Organization Fights for Staten Island Workers
La Colmena, a 250-member organization, seeks to help immigrant workers on Staten Island, Diario de México reports.
In the News
‘The Lees’ Tries To Crack Bias against AIDS
The Chinese-American Planning Society screened “The Lees,” a short film aimed at breaking the taboo of AIDS and HIV in the Chinese community, reports Sing Tao Daily.
NYC Kids Address Social Problems Through Art
The exhibition “A View From The Lunchroom: Students Bringing Issues To The Table” will showcase artwork made by school children in the five boroughs, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
Construction Workers Protest Unsafe Working Conditions
Hundreds of construction workers marched in Lower Manhattan to protest unsafe working conditions, labor injustices and abuse of immigrants, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
Africa ‘in Fashion and Fabric’ on Display in the Bronx
African fashion is featured in a Bronx Music Heritage Center exhibition, reports Mott Haven Herald.
Fighting Homelessness via Theater
City Limits reports on the group Theatre of the Oppressed NYC, which recently performed works about homelessness, then worked to help craft some specific solutions.
Latinos and Alzheimer’s: Getting Caregiving Help
A statewide push to expand Alzheimer programs seek to attract more Hispanic families, which are culturally more reluctant to seek care, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
When an Immigrant Dies and Nobody Claims the Body
El Diario/La Prensa explores the isolation experienced by immigrants in the city through the case of a Mexican immigrant whose body remained in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner for days without anybody claiming him.
A Thousand Chinese Affected in Ponzi Scheme
About a thousand Chinese seniors in Sunset Park were duped in a Ponzi scheme and collectively may have lost $1 million, reports Sing Tao Daily.
Seeking a ‘Mexamorphosis’ Through Classical Music
An array of Mexican musicians led by singer Guadalupe Peraza will stage “Mexamorphosis,” a series of free multimedia concerts in New York and New Jersey, Reporte Hispano reports.
Turkish Day Parade Held
Turkish Americans marked the Turkish Day Parade on May 21.
City Hall Asked to Devote More Funds to Immigrants
As the city prepares to approve the 2017 fiscal year budget, activist groups are making a final push to get authorities to support programs in immigrant communities, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
A Birthday Celebration for Buddha in Queens
Some 500 Buddhists came out to Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights in honor of the 2,560th birthday of Lord Gautama Buddha, reports QNS.
Marching for Farmworker Justice in NYC
New York farm workers protesting their abusive work conditions in a statewide march took to the city’s streets and were joined by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
Mixtec Carnival on Staten Island Rekindles Mexican Traditions
The Staten Island Mixtec Carnival featured traditional dances and music performed by groups of immigrant workers from Mexico, Diario de México reports.
