Illinois House Passes State DREAM Act
Hoy Chicago, News Report, Posted: May 31, 2011
The Illinois House of Representatives passed the Illinois DREAM Act (SB 2185) in a bipartisan 61-53 vote.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: dreamact, illinoisdreamact, illinoisimmigration, illinoislatinos, patquinn
More Than Immigration at Stake in Historic Effort to Recall AZ's Pearce
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 31, 2011
A bipartisan effort to recall state Senator Russell Pearce could signal a shift in the political climate in Arizona, even if it doesn’t result in his leaving office.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Economy, Education, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: anti-immigration, Arizona, divisive, recall, Russell Pearce, SB 1070
Alabama Tornado Victims Fear Immigration Crackdown
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: May 29, 2011
Alabama's pending immigration bill has undocumented victims of the Tuscaloosa tornado afraid to come out of hiding.
Categories: Environment, Front Page, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: fearful, food, hiding, shelter, tornado, Tuscaloosa, undocumented
Cal Students Rally in Support of DREAM Act
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 29, 2011
Student groups in the University of California system are campaigning to support two state assembly bills introduced in January so the state can have its own DREAM Act.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Youth Culture
Tags: California, DREAM Act, state's coffers, UC students
Black Immigrants Join the Debate
The Root, News Report, Posted: May 28, 2011
Millions of African- and Caribbean-born people are missing from the immigration-reform conversation, but a few are starting to get involved.
Categories: African, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Africans, blackafricans, Haiti, Haitians, immigrationlaws, immigrationreform
NAM Radio: Zero Tolerance, University Medalist, Arab-American Women, I Heart Hamas
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 27, 2011
New Show: Zero tolerance school policy, Berkeley's 2011 University Medal winner, a Palestinian-American woman's story, the one-woman comedy of I Heart Hamas.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Education, European, Eye on Egypt , Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: aaron benavidez, arab american, berkeley, comedy, i heart hamas, jailhouse, jennifer jajeh, kathy saade kenny, katrina in five worlds, mexico, palestine, schoolhouse, university medal, winner, zero tolerance
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Labor Law, But It’s No Model for SB 1070
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 27, 2011
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Labor Law, But It’s No Model for SB 1070
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice
Tags: But It’s No Model for SB 1070, Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Labor Law
TRUST Act Passes California Assembly
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 26, 2011
The California Assembly passed a bill that would allow counties to opt out of the controversial Secure Communities program.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: fingerprints, scomm, securecommunities
Census: Hispanic Population Grew Four Times Faster Than Total U.S. Population
U.S. Census Bureau, News Report, Posted: May 26, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a 2010 Census brief that shows the Hispanic population increased by 15.2 million between 2000 and 2010.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Redistricting
Tags: census, census2010, censuslatinos, latinopopulation
College Dream Eludes Immigrant Valedictorian
Richmond Pulse, First Person, Posted: May 25, 2011
Jessica Garcia wants to become a doctor, but being undocumented and poor is keeping her and hundreds of thousands of other young immigrants like her from realizing their dreams.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: contribute, dream act, obligation, opens doors, young people
67 Sueños -- Activating the Silent Majority Left Out of Dream Act
New America Media, Video, Posted: May 25, 2011
According to a recent study by the Migration Policy Institute, 67 percent of undocumented youth and young adults would not qualify for the Dream Act.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: 67 sueños, dream act, media, oakland, undocumented, video, youth
Michigan Gov. Opposes Arizona-Style Immigration Law
Arab American News, News Report, Posted: May 24, 2011
Michigan governor Rick Snyder opposes passage of HB 4305, an Arizona-style immigration law.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance
Tags: arizona, immigration, latinos, michigan
Europe, Arizona and My Plumber
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 24, 2011
Arizona, for Americans, has come to symbolize anti-immigrant hysteria codified into law. In Europe, Arizona arrived a generation ago -- with hardly a ripple of organized protest.
Categories: African American, Asian, European, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, culture, Europe, immigration, low birthrate, protests
Young and Homeless (Part III): Risking It All, For an Education
Vida en el Valle / New America Media, News Feature, Posted: May 23, 2011
Alone, at age 14, Antonio came to California, risking homelessness in pursuit of a high school education.
Categories: Collaborative Reporting, Education, Ethnic Media Network, Fellowships, Health, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Profiles, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: fresno, fresnounifiedschooldistrict, homelessness, projectaccess, tulare, youth, youthhomelessness
Schwarzenegger's Maid -- Another Case of Domestic Worker Abuse?
La Opinión, Op-ed, Posted: May 21, 2011
Arnold Schwarzenegger's relationship with his Guatemalan housekeeper, Mildred Patricia Baena, has serious implications.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice
Tags: arnold'smaid, arnoldschwazenegger, domesticworker, mildredpatriciabaena, women'srights, womenimmigrants
Undocumented Immigrants Go Under the Knife to Erase Their Fingerprints
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: May 21, 2011
As the federal fingerprint program Secure Communities expands throughout the country, migrants are choosing risky ways to change their fingerprints.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: erasefingerprints, fingerprints, scomm, securecommunities
Filipinos Push for Medicare Portability to Philippines
Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: May 20, 2011
A Filipino-American group pushing for the portability of U.S. Medicare insurance to the Philippines has asked community leaders in Las Vegas for support.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Elders, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, Immigration, International Affairs
Tags: Filipinos, medicare, portability
NAM Radio: Pakistan's Imran Khan, S-Comm, Girls' Madrassahs, Khair Khana
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 20, 2011
New Show: Pakistan's Imran Khan, Secure Communities program, Girls' madrassahs in Pakistan, Dressmaker of Khair Khana, Mamata Banerjee, Arnold and sex.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, South Asian, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: afghanistan, cricket, department of homeland security, dressmaker of khair khana, earl ofari hutchinson, hutchinson report, imran khan, india, jemima goldsmith, jemima khan, khair khana, madrassah, mamata banerjee, muslim women's fund, pakistan, pti, s-comm, scandal, schwarzenegger, secure communities program, sex, shirin sadeghi, tehreek-e insaf, three cups of tea, west bengal
S.F. Victory for Undocumented-Minor Immigrants
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 19, 2011
In contrast to President Obama's enforcement-only policies, San Francisco has just made concrete gains in the battle for immigration reform.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: central american resource center, deportation, ice, immigrant, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, san francisco, undocumented
Immigrant Rights Groups Speak Out Against Georgia's HB87
Korea Daily, News Report, Posted: May 17, 2011
Civil and immigrants’ rights groups across Georgia have rallied against the governor’s signing of House Bill 87, a controversial new law that mirrors legislation passed in Arizona, reports the Korea Daily.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration
Tags: Georgia, HB87, Human rights, Immigrant Rights, Immigrants, Immigration
DHS Ends Controversial Program
Migration Policy Institute, News Report, Posted: May 17, 2011
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would end the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS).
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: DHS, immigrationprogram, NSEERS
Redistricting 2011: Power Shift in Chicago?
Equal Voice Newspaper, News Report, Posted: May 16, 2011
Chicago has watched its African-American population steadily ebb over the last decade, while its Latino population has surged.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010Census, Chicago, Illinois, IllinoisVotingRightsAct, Redistricting
Obama's Mother and Pakistan
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 15, 2011
Despite signs that he might have taken a different approach to foreign policy, Obama is carrying out many of the policies of his predecessor.
Categories: Immigration, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: ann sutoro, bahrain, barack obama, chandoo, dunham, friend, hyderabad, karachi, libya, mother, obama's mother, obamaosama, obamapakistan, obamasmother, occidental college, pakistan, soetoro, stanley ann, stanley ann soetoro, stanley ann sutoro, stanleyanndunham, sumroo, sutoro, yemen
Lives, Interrupted—China and the Three Gorges Dam
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: May 15, 2011
Even if it becomes the electric power source that feeds a global economic engine, it's essential to remember that China's Three Gorges dam has displaced millions.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Environment, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: china, chinese, displacement, economy, environment, homeless, migration, yangtze river
On Being an (Ex) Undocumented Immigrant Father
New America Media, First Person, Posted: May 14, 2011
My undocumented immigrant heritage is also my daughter's, just as my father’s anxieties are now mine.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: daughter, father, latino, legalization, undocumented
Big Demand for Illegal Indian Passports, Consul General Says
India Tribune, News Report, Posted: May 13, 2011
The growing demand for everything Indian abroad has led to a burgeoning illegal market in unused but valid Indian passports.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, International Affairs, South Asian
Tags: customs, immigration, India, passports
Less Talk, More Action on Immigration Reform
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: May 13, 2011
Editors of La Opinión write that Obama’s speech on immigration this week had little effect, and pale in comparison to the record number of deportations by his administration.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Census: Asian-Indian Population Explodes Across U.S.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 13, 2011
Indians have surpassed Filipinos as the nation's second-largest Asian population after Chinese and in many Southern and Midwestern states, they are now the largest Asian subgroup.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Economy, Front Page, Immigration, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: 2010Census, AsianIndians, Filipinos, IndianAmericans, population, SiliconValley, South
Janny Scott's Biography of Barack Obama's Mother
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 13, 2011
Janny Scott discusses her new biography of President Barack Obama's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham -- the first in-depth portrait of this unique woman.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: a singular woman, ann soetoro, barack obama, biography, janny scott, mother, obama, president, president obama, soturo, stanley ann dunham, stanley dunham, sutoro, untold story
Immigration Reform -- Time for Business to Weigh In
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: May 12, 2011
Editors of La Opinión write that the time has come for the private sector to weigh in on immigration reform.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Minorities Account for 92% of U.S. Population Growth
Pew Hispanic Center, News Report, Posted: May 12, 2011
U.S. population growth over the past decade was driven almost exclusively by racial and ethnic minorities, the Pew Hispanic Center reports.
Categories: African American, Asian, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010 census, Latinos, populationgrowth
Census: Mexican Population Up by 35 Percent in California
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: May 12, 2011
California's Mexican population increased by 35 percent in the last decade according to the latest census figures.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Immigration Reform Might be Unconstitutional
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: May 12, 2011
An old adage says that the more laws you pass, the more criminals you make. That certainly pertains to immigration.
Categories: Immigration, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: constitution, e-verify, immigration, law, obama, reform, supreme court, undocumented
Calls for Arpaio’s Resignation Grow Louder
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 12, 2011
Citizen groups and politicians are calling on the Department of Justice to indict Sheriff Joe Arpaio for abuse of power.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Arizona’s SB 1070 Could Face Long Road to the Supreme Court
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 11, 2011
Gov. Jan Brewer announced this week that she plans to take Arizona's immigration law to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigrationlaw, janbrewer, sb1070
Judge Blocks Utah’s Immigration Laws
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 11, 2011
Like Arizona’s SB 1070, the Utah law violates the Constitution and is even worse in requiring all Utahns to carry their ‘papers’ at all times to prove they are lawfully present.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice
Tags: constitution, immigration law, sb 1070, undocumented, utah
DREAM Act Reintroduced in Congress
El Nuevo Herald, News Report, Posted: May 11, 2011
The day after President Obama called for Congressional action on immigration reform, three senators are reintroducing the DREAM Act in the Senate.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: dreamact, obamadreamact, obamaimmigration, obamalatinos
Nice Speech, Now Show Real Commitment
El Diario/La Prensa, Editorial, Posted: May 11, 2011
Editors of New York's Spanish-language newspaper El Diario/La Prensa call on Obama to act on immigration reform.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino
Tags: latinovote2012, obamaborder, obamaimmigration, obamalatinos
Obama at the Border: Will Enforcement Strategy Backfire with Latino Voters?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 11, 2011
Obama’s enforcement-first strategy to win over Republican support for immigration reform could be alienating Latino voters in the process.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: latinovote2012, obamaborder, obamaimmigration, obamalatinos
Obama: We Need to Pass Immigration Reform
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: May 10, 2011
President Barack Obama called on Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform in a speech from El Paso, Texas.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: immigration reform, obama, texas
Obama Says ¡Sí, Se Puede! to Immigration Reform
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: May 10, 2011
President Obama’s renew call for passage of the comprehensive immigration reform bill couldn’t have come too soon.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: border, democrat, election, gop, immigrants, immigration reform, obama, texas, undocumented
A Woman in the Danger Zone: Interview With a Border Patrol Agent
Prensa Hispana, Question & Answer, Posted: May 10, 2011
Border Patrol agent Claudia Alvarado says women in the Border Patrol need to operate at the same level as their male colleagues.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, Latin America, Latino
Tags: borderpatrol
A Day on the Border - Crosses, Dreams, and Shades of Gray
Prensa Hispana, News Feature, Posted: May 09, 2011
When I reached the border, I saw crosses labeled with the names of immigrants who had died of thirst in the suffocating desert.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaborder, azborder, border, prensahispana, usmexicoborder
Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Creating More Jobs for Americans
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 08, 2011
Amidst the highly charged debates on immigration and our economy, a remarkable fact often goes unmentioned: Many Americans owe their jobs to immigrant entrepreneurs.
Categories: African, Asian, Caribbean, Economy, European, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian
Tags: entrepreneurs, immigrants, jobs, smallbusiness
Op-ed: Texas Redistricting Plan Fails to Reflect Surge in Latinos
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 07, 2011
A redistricting map recently approved by the GOP-controlled state House of Representatives fails to acknowledge the explosive growth of Hispanics.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010Census, Carlos Uresti, Democrats, GOP, Latinos, latinospolitics, redistricting, Texas, U.S.Congress
Grounds Work More Deadly for Immigrant Latinos
Hispanically Speaking News, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
Latino immigrants who work as grounds-maintenance workers are much more likely to die in work-related accidents, a new study concludes.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Headlines, Health, Immigration, Latino
Tags: grounds-maintenanceworkers, Latinos, occupationalaccidents, occupationalfatalities
Osama, Obama and Undocumented Immigrants
Al Día, Commentary, Posted: May 06, 2011
I never imagined that the terrorist attacks planned by Osama bin Laden would end up hurting undocumented immigrants.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 911, osamabinladen, osamaobama, sept11, september11, undocumentedimmigrants
Obama Heads to Texas-Mexico Border
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
President Barack Obama will travel to El Paso, Texas on Tuesday, where he will speak about immigration.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: immigrationreform, obamaborder, obamaimmigration, obamalatinos
Maryland "DREAM Act” Passes
Koream Magazine, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
Maryland passes Dream Act.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice
Tags: college, dream act, education, immigration, maryland, scholarship, students, texas, undocumented
NAM Radio: International Reaction to the Bin Laden Death
New America Media, Audio, Posted: May 06, 2011
New Show: How Pakistanis, Afghanis, Indians and Americans have reacted to the Bin Laden death.
Categories: Audio, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: #OBL, afghan, afghan-american, afghani, afghanistan, bin laden, california, fremont, india, indian, little kabul, new america now, osama, osama bin laden, pakistan, pakistani, pakistani-american, suroosh alvi, taliban, vox populi, war on terror
Corruption Probes Beleaguer Arizona’s “Toughest” Sheriff
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 06, 2011
It's been a tough week for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who faces state and federal corruption probes on multiple fronts.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Profiles, Top Stories
Tags: corruptionprobe, immigration sweeps, JoeArpaio, maricopa county sheriff's office
Illinois Pulls Out of Secure Communities Program
Chicago News Cooperative, News Report, Posted: May 04, 2011
Illinois is the first state in the nation to withdraw from the Secure Communities program.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance
Georgia’s New Immigration Law—"Unjust and Un-American"
Khabar Magazine, Op-ed, Posted: May 04, 2011
The Georgia state House and Senate recently passed an immigration bill modeled on Arizona's SB 1070.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigrationlaw, georgiaimmigrationlaw, hb87, nathandeal, sb1070
Osama's Death, a Devastated Homeland, and Pakistani-American Confusion
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 04, 2011
Pakistanis in America are caught in contradictions, cheering the death of bin Laden in their homeland—which has been devastated for years with U.S. support.
Categories: Immigration, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: #OBL, #pakistan, american, cheering, confused, confusion, diaspora, islam, muslim, osama, OsamabinLaden, pakistan, pakistani, pakistani-american, south asia, war on terror, waronterror
After Nine Years, DHS Finally Drops "SB 1070 for Muslims"
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 03, 2011
the Department of Homeland Security has quietly announced the end of NSEERS, one of the most explicitly racist, underreported initiatives in post-9/11 America.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, South Asian
Tags: 9/11, DepartmentHomelandSecurity, DHS, Muslim-American, Muslims, NSEERS, SB1070
Why Did 15 Million Latinos Sit Out 2010 Elections?
MySanAntonio.com/NewsTaco.com, Commentary, Posted: May 03, 2011
The alarming truth: Latinos largely ignored the midterm elections. If Latinos hope to translate 2010 Census figures into political clout, they have to get to the polls.
Categories: Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Media, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: 2010census, 2010elections, Latinos, vote
Shackled Immigrant Mom Wins Case
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
A Tennessee judge has ruled in favor of immigrant mother Juana Villegas, who was shackled during labor and after giving birth while being held in the custody.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, Intersections, Latino
Texas Redistricting Map Challenged
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2011
Texas state Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, has sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department challenging the new redistricting map passed by Republican Texas lawmakers last month.
Categories: African American, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Redistricting
Tags: 2010 Census, Latinos, redistriciting, Republicans, Texas, U.S. Justice department, Voting Rights Act
“Renpin” Factor—Why Asian Elders Sometimes Support Mixed Marriages
New America Media/Sing Tao Daily, News Feature, Posted: May 02, 2011
High rates of interracial marriage among Asians can result in conflicts with older parents, but other elders welcome non-Asians in the positive spirit of "renpin.”
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Elders, Fellowships, Immigration, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: asian, culturalconflict, intergenerational, interracialmarriage, mixedmarriage
Lawsuit: Racist Letters Spurred Arpaio to Step Up Immigration Sweeps
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 01, 2011
Racist letters from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's constituents could be key evidence in a racial-profiling lawsuit brought by civil rights groups.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: ACLU, immigration sweeps, joe arpaio, maricopa county sheriff's office, racial profiling
In Tucson, Immigrant Rights Fight Moves to the Classroom
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 01, 2011
A youth coalition in Arizona that has been organizing against efforts there to dismantle a popular ethnic studies program Tucson schools.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Multi-ethnic
Tags: Arizona, ethnic studies, immigrant rights movement, May 1, School District, students, Tucson, UNIDOS