The Most Underreported Stories of the Decade
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 31, 2010
Missed in the news. Editors and publishers of ethnic media pick what they felt were the most underreported stories of the decade.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: ethnic media, news stories missed
ICE Releases Harvard Grad
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Dec 30, 2010
A Filipino Harvard graduate detained by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly being an illegal immigrant has been released.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
N.Y. Congressman to Co-Chair India Caucus
DesiTalk.com, News Report, Posted: Dec 29, 2010
Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., is the new co-chair of the congressional caucus on India and Indian Americans. He and Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., will lead what is the largest caucus on the Hill, with around 160 members
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: 160 members, co-chair, India caucus, Joseph Crowley
Medicaid for Kids: California “Naughty;” 15 Other States “Nice”
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Dec 28, 2010
California will forfeit millions in federal money because it failed to sufficiently boost children's enrollment in Medi-Cal.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: california, children's health coverage, CHIP, health care reform, medi-cal, medicaid
Filipino Graduate Student Faces Deportation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 27, 2010
The student, who is pursuing a doctorate, fled the Philippines 20 years ago with this family, seeking political asylum in the United States.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: DREAM Act, immigration, Philippines, undocumented students
A Life of Service: Getting to Know Oakland Mayor-Elect Jean Quan
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Dec 27, 2010
With her swearing-in ceremony just days away, Oakland mayor-elect Jean Quan sits down for an intimate conversation about family, gender, and her political roots.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: asianamerican, chineseamerican, donperata, JeanQuan, Oakland, Oaklandmayor, rondellums
Return to Little Saigon
Nguoi Viet, First Person, Posted: Dec 25, 2010
Vietnamese-American woman recounts her re-connection to Little Saigon, learning about herself along the way.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: american, community, ethnic, identity, little saigon, modernity, refugees, tradition, vietnamese
China Daily Expands Distribution to Houston
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Dec 24, 2010
China Daily, China's largest English-language newspaper, has expanded its distribution to Houston, Texas, this month after launching in New York City in February 2009.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: China Daily, expands, Houston, welcomed widely
Letter from Kolkata: Sobitha and Me
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Dec 24, 2010
I find that class privilege and difference in India isn’t so wrapped up in national identity and race discourse.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: American, caste, class, domestics, india, kokata, labor, laborers, maid service, poor, servants, wealth
Pearl S. Buck, China's Unlikely Heroine
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Dec 23, 2010
Anchee Min's novel looks at how Pearl S. Buck became a heroine to the Chinese and introduced the West to the East.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: anchee min, china, pearl s buck
6,000 Filipinos in Afghanistan to Lose Their Jobs
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Dec 23, 2010
Some 6,000 overseas Filipino workers in Afghanistan will lose their jobs by the end of the year.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Fil-Am Grad Student Faces Deportation
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
Mark Farrales is now in the Mira Loma Detention Center in Lancaster, facing deportation.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
North Korea at Economic Crossroads
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Dec 22, 2010
North Korea has made international headlines for unexpected military and political actions, but what is not being discussed are the economic developments the country has gained over the past year.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: DPRK, economy, North Korea
The Conversation: A Sophie's Choice for DREAMers and Anger with Obama
New America Media, Video, Posted: Dec 21, 2010
Why the DREAM Act, even if it had passed, would have put students in a bind, and the liberal anger with Obama.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: DREAM Act, DREAMers, immigrant students, liberal anger, Obama, tax cuts
Minorities More Likely to Light Up Less Often
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 21, 2010
Occasional smokers pose challenges to California’s Tobacco Control Program
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: California, disparities, minorities, non-daily, ocassional, smokers, smoking rates, tobacco control program
Filipinos Urge Support for Duty-Free Act
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Dec 20, 2010
Filipino community leaders are supporting a bill that allows the Philippines to export garments to the United States duty-free.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: duty free, garments, HR 3039, jobs United States, legislation, Philippines, SB 3170, trade
Japan and Germany: Not "Stagnating," But Sustainable
International Politik (Germany), News Analysis, Posted: Dec 19, 2010
Unlike the trickle-down U.S. economy, Japan and Germany have reached an economic steady state in which they do not need roaring growth rates to provide for their people.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: economicgrowth, Germany, Japan, PaulKrugman, stagnation, sustainability, trickle-down
Why the U.S. Economy Needs Its DREAMers
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Dec 17, 2010
Why are we contemplating deporting DREAM Act kids when the U.S. does not graduate enough home-grown science, math and engineering majors to keep up with demand?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Asian American Justice Center, DREAMact, UCLA, University of California
New America Now: The Art of Choosing Health Care
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Dec 17, 2010
A closer look at the health care battles being waged in courts across the country; how does someone make their most basic choices and how does it affect their lives?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: china, elders, Filipino American, health care
U.S. Customs Delays Balikbayan Boxes
Philippine News , News Report, Posted: Dec 17, 2010
Containers from balikbayan box shipping companies have been randomly held amid stepped up security.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Balikbayan Boxes, filipino, overseas workers, Philippines, remittances
Beijing Dances to the Rhythm of Bollywood
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Dec 16, 2010
While Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is visiting India, a few of thousand Indians settled in China were interviewed to share their experiences living on the other side of the Himalayas.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Bollywood, China, India, Indians in China
Asian-American Students in Limbo as DREAM Act Dies Again
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Dec 16, 2010
A San Francisco undocumented student gets some reprieve from a U.S. senator, but the hopes of others are still daunting.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: asian, congress, dreamact, education, immigration, law, senate, students, undocumented
Korean Media: Killing the DREAM Act is 'Un-American'
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Dec 15, 2010
“Targeting undocumented youth,” the Korea Daily editorial states, “is flatly un-American and violates the principles of this country.”
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
WikiLeaks: South Philippines Rising Terror Haven
GMANews.tv, News Report, Posted: Dec 15, 2010
A leaked cable message from U.S. diplomats in Australia in 2008 said the southern Philippines was emerging as a new terrorist haven.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Six Years for Illegally Hiring 39 Filipinos
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Dec 14, 2010
Two Filipino American business partners from Florida have been sentenced to more than four years of imprisonment after a U.S. court found them guilty of forced labor conspiracy against 39 overseas Filipino workers.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: business, Filipino American, Florida, forced labor, four years imprisonment
Hollywood Stars Promote Korea's Cuisine
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Dec 13, 2010
Heather Graham of erstwhile Boogie Nights fame, and actor Hugh Jackman are scheduled to appear in an upcoming PBS documentary titled, Kimchi Chronicles. The Hollywood stars are the latest in a line of celebrities promoting Korean cuisine’s newfound popularity.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Hollywood, Kimchi Chronicles, Korea cuisine, popularity, promote
Philippines Says Nobel Absence Is Not a Boycott
abs-cbnNEWS.com, News Report, Posted: Dec 10, 2010
Manila has come under fire from global human rights advocates who allege that the Philippines government is bowing to pressure from China, a key economic ally.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: human rights, manila, nobel prize, philippines
New America Now: Chinese Culture Travels West, Again
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Dec 10, 2010
Ethnic Media Watch discusses the early Census results and we talk to a man who works hard to bridge the gap between Asian- and African-Americans.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: african-american youth, census, culture is our weapon, greg taylor, latino youth, oakland post
Is ICE Nabbing the Wrong People?
Filipino Express, News Report, Posted: Dec 10, 2010
Between 2004 and 2009, immigration courts turned down one out of every four cases for removal filed by ICE, according to a new report.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: court, deportation, ICE, rejection rate, removal
Philippine Official Denies RP Sending Rep to Nobel Rites
GMA News.TV, News Report, Posted: Dec 09, 2010
A Philippine official refutes reports that the country has changed its mind and is sending a representative to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Norway tomorrow after being criticized for its decision to skip the event.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: China, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Norway, Philippines, Philippines boycott of Nobel Peace Prize
Filipinos Sue Hospital Over English-Only Rule
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Dec 09, 2010
Dozens of Filipino hospital workers in California sued their hospital employer for banning them from speaking Tagalog on the job.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: civil rights, delano, filipinos, kern county, labor, nurses
Two Chinese Among World's Top 25 Philanthropists
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Dec 08, 2010
Barron 's, America's premier financial magazine, has selected 25 philanthropists in the world in 2010, and two Chinese people are among them.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Chinese, Huang Ru-Lan, philanthropists, top, Two, world, Yu Pang-lin
Vietnamese Cops Suspended As Sex Workers Footage Goes Online
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 07, 2010
Police in Quang Ninh Province have promised to investigate a case involving six police officers who have been suspended for their alleged involvement in spreading a clip of two nude sex workers on the Internet recently.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Filipino Workers Push Big Claim vs. Cheney-Linked Firm
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Dec 06, 2010
Some 2,300 overseas Filipino workers on Monday urged the Philippine Supreme Court to act on their appeal in connection with the 27-year-old case they filed against a Texas-based giant company associated with the Halliburton Group of Companies that was headed by former U.S. Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: Dick Cheney, Haliburton Group, lawsuit, overseas Filipinos, Philippine Supreme Court
New America Now: WikiLeaks Turns the Media Upside Down
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Dec 03, 2010
A different look at the future of the WikiLeaks; a one-woman show in print and Latin American youth who're changing literature.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Louisiana AG Pledges Help for Filipino Teachers
Filamstar.net, News Report, Posted: Dec 02, 2010
The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has assured its support for the teachers in securing U visas, which would allow them to continue working in the United States.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: conspiracytheory, filipinos, labor, louisiana, teachers