roadhomeprogram, seniors, seventhward
California Clinic Puts Smile on Community Care
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 29, 2011
East Palo Alto has a model health and dental clinic that puts a smile on one of the roughest and poorest communities in California.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Elders, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: californiahealth, communityhealth, dentistry, eastpaloalto, healthcarereform, poverty, siliconvalley
Hurricane Irene: Echoes of Katrina, Memories of Philippine Typhoons
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 28, 2011
As Hurricane Irene hit New York, six years after Katrina drowned New Orleans, one NYC writer also found himself recalling the typhoons of his Filipino youth.
Categories: Asian, Environment, International Affairs, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: emergencymanagement, hurricaneirene, hurricanekatrina, mayorbloomberg, naturaldisasters, philippines, typhoons
Partial Wisconsin Recall Win Leaves Progressives Regrouping
Tom Dispatch , News Analysis, Posted: Aug 28, 2011
Wisconsin’s spring protests led Democrats to recall two GOP legislators this month, but they failed in their ultimate goal—to regain control of the state senate. Will they try for Gov. Walker next?
Categories: Economy, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: democrats, progressivepolitics, recallelections, republicans, scottwalker, wisconsinrecalls
Exodus: A Dreamer’s Kafkaesque Deportation
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 28, 2011
Dani Zamora is an American artist, who had not been in his native Mexico for 11 years. But a wrong turn near the border led to his strange, deportation in handcuffs.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: deportation, DREAMer, immigration, lgbt, mexico, richardserra
Advocate Warns of Possible Spike in Foreclosure Rescue Scams
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 27, 2011
With 3 million more foreclosures predicted nationally this year, California housing advocates warn of a possible spike in rescue scams, a result of the proposed cuts in HUD foreclosure services.
Categories: Foreclosures, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: california, foreclosures, housing advocates, housing crisis, HUD, Maeve Elise Brown, mortgage services, rescue sca
NAM Radio: Comedian DL Hughley on Campaign 2012
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 27, 2011
He famously got the White House Press Secretary to admit the truth about Iraqi WMD's & his comments on the presidential campaign are just as newsworthy.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, European, Media, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: campaign 2012, cnn, cobbs comedy club, comedian, comedy, dl hughley, obama, politics, president obama, republicans
Criminalizing Our Youth to Excuse Police Murder
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: Aug 27, 2011
The carefully molded portrayal of the “feral street thug" in the U.K. and the U.S. is part of the failure of the American media to cover stories relating to police murders.
Categories: African American, European, Media, Top Stories
Tags: africanamerican, bayview, london, media, oscargrant, policeshooting, race, riots, youth
Philanthropy on the Rise Among Arab Americans
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 27, 2011
Philanthropy is usually not the first word associated with Arabs and Arab-Americans. But nationwide, Arab community organizations are working to change this perception.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Religion
Tags: 9/11, Arab, arabamerican, arabfilmfestival, islam, philanthropy
Ca. School Districts Struggle to Provide Summer Programs
EdSource/New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 27, 2011
While California’s economic environment has hit summer programs hard, school districts came up with ways to offer summer classes for struggling students.
Categories: Economy, Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: california, economy, education, schoolbudget, summerschool
Inmigrante latino es estrella creciente del Partido Republicano en Surprise, Arizona
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
Steve Montenegro es el resultado de un esfuerzo nacional por los republicanos para reclutar y entrenar a más candidatos hispanos.
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: montenegro, republicanosarizona, republicanoshispanos, republicanoslatinos, republicanosvotolatino, stevemontenegro
Will Local Jobs Sail in With the America’s Cup?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
San Franciscans may not be first in line for thousands of jobs created in the build-up to the 34th America’s Cup, contrary to the city’s new local hiring law.
Categories: Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: americascup, edlee, employment, jobs, mayor, piers, sanfrancisco, waterfront
Life Terms for Two Men Who Murdered Chauncey Bailey
Chauncey Bailey Project, News Report, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
Former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusef Bey IV was sentenced Friday to three consecutive life terms in prison.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: antoine mackey, chauncey bailey, life, murder, Oakland, sentence, yusef bey IV
9/11 Through New York's Ethnic Media Lens - An Ethnic Media Luncheon Roundtable - Monday, Aug 29th
New America Media, Event, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
We want to use the event to produce a multi-media package to post on NAM's website, syndicate to NAM's ethnic media network and partners, including CUNY TV, Feet in Two Worlds, The Word and air on NAM's NPR weekly radio show in San Francisco and Comcast TV show New America Now.
Categories: Events
Tags: new york ethnic media, sept. 11
President Obama Can Seize King’s Racial Dream High Ground
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
The dedication of the King Memorial comes as black Americans worry about Obama’s commitment to King’s legacy. The president could allay those fears.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012election, blackvoters, daisybates, kingmemorial, normanrockwell, obama, whitehouse
In Alabama, Immigration Law Hits Pocketbooks
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
It is time for Alabama to understand that restrictive immigration state laws have serious side effects that hit everyone’s pocketbooks.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Arizona Watch, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: alabama, alabamaeconomy, alabamaimmigration, alabamaimmigrationlaw
NAM Radio: John Sayles' Amigo & the US-Philippine War
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
A new feature film portrays the human consequences of the Philippine-American War.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, European, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: amigo, filipinoamerican, film, interview, john sayles, philippine-american war, philippines, review
Legislators, Community Concerned Over Michigan's Anti-Shari'a Style Bill
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
Democratic state representatives and civil rights activists are strongly concerned about , the "anti-shari'a style bill," House Bill 4769.
Categories: Front Page, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Religion
Tags: antishari'a, arab, arabamerican, islam, islamaphobia, michigan
Why Rick Perry is Bad for Hispanics
The Texas Tribune, News Report, Posted: Aug 26, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's one-time support for Hispanics is long gone, argues State Rep. Rafael Anchia. His path to the presidency now means scapegoating Latinos.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012elections, Hispanics, immigration, Latino, RickPerry, Texas
College Student Anxiety, Depression Levels Show Sharp Rise
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
University administrators say over 60 percent of college students report that their parents now expect them to work during the school year.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: anxiety, budget cuts, california, college, student, uc riverside
Forbes Lists Korean Immigrant Among 100 Most Influential
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
A South Korean immigrant to the United States was among the list of 100 of the world’s most influential women, including mainly politicians and bureaucrats as well as chief executive officers.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: billionaires, business, fashion, forbes, forever 21, korean, korean woman
Jobs Resignation a Boon for Korean IT?
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
Steve Jobs resignation as CEO of Apple may bring some relief to Korean IT firms, but his contributions far outweigh the costs of competition.
Categories: Asian, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: apple, IT, mac, samsung, smart phone, steve jobs, technology
Katrina Pain Index 2011: Race, Gender, Poverty
The New Orleans Agenda, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. The impact of Katrina and government bungling continue to inflict major pain on the people left behind.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Health, Indigenous, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: gulf coast, housing, hurricane, index, katrina, medical care, new orleans, pain
Primer: Keystone XL Pipeline Crosses Age-old Aquifer
SolveClimate News, News Report, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
A proposal to build a 1,700 mile Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline has become the latest flashpoint between environmentalists and industry over climate change.
Categories: Environment, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: aquifer, climatechange, environment, keystone, ogallala, oil, pipeline, tarsands
NAM Radio: The Past and Future of Sudan
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
Here are some of the reasons why American, European, Chinese and other multinational corporations had a vested interest in Sudan's recent split into two nations.
Categories: African, Audio, Immigration, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: amir ahmad nasr, arabic gum, change, corporation, division, independence, natural resources, profit, referendum, south sudan, split, sudan, sudanese, sudanese-american
Funk Season 2011 -- Violence at Niner vs. Raider Game Mirrors Mayhem on Bay Streets
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
NAM editor Kevin Weston argues the violence at last week's Raider-49er pre-season matchup was fueled by violence on the streets and age-old Bay Area animosities.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: africanamerican, bayarea, candlestick, football, oakland, raiders, sanfrancisco, violence
Lone Resident of Bygone Shrimper Village Faces Eviction
California Watch, Video, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
California’s budget cuts will close 70 state parks, including China Camp, where Frank Quan, 85, has lived his entire life—and may have to move.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Elders, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Profiles, Top Stories, Video
Tags: californiabudgetcuts, californiahistory, chinacamp, chineseamericans, seniors, stateparks
Hiking on the Border: The Iran Bashing Continues
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 25, 2011
The American hikers sentenced in Iran last week partly for spying are pawns in a game involving U.S. efforts to demonize Iran while avoiding attention to its own detainees.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: gitmo, iranhikers, joshfattal, kurds, roxanasaberi, shanebauer, statedepartment
Viet Pop Star to Sing National Anthem at Padres Game
Bolsavik.com, News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2011
For its game against the Giants (by the way, we’re talking about the MLB champion baseball team from San Francisco, not the football team from New York that Vietnamese are more familiar with) on September 5, the Padres will celebrate Vietnamese culture with a pre-game ao dai fashion show, a Viet band from Orange County, and Y Lan will open the game with the national anthem.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: giants, little saigon, national anthem, padres, pop star, singer, vietnamse, y lan
California's First Asian Majority Legislative District
Hyphen Magazine, News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2011
The West San Gabriel Valley may soon be home to the first majority Asian American state or federal electoral district in California.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: asian, california, district, legislative, majority, san gabriel
Amid Allegations of Human Trafficking, Guatemala to Review Adoptions
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2011
Guatamala moves to review international adoption cases that were halted by the United States in 2007 amid allegations of kidnappings and human trafficking.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: adoption, Guatamala, kidnapping, LatinAmerica, Latino, trafficking
兒童是加州經濟不景氣下隱形的受害者
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2011
根據週三公佈的一份新報告，不穩定住房和失業兩項問題將負面影響加州兒童的福祉。
Tags: 2011kidscountdatabook, anniee.caseyfoundation, california, childrennow, foreclosure, housingandeconomicrightsadvocates, joblessness, justcause
Outreach Program Connects Immigrant Parents and Students
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2011
An innovative outreach program in one Ca. school district serves to inform immigrant parents on how to open lines of communication with their kids.
Categories: Asian, Education, Fellowships, Front Page, Immigration, Original NAM Content
Tags: california, education, immiration, vietnam
The MLK Memorial's Complicated History
The Root, News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2011
Critics say the new MLK Memorial, to be officially dedicated this weekend, betrays the message championed by the famed civil rights leader.
Categories: African American, Chinese, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: AfricanAmerican, art, China, civilrights, King, MLKmemorial, NationalMall, Washington
Headless Bodies and Jobless Workers - The Roots of Mexico’s Sadism
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 24, 2011
The five decapitated bodies and two scalped heads dumped in Acapulco raise questions about sadism in Mexico. For answers, just look to Mexico’s unemployment numbers.
Categories: Economy, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: acapulco, calderon, drugcartels, mexico, poverty, sadism
NAM Radio: Rape and the International Monetary Fund
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
Parallels between what an ex-IMF-head was alleged to have done to a citizen of the developing world, & what the IMF is accused of doing to the developing world.
Categories: African, Audio, European, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Law & Justice, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: developing world, dominique strauss kahn, dsk, global fund for women, imf, international monetary fund, kavita ramdas, loan, loans, nafissatou diallo, rape, raping, third world
Feds Probe Los Angeles Sheriff Racial Profiling in White Suburbs
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
The Department of Justice announced an investigation into allegations of racial discrimination by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department on Friday.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: federal probe, Los angeles, police, racial profiling
NAM Radio: A Transgender Latino's Family Story
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
An ambitious new film covers immigration, imprisonment, and transgender identity in a story about a Latino family in New York.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: bronx, controversy, director, esai morales, film, gun hill road, harmony santana, immigration, interview, judy reyes, latino, new york, prison, rashaad ernesto green, review, transexual, transgender, writer
President Obama’s Black Jobs Dilemma
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
The Congressional Black Caucus is voicing increased anger at President Obama’s silence on black unemployment. But blacks will still back his reelection.
Categories: African American, Economy, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012election, blackvoters, congresionalblackcaucus, gop, maxinewaters, presidentobama, unemployment
Libya's Destiny: Eurafrica or Africa?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
NAM contributor Yoichi Shimatsu argues that Arab racism is fueling an uprising that seeks to dislodge Libya from its African roots.
Categories: African, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Africa, ArabSpring, Europe, Gaddafi, Islam, Libya, Mediterranean, NATO, Waronterrorism
L.A. School Educates Those "Shut Out" of the System
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 23, 2011
Free L.A. High School, opened in 2007 by the Youth Justice Center, offers students an alternative to incarceration through a revolutionary approach to education.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnicities, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: education, incarceration, LA
Domestic Workers Struggle Now Like Women in "The Help"
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
In the U.S.. more than 2 million domestic workers continue to labor and be exploited like the women in "The Help." But there are new calls for their rights and protections.
Categories: African American, Economy, Gender & Sexuality, Intersections, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: africanamericans, civilrights, domesticworkers, employment, maids, newdeal, slavery, thehelp, women, workersrights
ICE Halts Deportation of Gay Venezuelan National
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Riverside county resident Alex Benshimol received notice Saturday that he would not be deported, as had been ruled on Aug. 11.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Redistricting Splits Fremont into 2 Congress, Assembly Districts
India-West, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Fremont leaders and the Indian American community are not happy that their city has been split into two congressional and Assembly districts in the redistricting map finalized last week.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, South Asian
Tags: confusion, Fremont, lobbying, redistricting, two districts, unsuccessful
Gaddafi Falls While the Arab Spring Continues to Bear Deadly Fruit
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Behind the Arab Spring and televised celebrations of Gaddafi’s fall, the U.S., Europe and Big Oil are pursuing a new colonial strategy to the detriment of all.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: arabspring, bigoil, colonialism, gaddafi, islam, libya, middleeast
NAM Radio: Prison Labor and the New Sweatshop
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Prison labor is the new sweatshop -- a system where highly disenfranchised individuals are forced into labor for the greater profit of corporations.
Categories: Audio, Economy, Law & Justice, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: 21st century, corporation, enslavement, exploit, exploitation, labor, prison, prison labor, prisoners, slave, slavery, sweatshop
How States Broke the Record on Immigration Bills in 2011
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Earlier this month, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s H.B. 56, which is considered the nation’s most harsh state-level immigration-enforcement law. It grants police broad powers to detain people they suspect are undocumented, makes it a crime to aide undocumented persons, bars sanctuary policies, and forces school to check students’ immigration status among other things.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice
Tags: alabama, arizona, bills, immigration, law, legislation, records, states, undocumented
Gentrification Pushing African Americans Out of Cities
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Metropolitan areas from New York to Los Angeles and seemingly all points in between continue to take on virtually unrecognizable characteristics, longtime residents say.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: black, gentrification, harlem, homeless, los angeles, new york. development
Impre Poll: Obama Loses Ground Among Latino Voters
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
In the most recent poll released by impreMedia and Latino Decisions, only 39 percent of Latinos voters were sure they would vote for President Obama.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: impremedialatinodecisions, impremediapoll, latinovoters, obamalatinos
Housing Crisis: A Breeding Ground for 'Get-Rich-Quick' Schemes
LA Beez, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
There is an old saying that while it takes hands to build a house, it takes hearts to build a home.
Categories: Foreclosures, Front Page, Multi-ethnic
Tags: american dream, foreclosure, home, homeowner
Black Londoners Say Class, Not Race Drove Riots
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
The recent riots in London were largely depicted by media as young Blacks rampaging through the northern section of the city, looting stores and vandalizing property as a stunned world looked on.
Tags: class, london riots, race, riots
Latino Immigrant Is Rising GOP Star in Surprise, Arizona
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Steve Montenegro, a Republican legislator from Arizona who supported SB 1070 and opposes the Dream Act, is himself an immigrant from El Salvador.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigration, gop, immigration, latinorepublican, phoenix, sb1070, stevemontenegro
Korean Media, Community Come Through for Undocumented
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
An undocumented Korean family with an autistic child reaches out to community for help as they struggle with finances in Los Angeles.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Asian, Health, Immigration, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: asperger's, autism, health, immigrant, immigration, korea daily, korean, los angeles, south korea, south korean, undocumented
Dying for a Glass of Clean Water in CA’s San Joaquin Valley
New America Media, Photo Essay, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
In the small town of Lanare, locals are fighting for access to clean drinking water, a problem in many poor, rural communities across the state.
Categories: Environment, Health, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Photo Galleries, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, food
Tags: arsenic, californiacleanwateract, centralvalley, cleandrinkingwater, farmworkers, sanjoaquinvalley
Immigrant Parents and Education: When Being Strict Becomes a Hindrance
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 21, 2011
Vietnamese immigrant parents in one Orange County school district are strictly emphasizing academics, but is it hurting or helping their kids?
Categories: Asian, Education, Fellowships, Front Page, Immigration, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: academics, education, immigration, vietnamese
Latinos Changing the World Through Twitter?
Al Día, News Report, Posted: Aug 21, 2011
The hashtag #LATISM (Latinos in Social Media) is used by many Latino users to connect with each other on Twitter.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Media, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: hispanicblogs, latinabloggers, latinobloggers, latinosinsocialmedia, latinosonline, latinosontwitter, latinostwitter, LATISM
Same-Sex Bi-National Couples Now “Low-Priority” for Deportation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 20, 2011
At President Obama's orders, DHS will now give low priority to deportation cases involving individuals in same-sex relationships with U.S. citizens.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: deportation, gaymarriage, homelandsecurity, immigration, lgbt, obama, samesexcouples
Groups Worry About Environmental Footprint of America's Cup on SF Bay
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 20, 2011
Little time for planning means a higher risk that the America's Cup in San Francisco will have an adverse environmental impact.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: americascup, californiaenvironmentalqualityact, ceqa, environmentalimpactreport, sanfranciscobayarea
The Politics Behind the China-Georgetown Basketball Fiasco
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
The political ramifications of this week's basketball brawl between a Chinese team drawn from the military and Georgetown University's team.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Chinese, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: american, basketball, brawl, china, chinese, game, georgetown, hoyas, military
Immigrant Rights Activists Are Obama’s Freedom Riders
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Like the Freedom Riders of the early 1960s, immigrant rights activists have forced the hand of a reluctant president.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: departmentofhomelandsecurity, deportations, dhs, dreamact, dreamers, freedomriders, immigrantrightsactivists, immigration, obama
Did Anti-Americanism Fuel the China-Georgetown Basketball Brawl?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
It’s too bad the Georgetown players had to be the target of an apparent hate which they are not responsible for.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Chinese, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: basketball, brawl, china, chinese, fight, georgetown, hoyas, military, unfair, university, wrong
California Law Firm Nailed for Mortgage Scam
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
CA's Attorney General filed suit against a law firm for their role in a scam that took advantage of thousands of homeowners.
Categories: African American, Economy, Foreclosures, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: californiaattorneygeneral, foreclosure, kamalaharris, kramerandkaslow, mailfraud, mortgagecrisis, mortgagefraud, mortgagescam
Poll: More Than Half of Americans Believe King’s Dream Has Been Fulfilled
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Poll: More Than Half of Americans Believe King’s Dream Has Been Fulfilled
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: Poll: More Than Half of Americans Believe King’s Dream Has Been Fulfilled
London Aftermath-Consequences and Repercussions
New York Amsterdam News, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
As London and other major U.K. cities hit with rioting are cleaning up, people are being picked up daily by police.
Categories: African, African American, European, Immigration, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Aftermath, Consequences, London, protests, Repercussions, riots
Tragedy in Norway Borne Out of Seeds of Racism and Intolerance in UK, EU
The Final Call, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
A native Norwegian, Mr. Breivik, 32, reportedly confessed to bombing government headquarters downtown in the capitol Oslo, killing eight people before going on a shooting spree at a youth group retreat killing dozens more.
Tags: bombing, Breivik, murder, oslo, youth group retreat
NAM Radio: Bill McKibben and the Alaska-to-Texas Oil Pipeline
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Leading environmental activist Bill McKibben discusses the controversial Alaska-Canada-Texas oil pipeline, known as the Transcanada, in the works.
Categories: Environment, Health, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: 350.org, alaska, canada, CO2, conservative, environment, farmer, farmers, health, interview, oil, pipeline, planet, radical, safety, tar sands, tar sands project, texas, tim dechristopher, transcanada
Give "The Help" -- and Black Working Women -- a Break
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Criticism of “The Help” for stereotyping ignores its rare focus on black women caught between racial brutality and their hopes for the civil rights movement.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, European, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: civil rights, counterpoint, fried chicken, medgar evers, positive review, review, the help
One in Four California Families Can't Afford Food for Their Kids
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
California had the second highest number of metropolitan areas with rates of food hardship in households with children, according to a new report.
Categories: Economy, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture, food
Tags: california, california association of food banks, food, food desert, food hardship, food research and action center, fresno, hardship, hispanic, latino, los angeles, nutrition, super committee
Blacks & Hispanics More Concerned Over Children's Health
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
An annual poll shows significant differences among ethnic groups in their levels of concern over children’s health.
Categories: African American, European, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: black, children, children's health, concern, differences, drug abuse, ethnicity, health, hispanic, latino, obesity, sexting, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health, violence, white
Philippines Eyes Oil-Rich Sea Ridge
Philippine News/ABS-CBN News, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Manila's application to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas could get approved next year.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: benham rise, exploration, gas, oil, phlippines, spratly islands
Muslim Woman Harassed and Threatened with Gun
Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2011
Council on American Islamic Relations chapter in Michigan has asked the FBI to look into the case.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern
Tags: civil rights, hate crime, islam, muslim harrasment, racial profiling, terrorist, violence
U.S. to Review All Deportation Cases
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will begin a case-by-case evaluation of all immigrants who are in deportation proceedings.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: deportation, dhs, napolitano, obamaimmigrants, obamalatinos, prosecutorialdiscretion
San Francisco Files Suit Against Car Wash for Wage Theft
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
Latino workers say they were forced to wait in unsanitary back rooms for hours on end before being allowed to "clock in" for work.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: dennisherrera, laborrights, larazacentrolegal, sanfrancisco, workersrights, workingconditions
Aid From Western Democracies Stifles Ethiopian Democracy
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
The recent drought in Ethiopia has uncovered widespread abuse of Western aid money by the Ethiopian government.
Categories: African, European, Front Page, International Affairs
Tags: aid, corruption, democracy, drought, ethiopia, ethiopian americans council, international monetary fund, kleptocracy, meles zenawi, plutocracy, western
Association of Black Women Historians: Open Letter to Fans of "The Help"
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
The movie "The Help" distorts, ignores, and trivializes the experiences of black domestic workers, amongst other historical concerns.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, European, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality
Tags: association of black women historians, civil rights, distorts, domestic worker, ignores, mammy, medgar evers, open letter, racism, rosa parks, servant, sexual harassment, speech, the help, trivializes
Will a New George Jackson Ever Emerge?
BlackAmericaWeb.com, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
George Jackson died on Aug. 21, 1971. He was either killed during an escape attempt from California’s San Quentin State Prison or murdered as part of a government conspiracy, depending on whose version of reality you choose to believe.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice
Tags: California San Quentine State, conspiracy, George Jackson, murder
Children Are Invisible Victims of California's Tanking Economy
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
A new study shows that foreclosure has impacted nearly one million children in California since 2007.
Categories: Economy, Foreclosures, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: 2011kidscountdatabook, anniee.caseyfoundation, california, childrennow, foreclosure, housingandeconomicrightsadvocates, joblessness, justcause
Two-Thirds of Californians Unprepared for Costs of Elder Care
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
Two-thirds of Californians in a new poll worry they can’t afford the huge cost of long-term care—but the state is still cutting vital programs.
Categories: Elders, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: californians, care, cost, elder, elder care, high cost, latino, report, unprepared
Foreclosure & the American Dream: Two Women's Stories
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
Two American women share their story of how the American dream became a nightmare when their homes went into foreclosure.
Categories: African American, Audio, Foreclosures, Latino, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: american, american dream, california, dream, financial, financing, foreclosure, home, homeowner, ownership, recession
Setting the Record Straight on S-Comm
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
For the record, Mr. President: S-Comm and other deportation machines are nothing to be “proud” of. Shame is more accurate.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ceciliamuñoz, chirla, dhs, immigration, nationalcounciloflaraza, nclr, presidentobama, scomm, secure communities
Study: Tribes Most Impacted by Climate Change
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2011
A recent study by the National Wildlife Federation concluded that America's tribes are the people most impacted by climate change
Categories: Environment, Indigenous, Top Stories
Tags: climate change, global warming, impact, navajo, study, tribes, water, wildlife
Two National Reports Call for Reform of Employment-Based Immigration
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
Two reports released Wednesday call on the Obama administration to streamline the immigration process for skilled workers.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: guestworkers, legalimmigration, NationalFoundationforAmericanPolicy
Drug Trafficking: Central America’s Dark Shadow
COHA, News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
Eight-four percent of illegal cocaine that reaches the United States passes through Central America.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino
Tags: centralamerica, centralamericadrugs, cocaine, drugcartels, drugtrafficking
"Code Talkers Day" Salutes a Proud Legacy
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
On Wednesday, President Ben Shelly issued a proclamation naming Aug. 14-19 as Navajo Nation Code Talkers Week.
Categories: Elders, Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous
Tags: code talkers, honor, nation, navajo
Obama Extends Immigration Status to Liberians
Twin Cities Daily Planet, News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
Obama extend Liberians immigration status.
Categories: African, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, International Affairs
Tags: immigration, liberian, obama, status
Healthcare: The Next Booming Vietnamese Market
Talk.OneVietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
Demand for healthcare is booming in Vietnam.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
"The Help" Isn't Helping
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
I walked out of "The Help." I’ve made a pact with myself that as soon as the fried chicken and the N-word start to get thrown around, I'll remove myself from the situation.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Media, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: black folks, film review, fried chicken, hollywood, N-word, negative, review, stereotype, the help
Students Bearing the Brunt of Cutbacks in California
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
California's budget woes are causing local governments to put the squeeze on school districts, and students are paying the price in more ways than one.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media in the News, Events, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: californiabudget, californiabudgetcuts, californiabudgetproject, californiaschools, edsource, education
They Might Be Gigantes—Latino Ballers Mum on Immigration
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 17, 2011
Giants manager Bruce Bochy nailed a writer’s tweet as “racist” for calling a player an “illegal alien.” But where’s the Latino Jackie Robinson?
Categories: African American, Immigration, Intersections, Latin America, Latino, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: baseball, bruce bochy, giants, racist, san francisco, tony bruno, tweet
Manila Won't Cut Ties with Syria—and 17,000 Workers There
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
The Philippines won't cut diplomatic ties with Syria, because President Aquino is worried about jeopardizing the status of 17,000 Filipino overseas workers there.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Asians, Pacific Islanders Seek Power in San Diego
Filamstar.net , News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
Asian/Pacific Islanders in Aan Diego were the fastest-growing ethnic population in San Diego over the last decade, yet they are unrepresented in local elective offices.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: asian, california, electedofficials, pacific islanders, redistricting
K-Pop, Chinese Sex Scandal and North Korea
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
It may not be what South Korea intended, but if reports are to be believed the K-Pop phenomenon is certainly pushing the boundaries of so-called “soft power.”
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: China, entertainment, K-Pop, Korea, NorthKorea
Activists Call for End to Secure Communities Program
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
At a hearing in Los Angeles on Monday, community members told DHS the Secure Communities program must end.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: chirla, dhs, ice, immigration, losangeleshearing, scomm, securecommunities
Hunger Doesn't Take a Summer Vacation
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
Riverside, Calif. recreation supervisor Jerry Hurley runs a highly successful lunch program, serving 200,000 free meals this summer.
Categories: African American, Health, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Cheating Atlanta Schools Received $500k in Bonuses, What Now?
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
This week, many Atlanta Public Schools will reopen their doors after a tumultuous summer spent managing the fallout from the confirmed news of the district’s massive teacher cheating scandal. Summer may be over, but cleaning up the mess has only begun.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: atlanta, cheating, child left behind, education, fund, government, scandal, test
The Racial Wealth Gap’s Larger Than Ever
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
The racial wealth gap has been enormous ever since the Census Bureau began measuring it 25 years ago.
Tags: blacks, gap, households, latino, median, minority, money, racial, wealth, whites
Mexican Water Polo Team Aims For Olympics With Commerce's Help
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
"we're in our own little bubble," protected from their usual distractions at home in Mexico
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Latino, Sports
Tags: 2012, commerce, fundings, mexican, olympics, team, water polo
$25 Million Settlement in Katrina Hospital Class Action Suit
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
A Louisiana judge has given a preliminary approval to a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit by plaintiffs against a New Orleans hospital.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice
Tags: hospital, hurricane, katrina, lawsuit, new orleans, settlement
Are African Americans Who Are Critical of Obama Traitors?
Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
Tom Joyner called those who criticize the president "haters," saying they need to be quiet because Obama doesn't need the black vote to be split.
Tags: black, congressional black caucus, cornel west, obama, tavis smiley, unemployment, vote
How an L.A. Charter School Became a Success Lab
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
Armida Barrera has paid a price for living in a disadvantaged neighborhood: the poor education of her first seven children.
Categories: African American, Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Education, Front Page, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: charter school, education, los angeles, poor, school, synergy, unified school district
Author: How the Drug Lords Took Over Mexico
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
In Mexico, an elite group maintains control of the illegal drug market and, with a little help from Mexican and US officials, is extending its grip through Latin America.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: anabel hernandez, cartel, cia, dea, drug lords, drugs trafficking, el chapo, el mayo, iran-contra, la familia, latin america, los zetas, mexican, mexico, reagan, south america, tijuana, us government, zambada
Has CA's Redistricting Experiment Worked? A Key Reformer Says Yes
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
On Monday, the new California Citizens Redistricting Commission reached an important milestone, approving final political maps for Congress, the state Legislature, and the Board of Equalization.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: 2012elections, californiacitizensredistrictingcommission, commoncause, redistricting, reform
Poll: Latino Voters Favor Raising Taxes
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 15, 2011
A national poll released by impreMedia and Latino Decisions Monday indicates that Latino voters favor raising taxes on the wealthy.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: impremediapoll, latinodecisions, latinopoll, latinostaxes, latinovoters
Chinese Households Save More Money Than American Households
AsianWeek, News Report, Posted: Aug 15, 2011
A study by the University of Missouri compares savings habits of Chinese households versus American households.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: American, chinese, education, finance, money, saving, studies, survey, US
Undocumented and Korean at UC Berkeley
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 15, 2011
When one UC Berkeley student disclosed his status as an undocumented immigrant, the response was telling. “A lot of the students were surprised at seeing a yellow face."
Categories: Asian, Education, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: AB540, DreamAct, education, Hispanic, immigration, Korean, UCBerkeley, Undocumented
Rick Perry’s “Texas Miracle” Con Job
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 14, 2011
Nearly 40 percent of the jobs created in Texas, under Gov. Perry's watch, are bottom rung, minimum wage jobs.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: jobs, labor environmental, minimum wage, regulations, Texas miracle, unemployment
Dramatic rise in the Number of Asian Businesses in Irvine
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Aug 14, 2011
More and more Asian-owned businesses — and customers — swarm to Irvine, as immigrant populations boom in a city often ranked as one of the safest places to live in America.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: asian, businesses, california, economy, irvine
K-Pop Delivers on the American Dream
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 14, 2011
The Korean Wave, or Hallyu, is splashing onto America's shores and making Asian youngsters torn to banks like Super Junior or SHNee for their entertainment fix.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Top Stories
Tags: American shores, Asians, hallyu, Korea, music, pop, popularity
New Asian-American Network-MYX TV Aims to Break "Bamboo" Ceiling
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 14, 2011
MYX TV’s unique programming, including Korean pop or K-Pop aims to bring more fresh, Asian-American and Asian talent, faces and voices to a mainstream audience.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media in the News, Front Page, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Profiles, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: ABS-CBN International, Asian Americans, Bruno Mars, Filipino Americans, K-Pop, MYX Mash, MYX TV, online, T-Pain, The Filipino Channe, The Filipino Channel, TV network
Justice at the Price of Violence?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 14, 2011
Protesting the death of 29-year-old Mark Duggan with violence makes no sense. What is needed is true activism.
Categories: Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: activism, apathy, change, London riots, violence, youth
Chilean Student Movement Leads Uprising For Political Transformation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 13, 2011
Weeks of demonstrations and strikes by Chilean students earlier this week seems to suggest that Chile is becoming a part of the global movement of youth that is transforming the world bit by bit.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Chileans, cross-roads, demonstrations, global movement, quality education, youth
Indian American Philanthropist Commissions Buddha Statue in Cambodia.
India-West, News Report, Posted: Aug 13, 2011
An Indian American philanthropist in the Bay Area, wanting to heal Cambodians victimized during the Pol Pot regime, has commissioned an 80-ton sandstone statue of the Buddha in Siem Reap there.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, International Affairs, Religion
Tags: Buddha statue, Cambodians, heal, Pol Pot, Siem Reap
In Case You Missed It -- NASA Finds Traces of DNA in Space
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 12, 2011
NASA researchers say they have evidence that DNA building blocks may have originated from space.
Categories: Environment, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology
Tags: aliens, building blocks of life, DNA, kepler, NASA, space, ufo, universe
Hispanic Leaders Give Obama a "B"
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 12, 2011
The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda gave President Obama and Congress a "B" grade on addressing social issues important to Latinos.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: budget cuts, congress, education, immigration, latinos, obama
How America's Safety Net Has Become A Dragnet
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 12, 2011
In this new afterword to her best seller, Nickel and Dimed, author Barbara Ehrenreich explains how 10 years after that book’s publication and amid a spiraling recession, poverty is increasingly becoming criminalized in America.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, European, Health, Indigenous, Latino, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, food
Tags: criminalizing, homeless, Nickel and Dimed, poor, poverty, recession, U.S.
S&P’s U.S. Downgrade: What’s Age Got to Do With It?
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 12, 2011
In the shadows of S&P’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating is its 2010 global aging report, calling for nations to cut their health and pension budgets—or else!
Categories: Economy, Elders, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: credit rating, elderly, entitlements, global aging, Medicare, S&P, Social Security, Standard and Poor's
Japanese Comedians Beat Up Female Korean Martial Artist
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 11, 2011
South Korean netizens are in an uproar over a popular Japanese variety show that featured three well-known comedians beating up a female Korean martial artist.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Sports
Tags: Cyberattack, Dokdo, Japan, Korea, MMA
Republicans Delay Confirmation of New US Ambassador to South Korea
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 11, 2011
The official confirmation for the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea designate, Sung Kim, is unexpectedly being delayed although it seemed a mere formality. Apparently some senators are stalling because they worry about the direction of the Obama administration's North Korea policy, but who they are is not known.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media in the News, Top Stories
Tags: ambassador, politics, south korea, U.S.
The Macroeconomics of London Riots
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 11, 2011
Britain's social fabric is clearly brittle and children growing there suffer greater deprivation, frail parental ties, exposure to drugs and alcohol than other wealthy countries. Little wonder that they snapped.
Categories: Economy, European, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: economics, kids, London, macroeconomics, race, riots, UNICEF
Feds Raid University Popular With Indian Students
India-West, News Report, Posted: Aug 11, 2011
U.S. immigration officials raided the University of Northern Virginia -- a popular American college for Indian students -- for allegedly failing to comply with federal regulations for administering foreign student visas.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Immigration, South Asian
Tags: federal regulations, ICE raid, Indian students, student visas, UNVA, violations
Muslim TV Show Airs on Hispanic Network
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 11, 2011
Salam TV is a groundbreaking partnership between Muslim and Hispanic media in Phoenix, Ariz.
Categories: Latino, Media, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: anti-immigrant, latino, media, muslim, phoenix, ramadan, salam tv, SB 1070
Detroit, Arab Americans Welcome AAJA Convention
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
The Asian American Journalists Association, is holding its 22nd Annual National Convention in Detroit this week, focusing on stories surrounding the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Media, Middle Eastern
Tags: aaja, arabamerican, Asian Americans, detroit, media, michigan, september11
More Multinationals in Vietnam: Nestle Invests $270 Million to Build New Coffee Factory
Talk.Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
Nestle in Vietnam.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: competition, invest, multinational, nestle, starbuck, vietnam
Eye on Europe: Once Public Trust Goes, Can Democracy Be Far Behind?
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
Angry, violent civil disturbances, first in Paris and now in London, have revealed enormous tinderboxes of alienation.
Categories: International Affairs, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: democracy, london riots, media, murdoch, news of the world, youth protests
Huffington Post’s Greatest Person of the Day, An-Phong Vo
Talk.Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
huffington's post, sos vietnamese boat person
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration
Oakland Youth Crosses Culture Boundaries with Chinese Opera
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
This week on YO!Radio -- for backpack packed college students e-books make the grade, youth friendly MTV turns 30, and one Black youth from Oakland enters the world of Chinese opera.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Media, Top Stories, Youth Culture
HIV Epidemic Growing Fastest Among Black Gay and Bisexual Men
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
Young black gay and bisexual men are the only population in the U.S. in which the pace of HIV’s spread is increasing, according to a startling study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health
S. Korea Angered Over U.S. Support for 'Sea of Japan'
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
South Korea is urging Washington to withdraw its recent decision to support the use of the name "Sea of Japan" for waters separating the country from its neighbor to the east.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: Dokdo, Japan, Korea, politics, Sea of Japan, territorialdisputes
Wells Fargo Sued in Reverse Mortgage Dispute
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2011
AARP and two law firms filed a class action suit against Wells Fargo and Fannie Mae on behalf of reverse mortgage heirs for illegally foreclosing on their homes.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Foreclosures, Top Stories
Tags: AARP, Fannie Mae, foreclosures, housing, market value, reverse mortgages, Wells Fargo
Soil contamination survey to occur at Mariano Lake
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
soil, contamination, uranium, chevron, navajo, new mexico, lake,
Categories: Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, Indigenous
Tags: chevron, contamination, lake, navajo, new mexico, soil, uranium
Twitter Now Offers Tweeting in Tagalog and Malay
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
Twitter announced Monday it now offers tweeting in Tagalog and Malay, bringing its translation service to 13 non-English languages.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Filipino, malay, tagalog, translation, tweets, twitter
Philly Mayor Imposes Curfew to Stop Flash Mobs
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
A 9 p.m. curfew for children under the age of 18 was inacted in Philadelphia to stop mobs of African-American teens assaulting pedestrians.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice, Youth Culture
Tags: african american, curfew, flash mobs, mayor nutter, philadelphia, teens, violence
Breastfeeding Festivals to Improve Health in Vietnam
Talk.Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
Participation in the World Breastfeeding Week is part of a larger effort by the Vietnamese government to improve the height, strength, and nutrition of Vietnamese children. According to Thanh Nien News, the targeted average height is 1.67 meters and 1.56 meters.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health
Tags: breastfeeding, festival, vietnam, WHO
CA’s Goal to Reduce Prison Overcrowding Hinges on Counties
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
If Santa Clara County is going to reduce the number of people it sends to state prisons, it needs to change the decision points that lead to incarceration in the first place.
Categories: Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: AB 109, inmates, parolees, prison overcrowing, prisoners, re-entry, Santa Clara County
Is Obama Losing Black Support?
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
“I’m not voting for Obama!” said one black man, a regular barbershop customer. “Won’t do it, and I’m not afraid to say it. Black men don’t have jobs."
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, black, elections, jobs, men, obama, support, unemployment, voting
New Limits on Background Checks Considered
Atlanta Post, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
About 92 million Americans—more than one in four adults—have some kind of criminal history, according to the U.S. Department of Justice
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: background, check, convictions, criminal, eeoc, employers, felony, jobs
Real Estate Brokers Meet in NOLA, Foreclosures Soar
New Orleans Agenda, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
The lingering economic unsteadiness, unacceptably high foreclosure rates, and changing government-backed mortgage lending policies serve as the backdrop for the 64th Annual Convention of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB).
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: banks, foreclosure, homes, katrina, National Association of Real Estate Brokers, new orleans
Brooklynites Locked out of Neighborhood Jobs
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
Low-income and minority residents in Brooklyn say they are being left out in the cold while looking for jobs in developments springing up downtown.
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: black, brooklyn, development, jobs, latino, new york, poor, unemployed
Royce condemns treatment of Father Nguyen Van Ly
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
Father Ly was sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of distributing anti-government propaganda. In a sham trial that lasted mere hours, Father Ly recited anti-communist slogans and condemned the Vietnamese justice system.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: abuse, arrested, father ly, human rights, stroke, Vietnam
GA Redistricting to Curb Voting Power of Immigrants, Minorities
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2011
The passage of HB 87, state legislation clearly targeting immigrants, has given rise to an increasing awareness among Georgia’s ethnic minorities about what’s at stake for their political empowerment under the ongoing redistricting process.
Categories: Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: African Americans, bias, Georgia, HB 87, immigrant communities, limiting, redistricting
Japanese Protestors Rally Against Korean Dramas
Koream Magazine, News Report, Posted: Aug 08, 2011
While serving as Yokohama mayor, Nakada urged public schools in the city to adopt history textbooks distorting Korea-Japan history.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Obama to Meet With Latino Newspaper Reporters
Al Día, News Report, Posted: Aug 08, 2011
President Obama will meet with reporters from regional Latino newspapers at the White House Monday evening.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Media, Politics & Governance
Medicare and Medicaid Are Not Safe From the Debt Deal Cuts
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 08, 2011
the first round of budget cuts was just a preview of what lies ahead.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
RAW VIDEO: San Francisco District Attorney Debate
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 08, 2011
Last week, a debate was held between the four candidates vying for the recently vacated position of San Francisco Attorney. George Gason, David Onek, Vu Trinh and Sharmin Bock spoke on a number of issues including: the war on drugs, conviction rates, and the three strikes law.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: conviction rates, David Onek, debate, George Gasonm, LCCR, San Francisco District Attorney, Sharmin Bock, three strikesm, Vu Trinh, war on drugs
In Utah, a ‘Kinder, Gentler’ Approach to Immigration?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 08, 2011
While some states have enacted enforcement-only measures, Utah has attempted to take a different approach.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: hb116, hb466, hb469, hb497, hb81, utahcompact, utahimmigrants, utahimmigration, utahimmigrationlaw, utahlatinos
Nikki Haley - A Whiter Shade of Brown
Firstpost.com, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 07, 2011
The Nikki Haley story is turning into a Shakespearean tragedy. The newest great brown hope of American politics is now being stabbed in the back by the Old Boys’ cabal.
Categories: Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: brown, democrats, governor, nikki haley, republicans, white, woman
Study: Nutritious Food Costs Thousands a Year, But Fat’s a Bargain
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 06, 2011
USDA guidelines for a healthy diet introduced earlier this year call on Americans to consume more potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D, and calcium, but a new study finds that balanced diet will cost you hundreds, if not thousands more dollars a year.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Tags: afghanamericans, diet, economy, food, health, nutrition, obesity
Study Shows Growing Number of Ethnic Elders in Financial Crisis
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 06, 2011
As Washington considers cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, a new report shows the ethnic elders are sinking ever more deeply into poverty.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: asian, black, color, disproportion, elder, ethnic, health, latino, poverty, social security, wealth
Letter from Cairo: Ramadan Brings Protest, Crackdown and Hope
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 06, 2011
It was the first day of Ramadan and as afternoon prayers ended, men and women spilled out of mosques into the scorching downtown heat.
Categories: African, African American, Eye on Egypt , Intersections, Middle Eastern, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: egypt, mubarak, protests, ramadan, revolution, scaf, tahir square, trial, troops
Writing the Tea Party Epitaph is Not Just Premature but Absurd
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 06, 2011
Far from writing the epitaph for the Tea Party, pundits should write about its rise in power.
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Stimulus Watch, Top Stories
Tags: budget crisis, economy, gop, power, tea party, white house
The War on Drugs Enters Mexico’s Prisons
La Opinión, Commentary, Posted: Aug 06, 2011
Recent murders in Mexican prisons reflect a new chapter in the war on drugs, as cartels look to prisons to hire their assassins.
Categories: Front Page, Intersections, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: drugcartels, drugwar, mexicoprisons, mexicoviolence, sicarios, warondrugs
16 Latin American Countries File Brief Against Alabama Law
Univision, News Report, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
Mexico and 15 other countries in Central and South America filed briefs Wednesday in support of the lawsuit against Alabama's anti-immigration law.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: alabamaimmigration, alabamaimmigrationlaw, hb56, sb1070
De primera línea en la lucha de ejecución hipotecaria sitiada
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
Recortes al presupuesto puede resultar en menos agencias de asesoría de vivienda.
Categories: Foreclosures, Latino, NAM en Español
Tags: agencias de asesoría de vivienda, ejecución hipotecaria, presupuesto
Ethnic Californians -- The State’s ‘Environmental Vote’
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
Nearly three-fourths of Asians, blacks and Latinos support the state’s climate change law, according to a new PPIC poll.
Categories: African American, Asian, Environment, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: ab32, climatechange, environment, environmental issues, MarkBaldassare, ppicpoll, prop23
ICE Announces It Will Impose Secure Communities on State and Local Governments
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that it will continue to operate the controversial “Secure Communities” program.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: scomm, securecommunities
DREAM Act a Win-Win: Good for Immigrant Women and Good for Economy
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
An attorney with Equal Rights Advocates argues that passage of the federal DREAM Act would have a direct impact on immigrant women.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: DREAMact, dreamact, immigrantwomen, womenimmigrants
El operativo 'Fast and Furious' resulta 'lento y titubante'
Hispanic Link, Commentary, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
Los agentes que participaron del operativo Fast and Furious le perdieron el rastro de las armas.
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: armas, armasnorteamericanas, mexicoviolencia
'Fast and Furious' Gun Tracking Operation Is Slow and Dithering
Hispanic Link, Commentary, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
Agents involved in operation Fast and Furious, as it was known, lost track of the guns they were supposed to be tracing.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, War & Conflict
Tags: fastandfurious, guns, mexicoviolence
SFPD Chief Answers Hunters Point Community After Shooting
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
In the wake of a police involved incident that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Kenneth Harding SFPD Greg Suhr held a community meeting in the city's Hunters Point neighborhood.
Categories: African American, Health, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: greg suhr, hunter's point, kenneth harding, sfpd, shooting, street soldiers
In Indiana, Young People Lead Fight Against Immigration Laws
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
A law prohibiting undocumented students from accessing scholarships has ignited a wave of youth activism in Indiana.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: hb1402, indiana, indianaimmigrants, indianaimmigrationlaw, indianalatinos, sb590
Born to Run: The Secrets of Mexico's Tarahumara Tribe
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
Running is one of those sports that hurts so good, but a secretive tribe in Mexico has centuries-old traditions that help people run for hundreds of miles with no pain.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Health, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Media, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: born to run, christopher mcdougall, naked, run, running, running shoes, secret, secretive, tarahumara, tribe
Frontline Troops in Foreclosure Fight Under Siege
The Investigative Reporting Workshop, Video, Posted: Aug 05, 2011
As many as 1 million foreclosure actions that should have taken place in 2011 will now happen in 2012, or even later.
Categories: Economy, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: california, closure, crisis, economy, foreclosure, homeowners, housing, mortgage
Hazleton Anti-Immigration Law Gets Another Chance
Al Día, News Report, Posted: Aug 04, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court in June instructed the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision that found Hazleton's immigration ordinances unconstitutional.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: hazleton, immigrationlaw, unconstitutional
Vietnamese Concerns Prompt Redistricting Review
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Aug 04, 2011
Concerns that the Vietnamese American community’s political influence will be split by Orange County’s redistricting process prompted the Board of Supervisors Tuesday to send the draft plan back to committee.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Southern California Town Considers E-Verify
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 04, 2011
The city of Costa Mesa could become the largest city in Southern California to implement the controversial E-Verify program.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
In Georgia, Racial Issues Resurface With a New Anti-Immigrant Flavor
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 04, 2011
Activists say the environment in Georgia is extremely hostile and anti-Latino against immigrants and citizens alike.
Categories: African American, Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Latin Jazz Musicians File Class Action Against Grammy Awards
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 04, 2011
Four Latin jazz musicians have filed a class-action suit against the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for eliminating the Best Latin Jazz Album.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Native American Activists Save Sacred Burial Ground From Bulldozers
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 04, 2011
Bulldozers were primed to level the ancient burial ground at Glen Cove, Calif., until hundreds of Native Americans staged a 108-day occupation.
Categories: Environment, Indigenous, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: burial grounds, indigenous, land, native americans, occupation, ohlone, sacred, vallejo
New Marvel Comics Spider-Man is Black-Latino
ColorLines, News Report, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
Marvel Comics’ new superhero is a half-African American half-Latino kid named Miles Morales.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: spidey
Does Al Jazeera’s American Debut Give Hope For Media Diversity?
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
The cable network launched at 12:00 a.m. on Monday in New York City. The managing director of Al Jazeera English has said the New York market provides more traffic to the AJE website than any other city in the world, making it a natural place for AJE to begin its operations in the U.S.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Ethnic Media in the News, Middle Eastern
Tags: al jazeera, debut, english, television, U.s.
Gary Locke Confirmed as Envoy to China
Northwest Asianweekly, News Report, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
On Wednesday, July 27, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, 61, was confirmed as ambassador to China. Locke was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 9.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Politics & Governance
Tags: ambassador, china, confirmed, envoy, gary locke, washington
La Opinión Calls Debt Deal Disappointing
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
Editors of La Opinión write that the strategy of "cutting, cutting and cutting" has emerged victorious.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: debtceiling, debtcrisis
Hikers In Iran - Caught in Web of International Politics
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
There is some hope that Shane Bauer and his traveling companion Josh Fattal -- incarcerated in Iran for two year -- may be released soon.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Sister Mischief: Young Adult Fiction's New Stars
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
A new book of young adult fiction explores homosexuality and cross-cultural relationships.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Gender & Sexuality, Intersections, Media, New America Now, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: bengali, fiction, laura goode, lesbian, sister mischief, young adult, young adult fiction
South Carolina Immigration Law Starts New Era of Racial Profiling
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
South Carolina’s new anti-immigrant law strikes Latinos with fear of racial profiling—and reminds blacks of the state’s racist past.
Categories: African American, Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: nikkihaleyimmigration, racialprofiling, southcarolina, southcarolinaimmigrationlaw
China Side-Steps US Financial Crisis With Innovative Strategies
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
China holds more US federal debt than any other foreign country and is taking action to side step potential future US default.
Categories: Chinese, Economy, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: china, chinese, congress, debt, default, development, dollar, economy, investment, obama, renminbi, US, yuan
Study: Undocumented Students’ Jarring Transition to Workforce
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
Every child is guaranteed a K-12 education, no matter what kind of documentation they can provide. But once students graduate from public schools, they must deal with the harsh reality of living as an undocumented resident, often for the first time, Gonzales explains.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: Every child is guaranteed a K-12 education, Gonzales explains., no matter what kind of documentation they can provide. But once students graduate from public schools, often for the first time, they must deal with the harsh reality of living as an undocumented resident
Danger Signs for President Obama with Black Voters
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
The jobless rate has hit crisis levels in many inner city communities, and the perception is that the President simply isn’t doing enough to combat the crisis.
Categories: African American, Economy, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: black, disapprove, joblessness, obama, poll
Civil Rights Report Shines Light on Education Disparities
BlackVoiceNews.com, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
If algebra is the “gatekeeper” course that determines whether students will have access to higher education, then thousands of African American and other underserved high school students are facing a locked gate with no key.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Youth Culture
Tags: african american, education, high school, higher education
Most NFL Players are Ready for Training Camp
Los Angeles Sentinel , News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
Most NFL players used their time off during the lockout wisely by staying in shape.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Sports
Young Guns
Maynard Institute , News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
A Chicago television station story about the shooting of two teenagers that used video of a 4-year old boy saying he did not fear violence and wanted his own gun, has raised concerns with journalism educators and others.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: Chicago, educators, gun, journalism, shooting, teenagers, video, violence
Illinois a Sign of Hope for National Dreamers
Equal Voice for America's Families Newspaper, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed his state's version of the Dream Act on Monday, a step forward in helping low-income immigrants go to college.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latino
Tags: dreamact, DREAMer, illinoisdreamact, illinoisimmgirationlaw, patquinn
Alabama - On the Frontlines of the Nation’s Harshest Immigration Law
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
In June, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed into law the most severe immigration legislation in the nation.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: alabama, alabamaimmigration, alabamaimmigrationlaw, HB 56
Afghanistan the New Mexico?: Assassinations and the Drug Trade
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
The Afghan drug trade has entered a new phase that could lead to the sort of violence that plagues Mexico.
Categories: International Affairs, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: afghan, afghanistan, assassination, karzai, mexico, narcotics, opium, U.S., violence
Obama Should Endorse African Union's Libya Peace Plan
Black Star News, Editorial, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
President Obama can quickly end the Libya conflict by endorsing the African Union peace plan.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance
Tags: African union, libya, peace plan, president barack obama
Hanging Out: Young People's Worries and Tactics to Stay Safe
New York Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
As we pass through the sweltering days and nights of another summer, young people continue the usual rituals of hanging out with friends at parties and outdoor events across the city on weekends and during the evening hours.
Categories: Environment, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Youth Culture
People of Color are Leading YouTube’s Growth
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Black and Latino users are the most active video consumers online, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Tags: cell phones, color, internet, people, technology, youtube
New Mexican Migration Patterns
Immigration Policy Center, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Fewer immigrants are coming, fewer are leaving, and a majority of the unauthorized population has been here for a decade or longer.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
News Briefing - Californians and the Environment Poll - Wed, Aug 3rd
New America Media, Event, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
The latest statewide survey on what Californians think about key environmental issues, including pollution, climate change, and renewable energy. The Public Policy Institute of California surveyed residents in 6 languages, and will present findings specific to Asian, Latino and African American communities
Categories: Events
Tags: climate change, environmental issues, multilingual poll, pollution, renewable energy
Latest CA Redistricting Maps Satisfy Most Minorities—But Not Latinos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Latinos say new political maps are an improvement over first drafts released in June but still don't reflect big population gains over the past decade.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: california, citizensredistrictingcommission, Latinos, MALDEF, redistricting, sacramento, TeaPArty, visionary, votingrightsact, wedrawthelines
Foreclosures Brutalize Rural Glenn County in Calif.
Sacramento Valley Mirror, News Feature, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Glenn County's foreclosure rate is not much worse than California's average, but the mortgage crisis has had a greater impact in the small farming community than in other parts of the state.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Foreclosures, Top Stories
Tags: California foreclosure, Glenn County, housing crisis, mortgage, rural
U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies Testing Drugs on India’s Poor
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Drug companies are experimenting on poor people in India and elsewhere without their informed consent. NAM interviewed Al Jazeera’s reporter on the story.
Categories: Health, International Affairs, Intersections, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: bhopal, ceravix, climicalresearch, clinicaltrials, departmentofjustice, drugcompanies, gardasil, globaleconomy, india, merck, poverty, publiccitizen