U.S. War in Philippines Led to Vietnam, Iraq, Says New Film
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2010
A new film that depicts the Philippine-American War as the seed of U.S. intervention in Vietnam and Iraq premiered in the Philippines.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Amigo, Iraq, john Sayles, Philippine-american war, United States military, Vietnam
Oh, No, It's a Girl! South Asians Flock to Sex-Selection Clinics in U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2010
Advertising online, U.S. fertility clinics are getting rich by exploiting deep cultural biases in India and other countries where sex-selection procedures are illegal.
Categories: Asian, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Multi-ethnic, News, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: clinics, fertility, gender, India, JeffreySteinberg, sexselection, women'srights
Higher Ground Needed on Ground Zero Mosque Debate
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 29, 2010
What Feisal Abdul Rauf, the would-be imam of the Islamic cultural center near ground zero, should say to elevate the discussion around the center to a higher ground.
Categories: Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: Feisal Abdul Rauf, ground zero, islam, islamic cultural center, mosque, muslim
Reforming D.C.’s Juvenile Justice System: the Critics vs. What Really Works
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 28, 2010
The way to fix what’s broken is to adopt long-term approaches that are proven to work. But critics still see this as coddling criminals.
Categories: African American, Asian, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Youth Culture
Tags: crime, criminal justice, juvenile justice system, recidivism, youth
WHO ASKED US?: Report Cards for Teachers? New Law Gives CA Students a Voice
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 27, 2010
The law, passed over objections of the powerful California Teachers Association, comes amid a huge controversy over teacher evaluations by the L.A. Times.
Categories: African American, Asian, Education, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: back to school, education, evaluations, grading teachers, reform, SB 1422
More Organ Donors of All Races Needed
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2010
More than 7 million Californians have signed up on the state’s registry for organ and tissue donors, but more donors, especially from diverse racial and ethnic groups, are needed.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian
Smog Chokes Families in the Central Valley
Vida en el Valle, News Report, Posted: Aug 21, 2010
A group of Latino residents from California’s San Joaquin Valley traveled to Sacramento to make policymakers aware of harmful levels of air pollution in their communities.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: air pollution, American Lung Association, Arvin, asthma, Bakersfield, latino, San Joaquin Valley
Cardiologist in Rural Arizona Runs for Congress
India West, News Report, Posted: Aug 21, 2010
An Indian American cardiologist in rural Arizona, who is running in the August 24 primary to be the Republican candidate to Congress, says he supports SB 1070.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Multi-ethnic, South Asian
Tags: Arizona, elections, immigration, Indian American, politics, primary, SB 1070
New America Now: The Sports Edition
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 20, 2010
New America Now plays ball - the Philippines' love affair with basketball, a soccer team of refugees, and a Dominican baseball player's adventures in Iowa.
Categories: Asian, Audio, Caribbean, Chinese, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: baseball, basketball, china, chinatown, Philippines, Rafe Bartholomew, soccer, sports, Sugar, Yao Ming
Bobby Fischer Not Filipina's Father
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Aug 20, 2010
A DNA test on former chess champion Bobby Fischer’s corpse has shown that he was not the father of a Filipino girl.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Bobby Fischer, Filipino, paternity suit dispute, Philippines
Pakistan May Take Years to Recover from Floods
Pakistan Link, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2010
The Red Cross says it could take five years to rebuild Pakistan after devastating floods that have killed as many as 1,600 people and affected another 20 million.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Multi-ethnic, South Asian
Tags: climate change, disaster, floods, Pakistan, Red Cross, United Nations
Undocumented Chinese Immigrants at a Crossroads
China Press, News Report, Posted: Aug 15, 2010
Undocumented Chinese immigrants in Arizona face heightened stress and an uncertain future in the aftermath of Arizona's new immigration law,
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: arizona, businesses, latino, SB 1070, undocumented Chinese immigrants
Social Security Turns 75 Under Fiscal Fire
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 14, 2010
As Social Security celebrates its 75th birthday, deficit hawks are circling it, claiming that cuts won’t harm today’s seniors. But ethnic elders remain vulnerable.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: debt panel, elders, social security
She Eats Prays Loves (and Goes Home)
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 13, 2010
Eat Pray Love is another example of a "journey" film where a Westerner finds herself in the East. But where do Indonesians and Indians go away to get their groove back?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Media, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: Eat, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, India, Indonesia, Italy, Julia Roberts, Love, Pray
New America Now: Black in Japan, Brits in Afghanistan, Homeless in Central Valley
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 13, 2010
An African American travels to rural Japan to recover his son's paintings. A disastrous retreat by the British from Afghanistan. Farmworkers, hungry and homeless, in the Central Valley.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Front Page, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, New America Now
Tags: Aaron Woolfolk, Afghanistan, Harimaya Bridge, Japan, Tamim Ansary
Not Ready for Kindergarten? Save California $700 Million
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 13, 2010
For almost two decades California has tried to change the enrollment date for kindergarten. The recession might just make it happen.
Categories: Education, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: budget, california, kindergarten, SB 1381
Katrina Pain Index -- Five Years Later
New Orleans Agenda, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2010
Five years after Katrina, the most liberal estimates are that 141,000 fewer people live in the metro New Orleans area.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Environment, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: anniversary, index, katrina, new orleans, oil, pain, spill
Six Vietnamese Writers Awarded Human Rights Prize
Vietnam Review, News Report, Posted: Aug 10, 2010
An international human rights group honored six Vietnamese writers for their contributions to free expression in the cause of democracy.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: democracy, dissidents, freedom of expression, human rights abuses, Vietnamese
Ground Zero Mosque Controversy Highlights Islamophobia
Pakistan Link, Commentary, Posted: Aug 09, 2010
The reaction from the American right to the idea of a mosque near Ground Zero exposes those who are intent on marginalizing American Muslims.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: ground zero, Islam, Mosque, Muslim, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, world trade center
Language Segregation Alive in Ariz. Schools
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 09, 2010
Arizona schools separate English learners from other students for a four-hour block each day for one year.
Categories: Education, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, education, English learners, ESL, immigrnats, schools, segregation
Court Forces Social Security to Restore Lifelines
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 08, 2010
A federal court ordered the Social Security Administration to reinstate 250,000 aged, poor and disabled Americans it wrongly cut off, and repay them $700 million--but they must apply.
Categories: Elders, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Video
Tags: disabled, elders, immigrants, lawsuit, martinez vs. astrue, social security disability insurance
Federal Reserve Hears Homeowners' Woes
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 06, 2010
Federal Reserve officials consider beefing up mortgage disclosure laws.
Categories: Economy, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: bankers, Banks, federal reserve, feds, forclosure crisis, homeowners, housing, mortgage, Wells Fargo
Look Who’s Doling Out BP Compensation
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 02, 2010
Minorities, especially Latinos, should be wary of Ken Feinberg, the man appointed to administer the BP compensation fund.
Categories: Economy, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: BP, Ken Feinberg, Latinos, oil spill, Pay czar, World Trade center
Unsung Heroes of the BP Spill: Vietnamese American Youth
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2010
As their families suffer, fishermen’s children come to the rescue—filing claims, pushing for restitution, and demanding change.
Categories: Asian, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: BP oil disaster, fishermen, fishing, gulf coast, leak, Louisiana, new orleans, vietnamese american
The Conversation - Roy and Rodriguez on the Lessons of Shirley Sherrod
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 01, 2010
Essayist Richard Rodriguez and radio host Sandip Roy on the lessons to be learned from the Shirley Sherrod affair.
Tags: NAACP, Obama, race, Shirley Sherrod
Leveling the Playing Field: Ethnic Patients in Cancer Care
RedwoodAge.com, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2010
A pioneering Calif. program helps low-income patients navigate the health care system and benefit from support groups that ease the way for survivors.
Categories: Elders, Health, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: cancer, health disparities