Undocumented Falsely Blamed for Surge in Drug Trafficking
La Opinion, News Report, Posted: Jul 31, 2010
Despite accusations that undocumented immigrants are largely responsible for the surge in drug and immigrant trafficking along the U.S. border with Mexico, official studies and law enforcement agencies point to U.S. citizens and Native Americans as the dominant figures in the illicit trade,
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous
Tags: drug, immigrant, surge, trafficking, U.S. citizens, U.S.-Mexico border
Congress Hopeful Bera Outpaces Lungren in Fundraising
India-West, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
Indian American physician Ami Bera, the Democratic contender for California’s 3rd district congressional seat, has outpaced his five-term congressional opponent Dan Lungren in fundraising, pulling in $1.6 million, mostly in individual contributions.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: Ami Bera, congressional candidate, Dan Lungren, fundraising, opponent, outpaces
Jeremy Lin Wins Taiwanese Basketball Fans’ Hearts
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
The first Taiwanese American NBA player Jeremy Lin received a rousing welcome from fans at a charity basketball game in Taipei.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Tags: basketball, charity, fans, Jeremy Lin, Taiwan
Arizona's Korean Population Leaving Town
Radio Seoul / Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
As Arizona is set to enact its draconian immigration reform bill, SB1070, the state’s Korean population is leaving in droves.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: businesses, fear, Koreans, leaving Arizona, racism, SB 1070
Political Prisoner Released after 30 Years
La Raza, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
After 30 years as a political prisoner, Puerto Rican community activist Carlos Alberto Torres was released from a federal prison in Pekin, Ill.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: activist, Carlos Alberto Torres, FALN, nationalist, released
SF Resident Nominated Head of API Advisory Commission
Asianweek.com, News Report, Posted: Jul 29, 2010
President Obama has nominated Daphne Kwok as chair of the Advisory Commission on Asian and Pacific Islanders.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: advisory commission, API, chair, Daphne Kwok
U.S. Orders Filipinos Out of Iraq
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2010
The U.S. government has ordered all its military contractors to send home foreign workers whose countries have imposed a deployment ban to Iraq.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Filipinos, foreign workers, Iraq war, military contractors, Philippines
Filipina Teen Idol's Botox Causes Uproar
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Jul 27, 2010
Teenage singing sensation Charice Pempengco has caused an Internet uproar after having cosmetic surgery to improve her looks ahead of her debut on “Glee.”
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: botox, Charice Pempengco, cosmetic surgery, image, social pressure
Manila Girds for Water Riots
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Jul 26, 2010
The Philippines deployed soldiers to avert any riots in at least 177 villages in Manila that are now grappling with a water shortage.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: crisis, Manila, military, Philippines, riot, water shortage
American Muslims: New York Mosque Opposition Discriminatory
Arab Detroit, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
Increased media attention surrounding the proposed 13-story mosque in New York has raised concerns of heightened anti-Muslim backlash.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Religion
Tags: anti-muslim, fears, ground zero, new york, vinyl
Galbi Tacos Blend Latin-Asian Cultures
Korea Daily LA, News Report, Posted: Jul 24, 2010
Korean-style tacos are the latest creation to come out of the emerging culinary phenomenon known “Korexican."
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Asian, Calbi tacos, food fusion, Galbi, Kalbi, Latin, Los Angeles
Beauty Bloggers Denounce 'Juarez' Make-Up Line
ColorLines, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
Last week the makeup company MAC released its new “Juarez” collection, with lipglosses named “del Norte,” bloodstreaked eyeshadows in a shade of “Bordertown” and a pale nail polish called “Factory.”
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: beautybloggers, juarez, juarezmakeup, MACjuarez, make-up, makeup
Koreatown Murder-Suicide Reveals Hard Times
Korea Daily LA, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
A murder-suicide in L.A.'s Koreatown is the latest tragedy to come out of the ongoing economic recession.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, European, Multi-ethnic
Tags: economic pressure, jewish, korean american, koreatown, Los angeles, recession
First Filipina Tapped as Chief Justice of Calif. Supreme Court
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Jul 22, 2010
If confirmed by a state commission and endorsed by voters in November, Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye will be the first Filipina and Asian to serve on the California Supreme Court.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: California Supreme Court, Chief Justice, First Female Asian-American, First Filipina-American nominated
National Guard to Mobilize Along Southwest Border
La Opinión, El Pregonero, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
The National Guard will be deployed to the border beginning Aug. 1.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: arizonaborder, bordertroops, nationalguard, nationalguardtroops, southwestborder
Chinese Man Killed in Oakland Before Google Interview
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
A Chinese-American job seeker from Virginia was shot to death in downtown Oakland on Sunday night before his job interview at Google.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: blackasian, blackchinese, chinesegoogle, chinesemankilledinoakland
106-year-old Mexican Woman Becomes U.S. citizen
La Raza, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
One woman's long road to attain U.S. citizenship.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Tags: citizenship, immigration, Mexico, undocumented immigrants
Filipino Nurses Taking U.S. Exam Drop By a Third
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
The number of Filipino nurses seeking jobs in the United States plunged by one-third, as more seek jobs in other countries.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: filipino nurses, nursing jobs, philippines
U.S. Muslim Travelers Warned of 'Forced Exile'
The Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) recently issued an advisory to American Muslims traveling overseas or returning to the United States about the risk of “forced exile.”
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern
Tags: ACLU, advisory, no-fly list, U.S., violin
Filipino, Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian Physical Therapists Barred from U.S. Exam
GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
Filipinos, Indians, Pakistanis and Egyptians have been temporarily disallowed from taking the licensure examination for physical therapist in the United States, following reports of cheating by a local review center.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health
Korean Husband Kills Vietnamese Bride
Calitoday.com, News Report, Posted: Jul 20, 2010
A 47-year-old Korean man allegedly killed his 20-year-old Vietnamese bride eight days after she arrived in Korea, after a marriage arranged by a broker.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: bride, broker, escape, Korean, marriage, poverty, verdict
In Boston, Immigrants vs. Arizona
El Planeta, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
A coalition of immigrant advocates staged a rally and a march recently in Copley Square to protest Arizona's immigration law.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: answer, arizonaimmigration, arizonalaw, boston
Filipino Ex-Janitor Now Top Italian Restaurateur
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
Filipino Arthur Aala opened his first Japanese restaurant, Ohashi, in 2002. Now he has won the hearts and stomachs of his customers by serving sushi.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Arthur Aala, chicano, japanese, restaurant, sushi
U.S. Relaxes Rules on Foreign Students from China
China Press, News Report, Posted: Jul 17, 2010
The United States loosened rules on student visas from China to allow students of different levels to study in the United States.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: china, college, higher education, international students, student visas
Lancaster, Calif. Backs Arizona Law
La Opinion, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
The city of Lancaster, Calif. approved a resolution in support of the Arizona law (SB 1070) and Governor Jan Brewer.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: arizona, California, Costa Mesa, illegal, immigration, Lancaster, SB 1070, undocumented
Pacquiao's Newest Foe--Climate Change
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Boxing champ-turned-congressman Manny Pacquiao introduced a reforestation bill to help fight climate change.
Categories: Asian, Environment, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: climate change, Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, reforestation
Argentina Approves Gay Marriage
EFE, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
Argentina approved gay marriage after a fierce Senate debate that reflects deep political and social divisions in the country.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Latin America, Latino
Tags: Argentina, civil rights, gay, Latin America, lesbian, same sex marriage, unions
Russian Authorities Interrogate Suspected Spies
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
Journalist Vicky Peláez and the nine other suspected spies for Russia were questioned Tuesday by the Russian intelligence service.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Law & Justice, Media
NYC: Six Chinese Elders Die of Heat Stroke
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
As temperatures in New York City hit record highs last week, six Chinese elders died from heat stroke.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Utah Investigates Blacklist of 'Deportable Immigrants'
Univision, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
Utah Governor Gary Herbert has ordered an investigation into an anonymous mailing that was sent to several media outlets and police officials with a list of some 1,300 people suspected of being undocumented immigrants.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance
Tags: blacklist, sb1070, utah, utahlatinos
Record Number of Latinos in White House
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 14, 2010
The salaries of Latinos currently working for the White House add up to more than two million dollars -- twice that reported during the last term of George W. Bush, according to La Opinión.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: latinoswhitehouse, obama, obamalatinos, whitehouse
Second Federal Lawsuit Against Arizona?
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder said the U.S. Department of Justice could launch a second lawsuit against Arizona's controversial new immigration law if it finds instances of racial profiling.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: arizonalaw, brewer, doj, ericholder, federallawsuit, racialprofiling, sb1070
Vietnamese Traffickers Arrested in Europe Crackdown
Nguoi-Viet, News Report, Posted: Jul 13, 2010
Thirty-one Vietnamese human traffickers and 66 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Hungary, France, Germany and England.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, International Affairs
Filipino Nurses Fired for Speaking Tagalog
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 12, 2010
Four Filipino nurses, fired for breaking their employer's English-only rule in the workplace, are waiting to find out if they can file a discrimination lawsuit.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: discrimination case, English-only, Filipino, immigrants, nurses
U.S. Soldiers Not in Combat, Says Envoy to Philippines
Inquirer.Net, News Report, Posted: Jul 11, 2010
The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines has denied again that American soldiers who are in the Philippines for training exercises are engaged in any combat operations.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Indian American to Head USAID in Asia
India West, News Report, Posted: Jul 11, 2010
President Obama has nominated Nisha Desai Biswal to head USAID’s 25-country mission in Asia.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, South Asian
Tags: foreign aid, Nisha Desai Biswal, Obama administration, USAID
Imelda Claims She's 'No. 1 Human Rights Victim'
Philippine News, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2010
Militant lawmakers might soon find themselves working on the bill for compensation for human rights victims with the wife of the dictator they see as a human rights violator.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Chinese Buy Land with Money from Retirement Accounts
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 10, 2010
At a time when the economy is still shaky, Chinese Americans are pulling out savings from their retirement accounts to buy land.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Chinese, economy, finance, land investments
Accused Spy Renounces U.S. Citizenship
El Diario/La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
Vicky Peláez, the Spanish-language journalist accused of being a spy for the Russian government, renounced her U.S. citizenship and plans to return to Peru.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino
Kobe Helps Designer Raise Funds for Filipino Kids
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 09, 2010
Ten lucky Filipino kids will be playing alongside an MVP and five-time World Champion Los Angeles Laker this summer.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Filipina Daughter Searching for Bobby Fischer
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 08, 2010
A nine-year-old Filipina girl may inherit more than $2 million if it is proved that she is the legal heir of the legendary American chess champion Bobby Fischer, who died in 2008.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Obama Takes Action Against Arizona Law SB 1070
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Yesterday, the Department of Justice filed a long-awaited lawsuit against Arizona’s law SB1070.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: arizonaimmigration, arizonalaw, lawsuit, obamaarizona, sb1070
Jobs for Foreign Caregivers Plummet in Canada
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Job placements for foreign caregivers or nannies in Canada suffered a steep drop -- between 70 and 90 percent -- over the past three months following changes in that country's Foreign Live-in Caregiver Program.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Canada, changes, drop, Foreign Caregiver Program, foreign caregivers, jobs
Filipina Boxer Wins WBO Title
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 07, 2010
Fil-Am Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton captured the World Boxing Organization female super bantamweight title with a 10-round split decision victory over Mexican Maria Elena Villalobos at "Rumble at the Rama XII" in Ontario, Canada.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Sports
Tags: bantamweight, female, title, vicky peláez, world boxing organization
Judge Sets Dates for First SB 1070 Hearings
Univision, News Report, Posted: Jul 06, 2010
The federal judge in Phoenix set the dates for the first two SB 1070 hearings in Arizona.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Arizona Law Encourages Hate Groups
Radio Bilingüe, News Report, Posted: Jul 04, 2010
Emboldened by Arizona's law that makes it a crime to be in the state without documents, armed groups with neo-Nazi ties have started patrolling remote areas of the Arizona desert to deter human smuggling and contraband.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: border, deter, immigration, neo-Nazi, patrolling, SB 1070
Chinese Restaurateurs Fear NYC's New Grading System
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
With the new restaurant grading system here, Chinese restaurants and bakeries in New York City have taken some traditional food off their menus.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: Chinese restaurants, food taken off menus, grading system, NYC
Spies Confess, Except for Vicky Peláez
EFE, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
The U.S. Attorney General said yesterday that with the exception of Peruvian journalist Vicky Peláez from El Diario La Prensa, individuals charged with belonging to a network of Moscow spies were experienced spies form Russia.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: peruvian journalists, Vicky Pelaez, violin
Money from China Increases
China Press, News Report, Posted: Jul 02, 2010
With the continuing U.S. recession and the appreciation of the Chinese currency, the Yuan, Chinese Americans are finding it more difficult to send enough money back home to their families.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: appreciation, remittances, US, vietnamese americans, yuan
6-Year-Old on Terrorist Watch List
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 01, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security placed a six-year-old native of Cleveland, Ohio, on its “terrorist watch list."
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, South Asian
Tags: 6-year-old, cleveland, girl, terrorist, watch list