Little-Known High Court Case Could Help Beat Deportation
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 30, 2011
Last year’s Padilla court decision, requiring adequate immigration advice for defendants, holds important lessons for public defenders who must learn to protect clients.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: criminal justice system, deportation, immigration, jose padilla versus kentucky, public defender, supreme court
Why Palin Mania Continues
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 29, 2011
Why has Sarah Palin continued to grab media attention, despite her plummet from popularity?
Categories: African American, Media, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Democrats, elections, GOP, media, Obama, Republicans, sarah palin
California Budget Cuts at Odds With State’s New Alzheimer’s Plan
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 28, 2011
Some 1.1 million Californians serving as caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s face severe cuts in state assistance, even as the number of people with the disease is expected to explode.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Elders, Front Page, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: alzheimers, cabudgetcuts, eldercare, jerrybrown
Census: Latino, Asian Population Soars 43 Percent Across U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 25, 2011
Huge gains by minority groups—especially in the South and West—sets up contentious political battles over redistricting, with GOP-leaning states gaining the most Latinos
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnicities, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: AfricanAmericans, Asians, blacks, Census, Detroit, Latinos, redistricting
Maysoon Zayid: Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Mar 25, 2011
The Arabs Gone Wild comedian Maysoon Zayid discusses her new show.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content
Tags: adam sandler, Arab, arab american, arabs gone wild, cobb's comedy club, don't mess with the zohan, maysoon zayid, sanfrancisco
Many Filipinos Won’t Leave Libya for Their Jobs
Philippine Daily Inquirer, News Report, Posted: Mar 25, 2011
Thousands of Filipinos have ignored the Philippine government’s last call to return home, preferring to stay in Libya rather than face a bleak future in their home country.
Categories: African, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic
Why the Wal-Mart Case Is So Important to Women, Minorities
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Mar 23, 2011
With unions under siege, class-action lawsuits are one of the few ways low-wage workers can level the playing field with employers.
Tags: bettydukes, classaction, sexdiscrimination, supremecourt, unions, wal-mart, walmart
Gay Immigrant Youth in New York Struggle With Homelessness
Feet in Two Worlds, Video, Posted: Mar 19, 2011
Each night in NYC, at least 3,800 youth are homeless. 40 percent of those identify as LGBT, and 15 percent are immigrants.
Categories: Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: homelessness, immigrantyouth, lgbt, newyorkcity
Census 2010: Welcome to the Bay-sian Area
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 14, 2011
Is the San Francisco region becoming the Bay-sian Area? Census data show major population growth for Asians, evident in the area’s politics, sights and tastes.
Categories: Asian, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: asianamericans, bayarea, food, immigration, politics, sanfrancisco, vietnamese
Climate-Change Law: Why CA Environmentalists Are Fighting Each Other
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 14, 2011
Cap-and-trade plan, supported by mainstream environmental groups, has sparked a lawsuit by environmental justice groups because of its impact on poor people.
Categories: African American, Economy, Environment, Front Page, Health, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: AB32, airresourcesboard, capandtrade, climatechangelaw, communitiesforabetterenvironment, environmentaljustice, globalwarming
Fears Mount that Japanese Nuclear Plant Is Near Meltdown
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 12, 2011
A day after Japan’s devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, core meltdown is underway the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant and appears to be unstoppable.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Health, International Affairs, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: cesium, chernobyl, Japan, meltdown, nuclearpowerplant, Tohokudisaster, tsunami
Filipino Leads Union Drive in Nevada Casinos
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Mar 11, 2011
Culinary Union Local 226 seeks to unionize 13,000 workers at 18 hotel-casinos operated by Station Casinos in southern Nevada.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: casinos, collective bargaining, filipino workers, labor, station casinos, union
New America Now: Fighting for Rights, Respect and Safety
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Mar 11, 2011
How International Women's Day has changed over the last 100 years and an in-depth look at reporting coverage of the drug wars in Juarez.
Categories: Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories, Veterans, War & Conflict
Critics Question GOP Dominance of U.S. Civil Rights Panel
America’s Wire, News Analysis, Posted: Mar 10, 2011
Republicans still hold the majority vote on the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Critics say the Obama administration isn’t doing enough to make the panel effective.
Categories: African American, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: civilrights, democrats, obamaadministration, politics, republicans
Census: A More Diverse California Means Big Political Changes Ahead
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 09, 2011
Latinos and Asians accounted for most of the state's growth over the last decade, while the proportion of whites and African Americans declined.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: asians, blacks, census, CentralValley, InlandEmpire, latinos, NALEO, population, reapportionment, redistricting
Planned Parenthood, NY Supporters Unite Against Pence Amendment
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Mar 08, 2011
Thousands of people rallied against the Pence Amendment, which would cut federal funding from services offered by Planned Parenthood.
Categories: African American, Asian, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: abortion, health, new york, pence amendment, planned parenthood, women
Transit Case Raises Question: Can the Poor Ever Find Justice?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Mar 06, 2011
Can victims of contemporary forms of discrimination and disparity find justice in our courts? A recent court ruling in a case involving public transportation suggests the answer is no.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: discrimination, justice, low income, poverty, public, transportation
New America Now: Mideast's Natural Resources, Attacks on Women's Health Care
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Mar 04, 2011
How natural resources from the Middle East are a daily part of US life, what's behind the attacks on Planned Parenthood, and why social media's revolutionary impact may be overrated.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Eye on Egypt , Indigenous, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: iran, middle east, PlannedParenthood, socialmedia