New ‘Flu Salute’ Can Conflict with Cultural Customs
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
Houston gets aggressive in educating the public about the flu. But its Latino and Vietnamese communities need special outreach.
Categories: Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
A Quarter of Filipino HIV Patients Worked Abroad
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
More than 25 percent of the recorded HIV-positive patients in the Philippines are overseas Filipino workers
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian
Tags: foreign workers, HIV/ AIDS, overseas Filipino workers, Philippines, sex
SCHOOL MATTERS: Why My Days as a Teacher Are Numbered
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 28, 2010
These day, being a teacher feels less and less like a long-term career choice, no matter how much you love it—and that's a shame.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: low-income schoools teacher, teacher, underresourced schools
Become All You Can Be—and a Citizen
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Nov 27, 2010
A documentary about immigrants who have found a fast track towards citizenship: enlisting in the U.S. military.
Categories: African, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, War & Conflict
Tags: emma cott, immigration, new american soldier
Brazil's Blacks Celebrate a Day of Racial Consciousness
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Nov 27, 2010
Brazil is home to the largest black population outside of Africa. But racism remains institutionalized and widespread.
Categories: Front Page, Indigenous, International Affairs, Intersections, Latin America, Latino, Multi-ethnic
How Jane Kim Won SF Seat With Multiracial Support
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 26, 2010
Kim edged out opponents by grassroots campaigning that earned her a broad base of support.
Categories: African American, Asian, Chinese, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: board of supervisors, debra walker, Democratic party, district 6, jane kim, korean american
Roy and Rodriguez: Catholics, Condoms and Full-Body Scans
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 25, 2010
Pat downs by the TSA and condoms and the Catholic Church. Sex and outrage dominated the airwaves. But what does it say about Americans?
Categories: Ethnicities, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Religion, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Video
Tags: Catholic Church, condoms, full body scans, Pope, travels, TSA
"Blackout in a Can": Young Drinkers on the Four Loko Controversy
Silicon Valley De-Bug, Video, Posted: Nov 24, 2010
Critics say the energy drink Four Loko offers a dangerous mix of caffeine and alcohol and targets underage youth.
Categories: Health, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: energydrink, FDA, FourLoko, underagedrinking
Feast of Words: Andrew Lam on "East Eats West"
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 24, 2010
East and West are meeting and mating in ways Kipling could not have imagined, especially in California.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Video
Tags: california, cooking, cuisine, culture, east-west, food, fusion, influences, pho soup, relations
North Korea "Crisis": In a Multipolar World, Security Equals Nukes
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
By reneging on 1 million tons of fuel-oil shipments to North Korea, did Washington push Pyongyang to pursue nuclear alternatives?
Categories: Asian, Chinese, European, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: north korea, nuclear proliferation, pyongyang, south korea, united states
Searching for Truth—and Not Necessarily Finding It
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
Three young journalists stay under the radar in Sri Lanka to film what no reporter has been able to document before.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: guy gunarante, sri lanka, the truth that wasn't there, war
California Failing to Enforce Bilingual Services Act
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
A new audit finds that state and local government agencies are failing to provide adequate bilingual services as required by law.
Categories: Education, Health, Immigration, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: bilingual, california, health, immigration, services
Bristol Can't Dance—But Sarah Can Lead for Both of Them
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Dancing With the Stars has become just another way for Mother Palin to demonstrate to the media that she's more far powerful than they are.
Categories: Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bristolpalin, DancingWiththeStars, sarah palin, TeaParty
Fear of Flying (in the Age of TSA Pat-Downs)
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Three perspectives on life and liberty as airport security ramps up with full body scans and aggressive pat downs.
Categories: Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: 9/11, airport security, Homeland Security, Juan Williams, pat downs, TSA
Tough Time to Be a Single Mother
The Root, News Report, Posted: Nov 21, 2010
Recession, vanishing family support and rising unemployment have left single black and Hispanic mothers with zero wealth and a rough road ahead.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: poverty, recession, singlemother, unemployment
As Flu Season Returns, CDC Urges Miami Residents: Get Your Shots
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 21, 2010
Even in a year when there is no pandemic, flu can be deadly—and low vaccination rates put blacks and Hispanics at particular risk.
Categories: Front Page, Health, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Science & Technology
Tags: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu, Miami, vaccine
Career Fair Draws Hopeful Crowd in Hard-Hit Richmond
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Nov 20, 2010
In Richmond, Calif., the unemployment rate tops 18 percent, compared with 12.5 percent for the state as a whole.
Categories: Audio, Economy, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Richmond Pulse
Tags: jobfair, jobs, Richmond, RichmondWORKS, unemployment
Harry Potter Is a DREAM Act Kid
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
When it comes to immigration, there is no shortage of Dark Lords. Voldemort’s American soul is split into thousands of horcruxes, hidden in every corner of the country.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: DeathlyHallows, DREAMAct, HarryPotter, HarryReid, horcrux, immigration, SB1070, YvesGomes
Father of Bullied Muslim Teen Speaks Out
Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
The father of a student who was bullied because he is Muslim, is publicly calling on parents and schools to take action to stop bullying.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Religion, Youth Culture
Tags: bullying, hate, muslim, racism, school, violence, youth
Harry Potter Makes Me Wish I Was Just Like Him (Again)
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
A fan who grew up reading the Harry Potter books finds the latest (and next-to-last) movie bittersweet—but satisfying.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Harry Potter films, Hogwarts, HP7, J.K Rowling, Quidditch, wizards
Researchers Trace Toxins' Links to Reproductive Health
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Health researchers at UCSF sound the alarm about household chemicals and their effects on conception.
Categories: African American, Asian, Environment, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: BPA, chemical safety, early puberty, endrocrine disruptors, infertility, pregnancy, toxins, TSCA, UCSF
Brandy vs. Bristol and the Judges vs. the People
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
"Hate on me," Sarah Palin's daughter taunts, and the "Dancing With the Stars" judges do—which, paradoxically, may be why the audience loves her.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Brandy, BristolPAlin, DancingWiththeStars, SarahPalin
L.A. Faithful Rally for City Plan on Mortgage Modifications, Loans
Eastern Group Publications, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Multi-ethnic, multi-faith crowd voices support for ordinance that would push banks to do more for homeowners in distress.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: business, housing, hud, l.a., loans, los angeles, minorities, modifications, mortgage
Stigma of Cervical Cancer Puts Ethnic Women at Risk
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Cervical cancer—and the HPV virus that causes it—are easy to prevent. But many ethnic women resist vaccinating themselves and their daughters, out of shame.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: cervicalcancer, HPV, Papscreening, Papsmear, vaccine
Rep. Judy Chu: American Children Need Bilingual Education
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 17, 2010
Congresswoman Judy Chu of Los Angeles plans to introduce a bill to promote early bilingual education in schools across the United States.
Categories: Asian, Education, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: bilingual, chu, congress, education, funding, glee, judy
Health Reform Rx for Medicare Enrollees Caught in "Donut Hole"
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 16, 2010
Like many Medicare recipients, Louis Nguyen's costly liver-transplant drugs put him in the infamous coverage gap known as the "donut hole." But relief is on the way.
Categories: Elders, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: donuthole, healthcarereform, MedicarePlanD, prescriptiondrugs
Is Internet Access the Next Civil Rights Battle?
New America Media / Public Press, News Report, Posted: Nov 15, 2010
Advocates argue for an "open Internet," but some fear minority red-lining—and leading civil rights groups are caught in the middle.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: net neutrality
Lynn Woolsey on House Dems: "We’re Not Going to Roll Over"
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 14, 2010
In an exclusive interview, the leader of the Progressive House Caucus discusses the group's strategy under GOP control of the House.
Categories: Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Congress, Democrats, House, LynnWoolsey, Obama, progressives
Students Race to Save Peer Who Faces Deportation to Peru
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 13, 2010
Steve Li, a nursing student at City College in San Francisco, could be deported on Monday.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Front Page, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: DREAM Act, illegal immigration reform, steve li, undocumented students
Political Earthquake: A New Way of Voting Shakes Up the Bay Area
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 12, 2010
Ranked-choice (aka instant run-off) voting is changing the political rules in a way that may prove especially beneficial to ethnic voters and candidates.
Categories: Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Bay Area elections, Jane Kim, Jean Quan, Oakland, Ranked Choice Voting
Obama's Anxious Message Puzzles a Contented Asia
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 12, 2010
Obama's harsh messages about military and trade matters, like his stiff demeanor, seem out of step with Asia's current mood.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Featured Columnists, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: asia foriegn policy, china, G-20, indonesia, obama, south korea
Oakland's First Asian-American Mayor Must Hit the Ground Running
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 11, 2010
As Jean Quan emerges as the surprise winner in Oakland mayor's race, Asian community leaders say the city’s problems call for immediate action.
Categories: African American, Asian, Chinese, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Oakland Activist Wins Prize for Fighting Air Pollution
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 11, 2010
Margaret Gordon trains residents to become citizen-scientists to improve the community’s health.
Categories: African American, Asian, Environment, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: air pollution, diesel trucks, margaret gordon, port of oakland, purpose prize, research
GOP to America: Don’t Get Old—Or Sick
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 11, 2010
Were older Tea Party supporters who helped Republicans sweep to victory last week paying attention to the GOP's real message on aging?
Categories: African American, Economy, Elders, Fellowships, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: healthcare, medicaid, seniors, socialsecurity, teaparty
One Angry Teacher: Why Incentives Won't Make Me Work Harder
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 09, 2010
Why are people surprised about a recent Vanderbilt University study that shows paying teachers extra money doesn't improve student performance?
Categories: Education, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: California Education System, Merit-based Pay, Teacher Incentives, Teacher Quality, Vanderbilt University
GOP Takes Control of House, But Housing Crisis Still Out of Control
New America Media, Roundup, Posted: Nov 09, 2010
Housing policy experts are concerned that the GOP's victories in the midterm elections will do little to solve the foreclosure crisis.
Categories: Economy, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: electionforeclosure, foreclosure, housingcrisis, republicanforeclosure
Facebooked: My Stolen Identity and the Gay Teen Suicide Hoax
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 08, 2010
Do you know where your face is tonight? Mine is in Facebook’s Twilight Zone—my photo stolen and given to a gay youth who committed suicide (or did he?).
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Facebook, gay, indentity theft, media, suidide, TerrelWilliams, youth
How the Midterm Elections Could Affect Health Care Reform
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 06, 2010
The GOP is spreading misinformation that Obama's health care law is a spending bill, when it actually will reduce the deficit.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Cop-Involved Killings: Cases Show Just How Rare Mehserle Sentence Is
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
A roundup of nine other Bay Area cop-involved killings dating back to 2001 shows that Mehserle's light sentence is nevertheless a landmark.
Categories: African American, Asian, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: mehserle, oscaregrant, policekillings, trial, verdict
Election Analysis: California Has Moved Past Anger, to Despair
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 04, 2010
Why was the outcome of California's elections—with no Republicans winning statewide office—so different from the rest of the country?
Categories: Economy, Environment, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: AGBlock, California, elections, JerryBrown, propositions
Riding the GOP Tidal Wave: Ethnic Candidates Win Huge
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
From Latinos such as Nevada's Brian Sandoval to Indian-Americans such as South Carolina's Nikki Haley, ethnic candidates were embraced by GOP and Tea Party voters.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2010elections, ethniccandidates, MarcoRubio, NikkiHaley, TeaParty
Now Begins the Real GOP War on Obama
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
Part One of the GOP playbook to make Obama a one-term president has gone off exactly as McConnell, Boerner, and Palin planned. Now things really get ugly.
Categories: Education, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
What We Must Learn From the Most Racist Election in Decades
Colorlines, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 02, 2010
If the election of 2008 was a referendum on race, the midterms are feeling like a recount. Today’s political landscape is as frightening as 2008’s was hopeful.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: blacks, election, GOP, Muslim, Obama, racism, TeaParty
From "Hope" to Spam: How Obama Lost the Digital Generation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 02, 2010
In 2008, online outreach was a another sign that Obama was different from other politicians. But a lot has changed.
Categories: Economy, Education, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: digital, election, Facebook, Obama, youngpeople
Poverty of Ideas: Despite Economy, Right Still Blames Poor for Being Poor
America's Wire, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
The recession has hit blacks and Latinos hardest. Now the political right is seizing on this disparity to blame the victims—even though conservative policies are what made them poor.
Categories: African American, Economy, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: blacks, census, conservatives, heritageFoundation, poverty, recession
Toxic Triangle: 3 Bay Area Communities Teaming Up to Fight Pollution
New America Media/ Richmond Confidential, Audio, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
Representatives from Richmond, Oakland, and SF's Bayview Hunter's Point met recently to discuss how to fight for cleaner air and neighborhoods.
Categories: Audio, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Richmond Pulse
Tags: airpollution, bayview, DanielBuford, oakland, richmond, toxictriangle