Redistricting Splits Fremont into 2 Congress, Assembly Districts
India-West, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
Fremont leaders and the Indian American community are not happy that their city has been split into two congressional and Assembly districts in the redistricting map finalized last week.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, South Asian
Tags: confusion, Fremont, lobbying, redistricting, two districts, unsuccessful
Cheating Atlanta Schools Received $500k in Bonuses, What Now?
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2011
This week, many Atlanta Public Schools will reopen their doors after a tumultuous summer spent managing the fallout from the confirmed news of the district’s massive teacher cheating scandal. Summer may be over, but cleaning up the mess has only begun.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: atlanta, cheating, child left behind, education, fund, government, scandal, test
Feds Raid University Popular With Indian Students
India-West, News Report, Posted: Aug 11, 2011
U.S. immigration officials raided the University of Northern Virginia -- a popular American college for Indian students -- for allegedly failing to comply with federal regulations for administering foreign student visas.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, Immigration, South Asian
Tags: federal regulations, ICE raid, Indian students, student visas, UNVA, violations
Nikki Haley - A Whiter Shade of Brown
Firstpost.com, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 07, 2011
The Nikki Haley story is turning into a Shakespearean tragedy. The newest great brown hope of American politics is now being stabbed in the back by the Old Boys’ cabal.
Categories: Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: brown, democrats, governor, nikki haley, republicans, white, woman
Sister Mischief: Young Adult Fiction's New Stars
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Aug 03, 2011
A new book of young adult fiction explores homosexuality and cross-cultural relationships.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Gender & Sexuality, Intersections, Media, New America Now, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: bengali, fiction, laura goode, lesbian, sister mischief, young adult, young adult fiction
Afghanistan the New Mexico?: Assassinations and the Drug Trade
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 02, 2011
The Afghan drug trade has entered a new phase that could lead to the sort of violence that plagues Mexico.
Categories: International Affairs, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: afghan, afghanistan, assassination, karzai, mexico, narcotics, opium, U.S., violence
Latest CA Redistricting Maps Satisfy Most Minorities—But Not Latinos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Latinos say new political maps are an improvement over first drafts released in June but still don't reflect big population gains over the past decade.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: california, citizensredistrictingcommission, Latinos, MALDEF, redistricting, sacramento, TeaPArty, visionary, votingrightsact, wedrawthelines
U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies Testing Drugs on India’s Poor
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Aug 01, 2011
Drug companies are experimenting on poor people in India and elsewhere without their informed consent. NAM interviewed Al Jazeera’s reporter on the story.
Categories: Health, International Affairs, Intersections, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: bhopal, ceravix, climicalresearch, clinicaltrials, departmentofjustice, drugcompanies, gardasil, globaleconomy, india, merck, poverty, publiccitizen