Stutterer Finds Her Voice Via YouTube
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 23, 2011
I used to think the universe had a vendetta against me. While born with the wonderful ability to write at a young age, I had been cursed with the inability to speak.
Categories: Education, Health, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: disability, kingsspeech, socialmedia, speech, stutter, youtube
Saying Goodbye to Harry Potter, and to Childhood
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 15, 2011
For the first time, a young generation is confronted with life -- without Harry Potter.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: deathlyhallows, harrypotter
"American Teacher": Overworked, Underpaid, and Under Seige
New America Media, Video, Posted: May 04, 2011
The new documentary American Teacher, which had its world premiere May 3, tells the stories of four public school teachers, including Jonathan Dearman of San Francisco.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Education, Front Page, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: AmericanTeacher, DaveEggers, documentary, JonathanDearman, publiceducation, publicschool, SanFranciscoInternationalFilmFestival, teacher
For Youth, the Wicked Witch Osama Is Dead—What Now?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 03, 2011
Young people grew up thinking of Osama bin Laden as a pop culture figure, like the Wicked Witch of Oz. Will that affect their sense of responsibility for America’s future?
Categories: Education, Intersections, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: OsamabinLaden, popculture, youth
A Young Reporter Feels Like a Party-Crasher at the SF Film Fest
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 26, 2011
A young writer navigates the press line at the SFIFF.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Clifton Collins Jr., Midnight Awards, San Francisco International Film Festival, SFIFF, Zoe Saldana
Student Body Presidents: Budget Cuts Threaten Dream of a Higher Education
New America Media, Video, Posted: Apr 14, 2011
High school student body presidents in the Bay Area say budget cutbacks are damaging their shot at a college education.
Categories: Economy, Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: bayarea, budgetcuts, california, education, highschool, jerrybrown
API Youth Respond to UCLA YouTube Rant
New America Media, Video, Posted: Mar 29, 2011
Haley Lew and Jennifer Zhai, of the API Legal Center in San Francisco, responded to the YouTube viral video of Alexandra Wallance's view of Asian American students at UCLA.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Education, Original NAM Content, Video, Youth Culture
Harry Potter Makes Me Wish I Was Just Like Him (Again)
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
A fan who grew up reading the Harry Potter books finds the latest (and next-to-last) movie bittersweet—but satisfying.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Harry Potter films, Hogwarts, HP7, J.K Rowling, Quidditch, wizards
Giants Fans Pack S.F. Streets for Victory Parade
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
Hundreds of thousands of Giants fans filled the city to overflowing to celebrate the World Series victory with a ticker-tape parade.
Categories: Sports, Top Stories, Video
Tags: baseball, Giants, san francisco, victory, world series
Arizona Watch: Betting on the Latino Vote
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 02, 2010
When Arizona became the immigration hot spot with the passage of SB 1070, many wondered how the new law would impact the Latino vote.
Categories: Front Page
Tags: Accountablity, arizona, ethnic media, latino vote, SB 1070