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99% to NYT’s David Brooks: Get Real, Not Simple

99% to NYT’s David Brooks: Get Real, Not Simple

New America Media, News Analysis, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Jan 15, 2012

The New York Times’ David Brooks says seniors are wealthier than the young and should agree to Medicare cuts. But ethnic elders live in a tougher reality.
Most Minority Voters Rejected Miss. Voter ID Bill, Stud…

Most Minority Voters Rejected Miss. Voter ID Bill, Study Finds

New America Media, News Report, Anthony Advincula, Posted: Jan 14, 2012

A majority of Mississippians approved a voter ID bill last November, but a closer look shows few minority voters supported it.
Protesters Call For Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Convicti…

Protesters Call For Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Conviction

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Jan 14, 2012

Protestors want Arpaio to be arrested, not just step down, for revelations of civil rights abuses and abuse of power.
Few Keystone XL Jobs Would Go to Residents on Pipeline…

Few Keystone XL Jobs Would Go to Residents on Pipeline Route

InsideClimate News, News Report, Lisa Song, Posted: Jan 13, 2012

Unemployment is below the national average along most of the route, so few local workers would benefit.
Overseas Voters Key to Taiwanese Presidential Election

Overseas Voters Key to Taiwanese Presidential Election

New America Media, News Report, Summer Chiang, Posted: Jan 13, 2012

Nearly 5,000 Taiwanese have returned home to cast their ballots in the tight race, Chinese media report.
Nigeria’s Arab Spring? - Fuel Subsidy Cuts Spur P…

Nigeria’s Arab Spring? - Fuel Subsidy Cuts Spur Protests

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah, Posted: Jan 12, 2012

Nigerian Americans show solidarity with their countrymen at Occupy Nigeria rallies this week.
Advocates Launch Campaign to Get Anti-Trafficking Bill…

Advocates Launch Campaign to Get Anti-Trafficking Bill on State Ballot

New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Posted: Jan 12, 2012

A new measure advocates hope to get on the November ballot would increase penalties against human traffickers in California. The campaign was launched yesterday…
Taliban Talks Frighten Afghan Americans

Taliban Talks Frighten Afghan Americans

New America Media, News Report, Fariba Nawa, Posted: Jan 11, 2012

As the US and Taliban negotiate a ceasefire, Afghans in the United States are wondering what will happen to their families and friends inside Afghanistan.
Looking After Grandma, Learning Responsibility

Looking After Grandma, Learning Responsibility

New America Media/ Richmond Pulse , News Report, Megael “Junior” Jonson , Posted: Jan 11, 2012

Many people ask me, “What is daily life like for you, taking care of your grandmother?” I honestly enjoy it.
Pakistan Has Always Been a Negative Identity: Aatish Ta…

Pakistan Has Always Been a Negative Identity: Aatish Taseer

New America Media, Question & Answer, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jan 11, 2012

Noon is a novel but in Aatish Taseer’s work, the lines between fiction and non-fiction, novel and memoir can appear blurry.
New Hampshire City Debates Moratorium on Refugees

New Hampshire City Debates Moratorium on Refugees

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Jan 10, 2012

A New Hampshire city that has been a traditional destination for refugees says it is too broke to take in any more.
Professor, Youths Track Climate Change Globally

Professor, Youths Track Climate Change Globally

NW Asian Weekly, News Report, Jeffrey Osborn, Posted: Jan 10, 2012

A university professor sheds light on drastic climate change in Alaska, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia with the help of local youths.

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Mexican Media Question Secret U.S. Military Actions

Hispanic Link, Op-ed, José de la Isla, Posted: Jan 15, 2012

Two op-eds in Mexico City's Excelsior and Reforma newspapers take a skeptical look at U.S. military policy in Latin America.

Iran’s Ahmadinejad Visits Four Latin American Countries

Council on Hemispheric Affairs, News Analysis, Christina Gordon, Olga Imbaquingo, Lauren Paverman, Alex Sanchez , Posted: Jan 12, 2012

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Caracas on Sunday night in the first stop of a four-nation tour of Latin America.

Latinas — The Main Victims of Cervical Cancer in California

New America Media, News Feature, Maria Luisa Arredondo, Posted: Jan 12, 2012

Cervical cancer is the second-most common form of cancer among women worldwide. In Los Angeles, according to the LA County Health Depar…

"It's A Wonderful Occupation": Occupy Resolutions for 2012

Silicon Valley De-Bug, Video, Steffane Flores and Cesar Flores, Posted: Dec 31, 2011

In San Jose, California, Occupy protesters were asked: What is your resolution for Occupy in 2012?

Chinglish Finds Takers Beyond China

China Daily USA, News Report, Chen Jia and Luo Wangshu, Posted: Dec 28, 2011

An increasing number of new English words and phrases are being coined in China.

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"It's A Wonderful Occupation": Occupy Resolutions for 2012

"It's A Wonderful Occupation": Occupy Resolutions for 2012

By Steffane Flores and Cesar Flores,
Posted: Dec 31, 2011

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The Scars Inside: An Iraqi Refugee Opens Up about PTSD

The Scars Inside: An Iraqi Refugee Opens Up about PTSD

By Shuka Kalantari,
Posted: Dec 17, 2011

Elders

99% to NYT’s David Brooks: Get Real, Not Simple

New America Media, News Analysis, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Jan 15, 2012

Looking After Grandma, Learning Responsibility

New America Media/ Richmond Pulse , News Report, Megael “Junior” Jonson , Posted: Jan 11, 2012

Services Not Reaching Atlanta’s Elder Koreans

Korea Daily, News Report, Jongwon Lee, Posted: Jan 09, 2012

Immigration

Most Minority Voters Rejected Miss. Voter ID Bill, Study Finds

New America Media, News Report, Anthony Advincula, Posted: Jan 14, 2012

Protesters Call For Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Conviction

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Jan 14, 2012

Taliban Talks Frighten Afghan Americans

New America Media, News Report, Fariba Nawa, Posted: Jan 11, 2012

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Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) joined several members of Congress, including the Ch…

Ruling S. Korean Party to Drop 'Con…

The interim emergency committee of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) has all…

Catholics Stunned by News of Bishop…

It's been three decades since Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala, 60, led mass…

Justin Bieber Reppin’ the Vie…

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You know it’s bad when George Lucas, the man behind ‘Star Wars…

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First Suicide of 2012 in LA Korean …

A Korean man in his thirties reportedly hanged himself in Los Angeles late last …

Korean Students Passed Up by UCs

Korean students in California say they are being shunned by the state’s pu…

Ethnoblog

Study: Top Teachers Away from Stude…

Peter Schurmann, Jan 13, 2012

Optics of Iowa

Raynard Jackson, Jan 06, 2012

Washington Post Lists Treating "Imm…

Seth Hoy, Jan 06, 2012

Avian Flu Crisis - A Question of Wh…

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