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news.newamericamedia.orgen-usNew California MediaDW Alliance LLC http://www.dwalliance.comKomen Reversal a Victory for Latina Fight Against Breast Cancer
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NEW YORKWhen I was 16 a health educator came to my highschool gym class corralled the girls in the locker room and talked about breast health My experience that day proved fateful for me and those memories came back this2012-02-03T18:00:02-08:00Study California Women Falling Behindand Held Back by Budget Cuts
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ampnbspSAN FRANCISCOWomen are recovering from the recession at a slower rate than men according to a new report by the California Budget Project CBP published in partnership with the Womenamprsquos Foundation of CaliforniaThe report titled ampldquoFalling Behind The Impact of2012-02-03T09:00:02-08:00Arizona Bill Would Bar Shackling of Mothers Giving Birth
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ampnbspPHOENIX ArizLisa Marie Cookingham an OBGYN doctor at several hospitals in Maricopa County often sees cases of incarcerated patients being shackled to their beds during laborampmdasha practice she said puts women and their unborn babies at riskampldquoI experience firsthand the2012-02-03T02:00:08-08:00School Nurses Become Medical Safety Net
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ampnbspNEWMAN CalifWhen Bernice Arnett accepted a school nurse position with the NewmanCrows Landing Unified School District seven years ago people suggested the job would entail little more than applying BandAids to booboosBut as the sole medical provider for seven schools2012-02-03T02:00:03-08:00Filipino Veterans Got 214 Million from US Last Year
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MANILAThousands of Filipino World War II veterans or their family members last year received 2144 million in benefits and services from the US Department of Veterans Affairs VA according to the US EmbassyMore than 18500 veterans or their survivors received2012-02-03T02:00:02-08:00Can Asians Save Classical Music
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ampnbsp Michael Ahn Paarlberg of Slatecom posits that Asian and Asian Americans have now become the lifeblood of classical music Himself a Korean American hapa Paarlberg points out that fewer adults are attending classical concerts than before and the median2012-02-02T14:00:02-08:00LA Hispanics Say Local Gym Conditions Discriminatory
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MONTEBELLO Calif Hispanic gym goers in Los Angeles are about to flex their legal muscle against a nationwide fitness chain they claim deliberately failed to maintain proper health standards in clubs where a majority of members are Latino ampldquoThe2012-02-02T13:00:03-08:00How Toxic is Black Hair Care
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ampldquoTake the kinks out of your mindamprdquo intoned Marcus Garvey founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association UNIA ampldquoinstead of out of your hairamprdquo As founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association UNIA Garvey refused advertisements for products to2012-02-02T12:00:04-08:00Iran Launches SpanishLanguage Satellite TV
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad officially launched HispanTV a Spanishlanguage satellite TV network on Tuesday saying the station would help end theampnbspWests ampquothegemonyampquot of the airwaves The launch of the station comes on the heels ofampnbspAhmadinejads tour ofampnbspVenezuela Cuba and Ecuador2012-02-02T11:00:02-08:00Innovative Latinos Showcased at SXSW The Social Revolucin
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This year at South By Southwest SXSW Latinos in the digital media space will have their very own lounge party and award ceremony highlighting their innovative work in social media and beyond The events wrapped into the name The Social2012-02-02T10:00:02-08:00Komen Decision May Deny Care For Latinas
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The Susan G Komen for the Cure Foundationamprsquos decision to discontinue funds to Planned Parenthood health centers for breast cancer prevention screenings and education is ampquotpotentially deadly for Latinas the uninsured and lowincome women across the countryampquot according to Jessica2012-02-02T10:00:02-08:00LA Hispanics Say Local Gym Conditions Discriminatory
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MONTEBELLO CA Hispanic gym goers in Los Angeles are about to flex their legal muscle against a nationwide fitness chain they claim deliberately failed to maintain proper health standards in clubs where a majority of members are Latino ampldquoThe health2012-02-02T02:00:08-08:00Skin Deep In More Ways Than One
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ampldquoTake the kinks out of your mindamprdquo intoned Marcus Garvey founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association UNIA ampldquoinstead of out of your hairamprdquo As founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association UNIA Garvey refused advertisements for products to2012-02-02T02:00:02-08:00East LA Cityhood in Limbo
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Backers of a fouryear campaign to gain cityhood status for unincorporated East Los Angeles were left in limbo Wednesday when the Los Angeles Local Agency Formation Commission LA LAFCO voted in favor of closing public participation and tabling the matter2012-02-01T22:00:03-08:00The Rise of the Hispanic SuperPAC
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Thereamprsquos a new phenomenon in Washington the Hispanic superPAC which aims to give political voice to the nationamprsquos fastestgrowing demographicTwo have cropped up since the beginning of the year Another that formed as a regular PAC in 2010 has relaunched2012-02-01T22:00:02-08:00Russell Pearce Elected First Vice Chairman of Arizona Republican Party
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PHOENIX Two months after being ousted in a recall election Russell Pearce was elected by GOP leadership to the second highest position in Arizonas Republican Party Pearce won election as first vice chairman at a state party meeting on2012-02-01T21:00:02-08:00Don Cornelius Dead Why Soul Train Will Never Leave Americas Station
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A few days before the release of The Best of Soul Train DVD set Soul Train founder creator and impresario Don Cornelius was asked what it was that made Soul Train the hit that was Cornelius didnt hesitate ampquotThat was2012-02-01T15:00:02-08:00Florida Latino Republicans Voted for Romney
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A poll conducted by Latino Decisions for Univision News and ABC News and released January 25 2012 accurately predicted Mitt Romney would hold more than a 20point lead among Latino Republicans in Florida and exit polls released January 31 20122012-02-01T10:00:03-08:00Study HB 56 Will Shrink Alabamas Economy by 23 Billion
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MONTGOMERY Ala ampndash A new study from economist Dr Samuel Addy the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama provides the latest conclusive evidence that HB 56 has been and will continue to2012-02-01T10:00:02-08:00New TV Network Aimed at Bicultural Latinos
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Wilde Media Network aampnbspnew national cable TV network aimed at American bicultural Latinos today announced that it is officially available online at WildeMediaTVcom and will be available in major media markets on television by 2013 ampnbspWilde will target Englishspeaking bicultural2012-02-01T09:00:02-08:00Legacy The Art of Mike quotDreamquot Francisco
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Editors Note Mike ampquotDreamampquot Franciscos art brought together the worlds of art and activism As the Manilatown Heritage Foundation displays his work through a commemorative gallery on display over the next several months in San Francisco photographer Abe Menor reflects2012-02-01T02:00:09-08:00Segregation Is Down Great News Right
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When Newt Gingrich says that housing project people dont work our job is to show that they do When he says that Obama is the ampquotfood stampampquot president our job is to show that most food stamp recipients are white2012-02-01T02:00:05-08:00In Time of Crisis City College Counselor Keeps Dreams Intact
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SAN FRANCISCO ampndash To hear her describe it getting through a California community college these days is no easy task Budget cuts have reduced course lists with more cuts on the way leaving students adrift in a system that for2012-02-01T02:00:02-08:00Is Bachelor Pres Aquino III Dating Korean TV HostWith Dragon Years Luck in Love
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MANILA Phils Did President Benigno Aquino III go on a date with popular Korean TV personality Grace Lee last week Grace Lee Korean born Lee Kyung Hee is a Korean television host and radio disc jockey working in2012-01-31T18:00:03-08:00Indian Americans Take Up Guns in Wake of Robberies
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After a spate of violent home invasions and robberies in recent months Indian Americans living in Roswell a suburb of northern Atlanta Georgia are taking up guns and being helped by the local police in receiving gun training to help2012-01-31T17:00:03-08:00DREAMers Declare Undocumented Youth Mental Health Day
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ampnbspImmigrant youth around the country are holding vigils as part of ampldquoUndocumented Youth Mental Health Dayamprdquo in response to the imminent deportation of Yanelli Hernandez a young undocumented immigrant who has attempted suicide while in detention Hernandez is slated for2012-01-31T15:00:02-08:00Latino Group Sues Saying GOP Primary Schedule Hurts Hispanic Republicans
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TAMPA A local Latino group Monday sued Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus contending that the GOPs primary schedule unconstitutionally dilutes the electoral clout of Hispanic Republican votersMoreover the lawsuit filed in US District Court in Tampa asks a2012-01-31T14:00:02-08:00Apple Set to Expand Presence in China
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NEW YORK Apple Inc recently released its fiscal 2012 first quarter results The company posted record quarterly revenue of 4633 billion with iPhone sales totaling 37 million unitsAt the earnings call Apple CEO Tim Cook said China is an2012-01-31T13:00:03-08:00The Native American SOTU A Call on Obama to Advance Indigenous Rights
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WASHINGTON ampndash Unless youamprsquore tuned into American Indian law and policy you likely missed the annual State of the Indian Nations address last week Presented by the National Congress of American Indians and following the US Presidentamprsquos State of the2012-01-31T11:00:02-08:00Vietnamese Director Brings Haruki Murakamis quotNorwegian Woodquot to US Theaters
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Japanese is a foreign language to him but Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung was able to surpass all cultural and language barriers to bring the Japanese novel ampldquoNorwegian Woodamprdquo to the big screenIn 1994 Hung first read the popular novel2012-01-31T02:00:03-08:00African Americans in Dallas Target Korean Business
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The African American community in Dallas has been protesting a gas station run by a Koreanborn US citizen in a predominately black neighborhood in South Dallas for over a month taking issue with what they claim were racial remarks by2012-01-30T18:00:03-08:00Hondurans in Florida With a Voice but Without a Vote
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TAMPA Fla ampmdash Lurvin Luzardo has lived in Tampa for more than 20 years and while she canamprsquot vote in the upcoming elections she aspires to one day be a voice for the stateamprsquos HispanicsLuzardo a native of Honduras is2012-01-30T18:00:02-08:00La gran mayora de votantes latinos estn a favor de la conservacin revela una encuesta
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EnglishampnbspUna nueva encuesta revela que los votantes latinos en seis estados del oeste interior tienen fuertes opiniones a favor de la conservaciampoacuten en algunos casos mampaacutes fuertes que sus homampoacutelogos blancosLa encuesta sobre el Estado de la Conservaciampoacuten del Occidente2012-01-30T17:00:03-08:00Census Native American Count Jumps by 27 Percent
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ampnbspAmericas Native population climbed by nearly a third between 2000 and 2010 surprising US Census Bureau data analysts and delighting managers of federally funded programs whose budgets depend on official head countsampquotI think the numbers surprised us allampquot said Tina2012-01-30T14:00:04-08:00Vast Majority of Latino Voters are ProConservationist Poll Finds
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A new poll shows that Latino voters in six inland western states have strong proconservationist views in some cases stronger than their white counterpartsThe 2012 Colorado College State of the Rockies Conservation in the West poll found that Latino voters2012-01-30T14:00:02-08:00Teleconference Conservation views and opinions of Western voters Monday Jan 30th 1pm ET
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ampnbspFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Sarah Coppersmith scoppersmithscottcirclecomJan 17 2012 w 2022073660 c 6024180316 Leslie Weddell LeslieWeddellColoradoCollegeedu w 7193896038TEA PARTY SUPPORTERS DEMOCRATS AGREE PROTECTING OUR AIR QUALITY ampamp PARKS PROTECTS JOBS WESTERN WAY OF LIFECOLORADO COLLEGE TO RELEASE NEW POLL SHOWING2012-01-30T12:00:12-08:00Argentinas La Nacion in Talks to Buy ImpreMedia
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Portada reports that prediction Nr 9 ampldquoImpreMedia will be acquiredamprdquo of Portadaamprsquos 2012 Hispanic Marketing and Media predictions may happen soonTwo news sources New York Post and New York One report that Impremedia is now in talks with Argentine newspaper2012-01-30T12:00:06-08:00A Critical Look at Occupy Oakland
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Editors Note At least 400 people were arrested in Oakland on Saturday following an Occupy rally and marchampnbsp The clash with police occurred after a group of demonstrators broke into City Hall and attemped to occupy an outofuse dowtown convention2012-01-30T12:00:02-08:00Foster Care Uncertain Futures Loom for Thousands of Immigrant Children
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WASHINGTONampmdashMore than 5000 children of immigrants are languishing in state foster care nationwide because their parents were living in the United States illegally and were detained or deported by federal immigration authorities These children can spend years in foster homes2012-01-30T08:00:03-08:00In Thailand Elephant Sashimi is All the Rage
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SAN FRANCISCO In Asia theres an ongoing irony that deepens as the natural world dwindles to the size of a parking lot Wild animals once revered and assigned all kinds of spiritual meaning are increasingly ending up as2012-01-30T02:00:01-08:00Filipino Cuisine Poised to Break Gastro Ceiling
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SAN FRANCISCO ampndash The Year of the Dragon will be the Year of ampldquoAdoboamprdquo if some local foodies are predicting it right Braised chicken or pork in soy sauce vinegar and garlic adobo is considered a signature dish in2012-01-29T10:00:02-08:00Future of US Manufacturing Begins With Education
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In his State of the Union President Obama stressed the importance of keeping manufacturing in America The reasoning is that in order to continue to innovate and develop the next generation musthave products the US needs manufacturing that uses leading2012-01-29T03:00:03-08:00Muslim Americans to NYPD Enough Already the Commish Must Go
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ampnbspOn Tuesday the New York Times reported that the New York Police Department showed nearly 1500 of its officers ampldquoThe Third Jihadamprdquo a 72minute documentary that casts Muslim Americans as ubiquitously engaged in ampldquoa strategy to infiltrate and dominate Americaamprdquo2012-01-28T22:00:02-08:00American Dreams Shift in Weak Economy
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This story originally appeared on the Web site of Investigative Reporting Workshop BALTIMORE ampmdash Derrick McLaughlin 43 a real estate agent in Baltimore remembers the first time he heard of the American Dream It was when his grandmother an2012-01-28T08:00:02-08:00Miss Long Beach Contestant Shows Masculinity is Beautiful Too
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LONG BEACH Calif Tiaras ball gowns swimsuitsampmdashthese feminine items are what people think of when conjuring the image of a beauty queen Jenelle Hutcherson didnt see that though Instead she saw mohawks tuxedos and tattoos Having recently competed in2012-01-28T02:00:02-08:00Civil Rights Advocates Meet in LA to Discuss Voter Suppression Laws
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LOS ANGELES Earlier this week at a press briefing cohosted by New America Media NAM and Common Cause civil rights lawyers and advocates representing Californiaamprsquos largest ethnic communities spoke of the need to work together to ensure that 20122012-01-27T16:00:02-08:00Chinas Basketball Chief Rises to Challenge
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Stepping into the position as CEO of NBA China seven months ago David Shoemaker could never have predicted just how quickly basketball in China was about to changeOn July 1 exactly one month after starting the job the dispute between2012-01-27T14:00:04-08:00Proposed redistricting map in Boston falls on color lines
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ampnbspA coalition of black Latino and Asian organizations released a redistricting map Monday that seeks to radically redraw the cityamprsquos political boundaries and increase minority influence on the City CouncilThe map proposes splitting Chinatown from South Bostonamprsquos District 2 and2012-01-27T14:00:02-08:00Rivera Introduces MilitaryOnly Version of DREAM Act
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WASHINGTON ampmdash The Miami Herald reported Friday that Rep David Rivera RMiami introduced a bill that would provide a path to citizenship to young people who serve in the military The ampldquoAdjusted Residency for Military Service Actamprdquo or ARMS Act2012-01-27T12:00:03-08:00Activists Send Hundreds of Tacos to Conn Mayor
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The immigration rights organization Reform Immigration for America delivered 400 tacos to the office of East Havenamprsquos mayor Thursday in protest of the mayors statement that he would address accusations of antiLatino bias by eating tacosMayor Joseph Maturo Jr has2012-01-27T12:00:02-08:00Presenteorg Launches No Somos Rubios Campaign
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MIAMI Fla ampndash Outside the Hispanic Leadership Networkamprsquos 2012 Conference Latino advocacy organization Presente Action launched the campaign ampldquoNO SOMOS RUBIOSamprdquo We are not Marco Rubios with a protest staged by Florida DREAM Act students and others beneath a circling2012-01-27T11:00:02-08:00Calif Investigates SkinLighteners for Dangerous Mercury
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Image Texas health officials linked several mercury poisoning cases to Crema Aguamary a cosmetic produced in Mexico SAN FRANCISCO There could be a dark side to skinlightening creams often found in stores that cater to ethnic communities Starting2012-01-27T09:00:02-08:00Water Writes in Gaza
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The Maia Mural Brigade brought artists from The Estria Foundations Water Writes Project and The Break the Silence Mural Project to travel to Palestine and collaborate with local artists on the creation of public murals depicting local water conditions2012-01-27T02:00:06-08:00State Health Officials Investigate SkinLighteners for Dangerous Mercury
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Image Texas health officials linked several mercury poisoning cases to Crema Aguamary a cosmetic produced in Mexico There could be a dark side to skinlightening creams often found in stores that cater to ethnic communities Starting next week California2012-01-27T02:00:03-08:00Group Forms to Aid S Korean Indicted for Espionage
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A group of Korean scholars recently launched a campaign to support and vindicate a KoreanAmerican who was indicted by the US government on an espionage charge while he served as a North Korea expert for the US State DepartmentA committee2012-01-26T14:00:02-08:00Ex S Korean Spy Gets Asylum
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WASHINGTON A US court has upheld a 2008 ruling to grant political asylum to a former South Korean intelligence agent who claims to face threats from both South and North Korea sources here said TuesdayKim Kisam who left South2012-01-26T12:00:08-08:00Hispanics Say They Have the Worst of a Bad Economy
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A majority of Latinos 54 percent believe that the economic downturn that began in 2007 has been harder on them than on other groups in America according to a new national survey by the Pew Hispanic Center a project of2012-01-26T12:00:03-08:00Film Reveals The Invisible War on Women in Our Military
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The documentary ampldquoThe Invisible Waramprdquo premiered last week at Sundance and it is already bringing much needed attention to the problem of rape in the military Watching clips from the film last fall I found the experience harrowing I was2012-01-26T12:00:02-08:00Oped Waiver for NCLB the Right Choice for California
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OAKLAND Calif Around this time every year millions of parents in California are working through the school enrollment process Unfortunately while many donamprsquot have a choice regarding what school their child will attend those who do often find their2012-01-26T03:00:02-08:00As Eldercare Grows So Do Labor Battles
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Photo Eldercare worker and union member Margaret Boyce speaks at rally in Trenton NJWASHINGTON DCRolanda Wade works as restorative aide and certified nursing assistant To her patients she is everything ampldquoA lot of them canamprsquot get dressed by themselves They2012-01-26T02:00:02-08:00Obamas America More Warren Buffetts Secretary Than Warren Buffett
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ampldquoAmerica is backamprdquo President Barack Obama said in his 2012 State of the Union address That sounds muscular very Schwarzeneggersque But Americaamprsquos new avatar is a little different from old Uncle SamIn 2009 in his first State of the Union2012-01-26T00:00:02-08:00African American Hispanic High School Achievement Lagging
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WASHINGTON ampmdash While achievement levels have improved considerably for minority elementary and middle school students studies show academic performance among high school age African Americans and Hispanics has fallen to dangerous lowsHow prevalent is the achievement gap at the high2012-01-25T18:00:08-08:00National Council of La Raza Opines on State of the Union
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The National Council of La Raza NLCR today reflected on President Obamas State of the Union addressThe NCLR is the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States Today the organization sent out an email regarding2012-01-25T18:00:03-08:00Colorblind Racism The New Norm
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Colorblind racism is the new normal in American conservative political thought Well after the election of the nations first AfricanAmerican president in 2012 Republican candidates are using egregious signals and dog whistles to incite racial divisiveness as an effective tool2012-01-25T17:00:02-08:00Obamas State of the Union Eleven Sentences Too Short
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BERKELEY Calif As President Obama delivered his third State of the Union Address the 11 sentences he dedicated to addressing my current immigration status did little to instill in me any more optimism than did similar statements from the2012-01-25T16:00:02-08:00Survey Latina Moms Online Are TechSavvy and Politically Aware
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Jobs education and healthcare ampmdash in that order ampmdash were ranked the top three important issues by Latina moms online in a new survey released today by the web site Mamiverse The Mamiverse Study of Online Latina Moms and New2012-01-25T12:00:04-08:00Fox to Launch SpanishLanguage TV Network this Fall
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Fox and the Colombian RCN Television Group announced Monday the launch of MundoFox a new Spanishlanguage television network with general content targeting the US Hispanic market MundoFox scheduled to begin broadcasting this fall will offer Fox content to the lucrative2012-01-25T12:00:03-08:00Ex S Korean Spy Gets Assylum
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WASHINGTON A US court has upheld a 2008 ruling to grant political asylum to a former South Korean intelligence agent who claims to face threats from both South and North Korea sources here said TuesdayKim Kisam who left South2012-01-25T12:00:03-08:00Arizona Accord Sets Humanitarian Immigration Principles
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PHOENIX Ariz One day after Democrats in the State Legislature introduced a bill to repeal SB 1070 a bipartisan coalition of business faith and civic groups issued five guidelines emphasizing a humanitarian approach to immigration issuesampldquoWe hope elected officials2012-01-25T10:00:03-08:00One Year On Arab Pride and the Long Road Ahead
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SAN FRANCISCO ampndash Tareq a Syrian American graphic designer living in Silicon Valley says his life has ampldquocompletely changed 100 percent over the past yearamprdquo a change he credits to protests in Egyptamprsquos Tahrir Square exactly one year ago today2012-01-25T02:00:02-08:00African American Hispanic High School Achievement Falls to 30Year Low
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WASHINGTON ampmdash While achievement levels have improved considerably for minority elementary and middle school students studies show academic performance among high school age African Americans and Hispanics has fallen to levels not seen in thirty yearsHow prevalent is the achievement2012-01-24T08:00:02-08:00111YearOld Iraqi Chaldean Becomes Naturalized American
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Before passing away Warina Bashouamprsquos husband wished her a long life That wish came true beyond his greatest expectations Bashou 111 often tells others she hopes they live to be 100 ampldquoShe always tells us amplsquoThis is what my husband2012-01-24T02:00:02-08:00Liberty Ship Caf Cooks Up Savory SmallBusiness Model
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RICHMOND CalifIt is 8 oamprsquoclock on a Thursday night and inside a commercial kitchen at Veterans Hall members of the Liberty Ship Cafampeacute a new workersamprsquo cooperative in Richmond Calif complete their last tasks after five hours of cooking The2012-01-24T01:00:02-08:00For the Record George Bush is the Real Food Stamp President
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ampnbspAt a Republican debate last Monday former speaker Newt Gingrich claimed that ampldquomore people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American historyamprdquo The Gingrich campaign quickly released a commercial the next day touting2012-01-23T17:00:02-08:00Year of the Dragon Boosts Chinese Tourism to US
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SAN FRANCISCO ampndash People in China traditionally head home for the lunar New Year holiday marking one of the largest annual human migrations on the planet This year however a growing number are opting to travel abroad bringing in new2012-01-23T11:00:02-08:00ACLU Arizona Jail Does Not Meet Basic Human Rights
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PHOENIX Ariz Human rights groups are calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE to stop a yearly 13 million contract with the Pinal County Jail for the incarceration of immigrant detainees facing deportationIn a letter sent to ICE director2012-01-23T02:00:07-08:00Why Budget Cuts are Bad For Your Health Part II
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Seattle Wa ampnbspIn 2001 a sudden car crash shattered the wonderful life Wing Tse shared with his wife and two daughters After months in a coma years of painful surgeries and therapy losing his career and enduring deep depression2012-01-23T02:00:01-08:00Deportation Pilot Program Doesnt Go Far Enough Activists Say
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WASHINGTON Local and national leaders compared the preliminary results of Obamas deportation pilot program which has been reviewing pending deportation cases in Denver and Baltimore to a student who has a lot of potential but doesnt deliver reports La2012-01-22T11:00:03-08:00Newt Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary
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A different Republican contender has won in each of the first three states in this months Republican caucuses and primaries making Mitt Romneys path to the Republican nomination less than a sure thingNewt Gingrichampnbspwon 40 percent of the vote in2012-01-22T11:00:01-08:00Learning to See the Police in a Different Light
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All my life Iamprsquove been taught to despise the police and for that matter any other law enforcement official I even had a saying ampldquoFrom the Pigs to the Feds may they all drop deadamprdquo Now you could say that2012-01-22T04:00:03-08:00Why Washington Governors Proposed Cuts Will Hit Hard
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Seattle Wa ampnbspTuyet Thi Mai 69 already receives state public assistance but still cannot afford rent She is among the poorest and most vulnerable of the Asian Pacific American APA populationThe Model Minority Myth often leads to the perception that2012-01-22T02:00:03-08:00APALC CONDEMNS ANTIIMMIGRANT RADIO SHOW
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ampnbsp The Asian Pacific American Legal Center condemns derogatory remarks against Korean Americans expressed by cohost John Kobylt KFI 640 during the Jan 5 broadcast of Clear Channelamprsquos ampldquoThe John and Ken ShowamprdquoThe press conference was held at the Korean2012-01-21T11:00:02-08:00Historical Generational Trauma Haunt Vietnamese Seniors in US
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ampnbspEditoramprsquos Note The Vietnam War continues in the depression of many Vietnamese seniors decades after moving to the US ampnbspPart 2 of series Read Part 1 hereORANGE COUNTY CalifampmdashKim Trn smiled as she talked about her life in Vietnam before2012-01-21T03:00:02-08:00National Defense Authorization Act Targets Political Dissenters
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On January 22 2009 newly inaugurated President Barack H Obama proudly issued his first three executive orders one of them a directive requiring the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison facility to be closed within one yearNearly three years later Guantanamo Bay2012-01-21T01:00:02-08:00Medicalizing HIV Will Social Services Get Squeezed Out
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OAKLAND Calif Major medical breakthroughs over the past year in the treatment of HIVAIDS are setting off some surprising alarm bells While praised for their lifesaving potential they are causing a change in the dynamics of HIVAIDS care ampndash2012-01-20T10:00:02-08:00Filipinos Celebrate Historic LA District
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LOS ANGELESFilipinos here will celebrate Historic Filipinotown which was named in December by first lady Michelle Obama as one of the Preserve America communities It is a district in the southwest portion of Echo Park The historic district was created2012-01-20T02:00:02-08:00Republican Mistake in South Carolina
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The Republican primary in South Carolina has turned into a race among the presidential hopefuls to show who is tougher on the undocumented leading them to take positions that could hurt their chances in the general election when they will2012-01-20T01:00:05-08:00Mitt Romney Has Fences to Mend to Gain Hispanic Votes
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Mitt Romney the Republican Partys presumptive presidential candidate made his first attempts to gain critical support from Latino voters this month but failed to confront his own negative record on issues of high priority to Latino votersDuring a primary race2012-01-20T01:00:03-08:00Tigers ManEaters Eaten by Man
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Andrew LamNew America Media2012-01-20T01:00:00-08:00CommentaryUna mirada detrs de la disminucin en la inmigracin ilegal de EEUU
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English TranslationNota de Redacciampoacuten Un reciente artampiacuteculo de opiniampoacuten del New York Times de Dowell Myers sostiene que es necesario pasar de una ampquotpolampiacutetica de inmigraciampoacutenampquot centrada en la vigilancia fronteriza a una ampquotpolampiacutetica de inmigrantesampquot centrada en la integraciampoacuten2012-01-19T16:00:02-08:00Gingrichs Racist Attack on Food Stamps Is an Old Ploy
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ampnbspNewt Gingrich looks to be winning the racebaiting competition this Republican primary season Fueled by a new version of his well honed attacks on the safety net Gingrich celebrated Martin Luther King Day on Monday by restating what has become2012-01-19T15:00:02-08:00I Kept Warm by Burning Money Climber Reveals How he Survived Two Days in Mountain Blizzard
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A seasoned mountaineer who was lost for two days in a snowstorm on a mountainside told rescuers he survived by burning dollar bills and dreaming of a sauna the Daily Mail reported Wednesday on its online edition Kim Yongchun 662012-01-19T13:00:03-08:00Chinese Look On With Envy At Taiwanese Elections
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Conceding to her rival Ma Yingjeou in Taiwanamprsquos heated presidential race Democratic Progressive Party DPP candidate Tsai Ingwen delivered what many consider to be one of the most moving speeches in the island nationamprsquos sixdecade history reports New Tang Dynasty2012-01-19T12:00:03-08:00Bone Marrow Drive for San Mateo Boy
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ampnbspKyle Crawford a 4yearold San Mateo resident suffers from a rare disease calledampmdashaplastic anemia It prevents his body from making new blood cells and if he does not receive a bonemarrow transplant he has little chance of living a long2012-01-19T12:00:02-08:00A CALL TO ACTION RECLAIMING THE RIGHT TO VOTE
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On Tuesday January 24th NAM and California Common Cause will cohost a briefing in Los Angeles where a coalition of good government civil rights and progressive organizations will brief ethnic and mainstream media on the current state of voting rights2012-01-19T09:00:02-08:00The American Dream has Emigrated to Europe
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To anyone who grew up in the Cold War the rhetoric of the Republican Partyamprsquos 2012 presidential candidates is strangely familiar The United States they warn is threatened by an alien ideology Whatamprsquos startling is that the bogeyman this time2012-01-19T02:00:02-08:00Nebraska Rancher Keystone Pipeline Decision Shows Courage
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Editoramprsquos Note Pres Obama announced Wednesday that his administration is denying a permit to TransCanada to construct a controversial CanadatoTexas oil pipeline that would carry tar sands from the north to refineries along the Gulf Coast The White House2012-01-19T01:00:03-08:00Can the Triquis Go Home
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OAXACA Mexico Just before Christmas the women and children whod spent 17 months living on the sidewalk outside the governors palace in Oaxaca announced they were going home In the spring of 2010 these refugees abandoned their homes2012-01-18T18:00:02-08:00Tips For LateCareer Entrepreneurs For or NonProfit
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If the idea of retirement sounds to you like a oneway ticket to boredom youamprsquod to well to read personal finance writer Kerry Hannonamprsquos latest group of articles for Forbes Hannon is one of 16 writers selected from both the2012-01-18T16:00:02-08:00Judge Human Trafficking Law Covers Filipino Teachers Case
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BATON ROUGE ampmdash A Los Angeles federal judge ruled that the case of Filipino teachers brought to Louisiana and then subjected to allegedly abusive conditions qualifies to be heard under the federal human trafficking lawUS District Judge John A Kronstadtamprsquos2012-01-18T11:00:02-08:00