Brown’s Budget Cuts at Issue During World Court of Women
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 14, 2012
The World Court of Women on Poverty met in Oakland for a rally that coincided with news of further cuts to California's beleaguered budget.
Categories: Economy, Gender & Sexuality, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: brown'sbudgetcuts, californiabudgetcrisis, povertyinoakland, worldcourtofwomen
Advocates Outline Benefits of Health Care Reform Law
New America Media, Video, Posted: Apr 24, 2012
A briefing sponsored by The California Endowment and organized by New America Media sough to educate ethnic communities on the ACA.
Categories: Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: aca, affordablecareact, healthcarereform, preexistingconditions
Filipino Priest Wins Goldman Enviro Prize
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Apr 23, 2012
Father Edwin “Edu” Gariguez of the Philippines was named one of six recipients for this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize.
Categories: Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: environment, Father Edwin "Edu" Gariguez, Goldman, hunger strike, nickel mine, prize
Domestic Violence? Don’t Call the Sheriff—Look to Health Reform
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 28, 2012
Part of health care reform—if the Supreme Court doesn’t kill it—will enable domestic-violence victims to call doctors for help, not police they may distrust.
Categories: Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aca, domesticviolence, healthcare, obamacare, supremecourt
What Will Happen to California if Supreme Court Nullifies Health Law?
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Mar 28, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing debate today on two key provisions of health care reform. But what will happen in California if the court voids them?
Categories: Front Page, Health
Tags: affordablecareact, healthcarereform, individualmandate, medicaidexpansion, supremecourt
The Challenge for Kids’ Health Insurance - Keeping Them Enrolled
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 14, 2012
At least 404,000 children in California who are eligible for health care programs for low-income families are not enrolled.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Health, Original NAM Content
Tags: ACA, healthinsurance, healthyfamilies, jessicarothaar, kidshealthinsurance, medical, PICOcalifornia
Cómo el case de Lakireddy llevó a leyes más fuertes antitráfico
New America Media/SF Public Press, News Feature, Posted: Feb 20, 2012
Un caso de tráfico sexual en Berkeley inició un diálogo en el estado que llevó a la primera ley antitráfico de California.
Categories: NAM en Español
Tags: leyesantitrafico, traficosexual
How Lakireddy Case Spurred California Sex Trafficking Laws
New America Media/SF Public Press, News Feature, Posted: Feb 16, 2012
A look back at the 10-year-old Berkeley sex trafficking case that changed the conversation around trafficking in California.
Categories: Collaborative Reporting, Election 2012, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: berkeleysextrafficking, caseact, humantrafficking, lakireddy, lakireddybalireddy, sexslaves, sextrafficking
Q&A: Bay Area Cambodians and the Khmer Rouge Trials
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jan 08, 2012
Stanford University psychiatrist Dr. Daryn Reicherter reflects on how Bay Area Cambodians are responding to the Khmer Rouge trials.
Categories: Asian, Health, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: cambodia, khmerrougetrial, killingfields, mentalhealth, ptsd, refugee
“Healing Spices” Author Cooks Global Flavors for Better Health
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Jan 03, 2012
"Healing Spices," the new book by University of Texas professor Bharat B. Aggarwal, shows how the world’s kitchens are also delicious medicine cabinets.
Categories: Health, Intersections, South Asian, Top Stories, food
Tags: Alzheimers, cancer, cooking, healing, health, healthfood, naturalfood, spices
