"This Is Our Land": Grassroots Climate Activists Head to Cancun
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
Indigenous people and grassroots activists are pushing for action on climate change at the Cancun summit, even as organizers are playing down expectations.
Categories: Environment, Indigenous, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Alternative Climate Summit, Cancun, climate change, COP 16
WikiLeaks and Latin America: Same Old Imperious U.S. Diplomats
Council on Hemispheric Affairs, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
WikiLeaks cables document the deteriorating relationship between Washington and Buenos Aires and show U.S. diplomats as imperious and scheming.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: dirtywars, maketheeconomyscream, wikileaks, wikileaksargentina, wikileaksclinton, wikileakslatinamerica
Philadelphia Home Saved for the Holidays
Philadelphia Tribune, News Report, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
Esther “Moya” Smith should be planning meals and purchasing gifts, not worrying about getting evicted from her home.
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: evicted, home, money, philadelphia, welfare
MacArthur’s Ghost Haunts Korean Military Exercises
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
As the U.S., South Korea and North Korea face off amidst rising tensions, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's shadow looms large over them.
Categories: Asian, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Douglas MacArthur, Kim Jong Il, Korean tension, North Korea, South Korea
New ‘Flu Salute’ Can Conflict with Cultural Customs
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 30, 2010
Houston gets aggressive in educating the public about the flu. But its Latino and Vietnamese communities need special outreach.
Categories: Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Kettleman City Birth Defects Not Linked to Landfill, Study Finds
Vida en el Valle, News Report, Posted: Nov 29, 2010
A state investigation finds no "common cause" for the rash of birth defects in an impoverished farmworker community.
Categories: Environment, Health, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: birth defects, California, department of public health, farmworker health, hazardous landfill, Kettleman City
Five Reasons to Care About Haiti’s Sham Elections
San Francisco Bayview, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 29, 2010
Haiti needs legitimate leaders right now. Unfortunately, the elections on Nov. 28 were a sham.
Categories: Caribbean, Environment, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: cholera, earthquake, elections, haiti, un
A Tribal Tragedy: Suicide Rates Soar Among Native Americans
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism , News Report, Posted: Nov 29, 2010
In Wisconsin, Menominee County, dominated by the Menominee Indian Reservation, had the highest suicide rate of any county in the state, and two times higher than the national rate for Native Americans.
Categories: Health, Indigenous, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: alcohol, American Indian health, depression, drubs, Menominee Indian Reservation, Native American, poverty, suicide, wisconsin
After Lula: Brazil's Foreign Policy at a Crossroads
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 29, 2010
How will Brazil's recent prominence on the international stage be affected by the election of Dilma Rousseff as president?
Categories: International Affairs, Intersections, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Brazil, DilmaRousseff, IgorFuser, internationalrelations, LuladaSilva
Mexico Dispatch: A Town in the Heart of Narco Country, Pretending It Isn't
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 29, 2010
Badiraguato is in the heart of Mexico's narco territory. But any mention of drugs, cartels or violence elicits denials—or silence.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Badiraguato, drugtrafficking, ElChapoGuzman, Mexico, narco, Sinaloacartels
What's in Store for Pakistan? A Conversation with Fatima Bhutto
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Nov 28, 2010
Fatima Bhutto speaks about her life as a young woman born into one of Pakistan's most famous political families and where she sees Pakistan heading.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Law & Justice, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: bhutto family, fatima bhutto, pakistan, songs of blood and sword
It’s Easier to Cross the Border When You’re Dead
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Nov 27, 2010
Sending bodies to the United States has become commonplace for Mexican funeral homes in Ciudad Juárez.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: ciudadjuarez, mexicanfuneralhomes, mexicodeaths, mexicoviolence, shippingbodies
How Jane Kim Won SF Seat With Multiracial Support
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 26, 2010
Kim edged out opponents by grassroots campaigning that earned her a broad base of support.
Categories: African American, Asian, Chinese, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: board of supervisors, debra walker, Democratic party, district 6, jane kim, korean american
Ice Cream, Churros and Micro-Credit: Nobel-Winning Lender Expands to U.S.
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Nov 25, 2010
Grameen Bank’s micro-loans to poor women in Bangladesh won its founder a Nobel Prize. Now Grameen America is building new lives for Latino women in New York.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: business, Latino, nobelprize, south asian, women
Roy and Rodriguez: Catholics, Condoms and Full-Body Scans
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 25, 2010
Pat downs by the TSA and condoms and the Catholic Church. Sex and outrage dominated the airwaves. But what does it say about Americans?
Categories: Ethnicities, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Religion, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Video
Tags: Catholic Church, condoms, full body scans, Pope, travels, TSA
"Ellis Island of the West" and the Asian Immigrant Narrative
Sampan, News Feature, Posted: Nov 25, 2010
Historian Erika Lee's new book on Angel Island chronicles the U.S. immigration experience from the Asian perspective.
Categories: Chinese, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: angel island, chinese, equal rights, history, immigration, justice
"Blackout in a Can": Young Drinkers on the Four Loko Controversy
Silicon Valley De-Bug, Video, Posted: Nov 24, 2010
Critics say the energy drink Four Loko offers a dangerous mix of caffeine and alcohol and targets underage youth.
Categories: Health, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: energydrink, FDA, FourLoko, underagedrinking
California Leads in Hate Crimes
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Nov 24, 2010
California had more reported hate crime incidents last year than any other state, according to the FBI.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: cahatecrimes, californiahatecrimes, hatecrimes, luisramirez, marcelolucero
Feast of Words: Andrew Lam on "East Eats West"
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 24, 2010
East and West are meeting and mating in ways Kipling could not have imagined, especially in California.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Video
Tags: california, cooking, cuisine, culture, east-west, food, fusion, influences, pho soup, relations
North Korea "Crisis": In a Multipolar World, Security Equals Nukes
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
By reneging on 1 million tons of fuel-oil shipments to North Korea, did Washington push Pyongyang to pursue nuclear alternatives?
Categories: Asian, Chinese, European, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Multi-ethnic, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: north korea, nuclear proliferation, pyongyang, south korea, united states
How Latino Workers and Unions Kept California from Going Red
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
Many analysts blamed Meg Whitman's loss on her undocumented-immigrant housekeeper. But the GOP's problems were—and still are—more fundamental.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: election, laborunions, Latinos, Propostion187, SB1070
Searching for Truth—and Not Necessarily Finding It
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
Three young journalists stay under the radar in Sri Lanka to film what no reporter has been able to document before.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Multi-ethnic, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: guy gunarante, sri lanka, the truth that wasn't there, war
Viet Students Wonder How Much Longer They Can Afford College
Nguoi Viet, News Report, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
At colleges around California, tuition hikes are causing widespread stress as students wonder how they will pay the bills.
Categories: Economy, Education, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: america, berkeley, cal, california, college, debt, education, loan, tuition
California Failing to Enforce Bilingual Services Act
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 23, 2010
A new audit finds that state and local government agencies are failing to provide adequate bilingual services as required by law.
Categories: Education, Health, Immigration, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: bilingual, california, health, immigration, services
Bristol Can't Dance—But Sarah Can Lead for Both of Them
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Dancing With the Stars has become just another way for Mother Palin to demonstrate to the media that she's more far powerful than they are.
Categories: Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bristolpalin, DancingWiththeStars, sarah palin, TeaParty
Haiti Rises in Protest Ahead of Election—Cholera Blamed on UN
San Francisco Bayview, Video, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Americans living in Haiti express concern that the violent protests are meant to cause chaos.
Categories: Caribbean, Health, Intersections, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Arizona Activists Not Letting Their Guard Down
Prensa Hispana, News Report, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Those arrested during the July 29 protests say they will continue fighting until SB 1070 and the hatred that has invaded Arizona is eliminated.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Top Stories
Tags: arizona, ice, immigration, joearpaio, raids, sb1070, sherriffjoe
Two Years and 56,000 Kilometers of Pictures
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Tom Carter is thought to be the only foreigner in history to travel to all 33 of China's provinces.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: china, chinese, people, provinces, Teachers, tom carter
Fear of Flying (in the Age of TSA Pat-Downs)
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Three perspectives on life and liberty as airport security ramps up with full body scans and aggressive pat downs.
Categories: Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: 9/11, airport security, Homeland Security, Juan Williams, pat downs, TSA
One Year Later, Arizona Law Keeps Families from Getting Public Benefits
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 22, 2010
Despite allegations of widespread fraud committed by undocumented immigrants to obtain healthcare benefits, state data show a different reality.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Health, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: arizonalaw, hb2008, illegalimmigrantspublicbenefits, publicbenefitslaw, publicbenefitsundocumented
Tough Time to Be a Single Mother
The Root, News Report, Posted: Nov 21, 2010
Recession, vanishing family support and rising unemployment have left single black and Hispanic mothers with zero wealth and a rough road ahead.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: poverty, recession, singlemother, unemployment
Islam and American History: What You Didn't Know
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Nov 21, 2010
Jonathan Curiel brings to light things we might not have considered when thinking about US history and Islam's effects on it.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: al america, islam, jonathan curiel, us history
New Latino Majority Creates New Challenges for CA Schools
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 21, 2010
Though Latinos now make up 51 percent of California public school students, "they are the ones doing the least well," one educator says.
Categories: Education, Front Page, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: California, education, Latinos, PPIC, schools
A Mariachi Festival Uses Music to Take a Stand Against Racism
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Nov 20, 2010
At a time when immigrants are under attack throughout the Southwest, a New Mexico music festival is a symbol of defiance and ethnic pride.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, ethnicstudies, HB2281, Mariachi, Mexico, SB1070
Harry Potter Is a DREAM Act Kid
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
When it comes to immigration, there is no shortage of Dark Lords. Voldemort’s American soul is split into thousands of horcruxes, hidden in every corner of the country.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: DeathlyHallows, DREAMAct, HarryPotter, HarryReid, horcrux, immigration, SB1070, YvesGomes
New America Now: Election Upsets Don't Mess With Thanksgiving
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
This weeks show explains how a candidate in second, or even third place in an election can come out victorious due to rank choice voting. Also, Madhur Jaffrey shares insights into cooking and her latest film.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: election 2010, madhur jaffrey, mayor race, oakland, quan, today's special
SB 1070, Birthright Citizenship, and the Coming GOP Tug-o-War
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
Even as a new report suggests SB 1070 has hurt Arizona businesses, Republicans in Congress vow to take on the 14th Amendment.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, New America Now, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Angela Kelley, Arizona, Center for American Progress, DREAM Act, Fourteenth Amendment, Harry Reid, immigration, Latino, Republican, SB 1070
Harry Potter Makes Me Wish I Was Just Like Him (Again)
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
A fan who grew up reading the Harry Potter books finds the latest (and next-to-last) movie bittersweet—but satisfying.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Harry Potter films, Hogwarts, HP7, J.K Rowling, Quidditch, wizards
Rethinking Criminal Justice—Why Black Prosecutors Matter
Special to NAM/America's Wire, News Report, Posted: Nov 19, 2010
Black prosecutors like SF's Kamala Harris, who leads in the CA attorney general race, and Philadelphia's Seth Williams (right) are transforming the criminal justice system.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: CraigWatkins, criminaljusticereform, districtattorneys, KamalaHarris, reentry, SethWilliams, wrongfulconvictions
Researchers Trace Toxins' Links to Reproductive Health
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Health researchers at UCSF sound the alarm about household chemicals and their effects on conception.
Categories: African American, Asian, Environment, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: BPA, chemical safety, early puberty, endrocrine disruptors, infertility, pregnancy, toxins, TSCA, UCSF
Brandy vs. Bristol and the Judges vs. the People
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
"Hate on me," Sarah Palin's daughter taunts, and the "Dancing With the Stars" judges do—which, paradoxically, may be why the audience loves her.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Brandy, BristolPAlin, DancingWiththeStars, SarahPalin
L.A. Faithful Rally for City Plan on Mortgage Modifications, Loans
Eastern Group Publications, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Multi-ethnic, multi-faith crowd voices support for ordinance that would push banks to do more for homeowners in distress.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: business, housing, hud, l.a., loans, los angeles, minorities, modifications, mortgage
New Santa Monica Ordinance Leaves Armenian Cabbies Stranded
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
A new Santa Monica ordinance limiting taxis in the city will leave hundreds of Armenian drivers without jobs or prospects.
Categories: Economy, European, Top Stories
Tags: armenians, ordinance, santa monica, taxi
Stigma of Cervical Cancer Puts Ethnic Women at Risk
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 18, 2010
Cervical cancer—and the HPV virus that causes it—are easy to prevent. But many ethnic women resist vaccinating themselves and their daughters, out of shame.
Categories: Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: cervicalcancer, HPV, Papscreening, Papsmear, vaccine
Mexican Drug Cartels Tied to U.S. White Supremacists
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Nov 17, 2010
White supremacist groups in the United States could be financed by Mexican drug cartels as a result of ties between the two groups.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: aryanbrotherhood, drugcartels, meth, mexicanmafia, tijuanacartel, whitesupremacists
Rangel Guilty of House Ethics Violations
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Nov 17, 2010
Rangel remains a political kingpin in New York's famed Harlem neighborhood and is unlikely to resign.
Categories: African American, Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: charles rangel, ethics, guilty, harlem, house of representatives, new york
A Woman's Journey to Islam
New America Now, Audio, Posted: Nov 17, 2010
Discover one woman's journey across the globe and across religions.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Ethnicities, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, Top Stories
Tags: cairo, egypt, islam, teaching, willow wilson
Rep. Judy Chu: American Children Need Bilingual Education
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 17, 2010
Congresswoman Judy Chu of Los Angeles plans to introduce a bill to promote early bilingual education in schools across the United States.
Categories: Asian, Education, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: bilingual, chu, congress, education, funding, glee, judy
Overseas Burmese Happy, Yet Wary, of Aung San Suu Kyi's Release
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 16, 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi's freedom stirs joy mixed with apprehension among Burmese immigrants in the Bay Area.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: aung san suu kyi, burma, burmese, election, freedom, myamar, yangon
After CA Church Shooting, New Worshippers Drawn Into Congregation
Richmond Pulse, Video, Posted: Nov 16, 2010
Months after a brazen shooting during a church service, the congregation at New Gethsemane Church has pulled together and grown.
Categories: African American, Elders, Religion, Richmond Pulse, Top Stories, War & Conflict, Youth Culture
Tags: church, city of richmond, congregation, god, shooting
Health Reform Rx for Medicare Enrollees Caught in "Donut Hole"
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 16, 2010
Like many Medicare recipients, Louis Nguyen's costly liver-transplant drugs put him in the infamous coverage gap known as the "donut hole." But relief is on the way.
Categories: Elders, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: donuthole, healthcarereform, MedicarePlanD, prescriptiondrugs
As Harry Potter Era Draws to a Close, Quidditch Keeps the Magic Alive
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Nov 16, 2010
As the next-to-last Potter movie opens in theaters this week, college kids from NY(above) to Calif. take to the fields with a Muggle version of wizarding 's favorite sport.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: HarryPotter, muggles, quidditch, stanford
Down But Not Out: Black Dems Swept from House Leadership
Amsterdam News, News Report, Posted: Nov 15, 2010
African-Americans will be losing three congressional chairmanships: Judiciary; Ways and Means and Homeland Security.
Categories: African American, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: cbc, chairmanships, clyburn, congress, conyers, rangle
Cam-troversy in Alabama: Did QB Sensation Play for Pay?
Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Nov 15, 2010
There is a new controversy brewing in college football, involving Auburn University's sensational quarterback Cam Newton.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Education, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: auburn, cam newton, college, controversy, football
Is Internet Access the Next Civil Rights Battle?
New America Media / Public Press, News Report, Posted: Nov 15, 2010
Advocates argue for an "open Internet," but some fear minority red-lining—and leading civil rights groups are caught in the middle.
Categories: African American, Asian, Latino, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: net neutrality
Lynn Woolsey on House Dems: "We’re Not Going to Roll Over"
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 14, 2010
In an exclusive interview, the leader of the Progressive House Caucus discusses the group's strategy under GOP control of the House.
Categories: Economy, Featured Columnists, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Congress, Democrats, House, LynnWoolsey, Obama, progressives
A Refugee's Journey to the Bhutan He Has Never Known
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Nov 14, 2010
Born and reared in refugee camps and soon to resettle in the West, 18-year-old Dipak Chetri embarks on a trip to the homeland he may never see again.
Categories: International Affairs, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Bhutan, refugees, religion, South Asia, youth
Pacquiao Defeats Margarito for 8th World Boxing Crown
INQUIRER.net, News Report, Posted: Nov 14, 2010
Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao bucked a size disadvantage to outclass Antonio Margarito of Mexico and claim the WBC super welterweight crown, his eighth weight title, at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas Saturday night (Sunday Manila time),
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: 8th world boxing title, Antonio Margarito, boxing, Dallas Cowboys stadium, Filipinos, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, Pacman, Pacquiao
Tea Baggers in the Black Caucus—What's the Point?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 13, 2010
The Congressional Black Caucus isn't a Democratic club. But there are still plenty of reasons the GOP's Allen West and Tim Scott might want to find another party to crash.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Allen West, Congress, CongressionalBlackCaucus, GOP, Tea Party, TimScott
Political Earthquake: A New Way of Voting Shakes Up the Bay Area
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 12, 2010
Ranked-choice (aka instant run-off) voting is changing the political rules in a way that may prove especially beneficial to ethnic voters and candidates.
Categories: Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Bay Area elections, Jane Kim, Jean Quan, Oakland, Ranked Choice Voting
New America Now: New Wave of Republicans and Obama's Travels
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Nov 12, 2010
A little bit of everything, from a play about the traumas of Guantanamo to a discussion of how the new crop of Republicans will fare in Congress.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Audio, Chinese, Ethnicities, International Affairs, Latino, Middle Eastern, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: election, guantanamo bay, iran, oxana saberi, republicans
Obama's Anxious Message Puzzles a Contented Asia
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 12, 2010
Obama's harsh messages about military and trade matters, like his stiff demeanor, seem out of step with Asia's current mood.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Featured Columnists, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: asia foriegn policy, china, G-20, indonesia, obama, south korea
Mexico Dispatch: Two Cities Face the Worst of Times
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 12, 2010
While Ciudad Juarez is on the brink of collapsing, Culiacan, home territory of the Sinaloa cartel, seems to be thriving.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: Culiacan, drugs, Juarez, Mexico, narcos, Sinaloacartels, violence
Oakland's First Asian-American Mayor Must Hit the Ground Running
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 11, 2010
As Jean Quan emerges as the surprise winner in Oakland mayor's race, Asian community leaders say the city’s problems call for immediate action.
Categories: African American, Asian, Chinese, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Jean Quan Is an Oakland Raider
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 11, 2010
Jean Quan's historic victory in Oakland's mayoral election parallels the resurgence of the city's NFL franchise.
Categories: African American, Asian, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Don Perata, Jean Quan, Oakland, Oakland Raiders
Investigation: Suicide Rates Soaring Among WWII Vets
New America Media/The Bay Citizen, News Report, Posted: Nov 11, 2010
Older veterans are twice as likely to take their own lives as those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Categories: Elders, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Veterans
Tags: IraqWar, seniors, veterandeaths, veteransuicides, WorldWarII
Oakland Activist Wins Prize for Fighting Air Pollution
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 11, 2010
Margaret Gordon trains residents to become citizen-scientists to improve the community’s health.
Categories: African American, Asian, Environment, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: air pollution, diesel trucks, margaret gordon, port of oakland, purpose prize, research
Pacquiao Goes for 8th World Title, Promotes His Autobiography
ABS-CBN/ "Balitang America", Video, Posted: Nov 10, 2010
Pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao goes for his record-setting 8th world title in his bout with Mexican Antonio "Tijuana Tornado" Margarito on Saturday, November 13 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Latino, Sports, Top Stories, Video
Tags: Antonio Margarito, Boxer, boxing icon, Dallas Cowboys stadium, Filipinos, Manny Pacquiao, Pacman, Record Setting 8th World Title bout, Tijuana Tornado, victory
Flooding Intensifies Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Posted: Nov 10, 2010
Cholera has killed more than 500 people in the valley along Haiti’s Artibonite River, and another 7,359 people are ill.
Categories: Caribbean, Environment, Health, Immigration, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: cholera, earthquake, flood, haiti, hurricane
U.S. Takes in Big Money in ‘Reverse Remittances’
La Raza, News Report, Posted: Nov 10, 2010
Eighty-two percent of the money the U.S. receives in remittances is sent to residents who were born in other countries.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: remittances, reverseremittances
Square Pegs—Black Republicans and the Congressional Black Caucus
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Nov 10, 2010
How will two newly elected African-American members of the Grand Old Party—Allen West (left) and Tim Scott (right)—interact with the Congressional Black Caucus?
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
One Angry Teacher: Why Incentives Won't Make Me Work Harder
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 09, 2010
Why are people surprised about a recent Vanderbilt University study that shows paying teachers extra money doesn't improve student performance?
Categories: Education, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: California Education System, Merit-based Pay, Teacher Incentives, Teacher Quality, Vanderbilt University
GOP Takes Control of House, But Housing Crisis Still Out of Control
New America Media, Roundup, Posted: Nov 09, 2010
Housing policy experts are concerned that the GOP's victories in the midterm elections will do little to solve the foreclosure crisis.
Categories: Economy, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: electionforeclosure, foreclosure, housingcrisis, republicanforeclosure
Are Black Colleges Adding to African-Americans' Economic Woes?
The Loop 21, News Report, Posted: Nov 08, 2010
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) comprise 42 percent of the 116 institutions with student-loan default rates of 10 percent or higher.
Categories: African American, Education, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Cone-Shaped Hats Stand in for Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma Polls
Burma News International, News Report, Posted: Nov 08, 2010
Aung Sang Suu Kyi and her party boycotted the 2010 elections in Burma. But many Burmese supporters are rooting for the khamauk, the conical hat that was her party symbol.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Burma elections
Facebooked: My Stolen Identity and the Gay Teen Suicide Hoax
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 08, 2010
Do you know where your face is tonight? Mine is in Facebook’s Twilight Zone—my photo stolen and given to a gay youth who committed suicide (or did he?).
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: Facebook, gay, indentity theft, media, suidide, TerrelWilliams, youth
Burmese Ethnic Groups Under Pressure As Polls Open
Burma News International, News Report, Posted: Nov 07, 2010
Ethnic groups in Burma are being intimidated by the military government and told how to vote in Sunday's elections.
Categories: Asian, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Top Stories
No Justice, No Peace of Mind—Living with the Mehserle Sentence
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Nov 06, 2010
The sentencing of an ex-transit cop in the killing of Oscar Grant reminds a young black reporter yet again how little the justice system values men like them.
Categories: African American, Law & Justice, Multimedia, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: bart, johannas meserle, los angeles, oakland, oscar grant, sentence
Apple Pie & Bitter Loss—A Palestinian’s 60 Years in America
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Nov 06, 2010
America, for Saleh, was a place of new tastes, smells and customs. People put ice cream on hot apple pie. He stayed for 60 years.
Categories: Elders, Immigration, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: america, elder, immigration, palestinian
How the Midterm Elections Could Affect Health Care Reform
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 06, 2010
The GOP is spreading misinformation that Obama's health care law is a spending bill, when it actually will reduce the deficit.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
CA Rep. Barbara Lee: Democrats Must Refocus & Continue On
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
With the GOP in control of the House once again, "we’re going to have to develop our own ways of communicating the truth to the America people."
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: barbara lee, congress, democrats, election, midterm election, obama, republicans, tea party
Cop-Involved Killings: Cases Show Just How Rare Mehserle Sentence Is
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
A roundup of nine other Bay Area cop-involved killings dating back to 2001 shows that Mehserle's light sentence is nevertheless a landmark.
Categories: African American, Asian, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: mehserle, oscaregrant, policekillings, trial, verdict
Mehserle Gets Minimum Sentence in Oscar Grant Slaying—Two Years
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
Judge throws out gun enhancement that could have meant more jail— with time served, ex-BART cop could be out of prison in a year.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Mehserle, Oakland, OscarGrant, shooting
New America Now: Elections and the Truth About People
New America Media, Audio, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
A discussion on the midterm elections this week, plus a look at a documentary about the aftermath of war and photographic documents of China's people.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Audio, Chinese, Immigration, International Affairs, Latino, Multimedia, New America Now, News, Original NAM Content, Sections, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: china, elections, giants, immigration, sri lanka
Midterm Wins by Blacks and Latinos Don't Change GOP's True Colors
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
A few Tea Party-supported victories by black and Latino Republicans, including Tim Scott and Allen West (above), don't erase the GOP's ugly history of intolerance.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: blacks, elections, GOP, latinos, Republicans, TeaParty
Despite Prop. 19 Loss, Marijuana Debate Still Aflame in Mexico
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
California’s Prop. 19 went down in flames on Tuesday, but south of the border, many believe the U.S. and Mexico have to rethink their strategy.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: legalization, legalize, marijuana, mexicodrugs, mexicoprop19, prop19
GOP's New Clout on Immigration—and a Kick in the Pants
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 05, 2010
Is immigration reform DOA in the newly divided Congress? There may be life in the “dream” yet, says Republican Tamar Jacoby of ImmigrationWorks USA.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: immigration, latino, politics
Election Analysis: California Has Moved Past Anger, to Despair
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Nov 04, 2010
Why was the outcome of California's elections—with no Republicans winning statewide office—so different from the rest of the country?
Categories: Economy, Environment, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Polls, Top Stories
Tags: AGBlock, California, elections, JerryBrown, propositions
Latino Firewall Helped Save Senate for Democrats
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 04, 2010
If Republicans hadn’t used anti-immigrant rhetoric in their campaigns, they could have captured the Senate.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: congress, house, immigration, latino, midterm election, senate, voters
Giants Fans Pack S.F. Streets for Victory Parade
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
Hundreds of thousands of Giants fans filled the city to overflowing to celebrate the World Series victory with a ticker-tape parade.
Categories: Sports, Top Stories, Video
Tags: baseball, Giants, san francisco, victory, world series
Health Care Repeal Would Hurt African Americans
Washington Afro, News Report, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
Promises by House Republicans to overturn health care reform measures passed earlier this year would disproportionately affect the Black community.
Categories: African American, Health, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: blacks, health reform law, house, obama, republicans
Little Saigon Loses Big in Midterm Elections
Bolsavik.com, News Report, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
Except for a few brights spots (like San Jose's Madison Nguyen, above) most Viet candidates fell flat, including Republican Van Tran (right).
Categories: Asian, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
In Potential Major Upset, Kamala Harris Leading for CA Attorney General
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
A victory would make Harris the first black female attorney general in the U.S.—and highlight just how different California is from the rest of the nation.
Categories: African American, Front Page, Gender & Sexuality, Law & Justice, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: attorneygeneral, kamalaharris, stevecooley
Arab Media Worries: How Will GOP Gains Affect U.S. Mideast Policy?
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
The Republican Party's rebound in the midterm elections decreases Obama’s power in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East peace process.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Media, Middle Eastern, News, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: afghanistan, israel, middle east, midterm election, obama, palestinian, republicans, war
Riding the GOP Tidal Wave: Ethnic Candidates Win Huge
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 03, 2010
From Latinos such as Nevada's Brian Sandoval to Indian-Americans such as South Carolina's Nikki Haley, ethnic candidates were embraced by GOP and Tea Party voters.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2010elections, ethniccandidates, MarcoRubio, NikkiHaley, TeaParty
Term Limits Forcing Retirement of Many CA Latino Legislators
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: Nov 02, 2010
Nine Latinos are leaving office at the end of this term, creating a gap in the California state legislature that could take years to fill.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Latino, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: gloriaromero, latinocandidates, latinolegislators, latinoscalifornia, latinosleavingoffice, latinovote
Filipinos Celebrate S.F. Giants' World Series Win, Tim Lincecum's Heritage
Inquirer.net, News Feature, Posted: Nov 02, 2010
Two-time Cy Young awardee Tim Lincecum, who powered the S.F. Giants to their first World Series title in 56 years, is a fourth generation Filipino American. His parents are descendants of migrant farm laborers, who moved to Hawaii during the great migration that began in 1906.
Categories: Asian, Front Page, International Affairs, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: 2010 World Series, cy young award, Filipino Americans, Filipinos, Lincecum, San Francisco, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum, World Series champions, World Series title
From "Hope" to Spam: How Obama Lost the Digital Generation
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 02, 2010
In 2008, online outreach was a another sign that Obama was different from other politicians. But a lot has changed.
Categories: Economy, Education, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: digital, election, Facebook, Obama, youngpeople
SF Appeals Court Seems Willing to Restore Parts of SB 1070
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
As battle over Arizona's hard-line anti-immigrant law plays out in elections, appellate judge tells SB 1070 opponent: "I don't understand your argument"
Categories: Arizona Watch, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Arizona, Arizona SB1070, Brewer, immigration
Parcel Bombs: Al-Qaeda Second Generation’s Signature
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
The latest failed explosives packages sent from Yemen showed that Al Qaeda is still a threat despite the 10-year war in Afghanistan.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Top Stories, War & Conflict
S.F. Latino Heritage Month Awardees Stress Latino Vote
New America Media, Video, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
Latino leaders honored recently at San Francisco's Latino Heritage Month, stressed the critical role of Latinos to vote at the midterm elections, as well as their voice in the continuing struggle for immigration reform.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media in the News, Front Page, Immigration, Latino, Media, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: Benjamin Bratt, El Mensajero, La Mission, Latino Heritage Month, Latinos, Mayor Newsom, San Francisco
Why Young Blacks Feel Alienated From the Democrats
America's Wire, Commentary, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
Despite young voters’ genuine enthusiasm for Obama in 2008, they were not energized by the Democratic Party nor particularly moved by its agenda.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Front Page, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: AfricanAmericans, blacks, Democrats, elections, Obama, vote, voterturnout, youth
Free and Fair? One Afghan Candidate's Tale of an Election Gone Wrong
TomDispatch, Commentary, Posted: Nov 01, 2010
Even as the international community has rushed to declare recent Afghan elections a "success," one female candidate tells a different story.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: Afghanwar, America, democracy, electionfraud, elections, Karzai