Obamacare Gave My Mom Peace of Mind
La Opinión, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 31, 2013
Health care reform is already helping people struggling to get health insurance. I know -- my mother is one of them.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: aca, healthcarereform, healthreform, lupus, obamacare
‘Poop Strong’ Founder Arijit Guha Succumbs to Cancer
India-West, News Report, Posted: Mar 31, 2013
Arijit Guha, a 32-year-old Arizona State University doctoral student, earlier this week lost his 2-year battle with colon cancer but won his battle with his health insurance company, which agreed to lift the lifetime limit of $300,000 on his insurance plan for his treatment.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Aetna, Arijit Guha, broken health care system, colon cancer, dies, lifts cap, Poop Strong, social media
The Ippies Awards: NY Ethnic Media Honored
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 30, 2013
New York's annual Ippies Awards once again celebrated the best in reporting by the area's ethnic media.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: community publications, energized, ethnic media, Ippie Awards, new york, white newsrooms
California Gets Federal Nod to Coordinate Care for Most Vulnerable Patients
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 30, 2013
Federal officials gave California the nod this week for a bold new program to better manage the care of a half-million low-income elders and people with disabilities.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: afordablecareactdemonstrations, californiacoordinatedcareinitiative, calmediconnect, dualeligibles, lowincomehealthrecorm, medicaremedicaidcalifornia
馬里蘭州致力推動健保改革法
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 29, 2013
馬里蘭州被列為美國十大最富有的州之一，傾向於民主黨的馬里蘭州同時也是全國第一個全力推動可負擔健保法案的州分。
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Pro-Immigrant Measures Make Gains at the State Level
ImmigrationImpact.com, News Report, Posted: Mar 29, 2013
2013 is shaping up to be a year where most states are moving in a more positive direction when it comes to immigration policy.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: immigrationlaw, immigrationreform, instatetuition, sb1070, trustact
In Sacramento, Hope and Zumba for the Uninsured
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 29, 2013
Thousands of uninsured adults and children came out to a Sacramento resource fair to get enrolled.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: aca, affordablecareact, obamacare, uninsured, weconnect
A Return to Art Appreciation, Sudan Style
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Mar 29, 2013
In the midst of war, Sudanese artists are reclaiming their space and cultivating a renaissance within their society.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Fear, Distrust of Police Rampant Three Years After SB 1070
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 29, 2013
Undocumented immigrants testify in front of state advisory board on civil rights in Arizona.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: SB 1070 state civil rights advisory board immigrants immigration maricopa county ACLU
Mamá es una de ellas
La Opinión, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 29, 2013
La reforma de salud ya está ayudando a las personas que luchan por obtener un seguro de salud. Lo sé, mi madre es una de ellas.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: aca, condicionespreexistentes, leydereformadesalud, obamacare, reformadesalud, segurodesalud
Los Mayas Traen Pasión por Béisbol a EE.UU.
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 28, 2013
El beisbol se ha convertido en un motivo de orgullo y una parte integral de lo que que significa ser maya -- en México y aqui en el EEUU.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: mayanbaseball, yucatecmaya, yucateco
Maya Bring Baseball Passions to U.S.
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 28, 2013
Indigenous Maya immigrants from Yucatan are bringing their love of baseball to playing fields across the U.S.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: beisbol, mayanbaseball, mexicanbaseball, yucatanbaseball, yucateca, yucatecmaya
Korean Americans Faced Voting Barriers, Study Finds
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 28, 2013
A high number of Korean American voters faced voting problems, according to new data.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: AALDEF asian americanvoters koreanamericans election 2012 voter id citizenship
Stop-and-Frisk Trial Puts Bloomberg in Ugly Glare
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 27, 2013
A class action lawsuit against the NYPD's stop-and-frisk tactics is putting the city's mayor and the policy he championed in an ugly glare.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: stopandfrisk immigrant nypd police aclu ccr walkingwhileblack african american
Obama's Conversion Changed Public Discourse On Gay Marriage
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 27, 2013
Support for gay marriage -- particularly within black and hispanic communities -- increased once President Obama took a hard stance.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: defenseofmarriageact, doma, gaymarriage, proposition8
Bangladesh’s Tahrir Square - Scenes from Multi-City Protests
New America Media, Photo Essay, Posted: Mar 27, 2013
Hundreds of Bangladeshis turned out on March 24 in 40 cities worldwide to show support for a youth-led movement that began in Bangladesh.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Students Call for Humanitarian Aid to Assist North Korean Refugees
International Examiner, News Report, Posted: Mar 27, 2013
University of Washington (UW) students recently learned about North Korean refugees from a perspective not normally given voice in mainstream media: that of a North Korean refugee.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: aid, international aid, korea, lee, north, refugee, student, support, university of washington
Embracing Difference: The Future of the DREAM Movement
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 27, 2013
While the Supreme Court debates gay marriage, the "undocuqueer" continue to play a leading role in the fight for immigration reform.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: dreamact, dreamers, dreammovement, gaymarriage, immigrationreform, proposition8, undocuqueer
La Opinion: Overturn Prop 8 and DOMA
La Opinion, Editorial, Posted: Mar 26, 2013
An editorial in La Opinión calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to "stop the discrimination" against same-sex couples.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: doma, marriageequality, prop8, samesexmarriage, scotus, supreme court
Freida Pinto, Priyanka Join ‘Girl Rising’ Initiative
India-West, News Report, Posted: Mar 26, 2013
Bollywood actresses Freida Pinto and Priyanka Chopra have teamed up with the likes of Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and other leading names to narrate the new documentary, "Girl Rising."
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Anne Hathaway, Bollywood, Freida Pinto, Girl Rising, Hollywood, Meryl Streep, social injustices
Activists Pressure Feinstein to Support Family-Based Immigration
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Mar 26, 2013
Dozens of immigration reform activists rallied in front of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) office Thursday pressuring her to protect and support family-based immigration.
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Tags: activists, california, family-based, feinstein, immigration, reform, senator
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Mar 26, 2013
She left Trinidad for the United States in 1988 to earn a master’s degree in communications, and then a Ph.D. in behavioral sciences. She got a job at a Fortune 500 company that in 1993 sponsored her green card. Five years later she became a citizen.
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Tags: bureaucracy, green cards, immigrants, immigration, reform, reunification, rule, top, visa
Maryland Toma la Delantera en la Reforma de Salud
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 26, 2013
Maryland estaba entre los primeros estados de la nación en movilizarse para aplicar la Ley de Asistencia Asequible.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: baltimore, maryland, medicaid, obamacare, reforma de salud
The Secret to Fixing School Discipline? Change the Behavior of Adults
ACEsTooHigh, News Feature, Posted: Mar 26, 2013
A growing number of schools across the nation are eschewing student punishment for compassion, with profound results.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: restorativejustice, schooldiscipline, schooltoprisonpipeline, suspensionsandexpulsions, zerotolerance
Letter to Princeton Admissions -- One Applicant Draws a Line in the Sand
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 26, 2013
Stephen Fong is a senior in high school in San Francisco who is waiting to hear on his applications to Ivy League universities.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ivyleague colleges universities admissions acceptance rejection asian american princeton
The Price of Sand: Wisconsin Today, Minnesota Tomorrow?
TC Daily Planet, News Report, Posted: Mar 25, 2013
You can farm the same land over and over but once you mine it, it's gone," a Wisconsin woman told filmmaker Jim Tittle. Born and raised on a farm that's been in her family for generations, she represents one of the positions explored in his documentary, The Price of Sand, which focuses on Wisconsin conflict over silica mines, small towns and money — a conflict now playing out in southeastern Minnesota and in the Minnesota legislature.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: " a Wisconsin woman told filmmaker Jim Tittle. Born and raised on a farm that's been in her family for generations, it's gone, she represents one of the positions explored in his documentary, small towns and money — a conflict now playing out in southeastern Minnesota and in the Minnesota legislature., The Price of Sand, VAWA, which focuses on Wisconsin conflict over silica mines
10 Million Indians Want to Move to US: Gallup Poll
India West, News Report, Posted: Mar 25, 2013
More than 100 million people from across the world, including 10 million from India, would like to move permanently to the U.S., which remains the most popular global destination, according to a latest opinion poll.
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Tags: 10 million from India, according to a latest opinion poll., which remains the most popular global destination, would like to move permanently to the U.S.
Hate Crimes Against Sikhs in Wisconsin
Asian American Press, News Report, Posted: Mar 25, 2013
A man set a Green Bay convenience store owned by a Sikh American on fire in an effort “to get them the hell out of Wisconsin”. The Brown County District Attorney has charged him with a hate crime.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: asian, attacks, crime, hate, indians, racism, sikhs, terrorism, wisconsin
New Digital-Divide Campaign Would Leave Seniors Behind
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 25, 2013
A new, multimillion-dollar campaign to bridge the digital divide is targeting low-income families with children—but ignoring seniors in need. Why?
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: adcouncilandc2c, bentonfoundation, digitaldivide, generationsonline, scsep, seniorcomputeruse
Maryland Takes Lead on Health Care Reform
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 24, 2013
At a newsmaker briefing for ethnic media representatives, health care experts in Maryland highlighted the benefits that the ACA will bring.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
When a Nation Splits--Sudan’s Story of Recession, Race, Oil and Resilient Women
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 24, 2013
Sudan's 2011 split creating South Sudan exposed the country’s deep divisions. But the stress reveals the hopeful resourcefulness of Sudanese women.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: globalrecession, sourthsudan, sudan, sudanoil
Bikram Yoga Founder in Hot Seat Over Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
India-West, News Report, Posted: Mar 23, 2013
Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram Yoga and creator of the famed “Hot Yoga” program popular with A-list Hollywood celebrities, is being sued by a former student who claims the 67-year-old yoga instructor repeatedly made sexual advances to her, and denied her employment when she spurned him.
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Tags: Bikram Yoga Founder in Hot Seat Over Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
In Immigration Debate, Calif. Has Most to Win--or Lose
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 23, 2013
Over 100 California organizations released a statement this week calling on Congress to pass humane, family-friendly immigration reform.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: deportation, immigrantdetention, immigrationreform, pathtocitizenship, selfdeportation
Achebe’s Works Embrace and Enlighten Generations
Post Script'd, First Person, Posted: Mar 22, 2013
New so of the death of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, 82, inspired author Tremell McKenzie, “When I reread the classic [Things Fall Apart] as an adult, I understood the genius of Achebe.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
The Other Tahrir - Bangladeshi Youth Take Protest Global
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 22, 2013
On March 24, Bangladeshis worldwide will join in a show of support for young protestors angered over the sentencing of a convicted war criminal.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bangladeshprotest, bangladeshwar, mollah, shahbagprotest
Iraq: Stories of Betrayal Swirl Around Fall of Baghdad
Al Akhbar, News Report, Posted: Mar 22, 2013
Ten years after the fall of Baghdad at the hands of US forces, rumors of a breach in the Iraqi military command that facilitated the invasion continue to swirl.
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Tags: iraqanniversary, iraqwar
Kenyatta Victory and the New African Renaissance
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 22, 2013
An international court's indictment of Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta helped elect him president, signaling a new African era.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: africaimperialism, internationalcriminalcourt, kenyattaelection, moderncolonialism, obamaandkenya, railaodinga
Q&A: Bringing Equity Back to Calif. School Funding
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Mar 21, 2013
The head of California's State Board of Education explains how we arrived at the current school finance system, and how a new proposal looks to fix it.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: californiaschoolfinance, commoncore, educationcalifornia, LocalControlFundingFormula, michaelkirst
Consulate Official Gets One-Year Sentence For Domestic Violence
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Mar 21, 2013
Yoshiaki Nagaya, 33, vice consul at the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco, has been sentenced to one year in jail for domestic abuse.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 33, has been sentenced to one year in jail for domestic abuse., vice consul at the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco, Yoshiaki Nagaya
Will the Keystone XL Pipeline Produce Good Jobs? And at What Cost?
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Mar 21, 2013
If you’ve been following the controversy over the Keystone XL oil pipeline, recent events will either encourage you, disappoint you, or both.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: afl-cio, canada, disaster, economy, environment, keystone, money, oil, pipeline, state department
Surfers Sue for Access to Billionaire’s Beach
India West, News Report, Posted: Mar 21, 2013
Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla was the target of a lawsuit filed March 12 by a national organization that aims to gain access to Martin’s Beach.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
TIME International Names New S. Asian Editor
India West, News Report, Posted: Mar 21, 2013
Eminent Indian journalist Bobby Ghosh has been named the new editor of TIME International.
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Tags: bobbyghosh, timeinternational
Farmworkers Feed Nation, But Few Have Health Care
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 21, 2013
Three-quarters of hired U.S. farmworkers lack health insurance, says a new Kresge Foundation report, raising concerns about the health of the food system.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: farmworker healthcare, farmworker rights, foodsafety andfarm, kresge foundationreports, obamacareandundocumented
Arab Israeli to Obama: This is Our History Too
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 20, 2013
Worse than the exploitation of Palestinians, much of it by their own leaders, is to be rendered an invisible people.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: obamainisrael, palestinianisraelis, palestinianstatehood, usisraelpolicy
Dangerous Talk in the Capitol: More Money Does Improve Indian Health
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 20, 2013
Data shows that more government spending does indeed work and that the Indian Health Service could use more. This is dangerous talk in DC.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: indianhealthcare, indianhealthservice, nativeamericanhealth
Hispanos envejecen entre dos mundos: con fe, optimismo y tradiciones
HuffPost Voces/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Mar 20, 2013
“Señor, dame fuerzas como al búfalo, como al águila”, es una de las peticiones que Loida Medellín hace fervorosamente a Dios en sus oraciones cada madrugada.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Condado De Hidalgo, Envejecimiento De Hispanos, Envejecimiento Entre Hispanos, Hispanos En Texas, Latinos En Texas, Mexico, Salud, Vida, Vida De Jornaleros, Viejos Hispanos, Viejos Latinos, Voces News
Proof-of-Citizenship Laws 'Disenfranchise' Asian Americans
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 20, 2013
Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing groups in states that have or are considering passing laws that could strip them of the right to vote.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: asianamsericanvoters, intertribalcouncilofarizona, proofofcitizenshiplaw, votersuppression
California Labor Commissioner Issues Over $500,000 In Citation to Restaurants
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Mar 20, 2013
California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su said March 13 she has issued citations totaling nearly $505,000 to three restaurants for minimum wage, overtime and rest break violations, among others.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: california, citation, labor, violation, violations, wage
Aging Between Two Worlds: Hispanic Elders Thrive on Faith, Optimism, Tradition
HuffPost Voces/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Mar 20, 2013
Despite lives of poverty and struggle, Texas Latino elders stay positive and thrive. But the U.S. cannot long sustain its divide into two Americas, rich and poor.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: hispanicaging, hispanicsmedicare, latinoelderpoverty, texashealthreform
Women are the Face of Immigration Today
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
Women make up 52 percent of the overall immigrant population in the United States. Yet, our policies turn a blind eye to their needs.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: immigrantsandchildcare, immigrationreform, womenimmigrants
Laotian Americans Missing in Laos
Asian American Press, News Report, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
It is still an ongoing investigation with local authorities in Laos and the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane is involved,” the spokesperson said. “They will be updating the families this week.
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Hispanos envejecen entre dos mundos, una cultura y varios retos en Texas
New America Media/HuffPost Voces , News Feature, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
Poco cambió para Guadalupe Tobías cuando emigró al sur de Texas hace más de cuatro décadas y decidió arraigarse en una de las regiones más pobres de Estados Unidos, donde ha vivido la mayoría de sus 75 años de edad.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Condado De Hidalgo, Envejecimiento De Hispanos, Envejecimiento Entre Hispanos, Hispanos En Texas, Latinos En Texas, Mexico, Salud, Vida, Vida De Jornaleros, Viejos Hispanos, Viejos Latinos, Voces News
Tighter Restrictions on Family Visas Being Considered
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center on Friday issued a statement urging those senators not to limit the number of family based petitions as it would severely impact Asian American families from reuniting with their loved ones.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: asian, control. legal, families, family, immigration, law, reunification, visa
《迷茫的天堂鳥》: 與越裔移民作家對話
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
編者的話：新美國傳媒編輯 Andrew Lam 除從事新聞工作外，同時是一位作家。他最新著作《迷茫的天堂鳥》，把自身的越南難民背景融合在數篇短篇故事中，主要人物均為逃離越南並在灣區展開新生活的人。
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More Hungry Students in California Schools
ChicoSol, News Report, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
The number of CUSD students participating in the free and reduced lunch program hovered for years at about 37 percent, said CUSD’s Janet Brinson, and eventually climbed to 47.53 percent for the 2012-13 school year.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012-13, california, chico, education, hungry, poverty, students
Reality Show Takes Slut Shaming to New Level
The Root, News Report, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
Lifetime's new Preachers' Daughters focuses on church girls and sex while letting boys off the hook.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: black, boys, gender, girls, lifetime, portrayal, reality, sex, shame, slut, tv, women
Vietnamese Americans Mourn Loss of Shepard Lowman
Asian American Press, News Report, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
Shepard Lowman, 86, had a long career as a U.S. State Department diplomat, and was a humanitarian and great friend of Vietnam and the Vietnamese community.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: boat people, diplomat, HO departure program, immigration, political prisoners, refugees, support, vietnamese, war
PEARLS Helps End Depression for Seattle’s Filipino Elders
Filipino-American Bulletin/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Mar 19, 2013
Ex-Marine Gino Ragudos, 67, is among older Filipino vets helped by the PEARLS program to control minor depression before it becomes major.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ethniceldersemotionalhealth, immigrantelderdepression, olderveterandepression, pearlsdepression, seniormentalhealth
Swiss Tourist Rape 'Unfortunate' for All the Wrong Reasons
First Post, Commentary, Posted: Mar 18, 2013
One thing is tragically clear from the string of recent attacks on women in India – rape is not an exceptional crime in this country.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Indiagangrapes, indiaprotests, indiarape, swisstouristrape
SF Carnaval: A 35-Year Tradition in Jeopardy
El Tecolote, News Report, Posted: Mar 18, 2013
News of financial woes has left both participants and organizers of San Francisco's Carnaval celebration fearful about the state of the festival.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Commission Issues Report on NOPD Stop-and-Frisk Policies
The Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: Mar 18, 2013
An Independent Police Monitor released last week a review of the New Orleans Police Department’s “stop and frisk” procedures.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Gideon’s Promise Not Extended to Nation’s Immigrants
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 18, 2013
For the millions of immigrants who come to our country seeking opportunity and fairness, the need for equal protection under the law is greater than ever.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: gideonwainwright, immigationreform, legalcounselforimmigrants
Aging Between Two Worlds -- Hispanic, Old and Poor on the Texas Border
New America Media/Huffington Post Voces , News Feature, Posted: Mar 18, 2013
Being old and Hispanic on the Texas-Mexico border presents challenges of high poverty levels and chronic illness. But some manage to live a rich life.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Are We Latinos Too Thin-Skinned?
Al Día, Editorial, Posted: Mar 17, 2013
A barrage of tweets blasting ESPN for broadcasting the World Baseball Classic in Spanish has prompted a newsroom discussion.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: espnspanish, wbcspanish, worldbaseballclassic, worldbaseballclassicspanish
The Messiah Will Come From the South
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 16, 2013
The spiritual center of Christianity is in the Southern Hemisphere, not with us in the north.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: argentinepope, bergoglio, catholics, latinamericanpope, newpope, pope, saintfrancis
First Line of Defense Against Gangs -- Parenting
ChicoSol, News Report, Posted: Mar 16, 2013
A school district in Northern California is offering Hmong-language workshops for parents, stressing their role in gang prevention.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: gangprevention, parentingworkshops
On Anniversary of Truth Commission Findings, New Hope for Justice in El Salvador
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 15, 2013
A recent court decision effectively calls for overturning the amnesty that protected perpetrators of massacres in El Salvador’s civil war.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: elmozote, elsalvador, elsalvadormassacres, fmln, interamericancourtofhumanrights
Door Not Yet Shut on Florida’s Medicaid Expansion
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 15, 2013
Florida’s Gov. Scott reversed his pledge not to add a million uninsured to Medicaid under Obamacare, but the legislature said no this week. Advocates respond.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arkansasgovbeebe, floridagovscott, floridalegislatureandaca, floridamedicaid, medicaidexpansionandhealthreform, obamacareandmedicaid
Business and Labor Unite on Immigration Reform, But Future Uncertain
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 15, 2013
The AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce are recommending a new type of immigration visa program that is not tied to single employers.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: businesslabor, immigrationreform
Experts: Local Control Formula Would Fix 'Broken' School Funding in Calif.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 14, 2013
Over 30 journalists and community advocates from across the Bay Area gathered Wed. for a briefing on Gov. Brown's school funding proposal.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
International Students Risk Losing Visa If City College Closes
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 14, 2013
For the 1,100 international students at City College, loss of accreditation for the school could put their immigration status at risk.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: citycollegeclosure, citycollegeofsanfrancisco, lossofaccreditation
Arizona Prosecutions Bar Undocumented From Legalization
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 14, 2013
In Arizona, unauthorized workers are being prosecuted as felons, making them ineligible for legalization even if federal immigration reform passes.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigrants, falseimmigrationpapers, federalarpaiolawsuit, immigationreform, selfdeporation
Foreign-Born Entrepreneurs Push for a ‘Startup’ Visa
PRI's The World, News Report, Posted: Mar 14, 2013
Foreign-born entrepreneurs are pressing for a “startup” visa that would let them stay here and set up shop.
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Tags: startupvisa
Who Is the New Argentine Pope?
EFE, News Report, Posted: Mar 13, 2013
Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first Latin American and first Jesuit elected leader of the Catholic Church.
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Tags: argentinepope, latinamericanpope, newpope, pope, popeargentina
Iranian-Americans Test Political Glass Ceiling
PRI's The World, News Report, Posted: Mar 13, 2013
Meet 31-year-old Cyrus Habib, the highest-ranking elected Iranian-American official in the United States.
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Tags: cyrushabib, iranianamericans, iraniansinpolitics, theworld
The People’s Court - Why Community Organizing Is the Way to Realize Gideon’s Promise
New America Media/Silicon Valley De-Bug, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 13, 2013
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that guaranteed defendants the right to a defense attorney.
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Tags: albertcobarrius, defenseattorney, gideon, gideonwainwright, publicdefeders, supremecourt
DOCTOR’S WORD: Can Physicians Cope with a ‘Silver Tsunami?’
Physician’s Money Digest/New America Media , Commentary, Posted: Mar 13, 2013
The huge and diverse aging boomer generation—the “Silver Tsunami”—means the U.S. faces a shortage of doctors to care for them.
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Tags: agingboomers, geriatricshortage, hightechmedicine, iomhealthcareworkforce, silvertsunami, ushealthcarecosts
Why Late South Korean Dictator Park Chung-hee Is The Most Popular President Ever
Koream Journal, News Feature, Posted: Mar 13, 2013
Park Chung-hee ruled South Korea with an iron fist for 18 years. Now, he has become the most popular South Korean ex-president ever.
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Tags: daughter, dictator, election, history, park chung-hee, popularity, president, south Korean
City of Doubts: Kolkata’s Uneasy Love for Mother Teresa
First Post, Commentary, Posted: Mar 13, 2013
Media in Kolkata have largely ignored a new report in the academic journal Studies in Religion that professes to explore “the dark side of Mother Teresa”.
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Tags: charity, Christopher Hitchens, dark side, Genevive Chenard, Kolkata, Mother Teresa, OnOurMinds, religion, saint
Quienes son los 'UndocuQueers? Nuevos informes arrojan luz sobre esta cuestion
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 12, 2013
Un informe estima que hay por lo menos 267.000 adultos auto-identificados como inmigrantes indocumentados LGBT en los EEUU.
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Tags: LGBTimmigrants, undocuqueer
Report: NYPD Spy Program Traumatized Muslim Communities
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Mar 12, 2013
A year and a half after the Associated Press exposed the New York Police Department’s sprawling surveillance program targeting Muslims, three civil liberties groups have detailed the corrosive impact the program had on the students, families and worshippers who were watched.
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Tags: aaldef, civil liberties, justice, muslim, new york, police, spied, surveillance, worshippers
San Francisco Community College Fights for Its Life
Perspective, News Report, Posted: Mar 12, 2013
The community college has been under siege from an accreditation commission that has threatened the district's very existence.
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Tags: acreditation, city college, commission, faculty, graduating, san francisco, siege, trouble
Slashed Budget Leaves Indigent Defendants Lawyerless
Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: Mar 12, 2013
Draconian cuts in the budget for lawyers who represent indigent defendants have come back to haunt the Orleans Parish criminal justice system.
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Tags: budget, court, cuts, defendants, economy, indigent, lawyerless, legal defense, new orleans
Fukushima: Memories of The Lost Landscape
Iexaminer.org, News Report, Posted: Mar 11, 2013
“Fukushima: Memories of the Lost Landscape,” a film documenting the tsunami and earthquake disasters’ aftermath, starts out like a web cam video blog, showing filmmaker Yojyu Matsubayashi in his Tokyo apartment some 140 miles away riding out the shaking and aftershocks.
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Tags: anniversary, crisis, disaster, documentary, earthquake, film, filmmaker, Fukushima, memories, nuclear plan, video
Confirmation of Pamela Chen to U.S. District Court Applauded
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Mar 11, 2013
First openly gay Asian American federal judge, Susan Chen, confirmed to U.S. District Court.
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Tags: confirmed to U.S. District Court., First openly gay APA federal judge, Susan Chen
The Amazing Comeback of Susan Rice
The Root, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 11, 2013
There have been plenty of second acts in politics, from former President Bill Clinton surviving a sex-turned-impeachment scandal, to former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry returning to public life from a crack and prostitute scandal. But rarely do political comebacks happen in the span of a few short months, And yet that appears to be the case for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.
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Tags: ambassador, comeback, confirmation, hearing, politics, secretary of state, susan rice, United nations
Smartphones Close Latino Digital Divide
Al Día, News Report, Posted: Mar 11, 2013
Latinos own smartphones at similar—and sometimes higher—rates than do other groups of Americans according to a new analysis.
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Tags: digitaldivide, latinoscellphones, latinosmobilephones, latinossmartphones
Parents Sue to Remove Yoga from Calif. School District
India West, News Report, Posted: Mar 11, 2013
A civil lawsuit alleges that a school district in San Diego county, by providing instruction in Ashtanga yoga, is promoting religious beliefs.
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Tags: yoga physicaleducation fitness obesity san diego lawsuit school district
Financial Abuse: Could You Spot It?
Today's Caregiver/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Mar 10, 2013
Financial exploitation of elders is a growing national problem. Here is a guide that friends and family of vulnerable seniors can use to spot key signs of abuse.
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Tags: cfpbofficeofolderamericans, elderjusticecoalition, financialelderabuse, preventelderexploitation, seniorsandfraud
Health Fair Attracts Inland Empire's Uninsured
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 09, 2013
Hundreds of uninsured families descended on a Riverside high school campus for a health care enrollment and resource fair.
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Tags: aca, affordablecareact, obamacare, weconnect
Fil-Am Media Shine at NAM 'Excellence in Journalism' SoCal Awards
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Mar 09, 2013
Ethnic media in Southern California were honored for excellence in journalism, and insightful coverage of ethnic community issues.
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Tags: ethnic media journalism filipino american asian journal community media awards
Who Are the 'UndocuQueer?' New Reports Shed Light
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 08, 2013
For the first time, reports estimate the number of LGBT immigrants in the U.S. -- a group that's been on the frontline of the immigrant rights movement.
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Tags: centerforamericanprogress, dreamers, joseantoniovargas, lgbtimmigrants, lgbtyouth, pewhispanicresearchcenter, undocuqueer, williamsinstitute
In Silicon Valley, Tent Cities Point to Growing Inequality
New America Media/Silicon Valley De-Bug, Video, Posted: Mar 08, 2013
San Jose officials plan to raze a homeless encampment of more than 100 people -- just one of dozens that have sprung up throughout the county.
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Tags: homelessencampment tentcity siliconvalley police sweep san jose
The Case for Mandatory Full-Time Nursing Home Doctors
Psychology Today/New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 08, 2013
Nursing homes could improve care and eliminate shameful treatment, such as drugging residents to quiet them, if more would hire a full-time physician.
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Tags: chemicalrestraintsinfacilities, nursinghomephysicians; longtermcaredoctors, nursinghomestaffing
In Latin America, U.S. Would Rather Talk About Villains than Partners
Al Día, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 07, 2013
Hugo Chavez's death offers a chance for the U.S. to adjust the way it thinks and talks about Latin America, both officially and unofficially.
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Tags: alba, dilmarousseff, fidelcastro, hugochavez
FL University Stadium Named After Private Prison Company
New Orleans Agenda, Commentary, Posted: Mar 07, 2013
One commentator says that Florida Atlantic University should take private prison company's name off of its football stadium.
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Tags: floridaatlanticuniversity footballstadium immigrantdetention privateprisons
Latino Parents Shifting Black-White Paradigm in Memphis-Area Schools
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 07, 2013
Latino parents are increasingly making their voices heard in a school district long defined by black-white relations.
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Low Income Health Programs Need to Live On
Sacramento Bee, Op-ed, Posted: Mar 06, 2013
When health care reform kicks in next January, 3 to 4 million Californians will still be uninsured.
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Tags: aca, affordablecareactanddentalcare, lihp, obamacare
Pennies on the Dollar? Sequester Will Close Schools, Reduce Teachers and Shortchange Dreams
Indian Country Today, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 06, 2013
The sequester calls for reducing spending by 2.4 percent across the board, but the problem is that 2.4 percent is not evenly distributed, writes one commentator.
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Tags: sequester congress budget cuts social programs education tribal native american
Out of Mexico's Violence, New Cultural Expressions Emerge Along the Border
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 06, 2013
The artistic expressions of young Mexicans living along the border point to a near future that rejects the culture of cartel violence.
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Tags: cartelviolence, ciudadjuarez, lanuevaondafronteriza, mexicoviolence, tijuana
Advocates: Medicaid Expansion in Miss. Saves Lives, Spurs Jobs
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 06, 2013
In Mississippi, implementation of provisions under federal health care reform to expand access to these people faces an uphill battle.
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Tags: healthcarereform, medicaid, mississippi gop red blue uninsured african americans latinos, obamacare
Experts Say Texas Needs Healthcare Reform
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 06, 2013
Many of the state’s elected officials refuse to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), despite Texas having the largest proportion of uninsured citizens in the nation.
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Tags: ACA, medicaid, obamacare, Rick Perry, Texas, uninsured
Defensores: Expansion de Medicaid salva vidas, crea trabajos
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 06, 2013
Sin embargo, la plena aplicación de ACA en Misisipí se ha enfrentado a una dura batalla en la legislatura del estado.
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Tags: gop, healthcareform, medicaid, mississippi
Venezuela’s Foreign Policy Without Chávez: The End of ALBA?
Council On Hemispheric Affairs, News Report, Posted: Mar 06, 2013
How will the post-Chávez Venezuelan government reorganize its relations and initiatives with other states, including the U.S.?
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Tags: alba, hugochavez, petrocaribe
Los expertos dicen que Texas necesita la reforma de salud
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 05, 2013
Muchos de los funcionarios electos del estado se niegan a expandir Medicaid bajo la Ley de Asistencia Asequible (ACA), a pesar de que Texas tiene el mayor porcentaje de ciudadanos sin seguro médico en la nación.
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'Birds of Paradise Lost': A Conversation With Author Andrew Lam
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Mar 05, 2013
Andrew Lam discusses his new book, "Birds of Paradise Lost," a collection of short fiction that explores the experience of Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S.
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Tags: andrewlam, birdsofparadiselost, vietnameseamericans, vietnameseimmigrants
Những Câu Chuyện Di Dân sẽ Thuộc Về Xứ Mỹ -- Nói Chuyện với nhà văn Andrew Lâm
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Mar 05, 2013
Andrew Lam discusses his new book, "Birds of Paradise Lost," a collection of short fiction that explores the experience of Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S.
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Tags: birdsofparadiselost, vietnameseamericans, vietnameseimmigrants
Climate Change Science Poised to Enter Nation's Classrooms
InsideClimate News, News Report, Posted: Mar 05, 2013
New standards recommend teaching man-made global warming in all science classes. Some textbook publishers to incorporate curriculum immediately.
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Tags: climatescience climatechange education science standards human heritage foundation
ACA cerraría la brecha ‘deplorable’ de salud de la Florida
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 04, 2013
Las figuras son deplorables. Uno de cada 13 niños estadounidenses sin seguro médico vive en la Florida.
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Tags: aca, healthcareaccess, healthcarereform
Santa Clara County Supervisor Shirakawa Guilty of Misusing Public Funds
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Mar 04, 2013
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office on March 1 charged County Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr. with five felonies: four counts of perjury and one count of misappropriation of public funds, as well as seven misdemeanors for failing to file accurate campaign reports.
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Tags: american, court, embezzling, funds, guilty, japanese, santa clara, supervisor, trial
Sequestration and the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy to End Equity
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Mar 04, 2013
Since the 1970s—through ideas which can only be thought of as flawed and eccentric—an ideological band has championed an end to the education, health, transportation and housing programs that have made America more economically fair.
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Tags: basic services, conspiracy, economy, education, GOP, health, housing, obama, republican, sequestration
Hundreds Honor, Welcome Home Kayenta Soldier
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Mar 04, 2013
The body of Camp Pendleton Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis arrived here this morning after an 82-mile procession from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport.
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Tags: afghanistan, casualty, death, homecoming, indian, indigenous, navajo, soliders, war
The ‘New Normal’ -- Calif. Youth Giving Up the Gun
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 04, 2013
While young people's attitudes toward guns vary by region and gender, most agree they are at the root of fear and insecurity on the street.
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Tags: guncontrol, gundebate, newtownshooting, schoolshootings, youthandgunviolence
Indian American Professor Spurs Mississippi to Ratify Slavery Amendment
India West, News Feature, Posted: Mar 03, 2013
Mississippi just ratified the 13th Amendment, which ended slavery—only 148 years late. Read how an immigrant’s trip to see Lincoln helped change history.
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Tags: daylewisaslincoln, lincolnoscars, mississippi13thamendment, universityofmississippi13thamendment
U.S. National Security Officials Sound Alarm on Climate Change
Inter Press Service, News Report, Posted: Mar 02, 2013
U.S. intelligence and national security circles are increasingly worried about political turmoil and the rise of climate refugees from a warming planet.
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Tags: climatechange displacement climate refugees nationalsecurity megatrends
More Money for Your Schools? A Closer Look at Local Control Funding
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 01, 2013
NAM Briefing for Ethnic Media Journalists on California's Local Control Funding Formula.
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Tags: dollars follow children, education equity, Local Control Funding Formula, school finance, weighted pupil formula
ACA Would Close Florida's 'Deplorable' Health Gap
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Video, Posted: Mar 01, 2013
Some 500,000 children in Florida have no access to health care services, stark figures that the ACA could help erase. (Tradución en Español)
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Tags: aca, floridahealthcare, healthcareaccess, healthdisparitiesandblacks
U.S. “Sequestration” Cuts Would Harm Black, Latino Babies
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 01, 2013
If “sequestration” in federal funding take effect, says a new report, black and Latino babies would be denied prenatal and newborn nutritional care.
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Tags: blacklatinonewborncare, budgetcutsandlowincomemothers, prenatalnutrition, sequestrationandwic