Hopi Government Finances in Disarray
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2011
Hopi government finances in disarray.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous, Politics & Governance
Lawson Sakai to Receive Congressional Gold Medal
Asianweek, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2011
Japanese American received congressional medal.
Categories: Asian, Elders, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: american, award, congressional medal, japanese, nisei, racism, veteran, wwii
Bank Law Firm Mocks Foreclosed Homeowners on Halloween
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 31, 2011
There’s an important op-ed this week in the New York Times that marks the first anniversary of one of the most tasteless Halloween stunts in recent memory
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Foreclosures
Tags: foreclosures, halloween, homeless, homeowners, law firm, mocks
China Gives Minorities Greater Control
Xinhua News Agency, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2011
China has enacted laws to protect the rights and interests of the country’s ethnic minorities.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: china, ethnicautonomy, minorities, riots, tibet, uyghur
Seoul Elects Independent Mayor
Joongang Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 27, 2011
Voters from their 20s to their 40s turn out to voice their disapproval for politics as usual.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: korean, mayoral election, politics, seoul
School-age Suicides Hit China
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 27, 2011
A spate of suicides involving elementary school-age children has hit China.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Attacks on SF Mayor Ed Lee Don't Faze Chinatown
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Oct 27, 2011
Despite a recent scandal, San Francisco mayoral candidate and current interim mayor Ed Lee has not lost the support of Chinatown.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: chinesemayor, edlee, lelandyee, sfchinesevote, sfmayoralrace
North Koreans in Libya Barred from Going Home
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2011
North Korea has banned its citizens in Libya from returning home in an apparent attempt to prevent the popular uprisings in the Arab world from reaching the isolated regime.
Categories: African, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, War & Conflict
Tags: arabspring, gadaffi, kimjungil, korea, libya, middleeast, north korea, pyongyang
Philippines and Vietnam Sign Naval Pact on Spratly Islands
Inquirer.net, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2011
The Philippines and Vietnam signed a naval cooperation pact despite the continuing disputes among several countries claiming the resource-rich Spratly Islands.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Occupy Oakland Faces a Troubled Police Dept.—and Historic Mayor
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2011
The sound of Miller’s ire shot across the protective masks of all of the officers standing at alert on the other side of the metal police fence, but her loudest, most acidic anger was saved for the baton-wielding officer who, like herself and other officers, was a young African-American woman.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Occupy Protests, Politics & Governance
Filipinos Send Home Huge Sums Despite Global Woes
Filamstar.net, News Report, Posted: Oct 26, 2011
Despite global economic woes, Filipinos abroad have continued to send home vast amounts of money.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: diaspora, economy, Filipinos, immigration, recession
El Mensajero Wins Seven NAHP Awards
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 25, 2011
NAM member El Mensajero was honored with seven awards this year by the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP).
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, Media
Tags: elmensajero, NAHPawards
District Court Orders Release of ICE Memos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 25, 2011
A district court ordered the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to publicly disclose by Nov. .
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: icememos, scomm, securecommunities
Mother-in-law Found Locked in Chicken Coop
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Oct 25, 2011
A Monterey woman was arrested last week for allegedly locking her mother-in-law in a chicken coop in the family’s backyard.
Categories: Elders, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: koreanamerican, monterey
Occupy Oakland encampments shut down by police
Oaklandlocal.com, News Report, Posted: Oct 25, 2011
Occupy Oakland encampments shut down by police, area fenced off...
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Occupy Protests, Politics & Governance
Tags: area fenced off, encampments, Oakland, Occupy, police, shut down
Senate Apologizes to Chinese for Past Discrimination
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Oct 24, 2011
Senate Apologizes to Chinese for Past Discrimination.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: act, apologies, chinese, citizens, discrimination, exclusion, government, racism, senate, wwii
Why Los Angeles Police Can’t Ticket Students on Their Way to School
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 24, 2011
After a four-year community-led campaign, Los Angeles is moving to replace a punitive anti-truancy policy targeting the city’s most vulnerable school kids with an approach that actually works.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: community, eduction, kids, la, los angeles, police, school, students, ticketing, truancy, vulnerable
Korean Builders Expect Boom Following Gadhafi's Death
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: Oct 24, 2011
Korean construction companies said Thursday that they expect a boom in construction business with the death of Moammar Gadhafi.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, War & Conflict
Tags: asia, construction, gaddafi, korea, libya, middleeast
Zah: Delegates Support Scholarship Trust Fund for Navajo Students
Navajo Times, News Report, Posted: Oct 24, 2011
Zah said he's met with most of the 24 Council delegates and most of them support the idea.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Indigenous, Politics & Governance
Tags: delegates, education, navajo, peabody, scholarship, students, zah
More Somali Refugee Families Homeless in Minneapolis
TC Daily Planet, News Report, Posted: Oct 20, 2011
She is one of 39 homeless Somali families in the shelter, who, like Isse, have recently come from a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Isse lived there for more than 20 years
Categories: African, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: ethiopia, families, homeless, immigrants, Minneapolis, refugees, somali
Herman Cain Defends Plans for Border ‘Technology’ in GOP Debate
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 20, 2011
He initially backed away from that statement, calling it a joke, before telling reporters in Arizona, “it might be electrified
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Politics & Governance
Tags: border, Cain, candidate, electric fence, gop, herman, immigration, technology
Former Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi is Dead
Arab America, News Report, Posted: Oct 20, 2011
Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is dead after suffering from wounds as fighters overtook his hometown of Sirte, Libya after an eight month battle for democracy in Libya, reports Arab America.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs, Middle Eastern
Tags: arabspring, libya, qaddafidead
Witnesses "Regret" Not Helping Injured 2-Year-Old
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Oct 19, 2011
A video released last week in China showing a two-year-old girl being run over and then ignored by passersby has caused a firestorm among Internet users.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: caraccident, china, guangzhou, worldjournal
Record Number of Deportations
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 18, 2011
On Tuesday the Department of Homeland Security released its total for the number of deportations it carried out in fiscal year 2011, which ended Sept. 30.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: 2011deportations, deportations, obamadeportations, obamaimmigrants, obamalatinos, recorddeportations
CIR: Border Corruption on the Rise
Center for Investigative Reporting, News Report, Posted: Oct 18, 2011
The Center for Investigative Reporting and the Los Angles Times published an investigation this week into the increase in allegations of corruption on the border.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Media
Tags: bordercorruption, cbpcorruption
Split Decision on Alabama's Immigration Law
Migration Policy Institute, News Report, Posted: Oct 18, 2011
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a split decision on Alabama's new immigration law, enjoining some parts of HB 56 while allowing other provisions to be implemented.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: alabamaimmigration, alabamaimmigrationlaw, hb56, immigrationlaws, sb1070, stateimmigrationlaws
Latinos Protest 'John and Ken' Show, Advertisers Listen
Multi-American, News Report, Posted: Oct 18, 2011
Verizon and AT&T Wireless have pulled their advertising from the "John and Ken" show in response to a call by Latino organizations for KFI to fire the two talk show hosts
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Media
Tags: johnandkenshow
Occupy Wall Street Protests Go Global While Focus Stays on the Poor
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 17, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Movement continues unabated.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: economy, MLK, movement, poor, protest, recession, Wall street
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Controversial Parts of Alabama Immigration Law
El Diario La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Oct 14, 2011
The most controversial parts of Alabama immigration bill HB 56 were blocked Friday.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: alabama, HB56, immigrationlaw
Chris Tucker Facing Foreclosure on Mansion
The Root, News Report, Posted: Oct 14, 2011
The "Rush Hour" star was hit with a staggering $11 million tax bill last year (10) after allegedly falling behind on fees in 2001, 2002 and 2004 through to 2006.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: bill, chris, foreclosure, rush hour, star, tax, tucker
Poll: Herman Cain Leads the Way Among GOP Contenders
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 13, 2011
Fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters, Herman Cain is leading the way among GOP presidential contenders according to several national polls released this week. His rants calling Occupy Wall Street protestors lazy un-Americans who just want to ride someone else’s Cadillac seem to be helping him.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2012, black, candidates, election, gop. obama, herman cain, poll, presidency, tea part
Facebook Comment Results in Death of Dominican Teen
El Diario La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Oct 13, 2011
A teenager, enraged by Facebook comments against her, allegedly stabbed another young woman in the Dominican Republic.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latino, News
Occupy Wall Street Spreads to Seoul
Joongang Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 12, 2011
The Occupy Wall Street movement against the U.S. financial system that began in New York last month looks set to spread to Seoul.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: financial system, politics, wall street, wall street occupation
Racial Gap in School Suspensions Widens
The Root, News Report, Posted: Oct 12, 2011
What's more, white students were disciplined most often for easily documented offenses, such as vandalism and use of explicit language, while black students were disproportionately disciplined for offenses that may have required more judgment on the part of the teacher, such as being disrespectful and being loud in class -- suggesting that blacks may be singled out when it comes to more subjective infractions.
Categories: African American, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: such as being disrespectful and being loud in class -- suggesting that blacks may be singled out when it comes to more subjective infractions., such as vandalism and use of explicit language, What's more, while black students were disproportionately disciplined for offenses that may have required more judgment on the part of the teacher, white students were disciplined most often for easily documented offenses
Jerry Brown Signs Bill to Reduce CA Checkpoint Impounds
California Watch, News Report, Posted: Oct 11, 2011
On Sunday, Brown authorized AB 353, which prohibits police at checkpoints from seizing a car solely because the driver is unlicensed.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Tags: ab1389, ab353, cacarimpound, carimpound, jerrybrowncarimpound
Recession to Claim 10,000 More Wall Street Jobs in 2012
El Diario La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Oct 11, 2011
NEW YORK—Wall Street firms alone could lose another 10,000 jobs in 2012, according to a report by New York's Comptroller, says El Diario La Prensa.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: financial sector, jobs, newyork, recession, unemployment, wallstreet
Obama Name a Big Sell in China
Sing Dao Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 11, 2011
While Obama struggles to sell the American public on policy, across China his image is selling like the proverbial hotcake.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Muslim Woman Kicked Off Southwest Flight After ‘It’s a Go’ Mix-Up
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 11, 2011
Southwest Airlines flight officials did not let her re-board because the crew was “uncomfortable” with her on the plane.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Middle Eastern, Religion
Tags: cell, flight, hijab, kicked off, muslim, religion, southwest
Black America Is Moving South—and to the ‘Burbs. What’s It Mean?
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 10, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau released findings from the 2010 Census this month that reveal a dramatic migration underway within black America. Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of black people have relocated to the South and, around the country, have moved from the cities to the suburbs.
Categories: African American, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Foreclosures
Tags: 2010, black, census, demography, moving, population, south, suburb
The Occupy movement takes roots in Minneapolis
TC Daily Planet, News Report, Posted: Oct 09, 2011
Other officials, including Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Minneapolis City Council Member Cam Gordon, also stopped by to support the demonstrators.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Occupy Protests, Politics & Governance
Filipino Maid Made History in Hong Kong
Global Nation, News Report, Posted: Oct 08, 2011
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Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration
Tags: china, filipino, hong kong, immigration, maid, residency, status
Ballet Austin to dance to Trinh Cong Son music in the OC
Bolsavik.com, News Report, Posted: Oct 08, 2011
Ballet Austin to dance to Trinh Cong Son music in the Orange County.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Youth Culture
Tags: american, ballet, culture, dance, dao, music, thang, trinh cong son, vietnamese
Asians Joined Occupy Wall Street Movement
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 07, 2011
Asian civil rights groups were among the demonstrators during the latest large “Occupy Wall Street” protest on October 5 protest in New York City.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Occupy Protests
Tags: asian americans, discrimination, immigration, new york city, occupy wall street, tenants rights
Arab Americans Fundraise for Somalia Famine
Arab American News, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2011
Arab Americans in Dearborn, Mich. raised funds to dig fresh water wells for 50,000 families in famine-ravaged Somalia.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Middle Eastern
Tags: Arab Americans, drought, Ethiopia, famine, food scarcity, horn of African, kenya, Somalia, wells
23 More People Arrested in Wall Street Protests
El Diario La Prensa, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2011
Twenty-three protesters participating in the "Occupy Wall Street" movement were arrested today after a large march through lower Manhattan.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: banks, jobs, NYPD, occupy wall street, police, protestors, protests, unions, youth
Chinese Pay Respects to Steve Jobs
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 06, 2011
Steve Jobs' death drew fans to Apple's headquarters in Cupertino and his house in Palo Alto, including Chinese Americans and Chinese tourists.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: apple, chinese americans, chinese tourists, death, engineers, respect, steve jobs
High Interest Loans Forced China's Business Owners to Flee
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2011
Increasing debts and high interest loans are causing small business owners to flee the city of Wenzhou, China.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: China, Debts, high interest loans in China, inflation, Wenzhou
Chinese Media: Pushing Yuan Bill Won't Help U.S. Recovery
Xinhua News Agency, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2011
Blaming China’s handling of its currency won't help the U.S. economy, states an editor with Xinhua News Agency, China's state media.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines
Tags: chinascurrencymanipulation, tradeprotectionism, ussenatebill, ustradebalance, xinhuanewsagency, yuan
Latinos Abandon Alabama Homes, Classrooms, Churches After HB 56
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 05, 2011
Latinos have continued to leave Alabama in large numbers since a federal judge in the state upheld most provision of HB 56, the country’s toughest immigration enforcement law.
Categories: Alabama News Network, Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: alabama, exodus, immigration, latino
Report: New Restrictive Voting Rules Could Hurt 5 Million Americans
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2011
ssary.” “They especially hurt those who have been historically locked out of our electoral system, like minorities, poor people, and students,” Weiser wrote. “Often they seem precisely targeted to exclude certain voters.”
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance
Tags: 2012, election, minorities, poll, restriction, rights, voters, votes
American GI Arrested for Rape in S. Korea
Chosun Daily, News Report, Posted: Oct 04, 2011
A report South Korea’s Chousun Daily notes that an arrest warrant was issued for an American serviceman accused of raping a teenage South Korean girl.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, International Affairs
Tags: Korea, military, sexualassault
Financial Planner Pleads Guilty to Stealing Millions from Elderly
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Oct 03, 2011
Financial Planner Pleads Guilty to Stealing Millions from Elderly
Categories: Asian, Economy, Elders, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice
Tags: elderly, embezzlement, money
A Communal Prayer for World Peace
India Currents, News Report, Posted: Oct 03, 2011
About 8 million prayers have been recited by Sikhs in more than 50 countries worldwide this year. Congregations have hosted interfaith events, involved their local neighbors and formed unique ways of sharing the experience of Sikh prayer with their wider communities.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Religion, South Asian
Tags: About 8 million prayers have been recited by Sikhs in more than 50 countries worldwide this year. Congregations have hosted interfaith events, involved their local neighbors and formed unique ways of sharing the experience of Sikh prayer with their wider communities.
Chinese Techies in Silicon Valley Disappointed in Obama
Sing Tao, News Report, Posted: Oct 03, 2011
Chinese immigrant workers in Silicon Valley expressed disappointment following a visit by President Obama to the headquarters of the social media company LinkedIn.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: AliBaba, China, hightech, immigration, SiliconValley, Yahoo
Homeowners to Banks: Clean Up the Mess You Left in Our Neighborhood
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Oct 03, 2011
Homeowners to Banks: Clean Up the Mess You Left in Our Neighborhood
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Foreclosures
Tags: Homeowners to Banks: Clean Up the Mess You Left in Our Neighborhood