Ethnic Media: Immigration Reform Missing at GOP Convention
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2012
As the Republication National Convention concludes, ethnic media journalists and commentators weigh in on what they were tracking during the confab.
Categories: Election 2012, Top Stories
Tags: GOP, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, president, Republication National Convention, RNC
In U.S. Politics, Where Are the Interracial Couples?
The Root, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2012
Interracial marriage in the U.S is on the rise, but not when it comes to our elected officials.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Intersections, Living, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Higher Ed. Closed to Filipinos in Hong Kong
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 31, 2012
The college-age children of migrant workers in Hong Kong face language barriers as they seek a higher education.
Categories: Education, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: Chinese, domestic workers, ethnic minorities, Filipino students, higher education, Hong Kong
Lost Decades: Longevity Gap Widening for Blacks, Latinos, Less Educated
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 31, 2012
Minorities and those with low educations live about a decade less than well-educated whites, says a new study, and medical advances can’t close the gap alone.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Elders, Election 2012, Health, Health Care Reform, Intersections, Latino, Living, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: educationandlifeexpectancy, longevityresearch, macarthuragingnetwork
Years Later, Human Trafficking Survivors at Risk of Re-Exploitation
New America Media/SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Aug 30, 2012
Many survivors of labor trafficking end up working in low-wage jobs, often in the same industries they were trafficked in.
Categories: Asian, Collaborative Reporting, Economy, Gender & Sexuality, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: bayareatrafficking, humantrafficking, labortrafficking, traffickingsurvivors, traffickingvictims
Atrocity in Syria and the Globalization of Callous Disregard
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 30, 2012
Despite global connectivity, violence continues in Syria while the U.S. maintains a wait-and-see approach.
Categories: African, International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: al-assad, arabspring, banki-moon, iran, kofiannan, lakhdarbrahimi, mena, mohammedmorsi, syra, unsummitofnon-alignednations
Rising Seas: How Climate Change Drives Sea Rise
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 30, 2012
Sea level rise is an effect of global climate change. The result: more and more flooding for cities like San Francisco.
Categories: Environment, Top Stories, Video
Tags: adaptation, climate change, flooding, global warming, sea rise, wetlands
At Affluent Suburban High School, Still Waiting for a Healthy Meal
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 29, 2012
Unappetizing food options and long lines make school lunches at one suburban Bay Area high school something to be avoided.
Categories: Education, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture, food
Tags: schoollunches, schoolmeals, schoolnutrition
VA Wait Times for Benefits Decisions Vary by Location
Center for Investigative Reporting, News Report, Posted: Aug 29, 2012
An analysis by the Center for Investigative Reporting reveals that veterans in sparsely populated states often encounter quick resolution of their compensation claims, while those in metropolitan areas languish.
Categories: Health, Top Stories, Veterans
Tags: benefits, compensation, disability, post traumatic stress disorder, VA, veterans affairs, washington
In Sacto. Schools, Heroes in the Kitchen
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 28, 2012
Students say they're running for the cafeteria in Sacramento, where recent innovations offer kids nutritious meals that taste great.
Categories: Education, Health, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video, food
A Roadmap to the Future of Juvenile Justice
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 28, 2012
Jurisdictions across the country are transforming their juvenile justice systems into effective and truly rehabilitative programs.
Categories: Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: eveningreportingcenters, juvenilehall, juvenilejustice, opportunitynetworks, positiveyouthdevelopment, sierrahealthfoundation, traumainformedintervention, youthuprising
The Pain of Farmwork -- Teenager Describes Life in Fields From Age 7
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 27, 2012
A recent high-school graduate, Javier Mondar-Flores Lopez has worked in the fields since he was in elementary school.
Categories: Indigenous, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Many Youth Defer Applying for Deferred Deportation Program Until After Election
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 27, 2012
While many undocumented youth signed up for President Obama’s program deferring their deportation, others are awaiting the election results.
Categories: Education, Election 2012, Immigration, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, South Asian, Stories from the Diaspora, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: 2012electionandimmigration, immigrationreformandyouth, obamadeferredaction, usdreamact
The GOP's Rainbow Coalition
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Aug 26, 2012
The RNC's speakers are racially diverse, but don't expect the audience to reflect the lineup.
Categories: Election 2012, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Voter Suppression
Tags: floridaconvention, RepublicanHispanics, rnc, tropicalstormisaac
Ecologists Protest Slaughter of Birds That Can Fly Through Hurricanes
American Bird Conservancy , Commentary, Posted: Aug 26, 2012
Ecologists say amazing shorebirds brave hurricanes, using storm power to “slingshot” through—only to be shot by unregulated Caribbean hunters.
Categories: Caribbean, Environment, International Affairs, Top Stories
Tags: americanbirdconservancy, caribbeanbirdshooting, caribbeanecology, hurricanesandbirds, shorebirdhunting, whimbrels
From Tijuana, Ex Dreamer Calls for Immigration Reform
El Nuevo Sol, Profile, Posted: Aug 25, 2012
The president’s deferred action plan for undocumented youth came too late for one deported honors graduate who wrote a letter to Obama.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Profiles, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: dreamact, hispanicyouth, immigrationreformdreamers, obamasdeportationdeferredaction, undocumentedyouth, youngdeportees
It’s Just Drugs, Not Sex: Why Armstrong Still Lives Strong
First Post, Commentary, Posted: Aug 25, 2012
News that Lance Armstrong will stop fighting doping charges has moved Sandip Roy to ask if we’re becoming inured to cheating.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Health, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: AthletesDoping, Giantssuspendplayers, LanceArmstrong, Livestrong, marionjones, OnOurMind, tigerwoods, unitedstatesantidopingagency
Texas 'Border' Checkpoints Deter Noncitizens Seeking Second-Trimester Abortions
New America Media/The Texas Tribune, News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2012
To get to the nearest abortion clinic, women in Texas' Rio Grande Valley who are in their second trimester have to cross an immigration checkpoint.
Categories: Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: illegalimmigrantsabortion, texasabortion, texasplannedparenthood, thanhtan, undocumentedimmigrantsabortion
Study: Common Pesticide Seems to Harm Boys’ Brains More Than Girls
Environmental Health News , News Report, Posted: Aug 24, 2012
Pesticides lower boys IQs more than girls’, even in New York City, says a new study. Black and Latino children are specially affected.
Categories: African American, Education, Environment, Health, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: chlorpyrifosexposuretochilden, pesticidesandboysbrains, pesticidesandboysIQ
Waste More, Want More: America Throws Out Good Food
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 24, 2012
A new study on Americans’ huge waste of food stirs author Andrew Lam’s memories of his family dumpster-diving for food as refugees from Vietnam.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Featured Columnists, Health, Immigration, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: americanhungerandwaste, consumerismandecosystems, dumsterdumpingforfood, ecologyandfoodwaste, foodbanksandfoodwaste, foodwastestudy, greeneconomyandwaste
Romney’s Policy on Latin America: Not Much to Look At
Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Op-ed, Posted: Aug 23, 2012
Mitt Romney's lean statements on Latin America suggest a view both out of focus and out of touch with events in the region.
Categories: Election 2012, International Affairs, Latino, Top Stories
Will Calif. Privatize Its Parks? China Camp Marks Major Change
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 23, 2012
China Camp is among 42 state parks now funded by local groups to keep them from closing. Some worry that the arrangements may lead to privatizing them.
Categories: Economy, Intersections, Living, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: california parks find 54 million, californiabudgetcuts, californiaparkclosures, chinacampclosure
Healthier Meals Await Oakland Students Returning to School
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 22, 2012
Oakland Unified School District has been changing the landscape in a number of its school cafeterias to check the epidemic of obesity among school kids.
Categories: Education, Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: foodrevolution, oaklandschoollunches, schoollunches, schoolnutrition
What is PepsiCo Buying With Donations to Communities of Color?
Berkeley Media Studies Group, Commentary, Posted: Aug 22, 2012
Taking a page from big tobacco, PepsiCo is looking to build ties with communities of color, while shirking blame for the obesity epidemic.
Categories: Health, Latino, Top Stories, food
Tags: pepsihispanicjournalists, richmondsodatax, sodaobesity
Poll: California Ethnic Voters Solidly Support Health Reform
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 21, 2012
Big majorities of California blacks, Koreans and Latinos support the health reform law, says a new Field Poll.
Categories: African American, Asian, Chinese, Election 2012, Health, Health Care Reform, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: affordablecareactandminorities, californiahealthcareexhangeandminorities, californianssupportaca, healthcarelawandminorities, multilingualfieldpoll, obamacareandminorities
Dump Biden Talk, Just That: Talk
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Aug 21, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden's verbal gaffes are in fact well-scripted political set pieces carefully designed to convey Obama's policy stance.
Categories: Election 2012, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: blacksandobama, elections2012, joebidengaffes, obamabiden
Prop. 34 Would End Calif. Death Penalty
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 21, 2012
A report that the death penalty cost California $4 billion, plus increasing exonerations have built support in the fall election to end executions.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: californiadeathpenaltyexonerations, deathpenaltyandcaliforniabudget, prop34deathpenalty
Arizona Denies Dreamers GED Classes to Block Deferred-Action
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 20, 2012
Anti-immigrant legislation in Arizona is creating hurdles for undocumented youth wishing to enroll in the new federal “deferred action” program.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigration, daca, deferredaction, dreamact, dreamers, immigrationreform, janbrewer
Vouchers No Quick Fix for Disabled Students in Louisiana
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 20, 2012
Louisiana's school voucher program, meant to give low-income families greater choice, leaves fewer options for students with disabilities.
Categories: Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: bobbyjindaleducation, disabledstudents, louisianaschools, schoolvouchers
In Assange Asylum, A Stand Against Neo-colonialist Policies
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 20, 2012
Ecuador is taking a dramatic stand against Great Britain, Sweden and the United States by granting political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Categories: International Affairs, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: assange, asylum, britain, ecuador, embassy, julian, latin, prosecution, US, wikilieak
Caravan for Peace: Mexicans Plead for Solidarity to End War on Drugs
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2012
This is the third caravan lead by poet Javier Sicilia, since his son Juan Francisco was killed with six of his friends.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Latino, Law & Justice, Living, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: arizona, arms, border, cartel, drugs, immigration, kidnapping, mexico, murder, poet, US, victims, war, weapons
YouTube's YOMYOMF Network to Draw Asian American Audience
Koream Journal, News Report, Posted: Aug 19, 2012
The new YOMYOMF network on YouTube has the potential to cash in on the Asian American audience, while bringing together two generations of Asian American artists.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Asian, Living, Media, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: asian, asian americans, entertainment, viewers, youtube
U.S. Should Make “LifeLong Homes” A Priority, Says Henry Cisneros
Kaiser Health News , Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 19, 2012
Former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros describes coming from a Norman Rockwell family with brown faces. Now his Mom is elderly. How can she age at home?
Categories: Elders, Health, Intersections, Latino, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: aginginplace, fallpreventionforelders, henrycisneros, latinoelders, lifelonghomes, middleclasselders, seniorshomemodification
Hirono, Hanabusa to Face Republican Rivals in Hawaii
Rafu Shimpo, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2012
As a result of the Aug. 11 primary, Rep. Mazie Hirono and former Gov. Linda Lingle will once again face off in an election for a top political office in Hawaii.
Categories: Asian, Election 2012, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, election, hawaii, healthcare, hirono, islander, pacific, republican, rivals, tax, women
Solitary Confinement: Torture Chambers for Black Revolutionaries
Al Jazeera, News Report, Posted: Aug 18, 2012
An estimated 80,000 men, women and even children are being held in solitary confinement on any given day in U.S. prisons.
Categories: African American, Law & Justice, Top Stories
PA Judge Lets Voter Photo-ID Law Stand
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2012
A Pennsylvania judge ruled that the photo-voter ID law enacted in March does not violate his state’s constitution.
Categories: Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Voter Suppression
Tags: 2012, bias, congress, control, election, id, pennsylvania, republican, state, suppression, voter
Entering the Ring With MMA Superstar Benson Henderson
Koream Journal, News Feature, Posted: Aug 17, 2012
Benson “Smooth” Henderson wants to be the greatest fighter ever. He’s already on his way.
Categories: African American, Asian, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: african, american, champ, championship, fighter, korean, mixed race, mma, ufa
Brewer's Order Will Bar Dreamers, Many Others, From State Benefits (UPDATED)
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 17, 2012
On the very day many immigrants became eligible for federal "deferred action," Arizona's governor issued an order to deny them state benefits.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: arizonaimmigration, daca, deferredaction, dreamact, dreamers, immigrationreform, janbrewer
Mitt Romney’s Southern Strategy Gambit
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 16, 2012
Romney, like Reagan, rip a page directly from the time tested Southern Strategy playbook of Nixon for GOP presidential candidates.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012, election, medicare, mitt, obama, race, reagan, romney, southern, strategy, top, votes, whites
Economy Continues Recovery - But Not for Blacks
Louisiana Weekly, News Report, Posted: Aug 16, 2012
When it comes to the Black unemployment rate, it doesn’t matter who you ask – the numbers are dismal.
Categories: African American, Economy, Top Stories
Tags: african-american, black, budget, crisis, economy, employment, poverty, unemployed, workers
Ask Angy, America’s First Undocumented Youth Advice Column
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 16, 2012
Ask Angy became the first advice column for undocumented youth. Undocumented herself, Angy's a student at CUNY college.
Categories: Education, Immigration, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: advise column, dream act, education, new york, student, undocumented, youth
The Rising Tide -- Environmental Refugees
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 15, 2012
Being displaced by natural disasters may very well become the central epic of the 21st century.
Categories: Environment, Featured Columnists, Immigration, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: climate change, environmental, global warming, legal, protection, refugees, status, UN
HIV & Me: Growing Up with a Secret
The Know/New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 15, 2012
The author, who is HIV positive, deals with the effect of the virus every day alone, but found support and friends at Camp Kindle.
Categories: Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: aids, children, disease, growing up, health, hiv, positive, stigma, treatment, virus, youth
State Laws Vary Widely on Voting Rights for Felons
News 21, News Report, Posted: Aug 14, 2012
A convicted felon in Maine can vote from prison while a felon in Florida may never vote again, illustrating dramatically different state rules.
Categories: Law & Justice, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Voter Suppression
Tags: 2012, election, felon, laws convicts, regulations, rights, state, state rules, suppression, voter
Fresno's Efforts to Address High Number of School Dropouts
The Know/New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 14, 2012
California’s fourth largest school district, Fresno Unified, has begun to address its high number of school dropouts.
Categories: Education, Law & Justice, Living, Multimedia, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: budget, california, cuts, drop outs, education, fresno, FUSD, poverty, students, suspension, youth
Temple Killings: A Teachable Moment for Sikh Youth
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 14, 2012
Sikh youth say the tragic events at Oak Creek earlier this month have only strengthened their sense of community and identity.
Categories: Original NAM Content, Religion, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: bayareasikhs, more united, oakcreekshooting, sikhshootings, sikhyouth, teachable moment
In Prison, Women Inmates Forge Ties That Bind
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Aug 13, 2012
Women behind bars, unlike men, often form relationships that last well beyond their incarceration.
Categories: Elders, Health, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: akaangels, californiaprisons, californiawomensprisons, womenprisoners
Could Romney-Ryan Split the Boomer Vote? What Obama Needs to Do
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 13, 2012
For the Obama campaign, Mitt Romney’s VP choice of budget radical Paul Ryan should unify, not split, baby boomers on protecting entitlements for all.
Categories: Economy, Elders, Election 2012, Media, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: 2012election, boomervoters2012, obamagrandbargain, romneyryanandmedicare, romneyryansocialsecurity, ryanbudgetandentitlements, seniorvote2012
Talk of HIV/AIDS Still Taboo for Koreans, Here and Abroad
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 13, 2012
Many Koreans are reluctant to discuss HIV/AIDS, and their reticence may be obscuring the data on infection rates in their communities.
Categories: Asian, Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: aids, aidsinkorea, apaithealthcenter, hiv, hiv/aids, hivinkorea, koreafederationforhiv/aidsprevention, koreanamerican, stevecha, vincentcrisostomo
Looking to Mexico for an Alternative to Abortion Clinics
New America Media/The Texas Tribune, News Report, Posted: Aug 12, 2012
As Texas makes cuts to family planning services for low-income women, some women are crossing into Mexico to buy a drug reputed to cause abortion.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Tags: abortionpill, mexicanpharmacies, misoprostol, southtexasabortion, texasabortion
Concern Over Tainted Candy Grows Within Chinese Community
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 12, 2012
A popular Taiwanese candy was recently recalled, but consumer watchdogs say the tainted sweets are just the tip of the iceberg.
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Health, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, food
Tags: candyrecall, centerforenvironmentalhealth, leadcandies, proposition65, unsafeleadlevels
VP Ryan -- A Nightmare for The Poor And Minorities
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 11, 2012
The announcement today that Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is on Mitt Romney's presidential ticket is a nightmare because it will likely further widen the income disparities between America's rich and poor.
Categories: African American, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: Mitt Romney, nightmare, Paul Ryan, presidential ticket, tatter safety net for poor
Will Chevron Ever Come Clean?
Sierraclub.org, First Person, Posted: Aug 11, 2012
For thousands of people in the San Francisco Bay Area communities of Richmond, North Richmond, San Pablo, and El Cerrito, last Monday was a night of terror as explosions and a massive fire shook Chevron's giant refinery in their neighborhood.
Categories: African American, Asian, Caribbean, Environment, Indigenous, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories
Tags: air monitoring lack, Chevron refinery, explosion, pollution, shelter in place, toxic, warning systems
Something About Mary
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: Aug 11, 2012
India has seized on the boxer Mary Kom story with enormous relief because there is guilt about the fact that most of us don’t even know where her state, which is largely viewed by New Delhi as a stepchild, is. In her pluck, we find a feel-good story that lets us off the hook.
Categories: International Affairs, South Asian, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: chinky jokes, from no one to someone, Hail Mary Kom, shining Olympic moment
What the Bronze Medal Means for Afghanistan
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Aug 10, 2012
In a year filled with suicide bombings, school poisonings and kidnappings, including the killing of three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan today, Rohullah Nikpah winning a bronze in taekwondo feels like winning gold to war-weary Afghans.
Categories: International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: bronze, Olympics, peace, Rohullah Nikpah, taekwondo, unity, war-weary Afghans
Long Invisible, Domestic Workers in CA Are Stepping Out of the Shadows
New America Media, Video, Posted: Aug 10, 2012
Since 1938, domestic workers have been excluded from federal labor protections. Now, a worker-led movement is demanding justice.
Categories: Inside the Shadow Economy, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Video
Tags: californiadomesticworkerscoalition, domesticworkerbillofrights, domesticworkers, filipinoadvocatesforjustice, jimcrow, mujeresunidasyactivas
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Olympics 2012
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 10, 2012
As in previous games, this summer Olympics had its share of the good, the bad and the ugly. But new ground was broken at these games, especially in the area of gender.
Categories: International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Sports, Top Stories
Tags: female Muslim athletes, Gabby's hair, lesbian kiss, the bad and the ugly of Olympics 2012, the good
NYC Bus Ads Are Latest Salvo in Pamela Geller’s Jihad
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 10, 2012
Bus ads placed by Geller's organization promote a dangerous narrative, one pitting "savage" Muslims against a "civilized" West.
Categories: Middle Eastern, Politics & Governance, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: americanfreedomdefenseinitiative, hatespeech, huntingtonian, nycbusposters, pamgeller
Assam Riots: No End in Sight to Refugee Misery
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2012
While much of India was enveloped in darkness last week, people in the north-eastern state of Assam were dealing with a more violent calamity.
Categories: Immigration, International Affairs, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: Assam, bangladeshis, bodo, destruction, immigration, muslim, refugees
Hunger Wars: Heat, Drought, Rising Food Costs Portend Global Unrest
TomDispatch, News Report, Posted: Aug 09, 2012
If history is any guide, a global rise in food prices, brought on by drought, will lead to widespread social unrest and violent conflict.
Categories: Environment, International Affairs, Multi-ethnic, Top Stories, War & Conflict, food
Tags: climatechange, drought, famine, foodprices, foodriots, globalwarming, greatdrought, hungerwars, risingfoodprices
This is My Rifle, This is My Gun...
diacritics.org, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 08, 2012
The massacre of Sikhs in Wisconsin is the culmination of a complex history of Orientalism blended with historical/cultural urges towards white supremacy.
Categories: Asian, South Asian, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: degenerative violence, gun, manhood, massacre, rifle, Sikh, white supremacist
Curiosity for Life on Mars: Our Place is in Space
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Aug 08, 2012
Recent discoveries and the exploration of Mars suggest that humanity is entering a post-global age.
Categories: Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: andrewlam, googlemars, landingrover, mars, menonmars, nasa, panspermia, phoenixprobe, spaceexploration
Survey: CA’s Ethnic Minorities Want State to Act Now on Global Warming
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 08, 2012
A California survey shows Latinos and blacks are eager for government to enact global warming and greenhouse gas reduction laws.
Categories: Environment, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: californiansandtheenvironment, chevronrefinery, globalwarming, greenhousegasemissions, ppic
N*GG*R PLEASE: A Call to Action for All
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 07, 2012
James Baldwin wrote that the N-word was an American invention. Now his nephew is calling for a year of refraining from use of the word.
Categories: African American, Arts & Entertainment, Living, Media, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: niggas, niggaz, nword, siri, wheremyniggasat?
Mexico’s President-Elect Signals “Internationalization” of Drug War
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 06, 2012
Mexico's president-elect is preparing the country for a major escalation in its ongoing drug war.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: drugwar, enriquepenanieto, mexicodrugwar, mexicopresident
Ban The Box: Ex-Prisoners Fight for Reentry Rights
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 06, 2012
California lawmakers are among those pushing for an end to the practice of arbitrarily denying employment and housing to former felons.
Categories: Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: californiaprisons, prisonerrights, prisonindustrialcomplex, prisonreentry, realignment
Vietnamese Communist Party's Patriotism Called Into Question
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Aug 06, 2012
This week’s trial in Vietnam of three dissidents for propaganda against the state is prompting many to question whether the Communist Party is caving in to China.
Categories: Asian, International Affairs, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: vietnamandchinadisputes, vietnamdissidents, vietnampropagandatrial
7 Killed, 3 Critically Injured in Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting
India-West, News Report, Posted: Aug 05, 2012
An unidentified gunman walked into a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., this morning while the service was in progress and shot and killed six members of the congregation and critically wounded three others. He was killed by a policeman.
Categories: Ethnic Media Network, Law & Justice, News, South Asian, Top Stories
Tags: 3 critically injured, seven killed, shooting, sikh temple, wisconsin
Heritage Cuisines, Indigenous Practices Address Native American Health Traumas
Indian Country Today , News Feature, Posted: Aug 05, 2012
Elder-youth programs promoting heritage foods and traditional agro-ecology practices show Native Americans how to beat modern maladies like diabetes.
Categories: Elders, Health, Indigenous, Top Stories, Youth Culture, food
Tags: americanindianillness, indigenousfood, nativeamericanecology, nativeamericasovereignty
Beefed Up Border Patrol Devastates Northern Community
Equal Voice News, News Report, Posted: Aug 04, 2012
Though 200 miles from Canada and 1,300 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Forks has turned into an unlikely immigration battleground.
Categories: Immigration, Latino, Top Stories
Pennsylvania Voter Photo-ID Law a Poll Tax, Senator Charges
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 03, 2012
Pennsylvania Senator Vincent Hughes (D) was among those who spoke at a NAM teleconference on the state's voter ID law.
Categories: Election 2012, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Voter Suppression
Tags: pennsylvaniavoteridlaw, voterid, voterIDrequirements, votersuppression
No Room for Romney's 'Anglo-Saxon' Politics
The Root, Commentary, Posted: Aug 03, 2012
Mitt Romney denies an aide criticized President Obama for ignoring America's "Anglo-Saxon heritage." But Romney often fails to see diversity in U.S. roots.
Categories: African American, Election 2012, Indigenous, Intersections, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: diversityincampaign2012, romneyandmulticulturalism, romneygaffesineurope, romneysanglosaxonheritage
Will Vietnam Legalize Gay Marriage?
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Aug 03, 2012
Vietnam holds its first gay-pride parade August 5, and there’s buzz that the country will legalize same-sex marriage. But Hanoi’s Nguyen Qui Duc is skeptical.
Categories: Asian, Gender & Sexuality, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: asiangaymarriage, hanoigaypride, vietnamchinadisupte, vietnameseeconomy, vietnamsamesexmarriage
At Central Valley School, A Recipe for Success
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 02, 2012
Overcoming the odds, including an overwhelmingly low-income student body, one Central Valley school has achieved stellar results.
Categories: Education, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: centralvalleyschools, parentsandschools, publiceducationincalifornia, wakendrickelementary
California Students Harvest Education in Grape Fields
New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, News Feature, Posted: Aug 02, 2012
Students always earn for college through summer jobs, but many in California pick produce for long, hot hours also to help their families get by.
Categories: Economy, Education, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: californialatinoyouth, coachellayouthemployment, collegeandrecession, collegesummerjobs, youthandfarmworkers
Pursuing Careers Outdoors in an Online Age
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2012
Choosing to pursue work outdoors, some young adults today in Northern California are defying expectations.
Categories: Environment, Living, Original NAM Content, Science & Technology, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: entertainment, environment, green, internet, nature, online, outdoor, technology, young, youth
Baltimore Mayor Leads Suit Against Banks That May Have Cost Cities Billions
The Root, News Report, Posted: Aug 01, 2012
Baltimore is leading a lawsuit against banks that manipulated the LIBOR interest rate, possibly costing cities billions, causing them to close vital services.
Categories: African American, Economy, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: baltimoremayorsuesbanks, citybudgetcuts, classactiononlibor, liborbankrate, recessionandcities