La Opinión: Voter ID Laws Supress Minority Votes
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
An editorial in Spanish-language daily La Opinión calls efforts to mandate voter ID laws an "underhanded way to achieve other objectives" -- the suppression of votes by seniors, minorities and young people, those who tend to support Democrats.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance, Voter Suppression
Tags: brennancenter, voteridlaws, votersuppressionlaws, votersupression
Want To Report Airport Racial Profiling? There’s an App for That
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
Since Sept. 11, Sikhs have been subjected to ethnic and religious profiling at the airport that the community has struggled for years to combat.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Religion, Science & Technology, South Asian
Tags: 911, airports, app, discrimination, flyrights, gate, phone, racial profiling, security, sikhs, traveler, tsa
Argentina: 35th Anniversary of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
Memory in Latin America, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
On April 30, 1977, a group of women met in the Plaza de Mayo to appeal for information about the whereabouts of their "disappeared" children.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, War & Conflict
Tags: argentinadisappeared, argentinamadres, madresdelaplazademayo, mothersoftheplazademayo
Racist Photo Used in Puerto Rico Election Campaign
El Nuevo Día, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
A new controversy over the use of racist language against political candidates emerged in the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) candidate's campaign for resident commissioner, Rafael Cox Alomar.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: coxalomar, puertoricanelection, racistphoto
Korean Christians Protest Lady Gaga Concert
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
Lady Gaga kicked off her “Born This Way Ball” world tour in Seoul Friday, despite a ban on those under 18 and protests from Christian groups.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Youth Culture
Tags: bornthiswayball, k-pop, korea, ladygaga
Proceso Journalist Killed in Mexico
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
Mexican journalist Regina Martínez, who worked for Proceso Magazine in the Mexican state of Veracruz, was found dead in her home April 28, 2012.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Media, War & Conflict
Chinese Fisherman Attack S. Korean Inspectors
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
Four South Korean fishing inspectors were wounded in a scuffle with ax-wielding Chinese fishermen Monday.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
SEIU Files Groundbreaking NAFTA Complaint Against HB 56
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and a Mexican labor lawyers group today filed a groundbreaking complaint with Mexico’s Department of Labor challenging Alabama’s anti-immigrant law HB 56 under the supplemental labor agreement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Categories: Alabama News Network, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino
Tags: alanbamaimmigrationlaw, hb56, nafta, seiu
New Bride Accused of Setting Husband on Fire
India-West, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
A new Indian American bride in Texas allegedly set her husband on fire in what police believe was a planned attack.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Law & Justice, News, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: charged with first-degree felony, gasoline, massage, new bride, pre-meditated, sets husband on fire
Affordable Housing Wobbles as Redevelopment Agencies Close
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
Affordable housing advocates across California are scrambling for alternative sources of funding following the closure of the state’s redevelopment agencies.
Categories: Economy, Foreclosures, Living, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: affordablehousingincalifornia, prop13, redevelopmentagencies
Seniors Get Crafty for Online Fun--and Profit
St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 30, 2012
In the face of recession, seniors are turning their talent for fine handcrafts into income by setting up shop on the website, Etsy.
Categories: African, African American, Economy, Elders, Indigenous, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: eldersonline, finecrafts, handmadejewelry, onlinecraftsshopping, recessionandentrepreneures, smallbusinessadministration, smallbusinessartisans
Korean Media Look Back on LA Riots
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 29, 2012
A report in the Korea Daily notes much of mainstream media’s coverage of the anniversary of the Los Angeles riots has ignored the Korean community.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: losangelesriots, rodneyking, sa-i-gu, saigu
Pioneer of Chicano Art Still Going Strong in Bay Area
New America Media / Richmond Pulse, Profile, Posted: Apr 29, 2012
Xavier Villamontes' path as a Chicano artist and political activist has led him back to his roots in Richmond and San Pablo.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Latino, Original NAM Content, Profiles, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: boycottgrapes, chicanoart, galeriadelaraza, sanpablo, xaviervillamontes
Nonprofit Closure Severs Lifeline to Richmond's Neediest
New America Media/Richmond Pulse, News Report, Posted: Apr 29, 2012
The closure of a Richmond nonprofit leaves residents without the kind of services that with the recession are needed now more than ever.
Categories: African American, Economy, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories
Tags: nonprofitclosures, nonprofitsandtherecession, opportunitywest, richmondyouth
'FREE Viet Nam Act’ introduced in D.C.
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Apr 28, 2012
“We need to put Viet Nam on notice that it cannot continue to violate human rights and expect preferred trade relations with the United States,” Lofgren said. “The FREE Viet Nam Act gives us the tools we need to not only send the right message to Viet Nam, but also to take action against Viet Nam for their continuous human rights violations.”
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: “We need to put Viet Nam on notice that it cannot continue to violate human rights and expect preferred trade relations with the United States, ” Lofgren said. “The FREE Viet Nam Act gives us the tools we need to not only send the right message to Viet Nam, but also to take action against Viet Nam for their continuous human rights violations.”
Tucson’s Ousted Mexican-American Studies Director Speaks: The Fight’s Not Over
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 28, 2012
Educators have gone straight to the source, trying to challenge the basic constitutionality of HB 2281 in Arizona.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: arizona, discrimination, education, ethnic, latino, studies
Mexican Scribe Javier Sicilia Brings Campaign for Peace to U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 28, 2012
One year after losing his son, Mexican writer Javier Sicilia is calling on the U.S. and Mexican governments to end the violence.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: cartelviolence, felipecalderon, javiersicilia, mexicandrugwar, mexicanelections, mexicoviolence
At Central Valley School, Counselors Forced to Do More With Less
New America Media / South Kern Sol, News Report, Posted: Apr 28, 2012
At Kern County's largest public high school, amid statewide budget cutbacks, academic counselors are turning crisis into opportunity.
Categories: Economy, Education, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: academiccounseling, arvin, arvinhighschool, californiabudgetcrisis, schoolbudgetcuts, southkerncounty
What’s the Soundtrack of Your Immigrant Culture?
Univision News, Commentary, Posted: Apr 28, 2012
Many Latinos find a voice and identity through the work of musicians such as Manu Chao.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Living, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Hundreds Protest SB 1070 in Phoenix
Prensa Hispana, News Report, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
More than 300 people took to the streets in Phoenix to protest Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 on Wednesday.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
ICE to Give Leniency to Those Arrested for Minor Traffic Violations
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that if it identifies an undocumented immigrant through Secure Communities, from only a minor traffic violation, ICE will not keep him or her in custody until there is a conviction.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: ice, securecommunities, trafficviolations
After Review, ICE Puts 16K of 300K Deportation Cases on Hold
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
Immigration officials have suspended 16,544 deportation cases and are moving steadily through a review of nearly 300,000 cases in the deportation queue, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced this week.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: deportations, ice, icereview, icesuspenddeportations
Could the LA Riots Happen Again?
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
Twenty years later, despite some progress, the factors behind the LA Riots remain.
Categories: African American, Asian, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: apalc, lariots, losangelesriots, rodneyking, saigu
Rep. Gutierrez: 'Great' Meeting with Rubio on Alternative DREAM Act
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
A key Democratic congressman said Wednesday that he was encouraged by a meeting with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) over his plan to introduce a pared-down version of the DREAM Act.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: dreamact, gopdreamact, marcorubio, marcorubiodreamact, republicandreamact, rubio, rubiodreamact
LA Metro Cut Services, Violated Civil Rights
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
An editorial in La Opinión argues that the Los Angeles MTA had "no excuse" for failing to protect the civil rights of minority passengers.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Report Finds DHS's Border Strategy Ineffective
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
A new report calls for the re-evaluation of U.S.-Mexico border policies, that may have reached the limit of their effectiveness.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: borderreport, bordersecurity, borderstudy, colef, mexicoviolence, usmexicoborder, wola
Nebraska Decision on Prenatal Care Bittersweet Victory for Women
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
Nebraska’s decision to override the governor’s veto of a bill that provides free prenatal care to the undocumented denies the mother rights granted to the fetus.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Pressing Vietnam on Human Rights
Diacritics, News Report, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
The song “Viet Nam Toi Dau (Where Is My Vietnam)?” raises the issues of the Chinese invasion and the islands of Paracel and Spratley. Viet Khang sings about all of the embarrassing concessions that the Vietnamese government has made to China, and asks when it all went so wrong.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: arrested, china, communist, dissident, musicians, protest, regime, singer, vietnam
Arizona's 'Salt of the Earth' Moment
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 27, 2012
Arizona's ban on ethnic studies could be the next Arizona law to make it to the Supreme Court, which heard arguments this week over SB 1070.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Education, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: azethnicstudies, ethnicstudiesarizona, ethnicstudiesban, mexicanamericanstudies, tucsonunified, tusd
Senate Passes Violence Against Women Act
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Apr 26, 2012
In a bipartisan vote of 68 - 31, the U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which gives women protections and recourse against domestic violence and abuse.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: vawa, vawalgbt, vawanativeamerican, vawatvisas, vawauvisas, violenceagainstwomenact
La Opinión Looks Back at Rodney King Riots
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Apr 26, 2012
Twenty years after the Rodney King riots, Los Angeles Spanish-language newspaper La Opinión takes a look back at its front-page coverage of the riots and what has -- and hasn't -- changed in the city since then.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Intersections, Latino
Tags: latinosla, rodneyking, rodneykinglatinos, rodneykingriots, rodneykingriotslatinos
Exiled From Arizona, Immigrant Begins Anew in California
New America Media, Profile, Posted: Apr 26, 2012
Before SB1070, Claudia lived the life she'd always dreamed of. Today, she is one of thousands who have fled Arizona's anti-immigrant crackdown.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Stories from the Diaspora
Tags: immigrantsfleefromarizona, immigrationinarizona, sb1070, supremecourtsb1070, undocumentedimmigrants
Bo Xilai's "Tiger" Generals Take Warrior Path of Japan’s Imperial Officers
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Apr 26, 2012
Bo Xilai's fall hints at a split between China's conservative army and internationalist navy, a split eerily reminiscent of Imperial Japan.
Categories: Chinese, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: boxilai, chinesenavy, peoplesliberationarmy, pla, politicsinchina
Successful Video-Arts Program on Chopping Block at Inner-City School in Long Beach
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 26, 2012
For nearly 20 years, the video program at Renaissance High has offered career training and hope to inner-city youth in Long Beach.
Categories: Education, Fellowships, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: californiabudgetcuts, educationcuts, longbeach, renaissancehighschool, richardhilgenberg
Fed Case Against SB 1070 Not ‘Selling Well’ in Supreme Court
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 25, 2012
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor observed that the federal government’s argument against Arizona's immigration law wasn’t “selling well.”
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: supremecourtarizona, supremecourthearingonimmigration, supremecourtsb1070
China to Offer More 'Green Cards'
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 25, 2012
China is mulling more permanent residency permits, easier visa-free entry and greater incentives to attract foreign expertise.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: chineseimmigration, foreignersinchina, residencyinchina
Inspection of US Beef Imports Intensified
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 25, 2012
Following the first case of mad cow disease in the United States in five years, the Korean government decided Wednesday to intensify inspections of U.S. beef.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: madcowdisease, southkorea, usbeefimports
Showdown Time for SB 1070
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Apr 25, 2012
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a state has the right to pass its own immigration regulations.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: sb1070, supremecourt, supremecourthearingonimmigration, supremecourtsb1070
California Pols Move to Keep Immigrant Families Unified During Deportation
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 25, 2012
A California state legislative committee voted unanimously last week in support of a bill that will strengthen the rights of parents arrested by local police and those held for additional time because of their immigration status. The new rules are designed to combat a problem uncovered by Colorlines.com, in which parents stuck in detention are unable to remain engaged with their children in foster care.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Politics & Governance
Tags: arrest, deportation, detention, family, immigration, status, undocumented
Hispanic Consumers: Young, Mobile, Growing
Nielsen Wire, News Report, Posted: Apr 25, 2012
A Nielsen study on Hispanic consumers identifies several unique characteristics that make Hispanics the largest population group to exhibit culture sustainability--ever.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: hispanicconsumers, latinoconsumers, nielsenhispanicconsumers, nielsenreporthispanicconsumers
In Wake of SB 1070, Waves of Pro-Immigrant Legislation Emerge
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Apr 25, 2012
The economic and political failure of SB 1070 and other "anti-immigration" bills is causing states to shift course on immigration policy.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigrationlaw, centerforamericanprogress, immigrationpolicycenter, proimmigrantlegislation, russellpearce, sb1070
Ahead of Supreme Ct. Hearing, Legislators Grill SB1070 Author
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 24, 2012
Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on Arizona’s SB 1070, a sub-committee heard testimony on the law's economic, social and civil rights implications.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigrationlaw, russellpearce, sb1070, supremecourthearingonimmigration
Immunization Officials Urge Parents in Las Vegas to Get Their Children Vaccinated
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 24, 2012
Health officials in Nevada are urging parents to vaccinate their children to help prevent the spread of 14 serious and potentially life-threatening diseases.
Categories: Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: cdc, lasvegasfamilies, nevadavaccinationrate, SouthernNevadaImmunizationandHealthCoalition, vaccinations, whoopingcough
In Richmond, a Murder Trial Begins and a Father Copes With Loss
New America Media / Richmond Pulse, News Report, Posted: Apr 24, 2012
On the eve of a murder trial in Richmond, CA, a father remembers his son and ponders what could have been.
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: genegrisby, gunviolence, richmondyouth, violenceprevention, youthviolence
As SB 1070 Heads to Court, a Father’s Case Reveals the Larger Problem
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 24, 2012
A New York father faces deportation to Argentina, likely because he went into diabetic shock and had the poor luck to be met by police officers who arrested him, instead of sought aid for him.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice
Tags: adminstration, alcohol, arizona, deportation, family, father, health, new york, obama, sb1070
States Shouldn't Tamper with Voting Rights Act
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Apr 24, 2012
Last year, a rash of politically motivated laws made it harder for people to vote. Now, the Voting Rights Act itself is under attack.
Categories: African, African American, Asian, Caribbean, Election 2012, Indigenous, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: brennancenter, voteridlaw, votersuppression, votingrightsact
Community Unites to Protect Elderly
Filamstar.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
San Mateo Supervisor Adrienne Tissier is leading the call to action to protect the elderly through policy, engagement and education.
Categories: Elders, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Adrienne Tissier, elder abuse, increase, protect elderly
Vietnamese Math Whiz Elected to Prestigious US Academy
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
Chau, who teaches at the University of Chicago, won the Fields Medal in 2010. That is the mathematics version of the Nobel Prize.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Science & Technology
Tags: academy, election, fields, math, medal, vietnamese, whiz
Philippine, China Sea Dispute Heats Up in Cyberspace
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
Chinese and Filipino hackers "exchanged fire" in cyberspace over the weekend, adding to recent tensions over disputes in the South China Sea.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Author Discovers Over 100 Arab Immigrants Died in Titanic
Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
The author of a book on the Titanic says history and Hollywood have forgotten the over 100 Arab passengers on board.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern
Tags: arabimmigrants, arabsonthetitanic, jamescameron, titanic
No Miranda Rights for Immigrants?
American Immigration Council, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
The American Immigration Council on Friday challenged a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals that immigrants who are arrested without a warrant do not need to receive certain Miranda-like warnings before being interrogated.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Congressional Candidate Chen Earns Endorsement from Mineta
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
Small business owner Jay Chen, a candidate for Congress, announced Tuesday that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and his leadership PAC, America’s Opportunity Fund, are backing Chen’s election efforts.
Categories: Asian, Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2012, chen, congress, election, endorsement, mineta, US
The New Rodney King: Abuse on the Border
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
The 2010 video of a man lying down while Border Patrol agents Taser him is "horrifyingly similar" the video of the beating of Rodney King, according to an editorial in La Opinión.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: AnastasioHernándezRojas, borderpatrolkilling, rodneyking
After Foreclosures, Hidden Addictions Emerge Among Elders
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
Physicians in San Francisco say that since the recession, they are seeing a growing number of elderly patients coping with drug addictions.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Foreclosures, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: druguseamongtheelderly, healthcareforthepoor, healthcarereform, recession, thegreatrecession
ETHNIC ELDERS ONLINE: Empowering Seniors to Close the "Gray Gap"
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
Ethnic elders are slipping into the technology Gray Gap with little access to the online world. A Miami agency, though, is building Internet bridging for seniors.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Media, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: digitaldivideandseniors, eldersoncomputers, internetgraygap, lowincomeelders, miamiallianceforaging
Summit Sheds Light on Voter, Candidate Disconnect Over Environment
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 22, 2012
Voters across the Southwest and Arizona say this election year they want to see action on conservation and preservation of the environment.
Categories: Environment, Indigenous, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: earthday, environmentalactivism, kylmccainbill, latinosandtheenvironment, littlecoloradoriver, navajonation
Recession Makes Latino Seniors Put Retirement on Hold
Mundo Hispanico/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Apr 22, 2012
Unemployment, jobs without benefits, health crises, family caregiving—many Latino boomers are moving into elder years without the possibility of retiring.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Health, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: ancianos, fernandotorresgil, latinobabyboomers, latinocaregivers, latinoretirement, lationunemployment, olderhispanicworkers, recessionandhispanics
Imprisoned and 'Irrelevant'
The Beat Within, Commentary, Posted: Apr 21, 2012
Through a letter, an inmate wakes up to the cold reality that he is no longer relevant to the world outside.
Categories: Law & Justice, Living, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: beatwithin, juvenilejustice, prisonreform, restorativejustice
Combating Elder Abuse in Indian Country
Indian Country Today Media Network, Commentary, Posted: Apr 21, 2012
A troubling rise in elder abuse is emerging in Indian Country, often perpetrated by family members. It’s time for Native American leaders to take action.
Categories: Elders, Indigenous, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: elderabuse, indiancountryelders, nativeamericanelders, triballeaders
Health Disparities Undermine America’s Future
America’s Wire , News Analysis, Posted: Apr 21, 2012
Health disparities between minorities and whites cost unnecessary billions each year—and lives. The U.S. now ranks 41st globally on infant mortality alone.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Environment, Health, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: healthdisparities, infantmortality, minorityhealthcare, usglobalhealthranking
Republican Legislator Proposes to Revise DREAM Act
La Opinion, News Report, Posted: Apr 20, 2012
Senator Marco Rubio plans to unveil his version of the DREAM Act, which would provide undoucmented youth access to the current visa system, and would eventually lead to citizenship.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Dream Act, Dreamers, education, immigrants, immigration reform, Senator Marco Rubio, undocumented students
Putin to Gain Korean Son-in-Law?
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 20, 2012
Rumors are swirling in South Korea around the possible marriage of a retired admiral’s son to the daughter of Russia's president-elect.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Jobless Frustrated, But Not Giving Up
Black Voice News, News Report, Posted: Apr 20, 2012
Despite the Inland Empire’s posted unemployment rate of 12.6 percent in March, William F. Baskerville is not giving up on finding a job.
Categories: African American, Economy, Top Stories
Tags: inlandempire, jobless, jobseekers, unemploymentincalifornia, unemploymentintheafricanamericancommunity
SF Youth Sell Weed to Get By, and Get an Education
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 20, 2012
With a dismal job market, young people in San Francisco say selling weed helps them cover the cost of school and other essentials.
Categories: Economy, Inside the Shadow Economy, Living, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: 420, educationincalifornia, marijuanaincalifornia, oaksterdamuniversity, weedeconomy
Caregiver Research Project Launched
Filamstar.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 20, 2012
Filipino caregiver research project will gather data on working conditions for caregivers in the SF Bay Area.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Multi-ethnic
Tags: domestic workers, Filipino caregivers, health care, home health aide, immigrants, labor laws
U.S. Rep Alleges China Helping North With ICBMs
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 19, 2012
A U.S. lawmaker has formally requested the Obama administration examine reports of possible missile cooperation between North Korea and China.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, War & Conflict
Tags: china, northkorea, northkoreanmissile, northkoreansatellite
Funeral Held for Man Who Inspired Tiananmen Protest
KTSF, News Report, Posted: Apr 19, 2012
Fang Lizhi, whose speeches inspired student protesters during the 1989 Tiananmen student movement, was buried this past week.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: chinadissident, democracyinchina, fanglizhi, tiananmenprotest
New Center Harnesses Mobile Tech to Fight Trafficking
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 19, 2012
Launched in late 2011, the Global Freedom Center looks to use smartphone technology to expand awareness of human trafficking.
Categories: Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: childlabor, forcedlabor, free2work, humantrafficking, notforsale, sextrafficking, smartphones
Amid Little Colorado Dispute, Navajo Look to New Water Sources
Indian Country Today Media Network, News Report, Posted: Apr 19, 2012
The Navajo Nation’s water comes from a variety of sources—wells, rainfall, and rivers. But for some 40 percent, water comes from gallon jugs and barrels.
Categories: Environment, Indigenous, Top Stories
ETHNIC ELDERS ONLINE: Senior Civil Rights Activist Amplifies Protest Voice Online
St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 19, 2012
Longtime civil rights activist Percy Green II, 77, calls social networking an “invigorating” protest tool, but online users need to protect their online information.
Categories: African American, Elders, Intersections, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: civilrightsmovementseniors, eldersonline, facebookandapps, facebookprivacyprotection, fcconlineprivacy, seniorsoncomputers, socialnetworkingprotests
When Temper Tantrums Become Criminal
The Root, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2012
Last week an African American kindergartner was handcuffed and arrested by Georgia police for having a temper tantrum.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page
Tags: education, saleciajohnson, schooltoprisonpipeline, zerotolerance
In S. Korea, Bullying Claims Another Life
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2012
Police said a middle school boy, thought to have been bullied by his classmates, jumped to his death from a 20-story apartment building.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Youth Culture
Tags: bullying, suicidesinsouthkorea
Google, Facebook may be asked to open rep offices in Vietnam
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2012
Google and Facebook may have to open offices in Viet Nam to provide their services for locals.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Science & Technology
Demand to Include Central Am. Nations on Census
Proceso Digital, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2012
Pro-immigrant organizations will ask the U.S. Census Bureau to include Central American countries on the forms of the next decennial Census.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latin America, Latino
Tags: census, centralamericanimmigrants, hispanicvoters, latinopolicy
CSU Faculty Return to Negotiations, Ready to Strike
New America Media, Video, Posted: Apr 18, 2012
Faculty at San Francisco State University returned to the bargaining table over contract disputes even as a strike continues to loom.
Categories: Economy, Education, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: californiaeconomy, calstateuniversity, educationincalifornia
San Francisco Youth Face Violence, Deportation as Local Services Shrink
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2012
Killings, arrests and immigration crackdowns have hurt San Francisco’s Latino and black youth just as the city has cut services to help them and prevent violence.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Profiles, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: blackyouth, gangviolence, latinoyouth, sanfranciscomissiondistrict, violenceprevention, youthviolence
In Standoff, China Tells Philippines to Leave Scarborough Shoal
INQUIRER.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 17, 2012
China has asked all Philippine vessels to leave "Panatag" (Scarborough) Shoal immediately. The shoal is located in the South China Sea but is not part of the disputed Spratlys Islands.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, War & Conflict
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Filipino American Named to Guam Cabinet
GMANews.tv, News Report, Posted: Apr 17, 2012
A Filipino American, Alfredo Antolin, Jr., is among the new Cabinet members who took their oaths before Guam Governor Eddie Baza Calvo.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: filipinoamerican, guam, guamcabinet, GuamGovernorCalvo, phillipineforeignaffairs
S. Asian Vies to Become Nation's First Female Indian Mayor
India West, News Report, Posted: Apr 17, 2012
A native of Bangalore, Fremont Vice Mayor Anu Natarajan is running to become the United State's first-ever female Indian mayor.
Categories: Election 2012, Front Page, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: fremontmayor, indianamericancommunity, minoritycandidates, natarajan, southasianmayor
In Time of Drought, Mexico's Tarahumara Turn to Tradition
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 17, 2012
A tradition of sharing among Mexico's indigenous Tarahumara is being tested amid the country's worst-ever drought.
Categories: Environment, Indigenous, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: drought, mexico, tarahumara, water
ETHNIC ELDERS ONLINE: Becoming an E-Patient--An Elder’s Path From Cyber Games to Health Gains
St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 17, 2012
As African American elders and other ethnic seniors get more Internet savvy, e-patients are both getting active in their own care and helping each other.
Categories: African American, Elders, Health, Intersections, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: africanamericanelders, computersandseniors, internethealth, onlinehealth, pewresearch, stlouisafricanamericans
Argentine Goldman Prize Winner Overcame Baby’s Poisoning and Death Threats
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 17, 2012
Argentina’s Sofia Gatica, a Goldman Environmental Prize winner, lost a baby to toxins and fights to save her barrio, a third of whose residents have cancer.
Categories: Environment, Health, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: agrotoxics, ecology, environmentalism, environmentalpoisoning, globalenvironment, goldmanprize, monsanto
ICE Could Deport Mother Suffering From Postpartum Depression
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
Noelia Ramos, mother of a two-month old son and a four-year old girl, who was arrested as part of the raid on the Michael Bianco factory in New Bedford, Mass. along with 300 other workers on March 6, 2007, is reportedly suffering from postpartum depression.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
China Urges Philippine Vessel to Withdraw
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
China on Monday urged a Philippine archaeological ship to immediately leave the waters of Huangyan Island in the South China Sea.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: china, philippines, southchinasea
Jim Yong Kim Selected to Lead World Bank
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
The World Bank chose Korean-born physician Jim Yong Kim as its new president on Monday.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: jimyoungkim, korean, worldbank
BP Accused of Open Anti-Viet Racism
Bolsavik.come, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
The complaint involves BP’s Vessels of Opportunity (V.o.O.) program, which hires local fishing boats to join the cleanup. It was part of BP’s efforts to mitigate the losses suffered by fishermen who were grounded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: boats, bp, British Petroleum, deepwater horizon, new orleans, pollution, racism, spill, vietnamese
Tupac Hologram at Coachella
The Root, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
Tupac Shakur was resurrected this weekend for a performance at the Coachella 2012 music festival ... at least that's what it looked like.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Ethnic Media Headlines, Youth Culture
What Would a Romney Presidency Mean for Immigration?
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
Judging by the poisitions Mitt Romney has taken on immgration during his campaign so far, a Romney presidency would include support for states to pass their own immigration laws; persuing a version of the DREAM Act that does not include a path to citizenship; and making the online work-authorization system E-Verify mandatory for all employers nationwide.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Obama Promises Immigration Reform in First Year of Second Term
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
I can promise that I will try to do it in the first year of my second term. I want to try this year. The challenge we’ve got on immigration reform is very simple.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: immigrants, immigration, justice, obama, president, reform, second, term
Teaching the Bracero Program in CA Schools
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
California state Senator Kevin de Leon's proposed bill SB 993 would make the Bracero Program part of the curriculum taught in Grades 7 and 12 in California's public schools.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: bracero, braceroprogram, kevindeleon, sb993
Muslim Women Slowly Breaking Sports Barrier
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
Muslim women like Abdo and Jones are challenging the misconception that Muslim women are passive.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Middle Eastern, Religion, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: athletes, islam, kickboxing, mca, muslim, religion, sports, stereotype, veil, women
Korean American To Help Revamp S. Korea's Justice System
Koream Journal, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
Kim will offer weekly lectures at the Ministry of Justice’ s Legal Research and Training Institute.
Categories: Asian, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: judges, jury, justice system, korean american, law, legal, revamping, south korea
Later Life ‘Encore Work’ Replaces Income, Reinvents Retirement
MinnPost/New America Media , News Feature, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
Downsized boomers don’t have time to brood. In Minnesota many are finding new ways to earn retirement money while contributing to their communities.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Intersections, Top Stories
Tags: babyboomers, encorecareers, minnesotaretirement, recession, retirement
African-American Elder Plays Key Role in Violence Prevention Efforts
Richmond Pulse/New America Media, Video, Posted: Apr 15, 2012
Singleton carries the memory of a time when Richmond’s reputation was not so tarnished by negativity and community violence.
Categories: African American, Elders, Living, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, Video
Tags: elder, elderprofile, richmondpulse, richmondviolence
“Inconvenient Children” Video Unleashes a Political Storm in Mexico
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 14, 2012
U.S. media coverage of a controversial Mexican video reflects an American public that doesn’t understand Mexico very well.
Categories: Election 2012, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: discomfortingkids, inconvenientchildren, mexicovideo, mexicovideoviral, ninosincomodos
UFW, Jewish Community Bound by Social Justice Causes
Vida en el Valle, News Report, Posted: Apr 14, 2012
Jewish communities -- long champions of social justice causes -- supported Chávez from the early days of United Farm Workers.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, European, Immigration, Latino, Middle Eastern, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: jewslatinos, ufw
China Urges Calm After Failed N. Korean Launch
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
China called on all sides to keep in contact in the wake of the failed satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: china, northkorea, satellitelaunch
1,000 Attend USC Vigil for Slain Chinese Students
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
More than 1,000 people attended a vigil on Wednesday night at the University of Southern California campus to mourn two Chinese students killed in a carjacking attempt.
Categories: Chinese, Education, Top Stories
Tags: china, chinesestudent, universityofsoutherncalifornia, usc
Exodus of Corporate Support Shines Light on ALEC
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
This week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation became the latest backer to withdraw financial support for ALEC.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: ALEC, votersuppression
Public Broadcast Stations Can Run Political Ads
Trial Insider, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
A federal appeals court lifted the ban on political ads on public radio and TV stations Thursday.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Intersections, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance
Tags: 9thcircuit, election2012, fcc, politicalads
Filipina Wins Seat in S. Korea Parliament
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
A Filipina, who is a naturalized Korean citizen, won a seat for proportional representation at the 19th Korean National Assembly, becoming the first Korean parliamentarian from the growing immigrant Korean community.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Politics & Governance
Tags: Filipina, first, general election, immigrant, Korean parliament
For Chinese Parents, Success Outweighs Scandal at Oakland School
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
Chinese parents say the controversial figure at the center of an Oakland charter school is the reason for its success.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aics, americanindiancharterschool, benchavis, chineseparents, oaklandcharterschool
Why Do Spanish-Language Media Still Use the Term "Negro"?
El Tiempo Latino, Commentary, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
Some Spanish-language newspapers in Washington, D.C. continue to refer to Latinos of African descent by the insulting term "Negro."
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Media
Tags: africanamerican, afroamericano, afrolatino, negro
Suspensions More Common for Minority, Disabled Students
California Watch, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
New data show that racial minorities and students with disabilities are suspended at substantially higher rates than their white and non-disabled peers.
Categories: African American, Education, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: education, expulsions, racedisparities, suspensions, zerotolerance
Don't White People Kill Each Other, Too?
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Apr 13, 2012
When it comes to America's racial past and present, lies and snake oil are sold in many colors.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice
Tags: blackonblackviolence, racerelations, trayvonmartin, whiteonwhiteviolence
Hilary Rosen vs. Ann Romney -- Distracting You from the Real Issues
Feministing.com, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
Blogger Zerlina writes for Feministing.com that the stay-at-home mom conversation is a distraction from the real issues in the 2012 election.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Study: Impact of Undocumented Workers on Wages ‘Negligible’
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
A recent study by economists at the Atlanta Federal Reserve may discredit one of the most common arguments used to justify state-based immigration crackdown laws.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: illegalimmigrantseconomy, illegalworkers, undocumentedworkers
Punishment and Profits: Al Jazeera Visits Immigration Detention
Al Jazeera, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
Al Jazeera's Fault Lines travels to Texas and Florida to investigate the business of immigrant detention in the United States.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
S. Koreans Abroad No-Show in Voter Turnout
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
South Korea went to the polls Wednesday. And while overseas Koreans were allowed to vote for the first time, only 2 percent actually did.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Atlanta Lawyer Shoots Korean Husband, Then Herself
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
An Atlanta-based lawyer shot and killed her Korean husband Tuesday night in a parking lot outside the legal offices of where the two worked.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: atlantashooting, koreanamerican
Social Media Impacting Mexican Presidential Contest
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
Just months ago, the outcome of the Mexican presidential election seemed a given. Now that's all changed, and social media has played a role.
Categories: Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: EnriquePeñaNieto, JosefinaVázquezMota, MexicanPresidentialElections, PAN, PRI
Who Is the Real Mitt Romney?
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
Winning the trust of voters is indeed Romney's big challenge.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: mittromney, romney
Temporary Protected Status Keeps Family Living in Limbo
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2012
The one thing that Vasquez, a student at San Francisco State University, realized soon after arriving was that his new home is sadly temporary.
Categories: Education, Growing Up Poor in the Bay Area, Immigration, Latino, Stories from the Diaspora, Top Stories
Tags: achievementgap, asylum, dream act, education, familycourt, protected, student, temporary, university
Bomb Threat Forces Korean Air Flight to Make Emergency Landing
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
A Korean Air Boeing 777 was forced to make an emergency landing in western Canada shortly after takeoff Tuesday.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: bombthreat, koreanair
From Messenger to Commuter, SF Cyclists Reflect a Changed City
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
San Francisco cyclists have gone from messenger to commuter, reflecting a deeper shift within the city.
Categories: Asian, Law & Justice, Living, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: accident, bicyclists, bike, cars, commuters, crime, death, messenger, motorists, san francisco, traffic
Asian American Groups, Including JACL, Call for Further Investigation in Trayvon Martin Killing
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
George Zimmerman (left) fatally shot Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. There are still no arrests in the case that has sparked outrage across the nation.
Categories: African, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: Call for Further Investigation in Trayvon Martin Killing George Zimmerman (left) fatally shot Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. There are still no arrests in the case that has sparked outrage across the nation., JACL
Maricopa County’s Former Top Prosecutor Andrew Thomas Disbarred
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his onetime deputy, Lisa Aubuchon, will be disbarred effective May 10 by the Arizona ethics panel for failed corruption probes.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: andrewthomas, arizonaimmigration, arpario, maricopacounty
Mexican Candidates Blast the Airwaves, Stir Up the Social Networks
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
Mexican candidates in the country's 2012 presidential election hit the airwaves -- and social media networks -- this week.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance
Media Cautious on Tulsa Killings
The Root, News Report, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
Maybe it's the Trayvon Martin case, or maybe it's just the system working as it should, but news organizations are moving cautiously on the story.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous
Fresno Radio Station's Investment in Hmong Community Pays Off
New America Media, Profile, Posted: Apr 11, 2012
“We have contests and instead of giving away tickets to a ball game or a color TV, we’ll give a pig away,” said Tony Donato, the station’s general operations manager.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Media, Top Stories
Tags: fresnoradio, hmongradiostation, kbif
Less Than Half of 3K Detained in ICE Sweeps Convicted of Felonies
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
For nearly a year now, the Obama Administration has promised to streamline the immigration enforcement system, focusing on serious criminals. It's a false promise.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: focusing on serious criminals., the Obama Administration has promised to streamline the immigration enforcement system
Marlins Suspend Guillen for Five Games After Pro-Castro Remarks
El Nuevo Herald, News Report, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
Miami Marlins manager Oswaldo "Ozzie" Guillén was suspended for five games Tuesday as a result of his pro-Castro remarks.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Sports
Border Patrol Turns to Foreign Media to Discourage Unauthorized Border Crossings
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
The federal government is turning to Mexican and Central American media outlets to warn potential migrants of the dangers of trying to enter the U.S. illegally.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino
Javier Sicilia movilizará a inmigrantes en EEUU
El Mensajero, News Report, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
El poeta y activista busca unificar a estadounidenses, inmigrantes mexicanos y centroamericanos en un movimiento social que impulse la regulación en la venta de armas de fuego y drogas.
Categories: NAM en Español
Zimmerman Launches Website to Ask for Money
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
Suspected shooter George Zimmerman launched a website to seek donations for his legal expenses.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Law & Justice
CA State Immigration Bill Vies for Spot on November Ballot
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
The California Opportunity and Prosperity Act, or COPA, would allow undocumented immigrants to join a state immigration registry.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
New Migrant Worker Health Plan Offers Binational Care
Hispanic Trending, News Report, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
Migrant workers who split time between Mexico and Bakersfield could now have access to medical insurance on both sides of the border, thanks to a new plan targeting Kern County's large mobile labor force.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, Immigration
ICE Slow to Embrace Alternatives to Immigrant Detention
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
The new Texas immigrant detention center may be more "humane," but there are less costly, more effective alternatives to detention.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: alternativestodetention, ATD, geogroup, immigrantdetention, immigrationdetention, Karnes
My Uncle’s Life in Exile
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 10, 2012
For Uncle Joe, a deportee, someone raised thoroughly American, but who is now an exile in his homeland, home has become a complicated concept.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Law & Justice, Living, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Stories from the Diaspora, Top Stories
Tags: american, crime, deportation, exile, family, home, identity, justice, law, nostalgia, Philippines
Small-town America meets Vietnam
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
A pair of businessmen from Viet Nam bought the town of Buford, Wyo., today at auction with a $900,000 bid, according to media reports.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: 000 bid, A pair of businessmen from Viet Nam bought the town of Buford, according to media reports., today at auction with a $900, Wyo.
Filipinos Among the Least Rude in the World -- Survey
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
The Philippines is among the least rude countries for foreign tourists, a survey by a leading European travel site showed.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Living, News
Tags: Brazillians polite, foreigners, poll, rude, the Philippines
Ending the Silence: Asian Pacific Americans Urged to Increase HIV/AIDS Testing
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
Asian Pacific Americans represent 2.8 percent of the total reported HIV/AIDS cases in California, but one in three APAs living with HIV doesn’t know it.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Tags: aids, asian, california, cases, chinese, Filipino, hiv, islanders, koreans, pacific, vietnamese
Sean Bell’s Fiancée Writes Open Letter to Trayvon Martin’s Parents
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
The fiancée of Sean Bell, the Queens man who was shot and killed by police outside a strip club on the night before his wedding in 2006, recently wrote an open letter to the parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
A Deadly Syndrome Stalks the Mexican Elections
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
Leaders of the Progressive Movement coalition denounced violent attacks and threats against their candidates in seven of Mexico’s states.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance
Napolitano: ‘Sí a las Comunidades Seguras, no al perfil racial’
La Prensa Hispana, News Report, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
La secretaria de Seguridad Interna defiende el programa que tanta polémica ha causado con los defensores de los derechos civiles diciendo que el enfoque del mismo es sacar del país a los extranjeros que representan una amenaza para la nación.
Categories: NAM en Español
Cuban Music Still Thriving, Still Unheard in U.S.
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Apr 09, 2012
An interview with Bay Area musician and producer Greg Landau, who's traveled to Cuba more than 30 times, on the latest musical trends from the island.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, Top Stories
Tags: cuba, cuban music, cumbia, embargo, greg landau, heavy metal, hip-hop, politics, reggaeton, roots reggae, united States
Miss. Business Sector Key to Defeat of Anti-Immigrant Bill
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Apr 08, 2012
The state of Mississippi has a dark history when it comes to discrimination and racial segregation, like many other southern states. Yet, unlike its neighbors, an anti-immigrant state law was blocked there. And this is good news.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
A Model to Forecast the Latino Vote?
NBC Latino, News Report, Posted: Apr 08, 2012
A group of Latino political scientists say they have come up with a way to measure how influential the Latino vote will be in November.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: election2012, electionmap, hispanicvote, latinodecisions, latinovote, votersuppression
Drop in Latino Registered Voters Surprises Political Experts
Al Día, News Report, Posted: Apr 08, 2012
The number of Hispanic voters declined significantly between 2009 and 2010.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Survival Skills for Today’s Community College Student
Campaign for College Opportunity, Profile, Posted: Apr 08, 2012
One student in San Francisco shares her survival tips for thriving and surviving on today’s community college campus.
Categories: Asian, Education, Top Stories
Tags: budget cuts, city college of san francisco, community college, success, victoria conlu
A Sense of “Despair” Hangs Over Community College Campus
Amigos 805, Commentary, Posted: Apr 08, 2012
A former math professor says students will have to adapt, becoming more creative and employing technology in new ways, as they design their careers.
Categories: Economy, Education, Top Stories
Tags: budget cuts, community college, higher educaiton, jobs, STEM, technology
AOL Co-Founder Turns Attention to Immigration Reform
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 07, 2012
After a successful campaign for the Jobs Act, AOL Inc co-founder Steve Case says he’s ready to champion for immigration reform.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Most Ala. Businesses Missed E-Verify Deadline
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 07, 2012
The vast majority of businesses in the state failed to meet one of the requirements of Alabama’s H.B. 56 before the deadline, signaling continued confusion about the law.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
ETHNIC ELDERS ONLINE: African American Elders Log-In for Computer Fun—and Jobs
St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 07, 2012
African American elders in St. Louis wanted computer classes to link with their families and maybe get a job -- even at age 73.
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Living, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: africanamerican seniors, computer training, elders, income security, job training, recession, saintlouis
For Trayvon Martin, Justice Hinges on “Prosecutorial Discretion”
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
The term, prosecutorial discretion, needs to be worked into the vernacular of any civil rights movement that is hoping to bring justice to the Trayvon Martins of America and bring accountability to the criminal justice system.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content
Tags: justice, prosecutorial discretion, racist, systemic, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman
Marco Rubio’s Dream Act: The New ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is poised to release his version of the DREAM Act – one that would create a legal category of second-class citizens.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: citizenship, Dream Act, legal status, Marco Rubio, second tier citizen, undocumented students
Human Dignity is Not a Joke
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
Violations of immigration laws are a civil offense, yet ICE models immigration detention after criminal incarceration systems.
Categories: Immigration, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: civil violation, criminal system, detention, ICE, immigrants, improve, Obama, sexual abuse
Why Are There No Black US Senators?
The Root, News Report, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
Yes, an African American is serving as commander in chief. But looking for a black U.S. senator? Good luck with that.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: africanamericansenators, obama, politics
Navajo Lose Ground on Labor Case
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
The Navajo Nation lost some ground in its quest to ensure that employers on Navajo land adhere to tribal laws requiring Navajo preference in hiring.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous
Tags: indiancountry, labor, navajo
A Million Voters Registered on Easter?
The Root, News Report, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
This Easter, leaders from black churches across the country are aiming to register at least 20 members from each congregation.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Front Page, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2012elections, blackchurches, easter, voterIDbill, voteridentification, voterregistration, votersupressionlaws
Ala. Lawmakers Propose Changes to HB 56
American Immigration Council, News Report, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
On Thursday, lawmakers in Alabama introduced a bill proposing extensive changes to HB 56, the state’s notorious immigration enforcement law.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: alabamaimmigrationlaw, hb56
State of Women and Girls in CA's Santa Clara County
El Observador, News Report, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
The County of Santa Clara Office of Women’s Policy has released comprehensive report about the State of Women and Girls in Santa Clara County.
Categories: Economy, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, Latino
After Prison, a Long Hard Road to Stability
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
Last October, California began implementation of AB109 and AB117, laws intended to reduce overcrowding in its state prisons. Since then, more than 22,400 inmates – many who are non-violent offenders - have shifted to county jails where some await trials that could result in their early release from custody. In an effort to track the experience of reentry, Richmond Pulse – a project of New America Media that covers community issues in Richmond, Calif., -- began following an ex-prisoner, Garry, who was released from prison more than a year ago.
Categories: Economy, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Profiles, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories
Tags: conviction, felon, jobs, prison, re-entry, Rubicon, transition
Filipina Runs for Seat in S. Korea Parliament
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Apr 06, 2012
A Filipina is running for a seat in the South Korean Parliament in the April 11 elections.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: foreigners, Jasmine Lee, migrant workers, parliament, Philippines, South Korea, xenophobia
Filipina Among Seven Killed in Oakland Shooting
GMA News, News Report, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
Among the seven victims in the Oakland school shooting is Filipina Kathleen Ping, who leaves behind a 4-year old son.
Categories: Asian, Front Page
Tags: EastOakland, Filipinavictim, KathleenPing, Koreanshooter, Oaklandshooting, OikosUniversity, OneGoh, Philippines
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New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
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Popular Latino Blogger Pulled From TucsonCitizen.com
Tucson Weekly, News Report, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
The Three Sonorans is no longer on the TucsonCitizen.com site.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Media
Transgender Miss Universe Contestant Can Participate, But Debate Continues
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
Initially barred from competing in Canada’s Miss Universe pageant, transgender beauty queen Jenna Talackova is now allowed to participate.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Latino
A Latino VP? Marco Rubio's Limited Appeal
La Opinión, Commentary, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
It used to be unheard of, but now black and Latino presidential candidates are practically a requirement.
Categories: Election 2012, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: briansandoval, latinocandidate, marcorubio, marcorubioflorida, susanamartinez
Pew Study: Latinos Identify by Countries of Origin
Pew Hispanic Center, News Report, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
A majority says they most often identify themselves by their family’s country of origin while just one-quarter says they prefer a pan-ethnic label like Latino or Hispanic.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Living
End -- Don’t Mend -- Broken Enforcement Program
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
While it is laudable that the Obama administration has decided to reduce funding for the immigration enforcement program, 287(g), harmful parts of it will continue to tear families apart.
Categories: Health, Immigration, Latin America, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 287(g), Arpaio, domestic violence, families torn, Obama administration, S-Comm
A Trend Toward Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Choice Laws
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
The states that moved to crack down on immigrants last year were the same states that enacted new restrictions on abortion.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Asian, European, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: anti-immigrant, hostile, inter-connected, reproductive rights, restricting, SB 1070, spike in laws
Study: LGBT Ethnic Elders See More Poverty, Isolation, Bias
New America Media/La Opinion , News Report, Posted: Apr 05, 2012
The first national health study of LGBT elders shows Latinos and other ethnic seniors are rocked daily by higher rates of poverty, isolation and discrimination.
Categories: Elders, Health, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: agediscrimination, healthdisparities, homelessgays, latinogays, lgbtelders
Miss. Anti-Immigrant Law Dies in State Senate
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 04, 2012
A controversial bill cracking down on undocumented immigration died in the Mississippi state Senate after Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, a judiciary committee chairman, chose not to bring it to a vote before a Tuesday deadline.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Amnesty International: US Immigration Policy Violates Human Rights
Amnesty International, News Report, Posted: Apr 04, 2012
Amnesty International's new report, "In Hostile Terrain: Human rights violations in immigration enforcement in the US Southwest," examines the human rights violations associated with immigration enforcement at the border and in the interior of the United States.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: amnestyinternational, immigrantrights, ushumanrightsviolations
Department of Justice Cuts Off Negotiations With Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 04, 2012
In December, the DOJ accused Arpaio’so office of engaging in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing, including racial profiling in traffic stops, immigration operations and discriminating against Spanish speakers in the county jails.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice
Tags: arizona, arpaio, doj, immigrants, justice, racism, sheriff
What If Krop High Had Not Suspended Trayvon Martin?
Loop 21, News Report, Posted: Apr 04, 2012
The saga of Trayvon Martin might have been different had he not been yet another African American student who was disproportionately impacted by the zero tolerance policy many schools in the nation have.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnic Media Network, Top Stories
Tags: African American, disproportionate, school suspension, Trayvon Martin, zero tolerance
Obama Honors Filipina as 'Champion of Change'
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Apr 04, 2012
A White House ceremony will honor a Filipino American woman as a “Champion of Change” for starting a crusade to help the youth when her own daughter got involved in drugs.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Will Myanmar Elections Disrupt Chinese Investments?
China Dialogue, News Report, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
China is Myanmar's largest investor and trading partner. How will democratization in the Southeast Asian nation impact the relationship?
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: aungsansuukyi, china, myanmar
'Three Amigos' Summit -- US, Mexico, Canada Talk Trade, Security
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met in Washington.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance
A 'Sex Strike' for Women's Rights in Texas?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
An Austin, Texas women's group is proposing a "sex strike" April 28 - May 5 to draw attention to the state's crackdown on reproductive rights.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Latino
Tags: liberalladieswholunch, plannedparenthood, reproductiverights, sexstrike
Deported Dad Returns for Son's Funeral
Mojado Citizen, News Report, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
A Mexican man will be finally able to travel to his 10-year-old son’s burial in Pennsylvania after immigration officials granted his request for humanitarian permission to enter the United States.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Colossal Disaster for Minorities if Supreme Court Scraps Health Law
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
The judicial torpedoing of the health care reform law will hurt millions of poor working-class Americans that desperately need health care, but couldn’t get affordable care before the law was passed, and are just as unlikely to get affordable care after it’s struck down.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Health, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: disaster, health care law, high cost, interpretation, justices, minorities, uninsured, upend
The Tongue-tied Misfit and the Language of Violence
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
One commentator writes about what drives inarticulate immigrants -- often cultural misfits -- to turn to gun violence.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Immigration, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content
Tags: Binghamton, Cho Seung-Hui, Jiverly Linh Phat Wong, Oakland, Oikos shooter, One L. Goh, Virginia Tech
More Older Vietnamese American Seeking Help for Depression
Vi?n ?ông/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
More older Vietnamese Americans in Southern California are seeking professional help for depression, and some find solace in their traditions.
Categories: Asian, Elders, Health, Immigration, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: depression, mentalhealth, vietnameseamericanelders, vietnameseamericanyouth
Forum Focuses on Strategies for Struggling Elders
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 02, 2012
The struggles of ethnic elders in the Bay Area with job loss, rampant foreclosures, health care and poverty was the focus of a media briefing held this week by New America Media.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: ethnicelders, foreclosures, medi-cal, poverty, recession, sanfranciscobayarea, scsep
Colombia's FARC Frees its Last Hostages
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Apr 02, 2012
Colombia’s FARC guerrillas announced shortly before 6pm ET, that they liberated their last group of military hostages, handing them over to a humanitarian team led by the Red Cross and assisted by Brazilian airforce pilots.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, War & Conflict
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New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 02, 2012
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Tags: howtodie, medical, rita, sanjaybasu, socialsecurity howtodie
ICE Deported More Than 46,000 Immigrants with U.S. Citizen Children Last Year, Report Finds
Immigration Impact, News Report, Posted: Apr 02, 2012
The new report finds that, between January and June 2011, ICE deported over 46,000 immigrants who claimed to have at least one U.S. citizen child.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: deportations
En la Gran Recesión, hasta la muerte es demasiada cara para los pobres
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 02, 2012
Rita sólo está en sus treinta, pero conoce todo acerca de la muerte. Lo que no sabía hasta hace poco es lo caro que es, sobre todo ahora en la Gran Recesión, para los pobres morir.
Categories: NAM en Español
Eastern Coachella Valley Fights Pollution: 3 Profiles in Environmental Activism
New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, News Feature, Posted: Apr 02, 2012
California’s Eastern Coachella Valley is steeped in poverty and pollution, and profiles of local residents show you don’t have to be a Super Hero to take action.
Categories: Environment, Health, Immigration, Latino, Living, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: coachellavalley, ecology, environmentalactivism, environmentalhealth, pollution, promaturas
In the Great Recession, Even Death Is Too Expensive for the Poor
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Apr 02, 2012
Rita is only in her thirties, but she knows all about death. What she didn't know until recently is how expensive it is for the poor to die.
Categories: Economy, Growing Up Poor in the Bay Area, Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: dyingyoung, howtodie, medical, rita, sanjaybasu, social security
Experts: Vietnamese Parents Could Stem Youths’ High Depression Rates
New America Media/Vi?n ?ông , News Feature, Posted: Apr 01, 2012
The murder-suicide of a young Vietnamese American last year spotlighted high depression levels among Asian youth. Experts say their parents need to listen.
Categories: Asian, Fellowships, Health, Immigration, Top Stories
Tags: teendepression, teensuicide, vietnameseamericans, vietnameseyouth
U.S.-China Business Hopes Take Flight
China Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 01, 2012
The booming market for aircrafts in China could be the best way to bring more manufacturing jobs back to the United States.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: chineseusaviation