Could Appellate Ruling on SB 1070 Turn Back Clock in CA?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
Latinos will be closely watching the appeals court hearing in San Francisco on the constitutionality of SB 1070.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: immigration reform, Jan Brewer, Judge Bolton, Ninth circuit Court of Appeals, prop. 187, SB 1070
Bay Area Liquor Stores Shun Idea of Selling Pot—Too Risky
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
If Prop. 19 passes, a proposed bill could allow corner liquor stores to sell marijuana, but some store owners and workers say the risks aren't worth it.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: liquor stores, marijuana, pot, prop. 19, tom ammiano, weed
CA Ethnic Voters: Anti-Pot, Pro-Environment, Pro-Budget Reform
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2010
Ethnic voters' preferences on three key measures on the November 2 ballot could prove decisive, a new Field Poll finds.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: ballotmeasures, marijuana, pot, Proposition19, Proposition23, Proposition25
Governor Terminates Child Care for Poor Californians
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 30, 2010
Come November, thousands of families will lose child care provided through a state program, leaving them scrambling to find other options or risk losing their jobs.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: budget cuts, CalWorks stage 3, child care, governor arnold Schwarzenegger
New America Now: Controversies and Elections
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 29, 2010
Why do so many immigrants join the US Armed Forces? What is it like to grow up in a country that is at war with itself and a family that fights each other?
Categories: African, Audio, Ethnicities, International Affairs, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: fox news, immigration, npr, paskistan, south asian
Field Poll: Latino Voters Give Brown Solid Lead Against Whitman
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2010
Whitman's housekeeper scandal has broken the race wide open, with only Vietnamese Americans saying they favor the GOP candidate.
Categories: Front Page, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: 2010elections, JerryBrown, Latinos, poll, vote, Whitman
Out of Work (and Hope)—Construction Laborers' Great Depression
La Opinion, News Feature, Posted: Oct 27, 2010
High jobless rates are taking a terrible emotional toll on construction laborers and their families, with six suicides in one L.A. union in the past two years.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Health, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: construction industry, economy, joblessness, recession, suicide, union
A "Quality" American Job: When Carly Fiorina Was My Boss
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 26, 2010
GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina touts quality jobs for America, but a former HP temp worker recalls low wages and no job security under her watch.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: barbara boxer, carly fiorina, elections, HP, jobs, midterm November 2, senate, subcontracting
From Pot to Parks: A Latino Voters Guide to CA Ballot Measures
El Tecolote, Commentary, Posted: Oct 25, 2010
To help Latino voters navigate the complicated Nov. 2 ballot, S.F. State Raza Studies students offer these recommendations.
Categories: Economy, Education, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: business, education, government, health, Hispanic, Latino, marijuana, politics, redistricting, states, taxes
Poetry From San Quentin
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 23, 2010
A compilation of poetry from an inmate and how his teacher encouraged him along the way.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Latino, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: incarcerated, teachers, writing
Sanchez Leading Tran in Cash Race
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez has a glaring advantage in cash over her Republican challenger, Van Tran.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: democrat, election, funds, money, orange county, race, republican, sanchez, van tran
Election Report Card: Which CA Candidates Are Best for Latinos?
El Tecolote, News Analysis, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
SF State students analyze the major candidates for five statewide offices on a range of issues important to the Latino community this November.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2010elections, abelmaldanado, barbaraboxer, California, carlyfiorina, gavinnewsom, jerryborwn, kamalaharris, larazastudies, larryaceves, megwhitman, stevecooley, tomtorlakson
New Push by Mexico to Provide Health Care in U.S.
La Prensa-San Diego, News Report, Posted: Oct 22, 2010
Many Mexican immigrants are uninsured, yet are far more likely than their counterparts at home to suffer from diabetes, mental issues, and other health problems.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Ethnic Media in the News, Front Page, Health, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, News, Top Stories
Tags: healthcare, immigrants, Mexico
Barrage of GOP Bills Would Deny Citizenship to U.S.-Born Kids
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 21, 2010
Arizona lawmaker and allies in 14 states want Supreme Court to reinterpret the 14th Amendment to deny citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, birthrightcitizenship, Constitution, GOP, Immigration, Pearce, repeal, SB1070, undocumentedimmigrants
Mexican Students Fear Corruption (Palanca) More Than Drug Wars
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 18, 2010
For a new generation of well-educated Mexicans, the biggest challenge is a "palanca" culture that awards opportunity only to the well-connected.
Categories: Economy, Education, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: mexico, mexicoeconomy, mexicoeducation, mexicoyouth, palanca
La Opinión Endorses Newsom Over Maldonado
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 17, 2010
La Opinión is endorsing Gavin Newsom over his opponent Abel Maldonado, a Latino Republican from Southern California.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: abelmaldonadolatinos, laopinionmaldonado, laopinionnewsom, maldonadolatinos
Patron-Saint Festival Unites a Weary Mexican Town
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 17, 2010
Mexicans who are experiencing the toughest economic times in memory are turning to religious rituals to sooth their souls and bring them hope.
Categories: Latin America, Latino, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: mexicantraditions, mexicofiestas, mexicogoodnews, mexicoparties, patronsaint
New America Now: Prison Poet, Distress Index and the Atomic Bomb
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 15, 2010
A documentary about two mothers on opposite sides of an atomic bomb; where have all the deli's gone; and how distressed are you in this recession?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Education, Ethnicities, European, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Sections, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: atomic bomb. prison, deli, distress index, education, food, hiroshima, poetry, san quentin
Court Strikes Blow to Arpaio
EFE, News Report, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to put an end to "unconstitutional practices" that put the lives of detainees at risk.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Latino Immigration From a Different Direction
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
Mary Odem, a history professor at Emory University, discusses her recent book on Latino immigration in the South.
Categories: Audio, Ethnicities, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: immigration, latino, south
Arizona's Latino Republicans and the SB 1070 Dilemma
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 14, 2010
Latino Republicans in Arizona are faced with a dilemma: Vote for the GOP, which has led attacks on their community, or vote against their party.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigration, arizonalatinos, arizonalaw, latinorepublicans, sb1070
Paladino and Ultra-Orthodox Homophobia
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Oct 13, 2010
Gays and immigrants are the new targets of the right in nearly every community, from conservative Christians to Orthodox Jews.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: christianright, gays, gaysimmigrants, orthodoxjews, paladino, ultraorthodox
Whitman and Brown’s Last Debate
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 13, 2010
California gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown held their last debate Tuesday night, three weeks before Election Day.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: jerrybrown, lastdebate, megwhitman, whitmanbrowndebate, whitmanlatinos
Tarnished Badges—Philly Cops Accused of Robbing Dope Dealers
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
Two Philadelphia police officers were arrested and released on $1 million bail this week in connection with a scheme to rob a drug dealer.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: corruption, drugs, Philadelphia, police, undercover
Poll: Latino Voter Apathy Down
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 12, 2010
A poll by Latino Decisions finds voter apathy among Latinos diminishing in the last few weeks.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: latinovoters, latinovoterturnout
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.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Education, Immigration, Indigenous, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizonalaw, ethnicstudies, larazastudies
Meg Whitman Reaps What Pete Wilson Sowed
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Oct 10, 2010
Meg Whitman's housekeeper scandal has a precedent within her own campaign. Her campaign manager, former Gov. Pete Wilson, did a Whitman before Whitman.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Meg Whitman, Nicky Diaz, Pete Wilson
Cornel West: Arizona Immigration Law Reeks of White Supremacy
PhxSoul.com, Video, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
Dr. Cornel West discusses the historical roots of SB 1070 and why fear, hate and racism are festering in America today.
Categories: African American, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: arizona immigrants, arizona immigration, az immigration law, cornel west, jan brewer, sb 1070
Change of Guard in Chihuahua Brings Little Hope
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 08, 2010
Mexico's largest state, scarred by the country's drug wars, has a new governor— but can he make any difference against a culture of corruption and cynicism?
Categories: International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
2010 Sees Record Number of Deportations
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday that it has deported a total of 392,000 people during the 2010 fiscal year.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: deportations2010, s-comm, scomm, securecommunities
Calderón: Legalizing Marijuana Could Spell Trouble for Mexico
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 07, 2010
"It's really hard for the government to jail a farmer who is planting marijuana to sell to Californians," said Mexican President Felipe Calderón.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: legalizingdrugs, legalizingmarijuana, mexicodrugs, prop19
Latino Voter Turnout Expected to Be Low
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2010
Latino voters, especially immigrants, are poorly motivated to participate in elections this coming November.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
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.
Categories: African American, Asian, Health, Indigenous, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Immigration-Law Anger Pumps up Arizona Voter Registration
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
Monday was the deadline for voter registration in Arizona. The momentum built by the opposition to the state’s hard-line immigration law is helping register new voters.
Categories: African American, Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, immigration, Latino, midterm, ONE Arizona, SB-1070, voter registration
Juarez Psychologists Seek Therapy in Texas
EFE, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
Psychologists in Juarez, Mexico's most violent city, are in need of therapy themselves.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, War & Conflict
Tags: chronicanxiety, drugwarmentalheath, juarez, juarezpsychologists, juareztherapists, mexicomentalhealth, mexicopsychologists
California’s 'Supermen': Why These Charter Schools Stand Out
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Oct 05, 2010
Two California charter-school networks—Oakland-based Aspire Public Schools and LA Alliance—have delivered the highest test scores and graduation rates for some of the state’s most disadvantaged students.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content
Tags: Aspire, california, education, JamesWillcox, JudyBurton, LAAlliance, testscores, WaitingforSuperman
The Silent Majority
La Opiniòn, Editorial, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
The images of drunk drivers and heartless criminals, showing the negative impact of immigration, do not present the true picture of the undocumented.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: california, immigration, latino, politics, undocumented, whitman, whitmanhousekeeper, whitmanlatinos
Towing Companies—Big Contributors to Political Campaigns
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
Latino politicians receive campaign contributions from towing companies that confiscate undocumented immigrants' cars.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: campaigncontributions, impoundingcars, latinocandidates, latinopoliticians, politicalcontributions, towing company, towingcompany
Boiling With Anger, a Mexican Town Takes Justice Into Its Own Hands
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2010
Fed up with the inaction and incompetence of law enforcement authorities, citizens of the little town nicknamed "La Chona" punished two kidnappers by beating them to death.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Ascencion, kidnappings, Mexico, vigilantes, violence
Students Refuse to Give Up on Dream Act, Despite Latest Setback
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 03, 2010
High school and college students in New York say they are not giving up the fight after lawmakers again refused to introduce legislation for the Dream Act.
Categories: Education, Ethnicities, Immigration, Latino, News, Politics & Governance, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: dreamact, immigration, immigrationreform