SF District Attorney Apologizes to Chinese Financial Abuse Victims
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 31, 2012
San Francisco's DA apologized last week for failing to respond to complaints from Chinese-speaking victims of elder financial abuse.
Categories: Chinese, Elders, Front Page
Tags: elderfinancialabuse, georgegascon, sfchinese
China Opposes Intervention in South China Sea
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 31, 2012
China has indisputable sovereign rights over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters, Beijing's Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: southchinasea
North Korea Stuns China in Men's Weightlifting
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jul 31, 2012
The showdown between North Korea and China in the men's weightlifting competition hasn't turned out as expected - North Korea is winning.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
President Obama Speeds Tribal Homeownership
Native News Network, News Report, Posted: Jul 31, 2012
On Monday, President Barack Obama signed the HEARTH Act, which promotes greater tribal self-determination and will help create jobs in Indian country.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous
Navajo Runner Alvina Begay Inspires Indian Country
Native News Network, News Report, Posted: Jul 31, 2012
While Navajo runner Alvina Begay fell short of her Olympic dream, her run on NBC Sports Network made American Indians across Indian Country proud.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous, Sports
Anti-Obama Hate on Social Media Soars
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 31, 2012
The growing number of groups that churn hate on social media sites are secure in the knowledge they won’t be caught or called out on it.
Categories: Election 2012, Front Page, Original NAM Content
In Buddhist Myanmar, Monks Gone Wild
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 31, 2012
Violent attacks on Myanmar's Muslim minority by lay and ordained Buddhists contrasts with Western notions of a religion solely committed to peace.
Categories: Asian, Featured Columnists, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: aungsansuukyi, buddhistmuslimviolence, myanmarmuslims, myanmarviolence, rohingya
"People's Pension" Author: Social Security Cuts Would Hurt Ethnic Families Most
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jul 31, 2012
“People’s Pension” author Eric Laursen says calls to cut Social Security by both parties could harm ethnic elders and older women the most in the years ahead.
Categories: Elders, Election 2012, Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: boomergeneration, elderseconomicsecurity, familycaregiving, newyorktimesonentitlements, oldagepoverty, peoplespension, socialsecurityandminorities, socialsecurityandwomen
Vietnam May Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Talk.Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2012
Once a country that condemned homosexuality, Vietnam is now considering legalizing same-sex marriage.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Politics & Governance
Tags: equality, gay, gender, homosexual, legalization, marriage, relations, vietnam
Fil-Ams Unite to Help Lone Filipino Victim of Aurora Rampage
Filamstar.net, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2012
The Filipino American community in Aurora is raising money to defray the hospitalization costs of a 17-year-old boy recovering in the intensive care unit of a Colorado hospital, after he was injured in the moving theater shooting rampage.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, News
Tags: Filipino American community, fund-raising, intensive care, shot Aurora rampage, teenager
Fatal Shooting Sparks Debate Over Stop-And-Frisk
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2012
A Bronx community stands divided over stop-and-frisk after the shooting death of a four-year-old boy.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: Morrisania, stopandfrisk
China May Have Largest Shale Gas Reserves
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2012
China may have the world's largest mineable shale gas reserves, about 20 percent of the world's total, according to a new report.
Categories: Chinese, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: frackinginchina, lng, shalereserves
Former Olympian John Carlos on His Fist-Raising Protest
The Root, Question & Answer, Posted: Jul 30, 2012
One Olympic moment stands out for the political statement it made.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Sports
Tags: 1968mexicoolympics, blackgloves, johncarlos, olympicmovement, tommiesmith
Mitt Romney’s Jerusalem Speech Panders to the Right-Wing
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 30, 2012
Mitt Romney’s foreign policy speech to the Jerusalem Foundation in Israel on Sunday qualified him to be President—of Israel.
Categories: Election 2012, Featured Columnists, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: 2012, election, far right, iran, israel, jerusalem, middle east, mitt. romney, nuclear, obama, option, pandering, war
Most Aging Latinos Struggle, Some Get Active, Inspiring Others
Alianza News/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Jul 30, 2012
As Latino boomers approach retirement, many struggle with little income or health coverage, but some are finding new purpose.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Fellowships, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: aging, culture, economy, elders, hispanic, inspiration, latino, los angeles, struggle, study
Women Muralists Return to Chicano Park
La Prensa-San Diego, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2012
Women artists who originally painted their murals in the 1970s are returning to San Diego to repaint their work 40 years later.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Network, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: chicanopark, sandiegomural, womenmuralists
Inside Story Americas - US Policing: Institutionalizing Brutality?
Al Jazeera, Interview, Posted: Jul 28, 2012
Witnesses say he wasn't a threat to the police, and that the police continued to shoot bullets into the man even after he had been incapacitated with a first shot.
Categories: Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: anaheim, brutality, disneyland, execution, murder, police, protest, racism, tactics, unarmed
Fuera del Closet Celuloide -- Mosquita y Mari
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2012
La primera película que logró recaudar $80.000 en una campaña de Kickstarter, no es una típica historia de amor.
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: MosquitayMari, mym
Beyond the Celluloid Closet -- Mosquita y Mari
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2012
A new film -- the first to successfully raise $80,000 on Kickstarter -- is a queer love story without a coming-out scene.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Latino, Original NAM Content
Tags: kickstarter, MosquitayMari, mym, queerfilm
Clinton: Diaspora Populations Can Turn 'Brain Drain' into 'Brain Gain'
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2012
Speaking at the Global Diaspora Forum, Hillary Clinton discussed the social and economic benefits immigrants bring to American cities.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content
Tags: diasporaforum, globaldiasporaforum, hillaryclinton, idea
El Diario-La Prensa: Present for a Century
El Diario/La Prensa, Commentary, Posted: Jul 27, 2012
A columnist at New York's El Diario/La Prensa responds to a column questioning whether the newspaper would survive.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Media
Tags: edlp, eldario/laprensa, eldiariony, hispanicmedia, impremedia, latinomedia, spanishlanguagemedia
Attorneys Allege 'Culture of Discrimination' in Arpaio’s Office
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2012
A series of racially charged emails resurfaced during the third day of hearings in the trial against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arpaioemails, arpaioracialprofiling, arpaioracistemails, arpaiotrial, joearpaio, mcso
Lawsuit Claims Shark Fin Ban Discriminatory Against Asians
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2012
The Chinatown Neighborhood Association (CNA) announced last week that it intends to file a lawsuit to overturn California Assembly Bill 376.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, food
Tags: chinese, discrimination, dwindling, environement, fin, law, meat, population, shark, soup, species
Why Canonize Sally Ride as a Gay Hero?
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: Jul 27, 2012
In death Sally Ride came out twice -- as a cancer patient and as someone who had been in a lesbian relationship.
Categories: Featured Columnists, Gender & Sexuality, Living, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: astronaut, bisexuality, celebrity, gay, identity, lesbian, nasa, orbit, out, ride, sally, shuttle
La Opinión Calls for Calm in Aftermath of Anaheim Shootings
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Jul 26, 2012
In the aftermath of a shooting of an unarmed Latino man by police in Anaheim, Calif., editors of La Opinión argue that it is critical to stay calm.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Living
Tags: anaheim, anaheimshooting, latinorodneyking, policeviolence
AIDS Experts Optimistic about Turning the Tide on Disease
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jul 26, 2012
Dr. Michael Horberg, director of HIV/AIDS with Kaiser Permanente is optimistic in AIDS treatment, and can see an AIDS-free world.
Categories: Health, Health Care Reform, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: aids, care, hiv, immunity, kaiser, medicare, medication, patients, treatment, virus
Discarded Syringes a Growing Health Hazard in Miami
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 26, 2012
There are no reliable estimates on how many children or passersby are inadvertently stuck by discarded syringes each year.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Health, Original NAM Content
Tags: AIDs, drug users, exchange, infection, injection, Miami, program, syringe
The Darkest Knight - Could Bane Have Saved James Holmes?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 26, 2012
If James Holmes had actually seen The Dark Knight Rises, he might have found a group ethos to identify with.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Living, Media, Occupy Protests, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: aurorashooting, bane, batman, coloradoshooting, darkknight, darkknightoccupy, darkknightrises, jamesholmes
Dear Boy Scouts of America: I'm Returning My Eagle Scout Medal
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Jul 26, 2012
It’s not an issue of admitting people of different sexual orientations into the organization – it’s admitting that they're already there.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Living, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: american, bias, bigotry, boyscout, bsa, discrimination, eagle, fairness, gay, medal
Two Faces of Arpaio Revealed in Trial
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 25, 2012
Prosecuting attorney Stanley Young suggested that there are two Sheriff Joe Arpaios, one for the public and another for the courts.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arpaiotrial, joearpaio, racialprofiling, twofacesofjoearpaio
Latina Blogger Launches Bilingual E-Book on Blogging
LatinaLista, News Report, Posted: Jul 25, 2012
Marisa Tresviño, who created the blog LatinaLista in 2004, has released a new bilingual e-book.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Media, Science & Technology
Tags: howtoblog, latinalista
More Tolerance in Southeast Asia for Gay Marriage
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Jul 25, 2012
The Ministry of Justice is currently polling public opinion on the legalization of same-sex marriages as it drafts amendments to prevailing marriage laws.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Living
Tags: asian, gay, lgbt, same sex marriage, southeast asia, thailand, vietnam, vietnamese
Chicken Is the New Food Porn in Iran
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 25, 2012
Iran is banning images of chickens on national television for fear of provoking desire among viewers.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: chicken, clerics, eating, economy, entertainment, food, iran, news, porn, religion, revolution, tv, viewers
Asian American Athletes Represent U.S. at 2012 Olympics
NW Asian Weekly, News Report, Posted: Jul 25, 2012
More than a dozen Asian and Pacific Islander Americas will represent Team USA at the Summer Olympic Games in London.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Sports
Tags: 2012, americans, asian, competition, games, london, olympics, summer, team, USA
Korean Pastor Shot and Killed by Wife in Atlanta
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
A Korean pastor in his 60s was shot and killed by his wife last weekend while the two were in their Atlanta home.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: aurorashooting, guncontrollaws, koreancommunityinatlanta
Young Fencer Alexander Massialas Carries on His Father’s Dream
KTSF, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
San Francisco-based Alexander Massialas has made his first Olympic team.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Ghana's New Leader Talks Africa's Future
The Root, Question & Answer, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
Ghana is set to swear in its next president, John Dramani Mahama, who spoke with The Root about Africa's past and future.
Categories: African, Front Page, International Affairs
Tags: africaandthearabspring, ghanapresident, JohnDramaniMahama
Las Leyes de Identificación tienen un impacto severo en los votantes pobres, ancianos y minorías, dice un estudio
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
José Zúñiga, 83, es uno de los 500,000 votantes elegibles que podrían ser afectados por leyes más estrictas de identificación.
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: identificacionconfoto, leydeindentificacion, votanteselegibles
Arpaio Takes the Stand in Racial Profiling Lawsuit
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
Civil rights attorneys are trying to prove that the intent to discriminate came “from the top” of Arpaio’s organization.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: joearpaio
Hispanic Institute Backs Broader Credit Access Via H.R. 6139
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
The Hispanic Institute announced its support for The Consumer Credit Access, Innovation and Modernization Act.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: consumercreditaccess, hispaniccredit, hispanicinstitute, hr6139
Why Poverty Issue Is Missing on the Presidential Campaign Trail
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
Wealthy Americans are amply represented among the off shore tax evaders, poor people remain invisible.
Categories: Economy, Election 2012, Featured Columnists, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, campaign, election, middle class, obama, poor, poverty, rich, romney, the poor
Would Bruce Wayne Vote for Mitt Romney? Batman’s Bait-and-Switch
Firstpost.com, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
Chris Nolan adroitly answers the question with another question: Before or after Bruce goes broke?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Election 2012, Featured Columnists, Top Stories
Tags: 1%, 99%, America, batman, bruce, Chris, mitt, Nolan, politics, poverty, romney, top, wayne
Mother Loses Battle for Custody of Her Son
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 24, 2012
Parents who are apprehended on immigration grounds are rarely given an opportunity to make care arrangements for their children.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content
Tags: encarnacionbailromero, familyseparation, parentalincarceration, parentalrights
Anaheim Residents Continue Protests After Cops Open Fire at Women, Kids
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2012
Anaheim Police Department officers openly fired bean bags, pepper spray and released an attack dog into a crowd that included women and children
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic
Tags: anaheim, attack, brutality, children, county, dogs, orange, pepper, police, shooting, spray, women
Penn State Sanctions Make Eddie Robinson Winningest Coach
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2012
With Joe Paterno's victories gone, former Grambling State Head Coach Eddie Robinson reclaims his position as the winningest Division I coach.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Democrat Candidates of Color Face Off in Oakland State Assembly Race
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2012
Democrats in Alameda County will face a tough choice this November between two progressive candidates of color for the state assembly seat.
Categories: Asian, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Abel Guillen, California state assembly, Filipino-American, Hispanic, immigrant experience, Rob Bonta
Have We Seen the Last of Big Indian Casino Projects?
Indian Country Today, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2012
The American Indian gaming industry may not be going away, but experts believe the future lies in smaller-scale projects.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Indigenous, Top Stories
Tags: indiancasinos, indiangaming
S.F. Civil Grand Jury Slams Restaurant Health Care Surcharges
SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Jul 22, 2012
San Francisco’s civil grand jury on Thursday chastised many of the city’s restaurants for profiting from surcharges they add to customers’ bills under the name of paying for health care, and recommended that the city ban the practice.
Categories: Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, News
Tags: civil grand jury, complaints, health care for employees, healthy san francisco, restaurant surcharge
Hidden Harvest: Rescuing Produce to Feed the Hungry
New America Media / Coachella Unincorporated, News Report, Posted: Jul 22, 2012
One non-profit is tackling hunger in the Coachella Valley by harvesting crops that would otherwise go to waste.
Categories: Latino, Original NAM Content, Profiles, Top Stories, food
Tags: coachella, foodrescue, hiddenharvest, producerescue
Voter Photo ID Laws Have Harsh Impact on Poor, Elderly and Minority Voters, Study Says
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2012
States' voter ID requirements pose a daunting challenge to many -- especially to people of color.
Categories: Elders, Multi-ethnic, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: difficult access, people of color, restrictive, rural populations, state, voter ID requirements
Having a Parent Behind Bars is All Too Common for Kids in CA
Oakland Local, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2012
Having an incarcerated parent is disturbingly common for children in California, and the impacts are far-reaching.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: californiaprisons, childrenofincarceratedparents, parentalincarceration, prisonindustrialcomplex, realignment
The End of El Diario-La Prensa?
National Institute for Latino Policy, Commentary, Posted: Jul 21, 2012
As it approaches its 100th Anniversary, it is not clear what the future holds for "El Campeón de los Hispanos."
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Media, Top Stories
Tags: edlp, eldiario/laprensa, eldiariony, impremedia
Immigrant Communities Panicked After Colorado Shooting
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2012
Immigrants in Aurora are scrambling for information about the identity of the victims of a shooting rampage at the premiere of the latest Batman movie.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: asians, aurora shootings, immigrant population, Latinos, news, panicked
After Colorado Massacre, Fingers Pointed at Tea Party for a Reason
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 20, 2012
The perpetrator of the Colorado movie theater massacre was not a Tea Party member, but there's a good reason why people are pointing the finger.
Categories: Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: coloradomassacre, teaparty
¿El Fin de El Diario-La Prensa?
National Institute for Latino Policy, Commentary, Posted: Jul 20, 2012
En la víspera de su centenario, no se vislumbra claramente el futuro de "El Campeón de los Hispanos".
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: edlp, eldiario/laprensa, eldiariony, impremedia
Colorado Shootings: The Dangerous Pursuit of the Meaningless
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 20, 2012
For the gunman in the Colorado shootings in a movie theater earlier today, riding the coattail of global movie hype by taking of human life in the glare of the big screen during a few terrifying minutes was his way of focusing attention on himself and sharing a single “real” experience amid the indulgence in an empty fantasy.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Living, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: dangerous reality, fragmented America, shooting in a movie theatre, The Dark Knight Rises
Ethnic Media Journalists Honored at Awards Gala in SF
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2012
New America Media handed out awards to honor the best in ethnic media journalism for Northern and Central California.
Categories: Awards & Expo, Ethnic Media in the News, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Photo Galleries, Top Stories
Tags: belvadavis, chaunceybailey, ethnicmedia, ethnicmediaawards, newamericamedia, sandyclose
Arms Race May Lead to Democratic Reforms in Vietnam
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 20, 2012
Vietnam’s urgent need to modernize its army in face of Chinese threats may spur political reforms in the country
Categories: Asian, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: Law of the Sea, modernize army, regional security, standing up to Chinese threat, Vietnam
London's Olympic Promise to Ethnic Communities Falling Short
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2012
London won its bid to host the 2012 Olympics on promises of community redevelopment -- promises which now appear unfulfilled.
Categories: European, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: 2012Olympics, BritishOlympicAssociation, LOCOG, LondonOlympics
7 N. Korean Women Sent to China on Reform Mission
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2012
Is new North Korean leader Kim Jong-un starting to cross the river by feeling the stones, as Chinese economic reformer Deng Xiaoping put it in 1984?
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Ms. Melodie From Boogie Down Productions Dies
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2012
According to news reports, one time rapper Ms. Melodie has passed away. The cause of death and her age had not been revealed.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: boogiedownproductions, hiphop, ms.melodie
"Carwasheros" Cleaning Up L.A.'s Carwash Industry
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jul 19, 2012
Car wash workers in Los Angeles County are building a movement for basic labor protections -- and getting results.
Categories: Economy, Immigration, Inside the Shadow Economy, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: AFL-CIO, BonusCarwash, carwasheros, cityofsantamonica, CleanCarwashCampaign, MALDEF, SantaMonicaCarwash, Steelworkers
City College Closure Could End San Francisco’s Adult Education Program
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2012
If CCSF loses accreditation and is forced to close its doors, it will spell the end of adult education in San Francisco.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Education, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: adulteducation, CCSF, ccsfclosure, citycollegeclosure, citycollegeofsanfrancisco
AARP Study: Ethnic Elders Slammed Hardest by Foreclosures
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2012
Foreclosures have shaken up home security for millions of seniors, says a new AARP report, especially ethnic elders living a “Nightmare on Main Street.”
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Foreclosures, Latino, Living, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: aarppolicyinstitute, africanamericaneldersforeclosures, bankofamercajusticedepartment, eldershousingcrisis, foreclosuresandelders, olderlatinohousing, retirementincomeinrecession
Silicon Valley Closing in on $2.6 Trillion Baby Boom Market
Sing Tao Daily/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 19, 2012
Intel’s Marc Yi is among experts at a recent Silicon Valley meeting who are increasing tapping into the $2.6 trillion baby-boomer market.
Categories: Chinese, Elders, Fellowships
Tags: aarpboomerbusiness, boomerbusinesscompetition, boomermarket, marcyiintel, maryfurlongassociates, scuboomerventuresummit, siliconvalleyentrepreneurs
Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center Opens in Chinatown
Asianweek, News Report, Posted: Jul 18, 2012
ayor Edwin M. Lee joined Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD), Department of Public Works (DPW), Betty Ann Ong Foundation, San Francisco Parks Alliance and park and community advocates to open and dedicate the long awaited Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center at the corner of Mason and Washington streets in Chinatown.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: ayor Edwin M. Lee joined Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, Betty Ann Ong Foundation, Department of Public Works (DPW), July 14., San Francisco Parks Alliance and park and community advocates to open and dedicate the long awaited Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center at the corner of Mason and Washington streets in Chinatown on Saturday, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD)
Noted Journalist William Raspbery Dead at 76
The Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Jul 18, 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winner William Raspberry, who served 40 years as a columnist for The Washington Post died Tuesday at his home in Washington, D.C.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: williamrasberry
Pastor Abducted in Egypt a Standout
The Root, News Report, Posted: Jul 18, 2012
Long before making a valiant stand on foreign soil, Boston-area leaders say the Rev. Michael Louis has stood out in his community.
Categories: African American, Caribbean, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Religion
Tags: haitiansinboston, MichelLouis, pastorinegypt
Redistricting the NYC Council: A Battle We Must Fight
El Diario/La Prensa, Editorial, Posted: Jul 18, 2012
With Latino political power at stake, individuals and organizations should closely monitor the redistricting process underway.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: edlp, eldiariony, nyccouncil, nycitycouncil, nyredistricting, redistricting
Immigrants Warned of Fraud on Deferred Action for Undocumented Youth
Asian Law Caucus, News Report, Posted: Jul 18, 2012
The Asian American Center for Advancing Justice is warning of potential immigration fraud by immigration consultants, also known as "notarios," who claim they can assist applicants with the deferred action process to undocumented youth.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: asianlawcaucus, deferredaction, dreamerreflief, dreamers, immigrationfraud, notarios, scams
Lawsuit Could Sideline Arpaio’s Anti-Immigration Crusade
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 18, 2012
A racial profiling case begins tomorrow in Arizona, and activists say it is a pivotal moment for civil rights in this embattled border state.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: acluimmigrantrightsproject, arpaio, maldef, maricopacounty, racialprofiling, sb1070
Native American Tribe Races to Preserve Endangered Language
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 18, 2012
The Chukchansi tribe recently donated $1 million to CSU Fresno, in an effort to save their language from extinction.
Categories: Education, Elders, Indigenous, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: 90 languages, Cal State Fresno, Chuckchansi, identity, language, linguistic professors, state
Why Vietnamese Women Marry Foreigners
Talk.Onevietnam.org, News Report, Posted: Jul 17, 2012
Roughly 40,000 Vietnamese citizens married foreigners, including overseas Vietnamese or Viet Kieu, between 2005-2008 according to the statistics provided by the justice department of Ho Chi Minh City.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Ethnic Media in the News, Gender & Sexuality
Tags: foreigners, gender, inequality, marriage, overseas, sex, sexism, vietnamese, women
Krugman: California The Worst of Current Economic crisis
SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Jul 17, 2012
The budget pain facing California this year is not California’s fault, said Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who has been among the most outspoken writers critiquing the government’s response to what he calls an economic “depression.”
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: budget, california, crisis, depression, economy, krugman, recession, unemployment
Charlotte Journalists Pledge Humane Treatment of Immigrant Subjects
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jul 17, 2012
Creative Loafing, Charlotte, the leading alternative weekly publication in Charlotte, N.C., for over 25 years, has recently pledged to drop the i-word
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Media
Tags: carolina, charlotte, illegal, immigration, north, observer, undocumented
Gay or Not: The Real Cost of The Gandhi Auction That Never Was
Firstpost.com, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 17, 2012
The Indian government recently coughed up the asking price of $1.28 million for 40 years of documents, telegrams and letters between Mahatma Gandhi and the German Jewish bodybuilder and lifelong friend Hermann Kallenbach before it made the auction block. Was it to keep the halo around the Mahatma's head from dimming?
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Living, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: bodybuilder Hermann Kallenbach, Indian government buys, letters, mahatma gandhi, pricetag of $1.28 million, Sotheby's
The Empire Returns: U.S. in Southeast Asia
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 17, 2012
Recent U.S. overtures to Vietnam are full of irony, and signal a shift in the arduous history of U.S.-Indochina relations.
Categories: Asian, Featured Columnists, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: ASEAN, Hilary Clinton, LeonPanetta, Relations, SouthChinaSea, U.S.-Indochina, Vietnam
Foiling Expectations: U.S. Fencers Go For Gold
New America Media, Profile, Posted: Jul 17, 2012
A bourgeoning group of young Asian American fencers is looking to usurp the sport’s Eurocentric stereotypes.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Original NAM Content, Profiles, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: 2012summerolympics, MassialasFoundation, meinhardt, usmensfencingteam
California’s Innovative Paid Family Leave Underutilized by Immigrants
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2012
California’s Paid Family Leave Act, marking it’s 10th anniversary, broke ground nationally, but too few immigrant mothers and caregivers know about it.
Categories: Health, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: californiafamilyleave, familyleaveandcargivers, immigrantmothers
First Havana-Miami Cargo Service Marks Sea Change for Cuba Past and Future
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2012
Last week, the Bolivian ship, Ana Cecelia, the “Peace Boat,” set sail with the first regular cargo service between Miami and Havana in a half-century, marking new era.
Categories: Caribbean, Economy, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: cubanpeopleofcolor, marcorubioanduscubanrelations, unitedstatescubaembargo, uscubanrelations, whiteblackcubanconflict
Can the GOP Pry Some Blacks Away From President Obama?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2012
A black Republican advocacy group wasted no time in hitting the airwaves to taunt President Obama.
Categories: African American, Economy, Election 2012, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: black Republicans, black votes, jobs and economy, Obama, pry blacks away, Romney
Iroquois Nationals Bring ‘Creator’s Game’ to the World
Indian Country Today Media Network, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2012
When the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team steps on the field for the 2012 World Championships, they'll stand out even before the games begin.
Categories: Indigenous, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: iroquoislacrosse, iroquoisnationals, lacrosseworldchampionships
‘Netflix of Africa’ Brings Nigerian Films to the World
The Afro, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2012
Known as the “Netflix of Africa,” iROKO this week launched a new Web-based service that allows subscribers to watch Nigerian films.
Categories: African, Arts & Entertainment, Front Page
Tags: africancinema, nigeriancinema, nollywood
Condemning Olympic Apparel Made in China: Another Tempest in a Teapot Brewed by Congress
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 14, 2012
The U.S. Congress is upset that the spiffy outfits the American Olympic team will wear at the opening ceremony while designed by Ralph Lauren are (gasp) made in China.
Categories: Economy, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: America poor country, Congress upset, G-string, made in China, Oympics, Ralph Lauren
Caring Teachers Help Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Oakland Local, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2012
For two Oakland teens, caring adults and mentors were the difference in creating a life -- and a future -- worth leading.
Categories: African American, Education, Top Stories
Chinese Warship Runs Aground on Philippine Reef
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2012
A Chinese warship has run aground on a reef off Palawan while patrolling contested waters in the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Chinese warship, contested territory, Philippines, radar installed, run aground, Subi reef
WA. Health Officials Push Whooping Cough Vaccination
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2012
Health officials in Washington have declared whooping cough an epidemic, but say it can be prevented by vaccines.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: cocooning family, epidemic, infants vulnerable, treatable, vaccines, Washington State, whooping cough
Rebirth of Baby Boomers--New Markets, Technology Create Connections and Jobs
Alianza News/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2012
New products for aging boomers and seniors took center stage at a recent Silicon Valley conference pushing against America’s “anti-aging” culture.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Fellowships, Health, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: babyboomermarket, eldersandbusinessinnovations, hispanicseniors, latinoboomers, maturemarketinnovations, siliconvalleyentrepreneurs, venturecapitalistsinbomermarket
Sleepless in San Francisco as Two-Year Hotel Boycott Bangs On
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2012
The Hotel Frank offers the noisiest stay in San Francisco thanks to a two-year long boycott by mostly Latino and Filipino workers and stonewalling management.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: filipinoworkers, hotelfrankboycott, hotelworkersofcolor, latinolaborrelations, sanfranciscohotelstrikes, uniteherelocal2
Chinese FM Meets Clinton in Cambodia
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2012
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told Clinton Thursday he hopes the U.S. will respect China's interests in the Asia Pacific region.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: chinaclinton, chinausties, clintonincambodia
Affordable Healthcare -- Not in Texas
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2012
Texas Gov. Rick Perry declined federal dollars connected to Obama's health care reform law, despite the state's high rate of uninsured.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Texas’ Voter ID Law Faces Court Scrutiny
The Afro, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2012
It’s Texas’ turn in the continuing battle between states and the Department of Justice regarding controversial voter ID laws.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance, Voter Suppression
Tags: departmentofjusticevoterid, ericholdervoterid, texasvoterid, voteridlaws, votersupression
Mexican Drug Cartels’ Stake in the U.S.: One Trillion Dollars
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2012
Media reports of money laundering activities involving U.S. banks and Mexico’s drug cartels point to a disturbing trend.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: mexicocartels, mexicodrugwar, mexicomoneylaundering, wachovialaundering
Why Arizona’s Immigration Law Matters to Indian Americans, Too
India West/New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 12, 2012
The Supreme Court’s Arizona decision allowing police to demand immigrants “show your papers” drew outcries—but not from most Indian Americans.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: dotbusterattacksonhindus, immigrantsandreasonablesuspicion, indianamericansanddiscrimination, showyourpapersdecision, supremecourtarizona2012
Was Romney NAACP Speech Almost Good?
The Root, News Report, Posted: Jul 11, 2012
Give Mitt Romney credit. On Wednesday in Houston, he addressed the NAACP, made his case and gave African-American voters something to think about.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: romneyandblacks, romneyatnaacp
In Richmond, A Love of Soccer But Nowhere to Play
Richmond Pulse/ New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 11, 2012
As soccer's popularity grows, residents in Richmond say there aren't enough fields to accommodate.
Categories: Health, Latino, Living, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Sports, Top Stories
Bankrupt Stockton Revitalized by Filipino Heritage—and Youth
New America Media, Profile, Posted: Jul 11, 2012
Mired in bankruptcy, Stockton, Calif.—the state’s “foreclosure capital”—is finding new hope in young Filipinos returning to reclaim their Little Manila heritage.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: filipinoamericanhistory, littlemanila, stocktonbankruptcy, stocktonfilipinos
Multicultural Boomer Power Flexes Creative Business Muscle in Silicon Valley
India West/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
New-tech entrepreneurs met in Silicon Valley to show innovations from preventing arthritis degeneration to helping with eldercare for families of many cultures.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Elders, European, Health, Immigration, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: ethnicboomers, ethnicfamilycaregiving, ethnicsmallbusiness, kneereplacementinnovations, multiculturalhomecare, seniorcarebusiness, seniormedicationmanagement, siliconvalleyboomerentrepreneurs, siliconvalleyboomerventure
Texas Wants to Say Adios to the Voting Rights Act’s Authority
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
By this time tomorrow, more than 1,500 U.S.-born Latinos will be eligible to vote in local, state and federal elections.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, Voter Suppression
Tags: 500 U.S.-born Latinos will have celebrated a milestone birthday, and turned 18. They’ll be eligible to vote in local, By this same hour tomorrow, more than 1, state and federal elections in their home states—but if that state is Texas, that right is under threat.
New Chicago Ordinance Inspired by Case of African Woman
La Raza, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced the "Safe Families Ordinance” to protect undocumented immigrants in the city.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: africanwomanchicago, chicago, rahmemanuel, safefamiliesordinance
Latino Representation in Federal Workforce Is Lacking
Fox News Latino, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
In June, the Office of Personnel Management released the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program report for fiscal year 2011.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Mexico’s Hot Political Summer
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
A week after Mexicans went to the polls to elect their next president, a growing citizens' movement is claiming fraud.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: AMLO, amlo, epn, MexicanElection, mexicoelections, penanieto
Developers Seek to Legalize Tiny Apartments in San Francisco
SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
Plan would shrink smallest living spaces by one-third, but opponents fear crowding in San Francisco.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines, Living
Tags: apartment, crowding, high-tech, population, rent, san francisco, shrinking, size, space, workers
U.S. Citizen Sues FBI for Labeling Him 'Deportable' Under S-Comm
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
An editorial in La Opinión makes the case against the national fingerprint program Secure Communities.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: insecurecommunities, laopinionscomm, laopiniontrustact, s-comm, securecommunities, trustact
Romney's Disastrous Prescription for the Black Jobless Crisis
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
When Mitt Romney addresses the NAACP Thursday, will prattle on about corporate job growth—or break his silence on soaring black joblessness?
Categories: African American, Economy, Election 2012, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: blacksand2012joblessness, blackunemployment, romneyandblacks, romneyatnaacp
It’s More Complicated Than “Legal vs. Illegal”: An Open Letter to Ruben Navarrette
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 10, 2012
In an open letter to Ruben Navarrette, law school student Prerna Lal argues that the line between "legal" and "illegal" immigrant is blurred.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Media, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: illegalimmigrant, iword, rubennavarrette, undocumentedimmigrant
A Brief Guide to This Summer’s Unexpected U.S. Olympians of Color
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jul 09, 2012
For the first time in history the U.S. Olympic Swim Team will have more than one black athlete: swimmers Cullen Jones, Anthony Ervin and Lia Neal will make history.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Living, Multi-ethnic, Sports
Tags: asians, blacks, chinese, diversity, hispanics, london, olympics
As Violence Returns to Sudan, a Lost Boy Continues Mission to Provide Care
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jul 09, 2012
John Dau is a genocide survivor who returned to Sudan years later, with the mission of building health clinics for his people.
Categories: African, Health, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: johndau, johndaufoundation, lostboysofsudan, nubamountains, southsudan, sudan
As "Lone Deaths" Rise in U.S., Korean Elders "Reverse Immigrate" Home
Korea Daily /New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 09, 2012
As Korean elders in the U.S. increasingly find themselves isolated and dreading a “lone death,” some are “reverse immigrating” home to age with friends and family nearby.
Categories: Asian, Elders, Health, Immigration, Top Stories
Tags: boomergenerationandimmigrants, immigranteldersendoflife, isolatedelders, koreanamericanelders, koreanseniorsinatlanta, uskoreanimmigration
California Wins with Affordable Care Act Decision
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 08, 2012
The Supreme Court Decision ensures the Affordable Care Act’s ability to live up to its name. And because of that, we all win.
Categories: Front Page, Health Care Reform, Original NAM Content
Tags: aca, affordable, california, community, decision, health, healthcare, insurance, justice, supreme court
When Rap Lyrics Stand Trial
The Root, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 08, 2012
If artists' songs are used against them in court, what's really being judged: hip-hop or the crime?
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Law & Justice, Living, Media, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: court, crime, evidence, imprisonment, jail, justice, law, license, lyrics, music, poetic, rap, trial
As African-Americans Embrace NASCAR, So Does The Africa Channel
The NorthStar News, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2012
The Africa Channel is getting involved with NASCAR, at a time when interest in stock car racing is on the rise among blacks and Latinos.
Categories: African, African American, Ethnic Media Network, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: dynastyspurlock, NASCAR, theafricachannel
Immigration Knocks on the Newsroom Door
MundoHispánico, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2012
For nearly a decade, reporter Mario Guevara has given voice to Atlanta's undocumented immigrants. Now, he too faces deportation.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: amnesty, immigration, marioguevara
Test Scores in Florida Up, But Are Students Really Learning?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2012
Education officials gathered in Miami to discuss the apparent gains in student achievement being measured by standardized tests.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Original NAM Content
Tags: fcat, standardizedtesting
Raul Castro in China
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2012
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for expanded cooperation with Cuba during a meeting with Raul Castro in Beijing on Friday.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latin America
Tags: chinalatinamericanties, cubachinarelations, raulcastro
Korea's Whaling Plan Draws Fire
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2012
South Korea is under fire from the international community over its plan to resume whaling.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Slavery to the White House in 5 Generations
The Root, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2012
In her new book, Rachel L. Swarns digs up the first lady's family roots.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Two Former Argentine Dictators Convicted in Baby Thefts
Página 12, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2012
Two former Argentine dictators were convicted Thursday of stealing of babies from political prisoners.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, War & Conflict
Tags: argentinadirtywars, argentinadisappeared, argentinastolenbabies, argentinatrial, dirtywars
A Rise in Latino Conservatism?
National Institute for Latino Policy , Commentary, Posted: Jul 06, 2012
Economic changes point to a social basis for a growing potential conservatism among Latinos in the United States.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: conservativelatinos, GOPHispanics, GOPlatinos, RepublicanHispanics, Republicanlatinos
A “Lone Death”-- Elderly Korean Immigrants' Worst Nightmare
Korea Daily/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 06, 2012
Korean elders in the U.S. increasingly find themselves without friends of family and dreading a “lone death,” such as Chun Cha Frank suffered during last year’s holidays.
Categories: Asian, Elders, Health, Top Stories
Tags: elderlyimmigrants, isolatedelders, koreanamericanelders, koreaneldersdyingalone
California Senate Approves TRUST Act
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 05, 2012
The California State Senate on Thursday approved California’s TRUST Act.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: ammiano, catrustact, trustact
Chinese American Makes U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team as Alternate
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 05, 2012
Chinese American Anna Li qualified last Sunday to attend the 2012 Olympic Games in London as one of the three alternates on the U.S. women's gymnastics team.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: annali, olympics, usollympicgymnasticsteam, usolympicteam
The Next Wave of Asian America on College Campuses
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Jul 05, 2012
At institutions of higher education across the nation, students have been engaged in efforts to create new Asian American-related programs.
Categories: Asian, Education, Living, Top Stories
Tags: activism, americans, asian, colleges, education, growing, princeton, purdue, representation, universities
Supreme Court Health Care Ruling: Victory for Transgender Americans
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 05, 2012
Getting adequate health care is a struggle for too many of us, and transgender people face a host of additional challenges.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Health Care Reform, Living, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: aca, fundings, health, healthcare, ruling, sex, supreme court, transexuals, transgender
Obesity in Asia: American Fast Food is Fare for the Rich
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 04, 2012
America may be in decline, but its fast-food chains are growing in Asia, as are the waistlines of those who patronize them.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Featured Columnists, Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: chineseobesity, fastfood, nationalinstituteofnutrition, obesity, obesityinasia, vietnamese
Memphis Doctor on Obamacare: Put Politics Aside, Focus On Facts
Commercial Appeal, News Report, Posted: Jul 04, 2012
Our opinions on the ACA are in large part aligned with our political affiliations. But what if we put politics aside and tried to understand the law?
Categories: Health, Health Care Reform, Politics & Governance
Tags: aca, decision, healthcare, memphis, obama, obamacare, supreme court
The Mexican Compromise: Shaking Hands With Evil
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
Author Richard Rodriguez discusses Mexican cynicism, the return of the PRI, and the pros and cons of political compromise.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: EnriquePeñaNieto, IFE, MexicanElection, PRI, RichardRodriguez
Michigan Gov. Vetoes Voter Suppression Bills
Tell US Detroit, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder vetoed voter suppression bills today.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, Voter Suppression
Tags: blackvoterturnout, michigan, ricksnyder, voterid, votersupression
Journalists in HK Fear Greater Repression
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
A study by the Hong Kong Journalists Association shows 60 percent of reporters there fear a decline in media freedom under the new leader.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
U.S. Ambassador Tells Syrian Americans Plan Would Include Assad’s Departure
Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
Robert Ford, U.S. Ambassador to Syria, told Syrian Americans in Michigan that the Assad family must leave power as part of any plan.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: assad family, syrianviolence, unitedstatessyriaambassador
Health Group Proposes Tax on Junk Food
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
A new group, dedicated to improving the health of Navajos, wants to get the Navajo Nation government to impose a new tax on junk food.
Tags: community, health food, junk, nation, native, navajo, pop, soda, tax, unhealthy
More Than Half of U.S. Latinos Are Political Independents
EFE, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
More than half of U.S. Hispanics identify themselves as political independents, though an even larger majority leans toward the Democratic Party.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Voter Registration at Indian Health Clinic Can Boost Turnout
Indian Country Today Media Network, Commentary, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
This week the National Congress of American Indians called the problem of access to voting a “civic emergency."
Categories: Election 2012, Front Page, Indigenous, Politics & Governance
Tags: indianhealthservices, indigenousvote, nativeamericanvoters
La Opinión: Mexico's Election a 'Positive Step' in Democratic Process
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
An editorial in La Opinión argues Sunday's Mexican election signifies a "positive step in the democratic progress of Mexico."
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: mexicanelection, mexicoelections, mexicoepn, mexicopri, penanieto
Egypt's First Lady Represents New Image
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
"I want to be called the president’s wife,” she told AP. “Who said that the president’s wife is the first lady anyways?”
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Gender & Sexuality, Middle Eastern, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: brotherhood, egypt, election, feminism, first lady, hijab, islam, muslim, president, women
Oh Irrfan, How Could You Let Us Down So in Spiderman?
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
Irrfan Khan in The Amazing Spiderman is clocking in at a few minutes shorter than Anil Kapoor in Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Featured Columnists, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: amazing, asian, bit, hollywood, impossible, indian, irfan, khan, marginalized, mission, movie, roles, spiderman
Supreme Court Decision a Landmark Victory for Latina Health
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 03, 2012
Advocates for Latina health and social justice can look forward to a transformation of our health care system.
Categories: Election 2012, Health, Health Care Reform, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: care, children, health, healthcare, illnesses, latina, latino, obama, reform, supreme court
Mexicans Abroad Voted for PAN
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2012
While the PRI claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election Sunday, Mexicans living abroad preferred the PAN candidate.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: mexicanelection, mexicansabroad, mexicansus
Indian Americans Most Educated, Richest, Says Pew Report
India-West, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2012
A Pew study out last week says Indian Americans are the most educated of all ethnic groups in the United States, and the richest, as well.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Health, News, South Asian
Tags: dissatisfied, Indian Americans, less positive about homeland, most educated, Pew study, richest
Care for a Kimchi Beer?
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2012
Like kimchi? Love beer? Why not mix the two and brew up a kimchi beer?
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, food
Tags: kimchibeer, koreanbeer, koreanfoodculture
LULAC Supports Marriage Equality
LULAC, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2012
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) passed a resolution today at its 83rd Annual Convention in favor of same sex unions.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino
Tags: LULAC, LULACgaymarriage, LULACsamesexmarriage, NAACPgaymarriage
Black Colleges and the Black Press Revive Old Partnership
Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2012
The presidents of seven Black colleges met Black newspaper publishers for a breakfast consisting of French toast, eggs and bacon. The setting was the annual convention of the National Newspaper Publishers Association here.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Ethnic Media Network
Tags: association, black media, collaboration, colleges, newspaper, publishers
Gaming Officials Present Tribe with $5 Million in 1st Payment of Casino Profits
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2012
The Navajo Gaming Enterprise on Friday presented the Navajo Nation with its first share of casino profits.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous
Tags: casino, enterprise, gambling, indian, indigenous, millions, money, navajo, profit, tribe, wealth
DREAMer Relief -- Good for My Brother But Not for Me
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Jul 02, 2012
Young people in the Bay Area share their thoughts and emotions surrounding Obama's "deferred action" announcement.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: dreamers, obamadeferredaction, obamadreamers
Mexican Drug War Set to Intensify Before New President Takes Office
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2012
Before Mexico's president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto takes office, analysts expect Mexico to ramp up its war on the drug cartels.
Categories: Election 2012, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: mexico, mexicodrugwar, mexicoelection, penanieto, pri
S.F. Parents Opt for Language Immersion
New America Media/ SF Chronicle/ KTSF, Video, Posted: Jul 01, 2012
Parents came to the Korean Immersion program at San Francisco’s Claire Lilienthal for varied reasons, but with a singular goal.
Categories: Asian, Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: bilingual, bilingualandbiliterate, ClaireLilienthal, immersionprograminSanFrancisco, Korean immersion, KoreanImmersionprogram
샌프란시스코 학부모 몰입 교육 열풍
New America Media/ SF Chronicle/ KTSF, Video, Posted: Jul 01, 2012
샌프란시스코 공립학교인 클레어 릴리어톨(Claire Lilienthal)의 한국어 몰입(Immersion) 프로그램에 자녀들을 입학시킨 부모들의 사연은 다양하다.
Tags: bilingual, bilingualandbiliterate, ClaireLilienthal, immersionprograminSanFrancisco, Korean immersion, KoreanImmersionprogram
三藩市韓語沉浸課程
New America Media／ 三藩市紀事報／ KTSF26台, Video, Posted: Jul 01, 2012
在三藩市克萊爾（ Claire Lilienthal）雙語小學內，父母們基於不同原因讓小孩就讀其韓語沉浸課程 （Korean Immersion Program）。當中， 不少是因為父母其中一方是韓裔。然而，一對抉擇於韓語或華語的白人夫婦，和一對用日文溝通的韓美夫婦（先生是美國人;太太來自韓國）也同樣選擇了該校的韓語沈浸課程。即便原因不同，動機卻是一致 ---這些家長了解到接觸多語言和多文化在今日多元化社會的重要性。 因此，他們決定讓子女擁有雙語和雙文化的優勢，至少讓他們學習多一種語言，不只局限於英語。
Categories: Chinese
HIV Still Rampant Among Low-Income Black Women in D.C
Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Jul 01, 2012
Despite efforts to quell the number of new cases, infections among heterosexual black women in D.C. have nearly doubled since 2008.
Categories: African American, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Top Stories
Tags: blacksandhiv, hivamongblacks, hivdeathsindc