Motorbiking From San Francisco to Pakistan: One Man's Journey
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 31, 2011
A young Pakistani-American embarks on a goodwill journey -- motorbiking all the way from San Francisco, California to Lahore, Pakistan.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, European, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: a different agenda, agenda, goodwill, iran, journey, lahore, moin khan, motorbike, motorbiking, pakistan, pakistan-us relations, pakistani, pakistani-american, san francisco, usa
White Supremacist Attack: A Norwegian Muslim Responds
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 29, 2011
A prominent Norwegian Muslim of Pakistani origin discusses the aftermath of the recent white supremacist terrorist attack in Norway.
Categories: African, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, European, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Law & Justice, Media, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: anders behring breivik, bomb, islam, killer, murder, muslim, norway, norwegian, shabana rehman, shooting, supremacist, terrorist, terrorist attack, white, white supremacy
Mike Monteiro: Notorious Twitterer
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 27, 2011
Mike Monteiro is a Twitter star -- a new breed of social networking maven -- and he has a lot to say to a lot of people who are eager to listen.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, European, Immigration, Latino, Media, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: artist, british petroleum, design, facebook, mike monteiro, mike_ftw, mule design, portugal, portuguese, portuguese-american, pr, social media, tumblr, tweet, twitter
NAM Radio: Starving in Solitary— California Prison Hunger Strike
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 15, 2011
One-third of California's 33 prisons have inmates on hunger strike— they've been starving since July 1st to demand humane treatment.
Categories: Audio, Health, Law & Justice, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: california, california department of corrections, death, hunger strike, peaceful, pelican bay, protest, security housing unity, shu, solitary, solitary confinement, state prison
NAM Radio: Is Imran Khan Pakistan's Most Popular Politician?
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 11, 2011
Imran Khan is a sports hero, leading philanthropist, and international celebrity. As head of the Tehreek-e Insaf party, he's also one of Pakistan's most popular politicians.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, International Affairs, Intersections, Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Profiles, Religion, South Asian, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: barack obama, boycott, cricket, cricket world cup, hero, imran khan, interview, jemima, jemima goldsmith, jemima khan, movement for justice, osama bin laden, pakistan, parliament, philanthropy, political, politics, pti, shaukat khanum cancer hospital, tehreek-e insaf
NAM Radio: True Stories of Detained Japanese Americans
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 07, 2011
The stories of the Japanese Americans interned in America during World War II -- in their own words.
Categories: Asian, Audio, Elders, Immigration, International Affairs, Intersections, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: brian komei dempster, detention, internment, japanese american, japaneseamericans, making home from war, pearl harbor, second world war, world war II
NAM Radio: The Black History of the White House
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 06, 2011
Black people have not only lived in the White House before the Obamas, but they actually built it, in more ways than one.
Categories: African American, Audio, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: african, african american, american, barack obama, black history, black history of the white house, clarence lusane, michelle obama, obama, president, slavery, white house
NAM Radio: What Is Patriotism?
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 05, 2011
There's a division amongst Americans between those who feel comfort in patriotism and those who worry about its dangers.
Categories: Audio, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Veterans, War & Conflict
Tags: bin laden, fourth of july, july 4th, july fourth, patriot, patriotic, patriotism, richard rodriguez, shirin sadeghi, USA
NAM Radio: US Soldiers & Fragging Assaults in Vietnam
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Jul 01, 2011
The number of fragging incidents during the Vietnam War still remains uncertain, but a new in-depth study of the practice and its origins might have some clues.
Categories: Asian, Audio, International Affairs, New America Now, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Veterans, War & Conflict
Tags: fragging, fragmentation device, friendly fire, george lepre, soldier, united states, vietnam, war, Why US Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam