Did Supreme Court Get Pat on Back—While It Kicked Poor in Shins?
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 30, 2012
The Supreme Court may deserve a pat on the back for its health care decision, but it’s Medicaid ruling may well have kicked ethnic groups in the shins.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: acamedicaidexpansion, affordablecareactruling, healthcarereformdecision, lowincomeseniorsandchildren, supremecourtmedicaiddecision
We Are Not Out of the Woods Yet
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 30, 2012
The budget signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown last week will help stave off the closure of parks across the state... for now.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: californiastateparks, parkclosures
With ACA, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Is Permanent
Indian Country Today Media Network, News Report, Posted: Jun 30, 2012
Deep in the pages of the Affordable Care Act is the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which is now permanent.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: affordablecareactruling, healthcarereformdecision, indianhealthcareimprovementact
Fundraiser Arrested for Fraud and Bribery
India-West, News Report, Posted: Jun 30, 2012
Chicago businessman Raghuveer Nayak has been released on a $10 million bond after he was arrested June 20 on charges of 19 counts of federal fraud and tax evasion.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: $10 billion bail, charged, Chicago fundraiser, federal fraud, Raghuveer Nayak, tax evasion
A Victory for All
La Opinion, News Report, Posted: Jun 29, 2012
The ACA will expand insurance coverage for hundreds of thousands of Latinos who are the highest uninsured groups in the country.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: ACA, bankruptcy, die from lack of coverage, Latinos, uninsured
Supreme Court Decision on Medicaid Honors the Past, Protects the Future
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 29, 2012
Health policy expert Toni Miles, MD,PhD, praises the Supreme Court’s upholding of Medicaid’s expansion to protect the youngest and oldest Americans.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: acamedicaidexpansion, affordablecareactruling, healthcarereformdecision, lowincomeseniorsandchildren, supremecourtmedicaiddecision
Dying to See the Doctor - Young People and Health Reform
Silicon Valley DeBug/New America Media, First Person, Posted: Jun 29, 2012
Silicon Valley DeBug asked young people in San Jose what their worst health-related experience has been and whether they were able to receive care.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: healthcarelaw, healthcarereformdecision, healthcareyouth
Immigrant Rights Group To Register More Voters Following SB1070 Ruling
La Prensa Hispana, News Report, Posted: Jun 29, 2012
The Supreme Court's ruling on the "Papers, Please" law has energized at least one immigrant rights group to make sure more people register to vote in the November election.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: arizona, papers please law, Promise Arizona, register more voters
California Positioned to Rake in Health Care Reform Benefits
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 29, 2012
Even before the signing of the landmark Affordable Care Act in 2010, California showed signs that it was ready to forge ahead with providing affordable health care to its residents.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: affordable health care, california, healthy families axed, rejoicing, state bills, Supreme Court upholding law
California’s Immigrants to Gain from Health Care Law
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jun 29, 2012
Dr. Sandra Hernandez discusses how the health care reform law will especially benefit California’s Hispanic population.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Immigrant Women Speak Out Against SB 1070, Copycat Laws
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 29, 2012
“Their children internalize a deep sense of not belonging,” said Karen Tumlin, an attorney from the National Immigration Law Center.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: arizonawomen, immigrantwomen, latinawomen, sb1070women, webelongtogether, womenimmigrants
Struggle in La. Over Efforts to Seat First Black Chief Justice
The Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: Jun 28, 2012
A battle is brewing in Louisiana over efforts to seat the state's first-ever African American Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
For One Patient, Health Reform Came Too Late
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Jun 28, 2012
Today’s Supreme Court decision on President Obama’s signature health care reform legislation did not come soon enough for one Bay Area man.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: affordablecareact, healthcaredebt, healthcarelaw, healthcarereform, supremecourthealthcare
Health Care Ruling Ignites Twitter Confusion
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Jun 28, 2012
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling upholding the health care reform law sparked a Twitter frenzy and conflicting reports.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: aca, healthcarelaw, healthcarereform, healthreform, obamacare, supremecourthealthcare
Jewish Groups Concerned Over 'Show Me Your Papers' Law
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, News Report, Posted: Jun 28, 2012
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's immigration law, a consensus is building among Jewish voices in the state.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: azsb1070, azsupremecourt, jewishaz, jewishsb1070, jewslatinos, papersplease, sb1070supremecourt
Richmond Residents Weigh In on Soda Tax
Richmond Pulse/New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 28, 2012
Richmond residents are divided over a proposed one-cent per-ounce tax increase on soda to appear on the ballot in November.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: obesityandsoda, richmondsodatax, sodatax
Latest News on Voter ID Laws
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 27, 2012
An unprecedented wave of restrictive voting laws that has swept the nation since 2010. Understanding which laws are in effect is crucial.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: voterid, voteridlaw, votersuppressionlaws, votersupression
Frustration with Public Education in Vietnam Grows
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Jun 27, 2012
Nearly four decades after the Viet Nam War, the country’s education system remains so corrupt and backward it’s impeding economic growth.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: bribery, college, corruption, education, hanoi, lottery, public, saigon, test, vietnam, youth
Wildfires Hit N. Cheyenne Indian Reservation
Indian Country Today Media Network, News Report, Posted: Jun 27, 2012
Wildfires on and around the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: cheyennereservation, wildfires
WSJ Intern Fired for False Quotes
The Root, News Report, Posted: Jun 27, 2012
An intern at the Wall Street Journal and current Miss Black America - Connecticut was let go after being found to have fabricated sources.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: lianemembis, missblackamerica, wsjintern
Arizona Ruling Will Be Felt Nationwide
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 27, 2012
Lawyers and immigrant rights advocates joined in a NAM teleconference to discuss Monday's Supreme Ct. ruling.
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Tags: arizonaruling, immigrantrights, impactofsupremecourtruling, papersplease, sb1070
What Supreme Ct. Decisions Mean for Immigrant Women
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 27, 2012
Immigrant women will be heavily impacted by the Supreme Court’s ruling on SB 1070 and a pending decision on Obama’s health care reform.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: affordablecareact, sb1070, supremecourtimmigration, womenimmigrants, womenshealth
Korean Actors Go Hollywood
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Jun 26, 2012
Byung-hun Lee and Sung-ki Ahn are the first Asian actors to leave handprints in front of Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: ahnsung-ki, k-pop, koreanmovies, leebyunghoon
Oakland Presence Strong at U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials
Oakland Local, News Report, Posted: Jun 26, 2012
A large number of competitors from the Bay Area have entered the U.S. Track & Field Olympic team trials in Oregon this weekend.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: 2012olympics, oaklandathletes, oaklandsports
SB 1070 Ruling Has Both Sides Claiming Victory
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 26, 2012
Lawmakers on both sides of the political divide in Arizona are claiming victory following Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on the state’s immigration law.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: arizonaimmigrationlaw, SB1070, supremecourtimmigration
Cubans Seek Change, Not End to Revolution
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 26, 2012
A wave of social and political change is sweeping Cuba, trends the author contends will help reinvigorate the country's socialist revolution.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Undocuqueer ‘Come Out’ at S.F. Pride Parade
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 26, 2012
For the first time ever, queer undocumented youth marched as a group in the San Francisco Pride Parade.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: DREAMers, sfprideparade, undocumentedpride, undocumentedqueer, undocuqueer
More Blacks Than Ever to Teach for America
The Root, News Report, Posted: Jun 25, 2012
Teach for America announced Monday that a higher percentage than ever of new recruits are African American.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: blackteachers, teachercorps, teachforamerica
Joel Diaz -- Training Champions in Coachella
New America Media/ Coachella Unincorporated, Profile, Posted: Jun 25, 2012
After leading Timothy Bradley to the WBO welterweight championship, trainer Joel Diaz has now returned to training youth in Coachella.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: JoelDiaz, MannyPacquiao, TimothyBradley
Navajo Win Landmark Case in U.S. Supreme Court
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Jun 25, 2012
The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government must pay contract support costs to tribes that enter into agreements to manage federal programs.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
U.S. Public, Latinos Differ on Arizona Immigration Law
Pew Research Center, News Report, Posted: Jun 25, 2012
The American public has consistently expressed support for the provision of Arizona's immigration law upheld by the Supreme Court.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: supremecourtarizona, supremecourtimmigration, supremecourtsb1070
Supreme Court Upholds 'Papers, Please' Provision
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jun 25, 2012
The Supreme Court upheld section 2(B), the specific portion that requires local law enforcement to ask people for proof of immigration status.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Potential School Sports Cuts Would Hit Students on Many Levels
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 25, 2012
Threatened school cuts due to state budget crunches could boot out school sports—affecting grades, smoking rates, obesity levels and racial health disparities.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: californiaeducationcuts, childhoodobesityandsports, physicaleducationcuts, schoolsportsbudgetcuts
Pollution, Poverty, People of Color: No Beba el Agua--Don't Drink the Water
Environmental Health News, News Feature, Posted: Jun 25, 2012
The lack of clean drinking water deepens the struggle of low-income ethnic families in California, placing many—and their babies—at risk.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: bluebabysyndrome, californiapollution, contaminatedwater, epaandracism, pollutionandracism, povertyandpollution
Conservative Politics Will Again Trump Law in Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 24, 2012
The court’s sharp upturn in the sheer number of conservative decisions tells the real story of the court’s naked political activism.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: activism, court, democrats, gop, healthcare, law, obama, politics, poll, republicans, supreme
Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Mohamed Morsi Wins Egypt's Presidential Election
Al Jazeera, News Report, Posted: Jun 24, 2012
Egypt’s electoral commission announced today that Mohammed Morsi has officially won that country’s presidential election and will be the country’s next president.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
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New Jamie Chung Film Brings Attention to Sex Trafficking
Koream Journal, News Feature, Posted: Jun 24, 2012
Eden, a new film that garnered a heap of awards at this past spring’s South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, deals with the issue of sex trafficking—in the United States.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: american, asian, brothels, human, korean, movie, prostitution, sex slaves, slavery, trafficked, trafficking, US, victims, women
Screaming Queens and Queer Teens at First Pride Youth-Elders Brunch
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 24, 2012
Shared history and struggle were the fare at San Francisco’s First Youth First Annual Youth and Elders Brunch, kicking off the Trans March and Pride weekend.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: comptonscafeteriariot, gaypride2012, lgbtelders, lgbtyouthandelders, pridesanfrancisco2012, screamingqueensdocumentary, stonewallriots, transmarch
SEARAC Releases Unprecedented Research on the Financial and Banking Capabilities of Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese Californians
Asianweek, News Report, Posted: Jun 23, 2012
Southeast Asian Californians surveyed for the research reported that overall, they have limited interactions and experiences with mainstream financial institutions.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: businesses, cambodians, finance, hmong, laotians, southeast asians, survey, vietnamese, wealth
D.C. Language Law Breaks New Ground -- But Lacks Teeth
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 23, 2012
A new report shows local agencies in the nation’s capital routinely deny language access--and their services--to immigrants, despite a law saying they have to.
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Tags: dclanguageaccesslaw, districtofcolumbiaimmigrants, languageaccess
Semantics Important to Immigrants' Struggle, Garcia Argues
ChicoSol, News Report, Posted: Jun 22, 2012
An undocumented immigrant fighting to practice law has asked the media to drop the word "illegal" in reference to his immigration status.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: barassociationundocumented, i-word, sergiogarcia, undocumentedlawyer
Budget Cuts Threaten Health Care Access to California's Kids
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 22, 2012
Gov. Jerry Brown's announcement to eliminate the Healthy Families program and move kids enrolled in it to Med-Cal will deny hundreds of thousands of them health care access.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: access to health care, budget balance, eliminate Healthy Families, Medi-Cal
New Data Reveals Immigrants’ Voting Potential at the Local Level
Immigration Impact, News Report, Posted: Jun 22, 2012
Newly obtained data from the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics provide another indication that immigrants in the United States hold untapped electoral power.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
$3 Million Fraudster Sentenced to Five-Year Prison Term
India-West, News Report, Posted: Jun 22, 2012
Former hedge fund manager Krittibas Ray was sentenced June 15 to 65 months in prison for bilking his investors out of more than $3 million, under a plea deal he made with prosecutors.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: $3 million, 65 months prison, bilked investors, elderly investors, Krittibas Ray, sentenced
Asian Americans to Pew Study: We’re Not Your ‘Model Minority’
Colorlines, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 22, 2012
Sharp criticism of the new Pew Research Center study, “The Rise of Asian Americans,” says it misrepresents Asian diversity. and Pew replies.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: asianamericandiversity, asianmodelminority, pewstudyofasianamericans, simplisticdemographicresearch
Zimmerman Acquits Himself—Yet Again--of Trayvon’s Murder
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 22, 2012
George Zimmerman again says Trayvon Martin viciously attacked him, but the facts say otherwise. Will a Florida jury agree with his self-acquittal for murder?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: blackyouthimage, georgezimmermandefense, mediaontrayvon, trayvonmartincase, zimmermanprosecution
UN Secretary General Plugs Proposed SE4All Initiative
OneWorld.net, News Report, Posted: Jun 21, 2012
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wasted no time in plugging the proposed energy goals enshrined in an UN initiative he unveiled at its three-day conference in Rio De Janeiro on sustainable development.
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Tags: disparaging, initiative, one billion people, Rio, sustainable energy
SF Small Businesses, Politicos, Hope Twitter Will Succeed Where Others Failed
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 21, 2012
San Francisco has been trying to revitalize the mid-Market area of downtown for decades. Now, the city is pinning its hopes on Twitter.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: edlee, marketstreet, sanfrancisco, smallbusiness, twitter
LGBT Foster Care Bill Headed to Senate Committee
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 21, 2012
When Jamie Lee Evan was 5 years old, her foster parents at a group home in Los Angeles taunted a young boy who they believed was gay.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: abuse, advocates, ammiano, bill, california, casa, court, foster care, gay, youth
Scams Against Korean Immigrants on the Rise
The Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jun 20, 2012
A growing number of Korean American immigrants are being scammed by Korean brokers offering to help them get driver's licenses.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: illegalimmigrantsdriverslicenses, koreanscams, washingtondriverslicensescams
Can San Francisco Add 150,000 More People?
SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Jun 20, 2012
Land’s carrying capacity under stress as Bay Area expected to add 2 million.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: boom, development, real estate, san francisco, silicon valley
President Obama Issues "Juneteenth" Proclamation
Loop21, News Report, Posted: Jun 20, 2012
President Obama Issues "Juneteenth" Proclamation.
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For ‘Undocuqueer’ Youth, Obama Inspires Cautious Optimism
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 20, 2012
Like his declaration in support of same-sex marriage, Obama's immigration announcement is a step forward that only goes so far.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: obamaimmigrationyouth, obamalatinovote, obamalgbt, undocuqueer
Ariz. Spanish-Language Media Take On SB 1070
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jun 20, 2012
More than 20 Spanish-language media outlets in Arizona will air a 30-minute program Wednesday on SB 1070.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: azsupremecourt, latinomedia, latinomediasb1070, sb1070supremecourt
What Do Dreamers and Rodney King Have in Common?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 20, 2012
King's death and the Dreamer debate remind us that only when people are dehumanized can they be treated as less than human.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: dreamers, rodneyking
House Passes Resolution Expressing Regret for Chinese Exclusion Laws
8Asians, News Report, Posted: Jun 19, 2012
On Monday, the House of Representatives, lead by California Congresswoman Judy Chu (the first Chinese American woman ever elected into the House of Representatives) officially passed House Resolution 683 – “Expressing the regret of the House of Representatives for the passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the United States, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.”
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Tags: act, chinese, exclusion, immigration
Obama Adds More Dysfunction to Broken Immigration System
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 19, 2012
With the DREAM Act once again compromised, the words of Langston Hughes ring as true as ever: “A dream deferred is a dream denied.”
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Tags: 2012, deportation, dream act, dreamers, education, election, latinos, obama, undocumented, votes
Obama Adds More Dysfunction to Broken Immigration System
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 19, 2012
With the DREAM Act once again compromised, the words of Langston Hughes ring as true as ever: “A dream deferred is a dream denied.”
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Betting on Stockton: Michael Tubbs
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jun 19, 2012
Micheal Tubbs rose from poverty to graduate from Stanford last week and, at age 21, returns to a cash-strapped Stockton to run for public office.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: bankruptcy, black, city council, economy, housing, politics, poverty, stanford, stockton
Can the Tea Party Clean Up Its Racist Act?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 19, 2012
An Ozark Tea Party official’s racial joke led to her resignation and apologies. But at the time, everybody laughed, echoing many racist incidents.
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Tags: arkansasteaparty, kentuckyteapart, ozarkteaparty, teapartyracialslur, teapartyracism
New Poll: Latino Voters Enthusiastic About Obama's Announcement
Latino Decisions, News Report, Posted: Jun 18, 2012
A new poll finds that Latino registered voters are very enthusiastic about President Obama’s recent announcement.
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Tags: latinodecisions, latinosobama, obamalatinos, obamalatinovote, romneylatinos
DREAMers Welcome Obama’s Immigration Shift, But Pledge Caution
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jun 18, 2012
Nearly a million undocumented youth won a historic reprieve Friday when President Obama announced an initiative to end the deportations of those who would be eligible for the federal DREAM Act.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: 2012, college, deportation, Dreamact, dreamers, election, latino, obama, students, undocumented
Rodney King’s Autopsy Planned for Today
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jun 18, 2012
April marked the 20 year anniversary of the uprisings, and King also released a memoir that month called “The Riot Within.” In it, he captured a sometimes tumultuous personal journey of drug and alcohol addiction in the years following the country’s worst urban riot.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: brutality, king, lapd, police, race, racism, relations, riot, rodney
Violence Prevention Effort Wins Praise & Sparks Controversy in Richmond
New America Media/Richmond Pulse, News Report, Posted: Jun 18, 2012
During the past six years in Richmond, nearly 1,000 shootings have resulted in the deaths of 208 young men -- an average of 35 per year.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: death, drive, drugs, gun, hate, joblessness, neighbor, richmond, shooting, violence, youth
The Tragedy, Triumph and Tragedy of Rodney King
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 17, 2012
The final tragedy was King’s untimely death. He was only 47 and had attained a partial rehabilitation in terms of his bad guy image.
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Tags: abuse, black, king, la, LAPD, los angeles, police, race, racism, relations, riot, rodney, white
L.A. Riots, Then and Now
The Root, News Report, Posted: Jun 17, 2012
With news of the death of Rodney King, The Root checked in with those who played pivotal roles in the Los Angeles riots 20 years ago.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: lariots, losangelesriots, rodneyking, rodneykingdead, rodneykingriots
Rodney King Dead at 47
The Root, News Report, Posted: Jun 17, 2012
Rodney King has died at 47 at his home. Law enforcement sources tell Reuters that he was found in his pool.
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Tags: rodneyking, rodneykingdead, rodneykingdied
The Rubio Factor in Latino Politics
National Institute for Latino Policy, Commentary, Posted: Jun 17, 2012
Latinos experienced two political victories this week. One thing they had in common was the role of Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: marcorubio, marcorubiolatinos, rubio, rubiodreamact
The Murder of Vincent Chin - 30 Years Later
Iexaminer.org, News Report, Posted: Jun 17, 2012
For the first time, the Asian American community crossed ethnic boundaries and fought together for justice.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: activism, asian, chin, chinese, economy, fairness, hate, japanese, justice, murder, racism, vincent
Know Your Rights to Advocate for Your Autistic Child
Eastern Group Publications, News Feature, Posted: Jun 17, 2012
Culturally sensitive information in Spanish on autism is still hard to come by, despite state and federal laws on the books.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: autism, culturally sensitive information, Latino, paucity, Spanish, state and federal laws
La Opinión: A Dream Comes True
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Jun 16, 2012
An editorial of La Opinión celebrates Obama's decision to protect young people raised in the United States from deportation.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Dreamact, obamadeportation, obamaDREAMers, obamaimmigrationyouth, obamalatinos
DREAM Relief a Game Changer?
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Jun 16, 2012
Obama's announcement of temporary deportation stays for undocumented youth could be a game changer in the 2012 elections.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: dreamact, obamadeportation, obamaDREAMers, obamaimmigrationyouth, obamalatinos
Stress Plus Pollution Causes Health Risks for Worcester's Low-Income Kids
Environmental Health News, News Feature, Posted: Jun 16, 2012
Scientists are beginning to suspect that low-income children may be more biologically susceptible to contaminants.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: body's response, chronic stress, kids, lead contaminants in soil, poor neighborhoods
Obama Gives Hope to Arizona Youth
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 15, 2012
Young people vow to continue pressuring the federal government and Congress for a broader change in U.S. immigration policy.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: arizonadreamers, azdreamers, obamadeportation, obamaDREAMers, obamaimmigrationyouth
Hispanic Elders Have Low Percentage of Reported Elder Abuse
LatinaLista, News Report, Posted: Jun 15, 2012
LatinaLista reports that only Latino elders make up only 10 percent of the 6 million reported cases in the United States. But many cases go unreported.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: elderabuse, latinoseniors
1.4 Million DREAMers Could Benefit from New Deportation Policy
Pew Hispanic Center, News Report, Posted: Jun 15, 2012
Up to 1.4 million children and young adults could potentially benefit from today's announcement by the Obama administration about changes in deportation policies.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: 1.4millionyoung, obamadeportation, obamaDREAMers, obamaimmigration
Romney Adviser Calls Obama’s New Policy ‘Illegal’
ThinkProgress, News Report, Posted: Jun 15, 2012
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) said President Obama’s new policy to not deport DREAM Act-eligible youth is “deeply troubling.”
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Tags: kriskobach, obamaDREAMers, obamaimmigration, romneyimmigration, romneylatinos
Study: Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses Growing
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 15, 2012
A new report by the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) finds that immigrant-owned small businesses make up 18 percent of all small businesses in the United States.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: immigrantownedsmallbusiness, immigrantownedsmallbusinesses
Obama Announces Relief for DREAMers
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 15, 2012
President Obama today will announce that his administration will grant deferred action to undocumented youth.
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Tags: DREAMact, DREAMers, obamaDREAMers, obamaimmigration, obamaimmigrationyouth
In Ariz., Immigrants Await Supreme Court Ruling With Trepidation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 15, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court is about to rule on Arizona's controversial SB 1070, the first state law to make it a crime to be undocumented.
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Tags: azimmigrationlaw, azsb1070, papersplease, sb1070, supremecourtarizona
Media Depictions of Asian-Americans Lack Important Depth
Maynard Institute, News Report, Posted: Jun 15, 2012
The mainstream media usually portray Asian-Americans as wealthy, well-educated and foreign.
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Tags: american, asian, economy, media, perception, stereotype, study, wealth
AZ Judge Bars State Intervention in Tucson Desegregation Case
MALDEF, News Report, Posted: Jun 14, 2012
A Tucson federal court on Tuesday barred the state of Arizona from intervening in an ongoing school desegregation case.
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Tags: azethnicstudies, ethnicstudies, ethnicstudiesban, mexicanamericanstudies, tusdmexicanamericanstudies
Senate Approves Aponte as El Salvador Ambassador
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Jun 14, 2012
The Senate voted 62-37 to break a filibuster on the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte, whom President Obama selected to serve as ambassador to El Salvador.
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Tags: marcorubio, maricarmenaponte
Pena Nieto or Lopez Obrador?
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Jun 14, 2012
With less than three weeks remaining, the Mexican presidential race appears to be down to Enrique Pena Nieto vs. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
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Fixin’ up Hoopa: A Community’s Struggle with Addiction--Part II
New America Media/Two Rivers Tribune, News Report, Posted: Jun 14, 2012
The Hoopa Valley Tribe considers alcohol and controlled substances the most significant safety issue facing the community.
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Tags: drugsnativeamericans, hoopa, meth, methamphetaminenativeamericans, methontherez
Oversight Could Restore Faith Between Communities and Law Enforcement
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 14, 2012
The first step towards restoring faith in law enforcement is recognizing the existence and scope of the problem.
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Tags: newyorkstopandfrisk, nycstopandfrisk, nypdstopandfrisk, nystopandfrisk
Anti-human trafficking coalition launches campaign to boycott “blood cashews” from Vietnam
Democratic Voice of Vietnam Anti-human trafficking coalition launches campaign to boycott “blood cashews” from Vietnam, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
Coalition to Abolish Modern-day Slavery in Asia (CAMSA) calls on consumers around the globe to boycott cashews exported by Vietnam because they are a product of modern-day slavery.
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젊은이들을 범인 취급하는 불심검문
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
뉴욕경찰의 14세에서 24세 사이 흑인 남성에 대한 불심검문이 작년에만 총 168,126건에 달했다. 뉴욕시에 거주하는 14세에서 24세 사이의 흑인 남성 인구가 158,406명이라는 점을 감안하면, 수색 건수가 인구수를 능가한 셈이다.
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Tags: humiliating, new york city, stop-and-frisk, violation civil rights
Chinese Teen, 14, is Youngest Player to Join Golf US Open
New Tang Dynasty, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
14-year-old Chinese golfer Andy Zhang is the youngest player to compete in the US Open.
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Tags: aljazeerachina, chinese, golf, guangzhou, open, player, san francisco, teenager, US, youngest
La actuación policial de ‘detener y cachear’ criminaliza la juventud
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
En el Día del Padre, un grupo de activistas marcharán para protestar por los abusos escandalosos de la actuación policial de “detener y cachear”.
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Tags: detenerycachear, diadelpadre
Nueva Orleans Presume el aumento de los resulatados de exámenes: Los críticos se preguntan: ¿Quién ha quedado fuera?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
Una buena noticia parece difícil de encontrar en estos días, pero Nueva Orleans tiene muchas en estos momentos. Los resultados de las pruebas más recientes de las escuelas de la ciudad, muestran que los estudiantes están mejorando constantemente. Ampliamente considerado como uno de los peores distritos escolares del país durante años, las escuelas de Nueva Orleáns han mostrado avances notables.
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Latin Jazz Grammy Category Reinstated
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
One year after announcing that it was eliminating the Latin jazz music category for the Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy has reinstated the category as part if its annual award revisions.
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Tags: latinjazz, latinjazzgrammy
U.S. Airports Offer Automated Immigration Checks for Koreans
The Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
Korea is the first Asian nation to use automated immigration checks at U.S. airports.
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Tags: airportfingerprint, automatedimmigrationcheck, globalentry, koreanimmigration
停止讓“攔截盤查政策”把青少年定罪
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
去年紐約市警察截查14歲至24歲非裔男子的次數達168,126次。紐約市14歲到24歲的非裔男子的人口數只有158,406人，這意味著警方的截查次數比該市的非裔男子人口還要多。
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Black Bankers President Warns Churches: Change the Way You Do Business
Trice Edney Wire, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
Houses of worship must quickly change the way they do business or possibly face a national crisis.
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Tags: banks, blacks, business, churches, economy, foreclosure, house of service, loans
South L.A. Black Churches Grapple with HIV, AIDS
New America Media/USC Annenberg, News Report, Posted: Jun 13, 2012
Today, African-Americans remain the racial group most acutely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Tags: aids, blacks, church, disease, gay, health, HIV, immune, los angeles, stigma, white
CA Senate Committee Approves TRUST Act
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 12, 2012
The California State Senate's Public Safety Committee on Tuesday approved, by a vote of 5 to 2, the new version of the TRUST Act.
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Tags: ammianoimmigration, ammianotrustact, casecurecommunities, securecommunities, trustact
Evangelicals Announce Mobilizing Strategy for Immigration Reform
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 12, 2012
More than 150 influential evangelical Christians endorsed an “Evangelical Statement of Principles for Immigration Reform.”
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Arizona’s Trayvon Martin? Another ‘Stand Your Ground’ Killing
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 12, 2012
A recent murder in Arizona calls to mind another fatal shooting of an unarmed victim under a similar “Stand Your Ground” law.
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Tags: azkilling, azmurder, danieladkins, selfdefense, standyourground, trayvonmartin
Youth Votes Will Drop Significantly in 2012 Election
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 12, 2012
First time voters are not as enthusiastic in the 2012 election as their counterparts were in 2008.
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Tags: 2008, 2012, election, enthusiasts, obama, voters, youth
Uruguay Recognizes First Foreign Same-Sex Marriage
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jun 11, 2012
Uruguay has officially recognized a same-sex marriage conducted overseas as official in this country.
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Tags: gaymarriagelatinamerica, uruguaygaymarriage, uruguaysamesexmarriage
Korean Politicians Wooing Korean Americans
The Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jun 11, 2012
A political party in South Korea is proposing a change to the election law.
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Catholic Bishops Support the TRUST Act
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 11, 2012
The California Catholic Conference and the Bishops of California announced their support of a new anti-deportation bill.
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Tags: ammianotrustact, caimmigrant, catholicbishops, trustact
Obama Was Right. It’s the (Public Sector) Economy, Stupid
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jun 11, 2012
With the economic stall in Europe posing the number one threat to the our fragile recovery, the president took to the podium on Friday to brief Americans on the seriousness of the European situation and to call for Congress to pass his jobs package.
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Migrants Absent from Mexican Candidate Debate
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jun 11, 2012
Mexican presidential candidates avoided the subject of Mexican migrants in their second and last debate.
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Tags: mexicanelection, mexicanmigrants, mexicanpresidentialdebate, mexicanpresidentialelection
Youth Poets Launch Social Justice Campaign Against Diabetes
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 11, 2012
Amidst rising rates of diabetes in teenagers, youth are leading a new campaign to combat the social and environmental factors that created the epidemic.
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Tags: diabetes in teenagers, environmental factors, epidemic, launch online campaign, social, UCSF, youth poets
Mexico: Student-Led Movement Upending Election, to AMLO’s Benefit
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 11, 2012
Students in Mexico are using a blend of street protest and social media to drastically alter the course of Mexico's presidential election.
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Tags: amlo, josefinavazquez, mexicanelection, mexicanpresidentialelection, pan, penanieto, prd, pri, televisa
Fans, News Media Say Pacquiao Won; Bradley Rematch Announced
INQUIRER.net, News Report, Posted: Jun 10, 2012
Pacquiao's fans and major news organizations around the world say he was the clear winner in his bout Saturday night with Timothy Bradley.
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Tags: boxing, fight, Filipinos, MannyPacquiao, splitdecision, TimothyBradley
In Egypt, NGOs See Funding Dry Up as Donors Grow Scared
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 10, 2012
A crackdown last year on pro-democracy groups in Egypt has scared off many international aid donors.
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Tags: Egypt, funding drying up, humanitarian agencies, stirring up chaos, suspicion
Beer Profiteers Fight Oglala Lawsuit That Seeks Control of Alcohol Sales
Indian Country Today, News Report, Posted: Jun 10, 2012
Pine Ridge is a "dry" Indian reservation, but that hasn't stopped alcohol vendors from selling beer directly to the people who live there.
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Tags: alcoholism, americanindian, indianreservation, nativeamerican, oglala, pineridge
80-Year-Old Grandma Gets US Citizenship
El Pregonero, News Report, Posted: Jun 09, 2012
Even though she was 80 and with little English language skills, a Salvadoran immigrant successfully pursued her dream of becoming a U.S. citizen.
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Tags: grandma, long held dream, sacrifices, successful, US citizenship test
Graduation Rates Up in Kern County, But Not for All
New America Media / South Kern Sol, News Report, Posted: Jun 09, 2012
California's Kern County has made strides in academic achievement, but the children of migrant workers still face barriers.
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Tags: childrenoffarmworkers, latinograduationrates, southkerncounty
U.S. Muslims Sue to Stop NYPD Spying Program
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Jun 08, 2012
A small group of American Muslims has filed a federal lawsuit calling for an end to the New York Police Department's post-9/11 surveillance program.
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Tags: American Muslims, federal lawsuit, NYPD, surveillance program, target
H-Visa Applicants Coming Under Added Scrutiny
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jun 08, 2012
Federal immigration authorities are turning up the heat on immigrants applying for worker visas, and their employers.
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Tags: hvisa, koreanimmigrants, workvisa
Obstacles to the Ballot Persist for Some Voters
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 08, 2012
U.S. civil rights laws protect equal access to the vote for all citizens, yet that promise is still unmet, as the poll sites showed this week.
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Tags: barriers, civil rights, enfranchise, language access, polls, voting rights
New Orleans Boasts Rising Test Scores: Critics Ask, Who's Left Out?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 08, 2012
Widely considered one of the nation's worst school district for years, New Orleans' schools have been showing remarkable academic gains, but not everyone is convinced that the improved test scores tell the whole story of the school district.
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Ethnic Candidates Largely Succeed in California Primary
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 07, 2012
Despite possibly record low voter turnout, candidates of color largely achieved success in California’s June 5 primary .
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Tags: asian americans, candidates of color, election 2012, primary, racial, succeed
SF Protesters Support Mexican Student Movement #Yosoy132
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jun 07, 2012
On Wednesday, protesters gathered outside the Univision headquarters in San Francisco to demonstrate their support for a student uprising taking place across Mexico.
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Korean App Presents Competition for Mobile Phone Companies
Chosun Ilbo, News Report, Posted: Jun 07, 2012
A mobile phone app that has replaced text messaging in South Korea is now branching out into the United States.
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Tags: freetexting, kakaotalk, koreanapp, mobilephoneapps
Author of Book on Sex Selection Weighs in on PRENDA's Defeat
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jun 07, 2012
Author Mara Hvistendahl talks sex-selection with New America Media health editor Viji Sundaram.
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Tags: MaraHvistendahl, prenda, sexselection, unnaturalselection
Stop-and-Frisk Policing Criminalizes Youth
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 07, 2012
NAACP president Benjamin Jealous speaks out against "stop-and-frisk" policing which, he says, only serves to humiliate and criminalize youth.
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Tags: criminalizing youth, humiliating, new york city, stop-and-frisk, violation civil right
Wisconsin Latinos Will Carry On Fight for Workers, Immigrants
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 06, 2012
Latinos in Wisconsin were at the forefront of opposition to Scott Walker, and they will continue the fight, despite the recall outcome.
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Tags: scottwalker, vocesdelafrontera, Wisconsin, WisconsinLatinos
Korean-American Candidate Moves on to General Election
The Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Jun 06, 2012
California’s Korean community is celebrating the success of a Korean-American candidate for U.S. Congress, reports the Korea Times.
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Wisconsin Augurs Dangerous National Trend
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jun 06, 2012
Scott Walker's victory portends the rise of politicians more likely to bow to a rising oligarchy than protect the public interest.
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Tags: scottwalker, unionbusting, wisconsin, wisconsinrecallelection
Gianaris to Introduce New York’s Voter Modernization Bill This Week
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jun 06, 2012
New York Senator Michael Gianaris spoke with NAM about the “Voter Empowerment Act of New York," and why it matters for ethnic voters.
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Tags: Gianaris, modernize voter registration, New York, participation, political process, pre-register
Carnage in Syria: Not In Our Name
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 06, 2012
Americans must stop being passive participants in a military-industrial empire that is reconstructing the globe for its own benefit.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: arabspring, Assad, bigoil, freesyrianarmy, gaddaffi, iran, khamenei, mena, mubarak, Syria
Donations for Zimmerman Spike
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Jun 05, 2012
Donations to the legal defense fund of George Zimmerman have surged since the accused killer of Trayvon Martin was ordered back to jail.
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Tags: GeorgeZimmerman, treyvonmartin
Parques nacionales en el oeste buscan reflejar la historia étnica
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 05, 2012
Un movimiento está en marcha que busca crear nuevos parques en California que reflejan la historia diversa del estado.
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Tags: cesarchavez, parquecesarchavez, parques, parquesnacionales
Irvine's Korean American Mayor Running for Congress
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Jun 05, 2012
Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang’s Congressional bid is garnering huge attention from California’s Korean community.
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Tags: californiaprimary, candidatesofcolor, irvinemayor, sukheekang
Court Reaffirms Ruling on Prop 8
El Mensajero, News Report, Posted: Jun 05, 2012
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Tuesday reaffirmed its ruling striking down California's Proposition 8.
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GOP Steps Up Bogus War on Voter Fraud
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jun 05, 2012
The GOP has turned voter fraud into an issue despite lack of any proof, and it's all about winning the numbers game.
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Tags: floridagop, rickscott, voterfraud, votersuppression, votingrightsact
CA Primary Expected to Have Lowest Turnout in History
Notimex, News Report, Posted: Jun 05, 2012
Today's voter turnout in California's primary election is likely to be the lowest in presidential primary history, according to a special poll released by the Field Poll.
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Tags: caelection, caprimary, cavoterturnout
Beleaguered Richmond Earns Multicultural Clout
Environmental Health News, News Feature, Posted: Jun 05, 2012
Richmond is transforming its political climate from a polluted company town to a vanguard in the environmental justice movement.
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Tags: Chevron, environmental justice, ethnic community, impact report, lawsuit, polluted, refinery
Syrians Flee Violence at Home, Find Refuge in Southern California
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jun 05, 2012
In southern California, Syrian refugees discover a place where they can safely speak out against the violent repression happening at home.
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Tags: arabspring, basharalassad, daraa, syria, syrianamerican, syriauprising
Pollution, Poverty, People of Color: The Factory on the Hill
Environmental Health News, News Report, Posted: Jun 04, 2012
Residents of North Richmond live under a vortex of industrial pollutants that may be taking a toll on their health.
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Tags: environmentalactivism, environmentalhealth, environmentalpoisoning
Asians Could Lose If High Court Rules Against College Diversity
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jun 03, 2012
The Supreme Court could end leeway at colleges on affirmative action. Asian advocates say that could hit API students, despite their bookish stereotype.
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Tags: asiansandaffirmativeaction, fisherv.universityoftexas, prop209, supremecourtaffirmativeaction
Obama's Name to Appear on AZ Ballot After All
Prensa Hispana, News Report, Posted: Jun 02, 2012
President Barack Obama's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in November.
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Tags: obamaarizona, obamaaz, obamaballot, obamabirth
2 Strikes for Florida Voting Laws
The Root, News Report, Posted: Jun 02, 2012
Two contentious efforts regarding voting in Florida suffered major setbacks this week. In a legal one-two punch, both were struck down.
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Tags: floridaelections, floridavotersuppression, voterid, votersupression
In Defense of the Census
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Jun 01, 2012
the attack on the Census Bureau's annual survey comes out of ignorance, according to an editorial in Impremedia/La Opinión.
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Rubio, Latinos at Odds Over Tax Credit for Undocumented
Univision News, News Report, Posted: Jun 01, 2012
A recent bill proposed by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., would prevent undocumented immigrants from claiming a child tax credit.
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Tags: childtaxcredit, marcorubio, rubiodreamact
Filipino Coconut Water Floods U.S. Market
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Jun 01, 2012
With coconut water's rising popularity as a health drink, the volume of the Philippines' export of the liquid to the United States increased by 300 percent in the first quarter of this year.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: coconut water, export from the Philippines, health drink, spike, U.S., unfunded
More Black 9th Graders in Honors Classes
The North Star News, News Report, Posted: Jun 01, 2012
Nationwide, the percentage of black boys enrolled in honors classes is higher than for those enrolled in special education.
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