New America Media: Ethnic Media Network: February 2011

134 Filipinos in Libya Now Safe, Says Phil. Foreign Office

Inquirer.net, News Report, DJ Yap, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Posted: Feb 25, 2011

The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed Friday that 134 Filipinos were out of harm's way in Libya with the Philippine embassy in Tripoli going into "full relocation and repatriation mode."

Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Intersections, Middle Eastern, War & Conflict

Tags: Filipino workers in Libya, Philippines

Haiti's Election Campaign and Aristide's Expected Return

BlackVoiceNews.com, News Report, Tony Best, Posted: Feb 23, 2011

A month before millions of Haitians trek to the polls in the second round of a disputed presidential election, a cloud of uncertainty has descended over the country.

Categories: Caribbean, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Media, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict

Tags: Aristide, election, Haiti, politics, polls, voters

Groups Oppose Dangerous Anti-Islamic Hearings

The Final Call, News Report, Nisa Islam Muhammad, Posted: Feb 23, 2011

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King's plans to kick-off hearings next month on the “radicalization” of millions of American Muslims is generating significant opposition as civil rights and human rights organizations urge congressional leaders to object to what they consider “divisive” McCarthy-era like activity.

Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Religion

Tags: American Muslims, civil rights, congress, homeland security

Should Armenian Diaspora Have a Role in Government Back Home?

New America Media, News Report, Liana Aghajanian, Posted: Feb 21, 2011

Outraged by domestic violence in Armenia, diasporans demand to be given a greater voice in Yerevan's policy making—and a government minister responds with a proposal.

Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, European, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, International Affairs, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories

Tags: Armenia, ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica, diaspora, domestic violence, SerzhSargsyan, Yerevan

Born Identity: Adopted Asians Returning Home to Adopt Their Own

Hyphen Magazine, News Feature, Kelley Christine Blomberg, Posted: Feb 20, 2011

A growing number of Asian-born adoptees are adopting children from their birth countries as a way of reconnecting with the culture they never knew.

Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories

Tags: adoption, DonaldsonAdoptionInstitute, Koreanadoptees

Support Group Helps Families With Korean Adoptees

Hyphen Magazine, News Feature, Kelley Christine Blomberg, Posted: Feb 20, 2011

A Minnesota couple adopting a baby from Korea have formed a support group to help families like theirs through the sometimes difficult adoption process.

Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories

Tags: adoption, Koreanadoptees, Minnesota, SEEDs, SeoulsEngagedinEverythingforOurSonsandDaughters

Border Activists Under Siege

New America Media, News Report, Posted: Feb 18, 2011

The sister of a murdered woman from Ciudad Juarez is the latest activist in the border city to suffer an attack.

Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latin America, Latino

Latinos Beware: Redistricting for Influence Not a Panacea

National Institute for Latino Policy, Commentary, Juan Cartagena, Posted: Feb 15, 2011

New Jersey's Latinos have to be wary of both Democrat and Republican strategies when it comes to redistricting.

Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance

Tags: latinosredistricting, redistricting, redistrictinglatinos

Jews in the Philippines? Mazel Tov

Moment Magazine, First Person, Carl Hoffman, Posted: Feb 13, 2011

I was told that I would love the Philippines beyond reason. What I was not told was that I would reconnect with my Jewish roots in what I had imagined to be the least Jewish place on earth.

Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Religion, Top Stories

Tags: Jewish, Philippines, World WarII

Anti-Abortion Billboards Attack Black Women

New America Now, Audio, Shirin Sadeghi, Posted: Feb 12, 2011

Looking at what the anti-abortion billboards in Los Angeles say to and about the African American community

Categories: African American, Audio, Ethnic Media Network, Ethnicities, Health, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories

Tags: abortion, billboards, black, children, genocide, los angeles

In Redistricting Debate, What Role Should Citizenship Play?

National Institute for Latino Policy, News Report, Angelo Falcón, Posted: Feb 11, 2011

For the first time, citizenship information has been made public prior to the release of Census redistricting data.

Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Politics & Governance

Tags: latinoscensus, latinosredistricting, redistricting, redistrictingandcitizenship

Poll: Latino Voters Anxious About Economy

La Opinión, News Report, Pilar Marrero, Posted: Feb 10, 2011

A poll of Latino voters revealed high economic anxiety, and the highest level of concern ever seen about immigration policies.

Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories

Tags: impremediapoll, latinodecisions, latinoeconomy, latinopoll, latinosobama

The Battle Over Redistricting—Will Latinos Be Represented?

La Opinión, News Report, Antonieta Cadiz, Translated by Elena Shore, Posted: Feb 09, 2011

Fierce battles over how to redraw electoral districts will be waged in states with growing Latino populations.

Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories

Tags: latinopopulation, latinoscensus, latinosredistricting, redistricting

Hassan Found Guilty in Wife’s Beheading, May Get Life

India-West, News Report, Sunita Sohrabji, Posted: Feb 09, 2011

A New York jury deliberated for less than an hour before finding Muzzammil Hassan guilty of beheading his wife, Aasiya, nearly two years after her body was found in the television station they jointly founded.

Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Law & Justice, South Asian, Top Stories

Tags: abusive, beheading, guilty, Muzzammil Hassan, wife Aasiya