, , Apr 19, 2012

In the effort to combat human trafficking, mobile technology is becoming an essential tool. That’s why in late 2011, Kavitha Sreeharsha and colleague Kelly Heinrich left their positions with the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice to... More »

, , Dec 20, 2011

The Iraq War may well never be over since its objective of regime change continues to dictate U.S. foreign policy and spawn endless conflicts. Nine years after the second intervention against Baghdad, it is abundantly clear that Saddam Hussein’s prophetic... More »

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. More »

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. More »

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. More »

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. More »

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. More »

, , May 16, 2012

Editor's Note: Cervical cancer is the second-most common form of cancer among women worldwide. In Los Angeles, according to the LA County Health Department, Latinas have the highest rates of cervical cancer. Maria Luisa Arredondo, editor of Latino California and... More »

, , May 12, 2012

PHOENIX -- "There will be a miracle, I just know it, we know it," says Beatriz Delgado, drying her tears on her sweatshirt as she speaks of her 12-year-old son. She and her sister, Rosa Rivera, turn around to look... More »

, , May 10, 2012

 Mothers of women and men missing in Mexico embarked May 8 on a national march/caravan that will culminate in protests and meetings in the nation’s capital this week. Like last year’s caravans organized by poet Javier Sicilia and other relatives... More »

, , May 09, 2012

On April 26, 2010, the Senate passed S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, with broad bipartisan support. Title IX of the bill would restore concurrent tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit certain misdemeanor crimes involving... More »

, , Apr 30, 2012

A new bride, who arrived in Austin, Texas, 15 days ago, was charged with setting her husband on fire April 17 and is in custody on a $1 million bail.
 Shriya Biman Patel, 25, allegedly poured gasoline over her husband... More »

, , Apr 14, 2012

FRESNO, Calif. -- If farmworker leader César E. Chávez were still alive, he might have joined Jewish families across the county in observing the start of Passover last weekend.Chávez, a devout Catholic, used to hold the ceremonial Passover dinner, known... More »

, , Apr 07, 2012

“Just come back any time with madam to approve the kitchen design,” the beaming modular kitchen consultant told me.I explained patiently, again, that there was no madam available and that I would be approving my own modular kitchen, cabinet colors... More »