http://news.newamericamedia.org news.newamericamedia.org en-us New California Media DW Alliance LLC http://www.dwalliance.com http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=fa15a893372637f80d2d5ac6a221ad6e&from=rss 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 this 2012-02-03T18:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=aa57730b5a7586768ee31931ad9c1709&from=rss 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 of 2012-02-03T09:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=2b934cfa03a8ea8780cc156a5da70f1b&from=rss 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 the 2012-02-03T02:00:08-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e1d0ed3c5cc104f091542844dbfa2acd&from=rss 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 schools 2012-02-03T02:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=320f4a85a83d5e48faee71d9faaae1ac&from=rss 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 received 2012-02-03T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a06670db7b429601c38d9ef4957896a7&from=rss 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 median 2012-02-02T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=25711a20a8a38850f31b85a979a694f7&from=rss 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 ampldquoThe 2012-02-02T13:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c716f1ec34bb5ed47dcb259dafc42076&from=rss 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 to 2012-02-02T12:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c1fd92a5a186a735ae763bf41fa2bbf8&from=rss 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 Ecuador 2012-02-02T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=02bcec3b59c8d17ac5989630aec11974&from=rss 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 Social 2012-02-02T10:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=349d1f968554379d3ff9e8e0583918d9&from=rss 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 Jessica 2012-02-02T10:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=13123d4140226db47b1601a622ae54e0&from=rss 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 health 2012-02-02T02:00:08-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=60c3e7e4a14371882e95331a58d23bd7&from=rss 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 to 2012-02-02T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=8f7ea85834312c697e034e5940bd0468&from=rss 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 matter 2012-02-01T22:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=534227b0908024c1f0a272d7f7ff2a71&from=rss 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 relaunched 2012-02-01T22:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f9affa6459cc17ba0da90d4083e6c0b6&from=rss 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 on 2012-02-01T21:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b04d495c98b5e0a78b661061f6c4c3dc&from=rss 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 was 2012-02-01T15:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=57552c7282f19b70714371d87de2ff1b&from=rss 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 2012 2012-02-01T10:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=49292272e2b2b03cc4111b1b6ceaf3bb&from=rss 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 to 2012-02-01T10:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=cc9bbec52343178e344ed1ed8ff41973&from=rss 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 bicultural 2012-02-01T09:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1435177b2d366e46760eea9681d73921&from=rss 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 reflects 2012-02-01T02:00:09-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a13d0f18e2a7090f586f05584efdd562&from=rss 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 white 2012-02-01T02:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=8a56d1e5f33d6dc07c5dbceb3f9feda7&from=rss 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 for 2012-02-01T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=4e5282049a4c57143b0824531e20b9ab&from=rss 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 in 2012-01-31T18:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=d896c3bbf670e8c706911ccbf94e5a2c&from=rss 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 help 2012-01-31T17:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=2c674c8d8ebc4b0324a14c9398b371f2&from=rss 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 for 2012-01-31T15:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1f010271d00bb7fe48506909b22c38e7&from=rss 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 a 2012-01-31T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=fec19e4e142295e92dca77218234b7c6&from=rss 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 an 2012-01-31T13:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=fb7a297708d901f83889f8cfb1046118&from=rss 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 the 2012-01-31T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=9ab45d9fb06388502565567c23654bbf&from=rss 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 novel 2012-01-31T02:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=daf3a21994d0a8b44d4251ce41ba2f4c&from=rss 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 by 2012-01-30T18:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=03b6c074b0452f31b408d5410e8a88ad&from=rss 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 is 2012-01-30T18:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=09892e8b37c5ecd3cec20fc127a0518f&from=rss 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 Occidente 2012-01-30T17:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=fe8809844be3b8b4dc388a5b78b3534b&from=rss 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 Tina 2012-01-30T14:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=5d51431f7c600f55d127995791d596da&from=rss 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 voters 2012-01-30T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=cee1eb7b83622e73f26e8df013790aee&from=rss 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 SHOWING 2012-01-30T12:00:12-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=45acf8eec744c5e8d9b88af0381bd6bf&from=rss 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 newspaper 2012-01-30T12:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=21cf303ff5ba3ec4779bb3dbb091a431&from=rss 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 convention 2012-01-30T12:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=53aa7c26d72b55f8e488465d372ed398&from=rss 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 homes 2012-01-30T08:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=26cda366c4eaa8645b34abb8fd94ceb3&from=rss 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 as 2012-01-30T02:00:01-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=dac9d211169d98917f438940e4294dbc&from=rss 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 in 2012-01-29T10:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1fadccfbc00af0d7d308836c36b15d6f&from=rss 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 leading 2012-01-29T03:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=133a762fbf645472bacd26f2cb6af71c&from=rss 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 Americaamprdquo 2012-01-28T22:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a9466ebf41a8ce931685058e59387279&from=rss 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 an 2012-01-28T08:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=91a59631365b21d36503b7723e91389b&from=rss 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 in 2012-01-28T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=5b6ac1a583a00f77984db0d8c1729631&from=rss 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 2012 2012-01-27T16:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=d2aab23518423a08edd86e983ab1562c&from=rss 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 between 2012-01-27T14:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b71db70ea3b16b704bf1e452ee30ceee&from=rss 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 and 2012-01-27T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=2a6d8a353a1c063f93c052c6ef885b74&from=rss 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 Act 2012-01-27T12:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1f87139dc3370fb1325ec8202433e408&from=rss 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 has 2012-01-27T12:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=13c13087eb06cef9ab84c89822a3bcd2&from=rss 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 circling 2012-01-27T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=7ab8e2c53bb231f2faf1d1d35b79148f&from=rss 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 Starting 2012-01-27T09:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=24eeb9f1488df12d4340f11d57229f78&from=rss 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 conditions 2012-01-27T02:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=405c08017ce9f68421b48d4d115ffc59&from=rss 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 California 2012-01-27T02:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b96f04800fbdcfe8811731b016792e69&from=rss 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 committee 2012-01-26T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=98f343845d5d3f0a68de8961bdcb1b74&from=rss 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 South 2012-01-26T12:00:08-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=92b32f2b5cc4c20c14be23322ca2ef57&from=rss 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 of 2012-01-26T12:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=2ae6ad00cf79fce66d101fc65e39e98a&from=rss 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 was 2012-01-26T12:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c8c2d87b9973fda6c573ded45d29ffe9&from=rss 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 their 2012-01-26T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=145e573dfa5fd0bfee9d6876d00aedd8&from=rss 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 They 2012-01-26T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=5de30a160ceecd516cf473e7c8f50f0c&from=rss 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 Union 2012-01-26T00:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=4d56da2d59134e0a48bf5dc291f3dedd&from=rss 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 high 2012-01-25T18:00:08-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=4c6f68fd9bb45cb20892a9069600fa38&from=rss 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 regarding 2012-01-25T18:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=87adf757411c622fdb32ffc77de1e0cf&from=rss 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 tool 2012-01-25T17:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=acf6c176640288d30c7f079beb1af3ff&from=rss 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 the 2012-01-25T16:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1acf2d4dc33e702820e749e19c94562a&from=rss 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 New 2012-01-25T12:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=290ff0469e0af27c1cc9484c3277ed73&from=rss 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 lucrative 2012-01-25T12:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ddf7f47aee258cff7db8f70f69c5896f&from=rss 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 South 2012-01-25T12:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0444fb2a424d3331a03cda825b34bcfa&from=rss 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 officials 2012-01-25T10:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f804fdd70f32e0f4896f5356cbb5fa9c&from=rss 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 today 2012-01-25T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=fd0c08516a5da0f8b5191ba15d75eefe&from=rss 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 achievement 2012-01-24T08:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=6169ae40bfa954d73ab32a3efc2526c0&from=rss 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 husband 2012-01-24T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1941826873ab2480aeceaad3291627ca&from=rss 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 The 2012-01-24T01:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=28d4d8509397d054fcb23e4854bbf06e&from=rss 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 touting 2012-01-23T17:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=aa84c185f3037378924e9f655754fced&from=rss 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 new 2012-01-23T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=bacdd8b5790c676f10986ab27ded89f5&from=rss 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 director 2012-01-23T02:00:07-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=06b99ad2e8d9613801d81099ad911b35&from=rss 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 depression 2012-01-23T02:00:01-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=31b7d404544d85465fd96195ca9ac782&from=rss 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 La 2012-01-22T11:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=81341b330797604e7a07e3440192e68f&from=rss 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 in 2012-01-22T11:00:01-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=4594a7af2a8cb5ff478d6531bdfcb49b&from=rss 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 that 2012-01-22T04:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=5c1552b28755fd7852b646b47f5f3e58&from=rss 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 that 2012-01-22T02:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=24b4f5e088ecb5cbd9bac3859e130237&from=rss 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 Korean 2012-01-21T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1056ed7e5c6ba66f394db017a7076791&from=rss 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 before 2012-01-21T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=612bbcab4b34b055e2b44a281122be2e&from=rss 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 Bay 2012-01-21T01:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=36f0023f7660827f89ec60863e619367&from=rss 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 ampndash 2012-01-20T10:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=895251b012984269510b49a45b5b6465&from=rss 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 created 2012-01-20T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b8effca29af54e1810330c44844ed0df&from=rss 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 will 2012-01-20T01:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=2137a4b7e301f75f8d1b63d3ccaf20d3&from=rss 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 race 2012-01-20T01:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=211d5ddae79b4148737dfb5b1727126f&from=rss Andrew Lam New America Media 2012-01-20T01:00:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ea6c34d7c96f26063c5576bdacbbb6b4&from=rss 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 integraciampoacuten 2012-01-19T16:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=26b4eab8527f7c96c6b6600ed1bf4feb&from=rss 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 become 2012-01-19T15:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=13d5423fe4f3d62e62c43356362c560d&from=rss 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 66 2012-01-19T13:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=3a0a744e88a52a185fdc4d6770d2c18c&from=rss 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 Dynasty 2012-01-19T12:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=9dbfc7503a3c2de65be8b74dac57d83d&from=rss 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 long 2012-01-19T12:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=00756c1018171e3a95299ce666468a41&from=rss 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 rights 2012-01-19T09:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ff43874f528b718461ffd72c60ee7996&from=rss 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 time 2012-01-19T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=444a23907c4c5a0be830ce8a32803216&from=rss 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 House 2012-01-19T01:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0d58ba1355d318244c4d486975533d43&from=rss 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 homes 2012-01-18T18:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e30e03615e3769b167ab93dc85add54e&from=rss 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 the 2012-01-18T16:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c5de62d1da34308842bff549f2b2de8d&from=rss 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 Kronstadtamprsquos 2012-01-18T11:00:02-08:00