Chinese Culture and the Politics of 'Kung Fu Panda'

New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Jun 15, 2011

In the age of globalization, there’s a caveat that often rings true: “You know your culture is a big hit when somebody else is trying to sell it back to you!” Nowhere is this more obvious than the example of the run away box office smash, Kung Fu Panda, and its sequel. A wildly successful animation produced by Steven Spielberg in 2008 about a panda who wants to learn kung fu and his bumbling way toward greatness, the movie became the biggest box office hit in China’s history.

Former U.S. Soldier Told He Has No Country

New America Media, news report, Viji Sundaram, Mar 07, 2011

After spending nine years in the U.S. Army and being honorably discharged, Ramdeo Chankar Singh thought citizenship was in his grasp. Now, though, he faces deportation.

Mideast Revolutions and 9-11 Intrigues Created in Qatar

New America Media, News Analysis, Yoichi Shimatsu, Mar 02, 2011

In the 2005 political thriller "Syriana", starring George Clooney and Matt Damon, Qatar is at the heart of an international intrigue. The title was based on the concept of "Pax Syriana", a secret arrangement between two mutually hostile powers to divide a region into their respective spheres of dominance.

Homeowners Facing Foreclosures Seek Help from HUD

New America Media, News report , Suzanne Manneh, Sep 28, 2010

Four of the 10 American cities with top rates of home foreclosures are in the Central Valley, with Stockton currently fifth.

Thai Civil War Cannot be Won by Bullets and Tear Gas

New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, May 19, 2010

Here’s a crucial lesson for the current Thai regime. It’s far easier to gun down peasants armed with bamboo spears, slingshots and Molotov cocktails on the streets of Bangkok than it is to win the hearts and minds of the increasingly restless peasantry that make up the majority of the country.

New America Now: Between Two Worlds

New America Now, , May 18, 2010

Roxana Saberi talks about her experience in an Iranian prison, Peter Hessler goes Country Driving in China, and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the author of One Amazing Thing.

Life and Death on the Arizona Border

New America Media, Interview, Sandip Roy, May 13, 2010

Margaret Regan, author of “The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands,”covered immigration for over a decade.

Many Blacks Split with Civil Rights Leaders on Immigration

New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, May 13, 2010

There is a quiet disconnect between civil rights leaders' support for immigration reform and the unease that many blacks feel toward illegal immigration.

Philanthropist Takes On Racial Wounds

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah / Sidebar: Inga Buchbinder, May 12, 2010

When she was eight years old, Gail Christopher took a train from Cleveland to the “Heart of Dixie,” as Alabama was known. It was an adventure that left an indelible memory of trauma on her.