Chinese Doctoral Student Accused of Terrorist Act Offered Plea
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Jul 31, 2010
Former Chinese doctoral student, Zhai Tiantian, must decide by Tuesday whether to accept a plea bargain or continue fighting charges that have mistaken him as a potential terrorist.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Front Page, Immigration, Law & Justice, News
Tags: bargain, Chinese, deportation, Doctoral, plea, Student, terrorism, terrorist
Undocumented Falsely Blamed for Surge in Drug Trafficking
La Opinion, News Report, Posted: Jul 31, 2010
Despite accusations that undocumented immigrants are largely responsible for the surge in drug and immigrant trafficking along the U.S. border with Mexico, official studies and law enforcement agencies point to U.S. citizens and Native Americans as the dominant figures in the illicit trade,
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous
Tags: drug, immigrant, surge, trafficking, U.S. citizens, U.S.-Mexico border
Jazz “Liberates” Juarez
Frontera NorteSur, News Feature, Posted: Jul 31, 2010
A recent music festival unites the Juarez community and provides an alternative image to the usual reports of drug violence.
Categories: Latino, Top Stories
Tags: drug cartels, drug trafficking, Juarez, Latino, Mexico
Disparities in Cocaine Sentences Finally Reduced
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
By voice vote, the U.S. House acknowledged the racial injustice of a 1986 law that established mandatory minimum sentencing for crack.
Categories: Front Page
Tags: cocaine, crack, manditory, minimum, sentencing, us house of representatives
Wyclef Jean Mulling Haitian Presidential Run
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
If Wyclef Jean makes a serious bid to become Haiti’s next president, he has only a couple of weeks to file the paperwork.
Categories: Caribbean, Environment, Front Page, Health, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Politics & Governance
Tags: earthquake, fugees, haiti, president, relief, wyslef jean
CA Schools Cheer As State Named Finalist For 'Race To The Top' Money
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
Education officials welcomed news that California, which lost out on the first round of federal education grants emerged as a finalist in this time.
Categories: Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Multi-ethnic
Tags: california, education, federal, grants, race to the top
Commit Your Crimes Here -- Oakland Cuts 80 Cops
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Audio, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
The City of Oakland has been facing quite lot of heat within the last month. Recently, Oakland laid-off 80 members of the police force of 776.
Categories: Audio, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
House Approves Additional Funds for Filipino World War II Veterans
"Balitang America"-The Filipino Channel, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
The U.S. Congress passed a bill granting additional funding of $67M for the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund that pays for the lump sum claims of Filipino veterans.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Veterans
Tags: Filipino Veterans, Funds, War Compensation, WW II
India's Poor Seek Wealth in E-Waste
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
What happens to the old computer you put on the curb? Chances are it ends up in India where poor men and women break it down.
Categories: Environment, Ethnic Media in the News, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Video
Congress Hopeful Bera Outpaces Lungren in Fundraising
India-West, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
Indian American physician Ami Bera, the Democratic contender for California’s 3rd district congressional seat, has outpaced his five-term congressional opponent Dan Lungren in fundraising, pulling in $1.6 million, mostly in individual contributions.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: Ami Bera, congressional candidate, Dan Lungren, fundraising, opponent, outpaces
Jeremy Lin Wins Taiwanese Basketball Fans’ Hearts
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
The first Taiwanese American NBA player Jeremy Lin received a rousing welcome from fans at a charity basketball game in Taipei.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Tags: basketball, charity, fans, Jeremy Lin, Taiwan
Breaking News: Lawyer Observing Phoenix Protests Arrested
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
A lawyer from the Center for Constitutional Rights present as a legal observer for civil disobedience actions in Phoenix was herself arrested.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizona, civil disobedience, Joe Arpaio, lawyer, SB 1070, SUnita Patel
Is the iPhone Revolution Upon China?
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
Apple’s iPhone sales is catching up in China but its marketing strategies need to be sharpened to compete with others, such as Blackberry and Lenovo.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Ethnicities, Front Page, Science & Technology
Long Before SB 1070 Arizona Put Squeeze on Immigrants
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
Judge’s ruling does nothing to stop a series of existing laws that spread fear among undocumented residents.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, illegal immigrants, immigration, SB 1070
Arizona's Korean Population Leaving Town
Radio Seoul / Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
As Arizona is set to enact its draconian immigration reform bill, SB1070, the state’s Korean population is leaving in droves.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: businesses, fear, Koreans, leaving Arizona, racism, SB 1070
Political Prisoner Released after 30 Years
La Raza, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
After 30 years as a political prisoner, Puerto Rican community activist Carlos Alberto Torres was released from a federal prison in Pekin, Ill.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: activist, Carlos Alberto Torres, FALN, nationalist, released
SF Resident Nominated Head of API Advisory Commission
Asianweek.com, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
President Obama has nominated Daphne Kwok as chair of the Advisory Commission on Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: advisory commission, API, chair, Daphne Kwok
Black Voters Must Hold Rangel Accountable
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
When blacks turn a blind eye on the wrongdoing of their leaders, they end up demeaning their real heroes—and hurting themselves.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Charles Rangel, racist, resign, unpatriotic
They Aren’t Coming -- Debunking the Biggest Immigration Myth
Eastern Group Publications, Commentary, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
Fewer Mexicans are coming illegally to the United States, a trend that started long before Arizona even thought of its infamous SB 1070 law.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latino
Tags: illegalimmigrants, illegalimmigration, immigrants, immigrantsjobs, undocumentedimmigrants
The Hidden Homeless: Teenagers
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
There are an estimated 2,000 homeless teens walking the streets of Philadelphia everyday.
Categories: African American, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Health
Anger in Haiti Grows as U.N. Rates Earthquake Response as Good
NNPA, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
But six months after the earthquake that killed as many as 300,000 people, survivors in makeshift tent cities continue to express discontent.
Categories: Caribbean, Environment, Front Page, Health
Mission Possible: Saving Lives on L.A.'s Skid Row
LA Watts Times, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
For many on the gritty streets of the Skid Row district of Los Angeles, the 75-year-old Los Angeles Mission serves as a beacon of hope.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Front Page, Health, Latino, Religion
Judge Blocks Parts of Arizona Law
EFE/La Voz, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton today blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's new immigration law.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: arizonaimmigration, arizonajudge, arizonalaw, immigrationlaw, sb1070, susanbolton
Before WikiLeaks Arab Media Documented Civilian Deaths
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
Arab media have long documented escalating violence against Iraqi and Afghan civilians. WikiLeaks validates their reporting.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Afghan, Afghanistan, civilians, Iraq, Iraqi, soliders, vetetans, wars, WikiLeaks
Could the Arizona Bill Pass in Washington State?
International Examiner, News Report, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
Arizona’s passage of SB 1070 has profound political, legal, and social ramifications, and its impact will be felt, even in Washington State.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ACLU, arizona, deportation, immigration, washington state
Dumped: When Nursing Homes Abandon Poor Patients
St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 28, 2010
Elder advocates see a nationwide problem—nursing homes that send seniors to a hospital for care, then refuse to take them back.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Ethnic Media Network, Health, Top Stories
Tags: elders, hospitals, Medicaid, nursing homes, St. Louis
Fear and Resistance in Arizona
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2010
Days before Arizona’s new law goes into effect, immigrants are living in fear and uncertainty.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigration, arizonalaw, joearpaio, PUENTE, sb1070
Invitation to Breitbart Is Another Sign That the GOP Is Lying About Race
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2010
Why should blacks believe Michael Steele when the man who smeared Shirley Sherrod is headlining a major Republican event?
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: andrew breitbart, michael steele, republican, shirley sherrod
Don’t Leave LGBT Families Out of Immigration Reform
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 27, 2010
Could evangelical support for immigration reform doom Uniting American Families Act which tries to help binational same-sex couples separated by the immigration system?
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: gay, Henry Gutierrez, immigration, lesbian, same sex couples, Uniting American Families Act
U.S. Orders Filipinos Out of Iraq
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2010
The U.S. government has ordered all its military contractors to send home foreign workers whose countries have imposed a deployment ban to Iraq.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Filipinos, foreign workers, Iraq war, military contractors, Philippines
Filipina Teen Idol's Botox Causes Uproar
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2010
Teenage singing sensation Charice Pempengco has caused an Internet uproar after having cosmetic surgery to improve her looks ahead of her debut on “Glee.”
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: botox, Charice Pempengco, cosmetic surgery, image, social pressure
WHO ASKED US? For Young Blacks, Vocational Training or Liberal Arts?
YO! Youth Outlook , Commentary, Posted: Jul 27, 2010
A century after Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois debated the path to “first-class citizenship,” all roads lead to the same place—frustration.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: african american, booker t. washington, DuBois, education, graduation
Mentally Impaired Detainees Lost in the System
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 26, 2010
New report estimates that 15 percent of immigrants in custody have mental health problems—and few lawyers or services to help them.
Categories: Health, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: deportation, immigration, mental health
Rebuilding After Katrina, East New Orleans to Get New Hospital
Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: Jul 26, 2010
Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced plans to deliver a full-service hospital in New Orleans East.
Categories: Front Page
Tags: east, hospital, katrina, landrieu, new orleans
Still Seeking Justice for Oscar Grant: Los Angeles Takes Next Steps
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 26, 2010
Members of the Los Angeles Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant appealed to a United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Categories: Top Stories
Tags: bart, civil rights, justice department, maxine waters, oscar grant, trail, violations
Afghanistan's Lithium, Pakistan's Loss
Pakistan Link, Commentary, Posted: Jul 26, 2010
Could the discovery of lithium and other minerals in Afghanistan next door be a real bonanza for Pakistan? Perhaps not.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, South Asian, War & Conflict
Tags: afghanistan, lithium, pakistan
Manila Girds for Water Riots
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Jul 26, 2010
The Philippines deployed soldiers to avert any riots in at least 177 villages in Manila that are now grappling with a water shortage.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: crisis, Manila, military, Philippines, riot, water shortage
Black Farmers Wait for Discrimination Settlement Funds
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Jul 26, 2010
Nearly 30,000 Black farmers should have been granted $1.25 billion after it was found that they were denied loans by the Agriculture Department
Categories: Front Page
Tags: black, farmers, loans, obama, settlement, sherrod, usad
Emergency Services Hindered by Language Barriers
Spot.us, News Report, Posted: Jul 26, 2010
56 percent of L.A.'s population considers English their second language, meaning almost 5.5 million residents deal with language barriers.
Categories: Health, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: census, disaster, emergency, language, los angeles, services
Fond Farewell: L.A. Garment & Citizen Closes its Doors
Los Angeles Garment & Citizen, Commentary, Posted: Jul 25, 2010
The brutal recession claims another community newspaper. After a decade of serving Los Angeles, the L.A. Garment and Citizen bows out.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Media, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
NY Stop and Frisk Law -- Questions Still Linger
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
Last year a record number of 575,304 people stopped and frisked by the NYPD -- 87 percent of them were Black or Latino.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic
Tags: black, latino, law, new york city, police, stop and frisk
Rwandan Government Cracks Down on Opposition, Journalists
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
In less than three weeks, Rwandans will go to the polls to elect a president. The incumbent, Paul Kagame continues to control the country’s election process.
Categories: African, International Affairs, Intersections, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: elections, genocide, journalists, paul kagame, rwanda
The Real Sherrod Injustice: Right-Wing vs. Black Farmers
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
The firing and reinstatement of civil servant Shirley Sherrod gives the GOP more ammunition in its long fight against black farmers.
Tags: farmers, NAACP, race, shirley sherrod, Tom Vilsack
Landmark Financial Overhaul Will Protect African Americans
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
President Barack Obama said sweeping new financial regulations passed by the U.S. Senate Thursday will protect consumers.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: african americans, congress, financial, Obama, reform
American Muslims: New York Mosque Opposition Discriminatory
Arab Detroit, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
Increased media attention surrounding the proposed 13-story mosque in New York has raised concerns of heightened anti-Muslim backlash.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Religion
Tags: anti-muslim, fears, ground zero, new york, vinyl
Community Wants Scientist’s Death Investigated as Hate Crime
India-West, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
The Indian American community in New Jersey wants prosecutors to investigate Prof. Divyendu Sinha's murder as a hate crime and try the juveniles accused of the crime as adults.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media in the News, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: adult, Divyendu Sinha, hate crime, juveniles, murder
One Woman's Story: "This Law Is Very Unjust"
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
The day before she went back to Mexico, Teresa Mina, a janitor in San Francisco and union member, shared her story.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: illegal immigration, immigration, janitor, union
Galbi Tacos Blend Latin-Asian Cultures
Korea Daily LA, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
Korean-style tacos are the latest creation to come out of the emerging culinary phenomenon known “Korexican."
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Asian, Calbi tacos, food fusion, Galbi, Kalbi, Latin, Los Angeles
Beauty Bloggers Denounce 'Juarez' Make-Up Line
ColorLines, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
Last week the makeup company MAC released its new “Juarez” collection, with lipglosses named “del Norte,” bloodstreaked eyeshadows in a shade of “Bordertown” and a pale nail polish called “Factory.”
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: beautybloggers, juarez, juarezmakeup, MACjuarez, make-up, makeup
After Day in Court, Arizona Awaits SB 1070 Decision
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
If the judge does not grant an injunction, then as of next Thursday, it will be a state crime to be undocumented in Arizona.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aclu, arizonaimmigration, arizonalaw, arizonasb1070, bolton, doj, maldef, racialprofiling, sb1070, unconstitutional
Koreatown Murder-Suicide Reveals Hard Times
Korea Daily LA, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
A murder-suicide in L.A.'s Koreatown is the latest tragedy to come out of the ongoing economic recession.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, European, Multi-ethnic
Tags: economic pressure, jewish, korean american, koreatown, Los angeles, recession
Los Zetas in Los Angeles -- Mexican Cartel Expands in California
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
The Mexican cartel Los Zetas is recruiting former California prisoners to become assassins, reports La Opinión.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: chapo, drugcartel, drugsla, drugtrafficking, gulfcartel, lafamilia, mexico, sinaloacartel, zetas
More Green Cards Going Unclaimed
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 22, 2010
Their visas have been approved, but more and more people aren’t picking them up. Some have been deported; others have changed their minds.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latino
Tags: deportation, greencard, greencards, immigration, legalresidency, unclaimedvisas, visas
Shoulders to Stand On: A Profile of Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Filipina Women's Network Magazine, Profile, Posted: Jul 22, 2010
Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, newly nominated as Chief Justice of the CA Supreme Court, on how previous generations of Filipino women have laid the groundwork for achievements like hers.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: Asian Chief Justice, California Supreme Court, Chief Justice, Filipina judge, First Filipina, Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye
First Filipina Tapped as Chief Justice of Calif. Supreme Court
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Jul 22, 2010
If confirmed by a state commission and endorsed by voters in November, Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye will be the first Filipina and Asian to serve on the California Supreme Court.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: California Supreme Court, Chief Justice, First Female Asian-American, First Filipina-American nominated
For Men of Color, Health Problems Are Linked to Place, Not Race
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 22, 2010
California Endowment studies show black and Latino boys and young men suffer worse health than their white counterparts.
Categories: African American, Health, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: african americans, blacks, health, latinos, male, race, whites, youth
National Guard to Mobilize Along Southwest Border
La Opinión, El Pregonero, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
The National Guard will be deployed to the border beginning Aug. 1.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: arizonaborder, bordertroops, nationalguard, nationalguardtroops, southwestborder
Chinese Man Killed in Oakland Before Google Interview
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
A Chinese-American job seeker from Virginia was shot to death in downtown Oakland on Sunday night before his job interview at Google.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: blackasian, blackchinese, chinesegoogle, chinesemankilledinoakland
MOVE Murder Charges Dismissed by Philly Judge
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
A Philadelphia judge refused to hear murder charges against former city officials in the deaths of 11 MOVE members.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice
Tags: court, judge, move, murder, philadelphia
Tea Party's Racism Deeper Than One Black Woman's Confession
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
The director of rural development was supposedly caught with her racism confession, but what about the Tea Party's?
Tags: ben jealous, georgia, naacp, race relations, racism, sherrod, tea party
The NBA Draft is Dead, And the Miami Heat Killed It
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
Building through the draft is the "ideal way" of doing things in most professional sports. It's cheaper, easier to manage.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Sports
Tags: basketball, draft, heat, lebron James, miami
Doctor's Word: Colonoscopy Can Save Lives
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., after lung cancer. Early detection can save lives.
Categories: African American, Elders, Health, Top Stories
Tags: cancer, colonoscopy, health, men
106-year-old Mexican Woman Becomes U.S. citizen
La Raza, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
One woman's long road to attain U.S. citizenship.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: citizenship, immigration, Mexico, undocumented immigrants
Filipino Nurses Taking U.S. Exam Drop By a Third
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
The number of Filipino nurses seeking jobs in the United States plunged by one-third, as more seek jobs in other countries.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: filipino nurses, nursing jobs, philippines
U.S. Muslim Travelers Warned of 'Forced Exile'
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) recently issued an advisory to American Muslims traveling overseas or returning to the United States about the risk of “forced exile.”
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern
Tags: ACLU, advisory, no-fly list, U.S., violin
Where Else Can They Survive?
The Louisiana Weekly , News Feature, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
Houma Native Americans of south Louisiana face cultural extinction as the BP oil spill moves ever closer to their fragile cities and villages.
Categories: Health, Indigenous, Top Stories
Tags: BP, Food, Houma Native Americans, Luisiana, Oil Spill, Restaurants
Neo-slavery in the American South
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
Nearly 150 years after Emancipation, trapped by extreme poverty and isolation some Blacks remain victims of neo-slavery.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice
Black is the New Black in the Media
Philadelphia Tribune, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
I'm learning that a man can only stand so much national, Black-focused news during a single week--especially when it's not all good.
Categories: African American, Front Page
Update: A DREAM Student’s Family Caught in Arizona’s Snare
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
What will happen to Leticia X and her family now that the Border Patrol has her father?
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizona, dream act, education, immigration
Filipino, Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian Physical Therapists Barred from U.S. Exam
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
Filipinos, Indians, Pakistanis and Egyptians have been temporarily disallowed from taking the licensure examination for physical therapist in the United States, following reports of cheating by a local review center.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Korean Husband Kills Vietnamese Bride
Calitoday.com, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
A 47-year-old Korean man allegedly killed his 20-year-old Vietnamese bride eight days after she arrived in Korea, after a marriage arranged by a broker.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: bride, broker, escape, Korean, marriage, poverty, verdict
'Inception' Role Dreamed Up For Ken Watanabe
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
Ken Watanabe’s part in “Inception” was created specifically for the Japanese actor, according to director Christopher Nolan
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Top Stories
Tags: films, hollywood, inception, leonardo dicaprio, movie
Xavier University Number One in Placing African-American Students into Medical Schools
New Orleans Agenda, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
A total of sixty-nine (69) Xavier graduates were accepted into medical and dental schools during the 2008-2009 academic year
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Health
Tags: african american, doctors, new orleans, schools, university, xavier
In Boston, Immigrants vs. Arizona
El Planeta, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
A coalition of immigrant advocates staged a rally and a march recently in Copley Square to protest Arizona's immigration law.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: answer, arizonaimmigration, arizonalaw, boston
Advocates Expose California County's HIV/AIDS Failures
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
African Americans make up 10 percent of San Bernandino County population yet they comprise 28 percent of diagnosed HIV cases
Categories: African American, Environment, Front Page, Health, Intersections
Tags: african americans, aids, county, hiv, san bernandino
The Odds Are Against Us
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Audio, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
A recent report by the California Endowment states that boys and young men of color are at an increased risk of suffering from poor emotional health because of where they currently reside.
Categories: African American, Audio, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: african american, California Endowment, health, latino, youth
Filipino Ex-Janitor Now Top Italian Restaurateur
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
Filipino Arthur Aala opened his first Japanese restaurant, Ohashi, in 2002. Now he has won the hearts and stomachs of his customers by serving sushi.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Arthur Aala, chicano, japanese, restaurant, sushi
Arizona’s Other Immigrant Conflict: African Americans vs. Africans
New America Media/ Phx Soul, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
Phoenix’s communities of African Americans and newer arrivals from strife-torn nations in Africa are struggling to overcome stereotypes and find common ground.
Categories: African, African American, Elders, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Top Stories
Tags: african, african american, arizona, immigrants
Recession Intensifies Health Disparities for Black Arizona Seniors
New America Media / PhxSoul.com, News Report, Posted: Jul 18, 2010
The Phoenix areas aging African Americans face severe health disparities, but community efforts are beginning to create local solutions.
Categories: African, African American, Elders, Ethnic Media Network, Health, Top Stories
Tags: African Americans, Africans, Arizona, Phoenix
Police Kill Man in Oakland's Fruitvale District Near BART
Oakland Local, News Report, Posted: Jul 17, 2010
A man was shot and killed Saturday during a confrontation with Bay Area Rapid Transit officers and Oakland police, one week after Mehserle verdict.
Categories: Top Stories
Tags: bart, killed, man, oakland police, oscar grant, shot
Media Failed to Bridge Race Gap in Oscar Grant Coverage
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 17, 2010
With the focus on riots and mayhem, media failed to use the Oscar Grant case as a way for different communities to understand how they view police violence differently.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Johannes Mehserle, Oakland, Oscar grant
Welcome to New Tijuana, East Lake Terrace
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Jul 17, 2010
They call it New Tijuana. Located in Chula Vista, California, East Lake Terrace embraces Mexican immigrants who’ve fled across the border from nearby Tijuana to escape crime and violence.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
U.S. Relaxes Rules on Foreign Students from China
China Press, News Report, Posted: Jul 17, 2010
The United States loosened rules on student visas from China to allow students of different levels to study in the United States.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: china, college, higher education, international students, student visas
Court Arguments Heard in First Case Against SB 1070
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
The first hearing in a series of lawsuits against Arizona’s new immigration law took place in Phoenix on Thursday.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizonacourt, arizonaimmigration, arizonalaw, phoenix, sb1070
No Freedom of Speech on Middle East?
Arab Detroit, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Octavia Nasr's recent CNN dismissal and Helen Thomas stepping down as White House correspondent have Arab Americans asking where their free speech rights are.
Categories: Media, Middle Eastern, Top Stories
Tags: Arab, CNN, discrimination, free speech, Helen Thomas, Octavia Nasr, White House
Haiti, Six Months After the Quake
Al Jazeera, Video, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Six months to the day since the earthquake, the UN Mission Chief in Haiti and assorted celebrities, politicians and NGO officials at the presidential palace were receiving medals for their help with the country’s recovery effort.
Categories: Caribbean, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Video
California Shrinks School Calendar Amid Budget Crisis
California Watch, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
A draining budget crisis has meant that 16 of California's 30 largest school district are slashing the number of days in the academic year.
Categories: Economy, Education, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: budget cuts, California, school year
Time Magazine Apologizes for Joel Stein’s Op-Ed
India West, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Time magazine apologized for an op-ed piece by writer Joel Stein, which lampooned Indian culture in Edison, New Jersey.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, South Asian
Tags: Edison, immigration, india, Joel Stein, Time
Lancaster, Calif. Backs Arizona Law
La Opinion, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
The city of Lancaster, Calif. approved a resolution in support of the Arizona law (SB 1070) and Governor Jan Brewer.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: arizona, California, Costa Mesa, illegal, immigration, Lancaster, SB 1070, undocumented
Pacquiao's Newest Foe--Climate Change
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Boxing champ-turned-congressman Manny Pacquiao introduced a reforestation bill to help fight climate change.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: climate change, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, reforestation
Koua Fong Lee: Victim of 'Unintended Acceleration' or Criminal?
Hmong Today, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Did Koua Fong Lee lose control of his Toyota Camry, or did he fail to step on the brakes and ended up killing three people?
Categories: Asian, Economy, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Argentina Approves Gay Marriage
EFE, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
Argentina approved gay marriage after a fierce Senate debate that reflects deep political and social divisions in the country.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Latin America, Latino
Tags: Argentina, civil rights, gay, Latin America, lesbian, same sex marriage, unions
Domestic Violence Victims Silenced by SB 1070
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
Is it better to risk deportation by calling the police or just endure the abuse? That question haunted Lourdes for months.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: arizonalaw, arizonaschools, domesticviolence, sb1070
Will 'S-Comm' Turn California Cities into Mini-Arizonas?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
Even as the Obama administration fights SB 1070, federal officials are forcing local authorities to adopt the Secure Communities program.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Asian, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: racialprofiling, racism, sb1710, undocumented immigrant
Wall Street Bill Passes House, Heads for Senate With Significant Black Inclusion
NNPA, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
Last week, the House passed a Wall Street reform bill that advocates are calling the most comprehensive financial reform since the New Deal.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections
Tags: house of representative, new deal, obama, reform, wall street
NAACP Demands Jobs, Opportunity
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
In a fiery speech at the NAACP’s Youth Night Mass Meeting, Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, put the nation on notice.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Youth Culture
Tags: ben jealous, jobs, kansas city, naacp, youth
Russian Authorities Interrogate Suspected Spies
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
Journalist Vicky Peláez and the nine other suspected spies for Russia were questioned Tuesday by the Russian intelligence service.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Law & Justice, Media
Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits Latinos Hardest
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
California is experiencing its worst whooping cough epidemic in 50 years, with over 1,300 cases -- a five-fold increase from last year.
Categories: Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: cdc, disease, epidemic, health education, prevention, whooping cough
NYC: Six Chinese Elders Die of Heat Stroke
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
As temperatures in New York City hit record highs last week, six Chinese elders died from heat stroke.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Arab American Elders Plaintiffs in Federal Lawsuit Against Police
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
A recent federally filed complaint against Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, Michigan police departments alleges serious civil rights violations.
Categories: Elders, Middle Eastern, Top Stories
Tags: Arab, Lawsuit, Police Misconduct
Utah Investigates Blacklist of 'Deportable Immigrants'
Univision, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
Utah Governor Gary Herbert has ordered an investigation into an anonymous mailing that was sent to several media outlets and police officials with a list of some 1,300 people suspected of being undocumented immigrants.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance
Tags: blacklist, sb1070, utah, utahlatinos
Sparks Fly at Latino Journalists' Convention
Hispanic Link, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
Tempers flared and emotions ran high as NAHJ members demanded answers to concerns about the organization's finances.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Media
Tags: convention, denver, journalism, latinojournalists, nahj
Record Number of Latinos in White House
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
The salaries of Latinos currently working for the White House add up to more than two million dollars -- twice that reported during the last term of George W. Bush, according to La Opinión.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: latinoswhitehouse, obama, obamalatinos, whitehouse
Tea Party Should Hail NAACP Resolution on Racism
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
The NAACP did not flatly condemn the tea party as racist but condemned “racist elements” in the party.
Standing up to a Big Corporation in Hunters Point
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
Individuals and organizations are facing off a gigantic corporation’s efforts to build housing on a former naval shipyard.
Categories: African American, Environment, Fellowships, Health, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: environmental justice
Second Federal Lawsuit Against Arizona?
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder said the U.S. Department of Justice could launch a second lawsuit against Arizona's controversial new immigration law if it finds instances of racial profiling.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: arizonalaw, brewer, doj, ericholder, federallawsuit, racialprofiling, sb1070
Hundreds March Against Detroit Police Killing of 7-year-old
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
A mother and child from New York City led a march of hundreds in Detroit to condemn the police killing of seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic
Tags: aiyana stanley-jones, detroit, murder, new york city, police
Oscar Grant’s Family Rejects Apology Letter from Mehserle
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
Oscar Grant’s uncle, Cephus Johnson, said that he was not buying Mehserle’s apology and, he said, neither was the public.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: apology, johannes mehserle, letter, oscar grant, rejected
Johannes Mehserle Sentencing Pushed Back to Later This Year
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
Sentencing for convicted killer Johannes Mehserle has been pushed back to later this year and his attorney says he will argue for a reduction in sentence.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: johannes mehserle, los angeles, oscar. grant, sentencing
Vietnamese Traffickers Arrested in Europe Crackdown
Nguoi-Viet, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
Thirty-one Vietnamese human traffickers and 66 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Hungary, France, Germany and England.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, International Affairs
Soccer, The World Cup & The Meaning of La Vida
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
It’s not the game of soccer that means so much to people around the world. It’s the way soccer connects them.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: 2010, fans, global culture, goal, passion, soccer, south africa, sports, world cup
How the Twittersphere Helped Keep Oakland Safe During Riots
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
An open source mapping platform helped minimize harm in Oakland during the protests after the in the verdict in the Johannes Mehserle case was announced.
Categories: Intersections, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: bart, oscar grant, riots, tweetdeck, twitter, ushahidi, verdict
NOLA Clinics offer Affordable Healthcare
Jambalaya News, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
In New Orleans being Latino and finding affordable healthcare can be difficult. However, there are many health care providers not known to the general public.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Health, Immigration, Latino
Tags: clinics, fleur de vie clinic at covenant, latino, new orleans, president obama
Filipino Nurses Fired for Speaking Tagalog
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
Four Filipino nurses, fired for breaking their employer's English-only rule in the workplace, are waiting to find out if they can file a discrimination lawsuit.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: discrimination case, English-only, Filipino, immigrants, nurses
Blacks Fare Worse in Unemployment Numbers
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
Black men of all ages experienced a jobless rate of 18.7 percent in April, with Black teens ages 16 to 19 recording a breathtaking rate of 38 percent.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections
Tags: black, crisis, jobs, report, unemployment
Mexican Election’s Grim 'Post Mortem'
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
As the political jockeying begins in the wake of last week’s state and local elections, killings continue unabated.
Categories: Latin America, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: cartels, ciudad juarez, crime, drugs, election, Mexico, murder, pri
Is the Metro PCS Television Commercial Racist?
India Currents, Video, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
Two views on whether the recent Metro PCS commercial starring two Indian characters, Ranjit and Chad, is harmless fun or racial stereotyping.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Network, South Asian, Top Stories
LeBron Bolting Kills Cleveland Emotionally and Financially
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
For several seasons, LeBron James has been Cleveland’s cash cow, paving the way for sold out home games and merchandise sales.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Intersections, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: agents, basketball, cleveland, free, leBron james, merchandise
Anger Without Violence as LA Reacts to Verdict in Grant Case
LA Watts Times, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
In Los Angeles, there was "no significant reaction" but peaceful demonstrations after the verdict according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
Categories: Top Stories
Tags: bart, los angeles, mehserle, oscar grant, verdict
Ex-Con Rick Ross Fights Rapper Rick Ross in Court
Los Angeles Sentinel , News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
The original "Freeway" Ricky Ross gained national notary in the 1980's as being a South Los Angeles drug king pin.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Intersections, Law & Justice, Media, Top Stories, Youth Culture
U.S. Soldiers Not in Combat, Says Envoy to Philippines
Inquirer.Net, News Report, Posted: Jul 11, 2010
The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has denied again that American soldiers who are in the Philippines for training exercises are engaged in any combat operations.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Imelda Claims She's 'No. 1 Human Rights Victim'
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2010
Militant lawmakers might soon find themselves working on the bill for compensation for human rights victims with the wife of the dictator they see as a human rights violator.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Latinos Outraged Over Mehserle Verdict
Alianza Metropolitan News, Commentary, Posted: Jul 10, 2010
Latinos in San Jose who have witnessed other instances of abuse at the hands of police are outraged by the verdict.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: latinososcargrant, mehserle, oscargrant, oscargrantverdict
Ethnic Media React to Oscar Grant Verdict
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2010
New America Media asked journalists from ethnic communities in the Bay Area for their reaction.
Categories: African American, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: bart, Johannes Mehserle, justice, oscar grant, race relations
Oakland After the Verdict: We Deserve Peace and Justice
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Audio, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
YO!Radio hit the streets of Oakland to ask the community what they thought about the verdict.
Categories: Top Stories
Tags: guilty, Johannes Mehserle, justice, manslaughter, Oakland, oscar grant, verdict
Breakthroughs in the Oscar Grant Verdict
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
The consolation is that Mehserle did not walk out the courtroom as a free man as so many other officers have routinely done in the past.
Tags: bart, oscar grant, police, trial
Dump Your iPod: Viva La Vinyl
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Audio, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
This week on YO!Radio -- we trek out to the city of Berkeley where many old school music lovers are diving through crates of free vinyl in hopes of scoring musical gold.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: berkeley, music, old school, vinyl
Accused Spy Renounces U.S. Citizenship
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
Vicky Peláez, the Spanish-language journalist accused of being a spy for the Russian government, renounced her U.S. citizenship and plans to return to Peru.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Kobe Helps Designer Raise Funds for Filipino Kids
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
Ten lucky Filipino kids will be playing alongside an MVP and five-time World Champion Los Angeles Laker this summer.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Bhopal Gas Leak Victims Feel Betrayed
Siliconeer, News Report, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
In a recent verdict, senior managers of Union Carbide were let off with a surprisingly light sentence for their role in the 1984 gas leak in Bhopal.
Categories: Environment, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Health, International Affairs, South Asian
Tags: Bhopal, gas leak, Union Carbide
The Last Airbender is A Big Stinker
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Commentary, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
A young fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the cartoon series, is sorely disappointed with the movie version.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: acting, airbender, asians, discrimination, hollywood, movies, race relations, shyamalan
Filipina Daughter Searching for Bobby Fischer
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 08, 2010
A nine-year-old Filipina girl may inherit more than $2 million if it is proved that she is the legal heir of the legendary American chess champion Bobby Fischer, who died in 2008.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tar Ball Retrieval in Lake Pontchartrain Basin
NOLA Beez, News Report, Posted: Jul 08, 2010
A day after tar balls were first spotted in Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain basin politician made promises to remain vigilant.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Latino, Science & Technology
Tags: basin, bp, lake pontchartrain, louisiana, oil
Filipino-American Symphony Orchestra & The Movies
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 08, 2010
The Filipino-American Symphony Orchestra (FASO) promises a feast for the soul and the senses.
Categories: Top Stories
Tags: Filipino-American, music, orchestra
Will Grant Murder Trial be Repeat of Rodney King Verdict?
Final Call, News Analysis, Posted: Jul 08, 2010
A predominantly White jury acquitted three of the officers, deadlocked on one, and set off six days of rioting throughout South LA.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Media, War & Conflict
Tags: bart, oscar grant, police, riots, rodney king, verdict
Beyond LeBron -- Many Ex-Ballers Broke
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Jul 08, 2010
Black athletes generate billions when they play. But when their playing days are over too many are broke
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: athletes, basketball, billions, black, le bron james, sports
Forget Eclipse: Bring Back the Blood Thirsty Vampire
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 08, 2010
Once we identified with the dark side of vampires. Now teens connect to the lover’s heart of the blood-suckers.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Gender & Sexuality, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
At The End of World Cup: Arab Americans Reflect on a Pastime
Arab Detroit, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Arab Americans will always celebrate soccer as the deep rooted Middle Eastern tradition it is.
Categories: Middle Eastern, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: Arab, soccer, World Cup 2010
Jobs Report Shows Economic Rebound May be Stalling
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Employers cut 125,000 jobs last month, the most since October. The loss was driven by the end of 225,000 temporary census jobs.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Intersections
Tags: double dip, economy, job, rebound, recession
Is Soccer Frenzy Affecting Your Productivity?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
with almost 80 percent of the world’s population watching every match, is soccer fever good or bad for global productivity?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Bakery Leader's Lawyer Smuggled Hit List from Jail
Chancey Bailey Project, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Yusuf Bey IV's longtime lawyer smuggled a hit list out of jail in March that named witnesses her client wanted killed to prevent their testimony.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: chauncey bailey, hit, jail, lawyer, list, smuggled, yusuf bey iv
NAACP Calif. President Supports Marijuana Initiative
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
The California State NAACP is endorsing a ballot initiative in this November elections to legalize and tax recreational marijuana.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Health, Intersections
Tags: california, initiative, naacp, tax, weed
Obama Should Say Yes To NAACP Convention
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
An Obama will again address the NAACP’s annual convention starting July 9 in Kansas City. It just won’t be President Obama.
Tags: black, convention, naacp, obama, politics
Obama Takes Action Against Arizona Law SB 1070
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Yesterday, the Department of Justice filed a long-awaited lawsuit against Arizona’s law SB1070.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: arizonaimmigration, arizonalaw, lawsuit, obamaarizona, sb1070
Jobs for Foreign Caregivers Plummet in Canada
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Job placements for foreign caregivers or nannies in Canada suffered a steep drop -- between 70 and 90 percent -- over the past three months following changes in that country's Foreign Live-in Caregiver Program.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Canada, changes, drop, Foreign Caregiver Program, foreign caregivers, jobs
Filipina Boxer Wins WBO Title
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Fil-Am Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton captured the World Boxing Organization female super bantamweight title with a 10-round split decision victory over Mexican Maria Elena Villalobos at "Rumble at the Rama XII" in Ontario, Canada.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Tags: bantamweight, female, title, vicky peláez, world boxing organization
Sex Trafficking - Big Business During the World Cup
La Prensa-San Diego, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
While some are looking to buy tickets for a soccer match, others are lurking to find a good deal on ‘renting’ a sex slave.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Latino, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: childsex, humantrafficking, prostitution, sexslavery, sextrafficking, worldcup
Judge Sets Dates for First SB 1070 Hearings
Univision, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
The federal judge in Phoenix set the dates for the first two SB 1070 hearings in Arizona.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
The Root of Youth Civil Disobedience in Arizona
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
We have arrived at a moral precipice. Beyond protesting, people will ask: What am I willing to get arrested for?
Categories: Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Arizona, DREAM Act, ethnic studies, immigration reform, SB 1070, youth activism
Crime-weary Mexican Voters Turn Back Political Clock
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
Mexican voters -- demanding action against violence and poverty -- turned out in fairly high numbers for Sunday's state and local elections.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance
“Stop Snitching” Creator Sentenced to 20 Years
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
Ronnie Thomas, 36, of Baltimore, created underground DVDs that discouraged witnesses from reporting crimes to the police.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections
Tags: baltimore, racketeering, sentenced, snitching, stop, video
Hope Comes to Arizona Immigrants in Form of Federal Lawsuit
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
The Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit today to challenge the constitutionality of Arizona’s new immigration law SB 1070.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigration, deptofjustice, doj, ericholder, federallawsuit, obamaarizona, sb1070
Black People Least Desirable in Mixed Marriages
NNPA, Commentary, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
Black females are in a no-win predicament when it comes to marriage, especially marriage to another African American.
Categories: Top Stories
Tags: asians, black, hispanics, interracial, marriage, women
Black School Nurtured Sole Sister Pro Golfer
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
Jackson State golf coach Eddie Payton is confident Shasta Averyhardt has the talent to become a productive player on the major circuit.
Categories: Front Page
Cancer Screenings Hard Sell for Korean Americans
SFKorean/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jul 05, 2010
Korean Americans don’t get regular checkups and screenings, underutilizing the health resources available to them.
Categories: Asian, Health, Top Stories
Tags: cancer screening, health disparities, korean americans
Non-Native English Speakers Setting New Standard
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 04, 2010
The growing ubiquity of the English language the world over is turning traditional notions of who is and is not a native speaker on its head.
Categories: Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: English, ESL, globalization, second language
Arizona Law Encourages Hate Groups
Radio Bilingüe, News Report, Posted: Jul 04, 2010
Emboldened by Arizona's law that makes it a crime to be in the state without documents, armed groups with neo-Nazi ties have started patrolling remote areas of the Arizona desert to deter human smuggling and contraband.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: border, deter, immigration, neo-Nazi, patrolling, SB 1070
Workers Advocate for California’s Green Economy
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 04, 2010
Green-collar workers gathered in Sacramento to tell state lawmakers to support laws that create more green jobs.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: economy, energy efficiency, green jobs, job training, recession, solar installation, workers
Embrace Your Independence
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, News Feature, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
This week on YO!Radio -- Independence Day: Two young women talk about their attempts to gain self-reliance in today's world.
Categories: Audio, Front Page, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: family, independence, independence day, moving, struggle, youth
Mexican Elections -- Day of Reckoning for Calderon
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
Tomorrow, Mexicans in 12 states will go to the polls, having a significant effect on the whole county as well as the United States.
Categories: International Affairs, Intersections, Latin America, Latino, Top Stories
Jury Begins Deliberations in Mehserle Murder Trial
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
After closing arguments and a rebuttal by the prosecution, jurors started deliberations in the case against ex-BART officer Johannes Mehserle.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: bart, deliberations, Johannes Mehserle, jury, murder, oscar grant
California Mulls Mandatory Shot for Whooping Cough
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
The recent whooping cough epidemic in California has added momentum to a bill that would make a booster vaccine for the disease mandatory for school kids.
Categories: Health, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: epidemic, health, school, vaccinations, whooping cough
What I'll Tell My Kids About America on Independence Day
L.A. Watts Times, Commentary, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
An African-American father ponders what he'll tell his children about Independence Day and the legacy of their forefathers.
Categories: African American, Front Page
Tags: 4th of July, africanamerican, American, independence day, US
World Cup Highlights the Immigrant Story
Alianza Metropolitan News, Commentary, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
All across San Jose, soccer fans are rooting for their home country's team in the World Cup. But the tournament also tells the story of immigration.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: fifa, football, futbol, soccer, sports immigration, world cup, worldcup
Chinese Restaurateurs Fear NYC's New Grading System
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
With the new restaurant grading system here, Chinese restaurants and bakeries in New York City have taken some traditional food off their menus.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Chinese restaurants, food taken off menus, grading system, NYC
Vicky Peláez: Life of an Alleged Spy
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
Vicky Peláez, who is accused of being a spy for Russia, used to be a TV reporter in Peru, where she was kidnapped by leftist guerillas.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Law & Justice, Media, Top Stories
Tags: el diario/la prensa, fbi newspaper, latino, russian, spy, vicky peláez
Rejecting SB1070, States Advance Progressive Immigration Policy
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
A growing number of state lawmakers from across the nation are rallying against Arizona's passage of SB1070.
Categories: Health, Immigration, Indigenous, Intersections, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, Immigration, SB 1070
Spies Confess, Except for Vicky Peláez
EFE, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
The U.S. Attorney General said yesterday that with the exception of Peruvian journalist Vicky Peláez from El Diario La Prensa, individuals charged with belonging to a network of Moscow spies were experienced spies form Russia.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: peruvian journalists, Vicky Pelaez, violin
Reaction to Pride Shooting Exposes Racial Tensions
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
The shooting of a Black teen during the Gay Pride festivities in San Francisco sparked a wave of fear that some say borders on prejudice.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Youth Culture
Tags: Gay Pride, LGBTQ, San Francisco, shooting
Gas Station Owners Bear Brunt of BP Consumer Boycott
India West, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
Many gas station owners are Indian American. And they are struggling to cope with the BP boycott in wake of the oil spill.
Categories: Economy, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: BP, gas station, gulf oil spill, Indian American, oil spill
Money from China Increases
China Press, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
With the continuing U.S. recession and the appreciation of the Chinese currency, the Yuan, Chinese Americans are finding it more difficult to send enough money back home to their families.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: appreciation, remittances, US, vietnamese americans, yuan
Prosecution Gives Closing Statement in Mehserle Trial
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
The prosecution in the trial of Johannes Mehserle urged the jury to convict the former BART police officer of second-degree murder.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: johannes mehserle, murder, oscar grant, trial, verdict
For One Man, 15-Minute Wait for HIV Results Feels Like Hours
NNPA, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
For 15 minutes, Austin Weatherington rewinds the last seven months of his sex life and reflects on every encounter.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Intersections, Science & Technology
Tags: african american, doctors, hiv, negative, positive, sex, test
La Plebe Rocks It for the People
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Commentary, Posted: Jul 01, 2010
The term (and name) ‘La Plebe’ roughly translates into ‘the people,’ and the music that the band makes justifies the name.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Immigration, Indigenous, Intersections, Latino, Media, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Video
Tags: bottom of the hill, la plebe, latino, music, rock, san francisco, spanish
Unemployed Want Government to Generate Jobs
Final Call, News Report, Posted: Jul 01, 2010
The Local Jobs for America Act was introduced by Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.) of the House Education and Labor Committee.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Intersections, Science & Technology
Tags: bill congress, george miller, government, jobs, work
Meet the New Face of BP's Damage Control Campaign
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Jul 01, 2010
Darryl Willis is the public face of BP. He is the VP of Resources for BP America and in charge of handling the legion of damage claims from the spill.
Categories: African American, Economy, Environment, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: claims., darryl willis, oil, spill. bp. gulf
6-Year-Old on Terrorist Watch List
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 01, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security placed a six-year-old native of Cleveland, Ohio, on its “terrorist watch list."
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