Cold? Yes. Isolated? Sure. But Alaska's Filipinos Thrive
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
Filipinos flocking to Alaska for economic reasons turn to cultural comforts to thrive in an isolated place.
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Tags: Alaska, canneries, culture, Filipinos, food, health care, jobs, nurses, Philippines
Columbus Day Trial for Defenders of Raza Studies
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
The irony of standing trial on Columbus Day – for defending Tucson’s Raza Studies Program – was not lost on the defendants.
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Tags: arizonalaw, ethnicstudies, larazastudies
Health Reform Could Bridge Ethnic Health Care Gap
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Ethnic physicians say health care reform, if properly implemented, could allow many minorities groups to access care. But the devil is in the implementation details.
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