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=5b4a2db8e1f0b320ec8dbe928eed4634&from=rss It wasnt supposed to be this way Skyline High School senior Alan Blueford was just weeks away from graduatingInstead his family is preparing for a funeral and searching for answersBlueford died after being shot by an Oakland police officer on 2012-05-16T14:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=8547901e2eed52b4106d7e00309ace5f&from=rss Immigrants from Congo Paul Luyeye and Martha Makuena recently opened up Chinas first authentic African hair salon in Beijing reports the China Daily Part of a growing population of African migrants the pair arrived ten years ago and say they 2012-05-16T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f806a99b2fd83baf90bcb022fea5bea9&from=rss Teenagers in South Texasamprsquos Rio Grande Valley can dance to anything ampndash even two songs at the same time Last week Silicon Valley De Bug paid a visit to La Uniampoacuten del Pueblo Entero LUPE a communityorganizing powerhouse created in 2012-05-16T11:00:08-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0bbc2cbbb162df32d4eb1923127548c6&from=rss Who knew that Manny Pacquiaoamprsquos toughest opponent wasnamprsquot Floyd Mayweather Jr or Timothy Bradley but the entire lesbiangaybisexualtransgender LGBT communityAs far as gayrights advocates are concerned itamprsquos a knockoutThe consensus on the Net is that the Filipino boxing champion has 2012-05-16T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=7aa2a115518ea8e64774deec9bdc1ddb&from=rss The extensive media coverage of Afghan women over the past few years has brought devastating stories Gulnaz the woman who was raped impregnated and imprisoned for it Sahar Gul the young bride tortured by her husband and inlaws for refusing 2012-05-16T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=d3f7919922e3b7f5c33a9357027e7959&from=rss Editors Note Cervical cancer is the secondmost 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 2012-05-16T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=de2add0dcc06a8f827516d29574121ab&from=rss Teenagers in South Texasamprsquos Rio Grande Valley can dance to anything ampndash even two songs at the same time Last week Silicon Valley De Bug paid a visit to La Uniampoacuten del Pueblo Entero LUPE a communityorganizing powerhouse created in 2012-05-15T22:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=3b33baa6cb9cdd1ebbea26f67757f896&from=rss California Assemblymember Tom Ammiano DSan Francisco formally introduced a revised version of AB 1081 the TRUST Act to reform Californias participation in the controversial Secure Communities program Under Secure Communities police are required to share fingerprint data of anyone they 2012-05-15T15:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=5f260d41bcd530d023681e8abbd86029&from=rss SAN FRANCISCO Seventeen years ago Henry Ocampo did not think he would make it past his 25th birthday A fresh graduate from the University of California Davis the young Filipino American was the pride and joy of his familyNone 2012-05-15T13:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c3cfbe0144f8478aa4679904fbdde970&from=rss ampnbspGeorge Zimmerman the volunteer neighborhood watchman from Florida charged in the killing of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin could face federal hate crime charges Orlandoamprsquos WFTV reportsFBI investigators are actively questioning witnesses in the retreat at the Twin Lakes neighborhood 2012-05-15T12:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f5f72b1d74b7b4279ebf7bc8f889c4a4&from=rss SAN FRANCISCO Seventeen years ago Henry Ocampo did not think he would make it past his 25th birthday A fresh graduate from the University of California Davis the young Filipino American was the pride and joy of his familyNone 2012-05-15T06:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=3d294f13c8e1f2a421969596eca6b5cb&from=rss SAN FRANCISCOAs the temperatures begin to rise and summer descends on the city another class is set to walk across the stage and into graduation But what really waits for us after we cross that stage and remove the cap 2012-05-15T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=20456dafbb107cb083fe4b73b88da40b&from=rss At Miami Dade College which also served as the host for the concluding symposium Lenore Rodicio Executive Director of MDC3 Student Success and Completion Initiatives captured part of the disconnect between the expectations of parents in the NAM poll 2012-05-14T18:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e0c6e2d6c11acc0db2906ee80355422c&from=rss PHOENIX ampndash Last week Arizona Gov Jan Brewer signed into law HB 2625 a bill that limits womenamprsquos access to contraception and health care Under the law women seeking reimbursement for birth control from their health insurance provider must prove 2012-05-14T17:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=77ba78c56a4eab0af36226b2a9974198&from=rss On Sunday Mexican police found 49 mutilated bodies believed by some to be migrants on a road that connects the industrial city of Monterrey with the United States borderThe corpses had their hands heads and feet chopped off making them 2012-05-14T17:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=7654b63da60b7045eb5da02907c56652&from=rss OAKLAND Calif ampndash Latanya Wolf a slim 64 yearold didnamprsquot tiptoe around the issue of cuts to services for women and families during a protest rally in Oakland last weekampldquoI am living on 160 a monthamprdquo Wolf asserted during the 2012-05-14T14:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0bcb9bd2f3bbb64ea61b9977961cc98c&from=rss Amid the sea of statistics I scan each day one jumped out recently According to a study AfricanAmerican children are four to six times more likely than white children to die from asthma pdf That chronic disease along with other 2012-05-14T13:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e21bb83ee19eec77f58d7e3e35ef4193&from=rss The New York Daily News has shut down its weekly Spanishlanguage publication Hora Hispana just a little over a year after relaunching itMaite Junco who oversaw Hora Hispana and edited the papers monthly ampquotVivaampquot section as well as running the 2012-05-14T11:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=269ea590afa13c0f4791cef93e001635&from=rss The leaders of South Korea and Myanmar agreed to strengthen bilateral ties Monday amid signs that the Southeast Asian country seeks democratic and economic reformDuring a summit with President Thein Sein South Korean President Lee Myungbak noted positive progress made 2012-05-14T11:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=abc3af6621db0ebdc73457b7decad42e&from=rss Seoul is rejecting a push by US lawmakers to redeploy US tactical nuclear weapons to South KoreaampldquoWe have not discussed the matteramprdquo a senior defense official said Monday on condition of anonymity ampldquoSouth Korea is a country making efforts for 2012-05-14T11:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=dc93e41ad9846d7b2b17fc3b4a2153d7&from=rss ampnbspSAN FRANCISCODetainees file into San Francisco immigration court linked together like a ampldquochaingangamprdquo bound at their wrists waists and ankles A metal chain or seatbeltstyle restraint is wrapped around the detaineesamprsquo waists and connected to their wrists with a link 2012-05-14T03:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b0c7c407ec6489f62fa19ba34060bb3c&from=rss The suicide of a successful ChineseAmerican software engineer at Paypal has prompted some Chinese students to reconsider whether they should live and work in Californiaamprsquos Silicon ValleyFortyyearold Qinggen Wang a principal software engineer with the online ecommerce company headquartered in 2012-05-14T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c0f7db58380fdf0ae1fe1632b9d4c45d&from=rss BRENTWOOD Calif Even after 21 years of living in the United States Rose Cruz still has trouble sleeping at night She flinches when her husband tries to hold herampldquoItamprsquos so hard to sleep Every little noise Iamprsquom awakeamprdquo 2012-05-13T10:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c1c5af0b83571acfa982716e14eb7032&from=rss If speculation in media and political circles is any indication the biggest political risk in President Obamas recently announced support for gay marriage lies in homophobic black voters abandoning the president in droves But are AfricanAmerican voters who supported Obama 2012-05-13T03:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ead64026035e79ff1a4c55d7b89329fe&from=rss Pictured above Vanessa Rochelle 21 discusses the murder ofampnbspBrandy MartellOakland police are currently investigating the April 29 fatal shooting of Brandy Martell a 37yearold AfricanAmerican transgender woman Friends and community members are pushing for the murder to be considered a 2012-05-13T03:00:01-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=fb47dd13842fb18587cb87c090f72575&from=rss A couple of years ago I watched two friends both Indian get married in a beautiful garden in Santa Cruz California One was Christian the other Hindu So they had two marriage ceremonies They cut a threelayered wedding cake and 2012-05-12T02:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ac2a283f30c53ed93ceb136632c1ddd1&from=rss EDITORamprsquoS NOTE New America Media received the following commentary unsolicited from a current prisoner at San Quentin State Prison in California The topic of the commentary ampndash the writer describes the existence of unsanitary and inadequate living conditions in the 2012-05-12T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ff503339d9ce1c770c74874fce5f7f42&from=rss Andrew Lam Los Angeles Review of Books 2012-05-12T02:00:00-08:00 ReviewExcerpts http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0c79a31f663c3571fbc435b4a2fe0741&from=rss PHOENIX ampquotThere will be a miracle I just know it we know itampquot says Beatriz Delgado drying her tears on her sweatshirt as she speaks of her 12yearold son She and her sister Rosa Rivera turn around to look 2012-05-12T01:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=477d2e9ab5ad2515e2239838d656a05a&from=rss At the Memphis forum attendee Marcus Matthews University of Memphis Coordinator of ampldquoTeen Appealamprdquo a newspaper written by and distributed to the cityamprsquos high school students concurred that mediaamprsquos role in helping parents understand data and context is crucial As 2012-05-11T18:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f69c1cf8eeff93fca4c757aee69d11a1&from=rss The leadership of Jogye South Koreaamprsquos largest Buddhist order is being thrown into question following the disclosure Thursday of a video clip showing monks gambling drinking and smoking in a hotel roomThe monks were seen playing poker with hundreds of 2012-05-11T14:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=da8cdd452af71619688bfe9e98294f7e&from=rss BEIJING China on Friday expressed concern over the security of its citizens in the Philippines and hope that the Philippine side will refrain from actions that will escalate tensionsForeign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks at a routine 2012-05-11T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=953067068295e42e63d301a76392f21f&from=rss EnglishCelia Rubampiacute Medina de 4 aampntildeos de edad se apresura a levantar la mano cuando su maestra pregunta quampeacute significa metamorfosisampldquoEs cuando la oruguita se transforma en mariposaamprdquo explica la pequeampntildea quien asiste al programa preescolar de Head Start en 2012-05-11T13:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=2299e27cc96312bcd3883cf0ef62daab&from=rss SAN FRANCISCO ampmdash On a recent afternoon walk through the Mission District one thing was clear Mexicans on this side of the border arenamprsquot very interested in the politics of their country No one this reporter talked to had seen 2012-05-11T09:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a4a214f05d341d86373e1e65a30edb99&from=rss PHOENIX ampndash Latino activists in Arizona lauded the news that the Department of Justice was filing a federal lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriffamprsquos Office for alleged civil rights violations The suit filed Thursday in federal court is the latest 2012-05-11T09:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=8028bb83e990a59b2c92494667517878&from=rss Farright parties across Europe are gaining momentum as witnessed by their recent successes at the ballot box in Greece and France While immigration is thought to be a major factor fueling the partiesamprsquo rise a recent report by the Migration 2012-05-11T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f91084a586e754f98aa3287d633e8b9f&from=rss There are 65 known white supremacist groups in the state of Georgia ampndash racist organizations that believe a black man President Barack Obama has no place in the White HouseAnd the hating is getting worseTake Georgia bar owner Patrick Lanzo 2012-05-10T19:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=290e8339e77fd7a8d2be6b75d0c8eb83&from=rss The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it would file a lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over allegations of civil rights violations including the racial profiling of Latinos The news was lauded by immigrant rights organizationsIn December 2012-05-10T16:00:07-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ae8609495b99440a9b64f84d5daca45b&from=rss SAN FRANCISCO Calif This Friday May 11th Filipinos in the Philippines will rally in front of the China Consulate in Makati to protest Chinas creeping invasion of the Philippines in the Scarborough Shoal There will be similar simultaneous protest 2012-05-10T16:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=cc50300b7cd07f470c85db17d7cf348b&from=rss One of the first sights to greet attendees of the True the Vote national summit was the face of Martin Luther King printed above the quote ampldquoPEACE if possible TRUTH at all costsamprdquo on tshirts for sale in the hotel 2012-05-10T16:00:01-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=8db8cf5e28e16de83d15acdd4e094fad&from=rss On Wednesday people across the nation tuned their television sets to an exclusive White House press briefing where they heard Barack Obama utter a sentence that no previous president had ever dared ampldquoI think samesex couples should be able to 2012-05-10T15:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=8d32ec508af045ad9d92d73c735fbf4e&from=rss Just when certain progressives thought that President Obama lacked the audacity to lead he publicly endorsed in a television interview taped Wednesday the right of gay Americans to marry Its a bold shift especially coming one day after a majority 2012-05-10T14:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=84c62f5e4be39a7a41177c42112e37b1&from=rss WASHINGTON The US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday its approval of Chinas largest bank to purchase a US bank and two other large Chinese banks to expand their business in US banking marketThe Fed said in a statement that it 2012-05-10T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b3f119c8fb35a740fb7eca7f62cd4dc7&from=rss 2012-05-10T13:35:24-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a29b782b0c9017ac7860051d95d64e71&from=rss Mexicos current heavyhanded approach to the war on drugs and Latin American solidarity will influence the upcoming Mexican presidential election After an evaluation of the three major candidates strategies it becomes clear that the policies advanced by the three candidates 2012-05-10T10:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f64dc71550b219239cfdd8d22daef762&from=rss Alex Emslie and Ramsey ElQare contributed to this article Click here to listen to Alexs audio reportampnbspSan Francisco civil rights advocates concerned about what they call domestic spying on the cityamprsquos Arab Middle Eastern Muslim and South Asian AMEMSA communities 2012-05-10T09:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=8f04f0b9ee6e73365f9b1b4301ad7e33&from=rss ampnbspNEW YORK In a move that could change how Latinos vote in the 2012 Presidential election Barack Obama became the first US President to announce his support for samesex marriage Wednesday revising his longstanding position on the issue For 2012-05-10T09:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=58252ed46696ca0fbc6c9ea74d160e8e&from=rss Alex Emslie and Ramsey ElQare contributed to this article Click here to listen to Alexs audio reportampnbspSan Francisco civil rights advocates concerned about what they call domestic spying on the cityamprsquos Arab Middle Eastern Muslim and South Asian AMEMSA communities 2012-05-10T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=3b5f8ff3e7f5681a95de27c9be063694&from=rss ampnbspMothers of women and men missing in Mexico embarked May 8 on a national marchcaravan that will culminate in protests and meetings in the nationamprsquos capital this week Like last yearamprsquos caravans organized by poet Javier Sicilia and other relatives 2012-05-10T02:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=62a5b2da4916c1c815bf517f69e71f3a&from=rss KNOXVILLE Tenn Juana Villegas was arresed for a minor traffic violation when she was eight months and three weeks pregnant The police told her she had seconds to say goodbye to her kids They took her in shackles from 2012-05-10T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=99fa6940355acd522867fd0a591f2fa8&from=rss Editors of La Opiniampoacuten write that the new strategy announced by the US Border Patrol reflects a new reality in which we are seeing fewer border crossings of undocumented immigrantsThe new strategy US Border Patrol officials announced yesterday is an 2012-05-09T16:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0d5cba64360fd1c9c6edd18b783e6558&from=rss Hispanic magazines saw gains in 2011 despite a decline in ad revenue forampnbspEnglishlanguage magazines Ad pages in consumer magazines fell 31 percent overall last yearampnbspBut the four major titles tracked by the Publishers Information Bureau saw ad pages jump 233 2012-05-09T12:00:01-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e323d290abbe8644e8230b4f8a1bf14f&from=rss When I was 14 years old I ended up getting a torn copy of the 1953 Argentinean comic Sergeant Kirk which changed the way that I saw comic books and cartoons forever The main character was a soldier in the 2012-05-09T03:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e4cbc1419fb56920f3fbd7791fe9ec93&from=rss SAN FRANCISCO ampndash Educators in the stateamprsquos largest public university system staged pickets across the state Tuesday hoping to draw attention to their faltering negotiations with California State University for a new contractIf they fail to reach an agreement with 2012-05-09T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=65727d8f0948d47f4f1cc87a3db034db&from=rss 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 nonIndians who commit certain misdemeanor crimes involving 2012-05-09T02:00:08-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=671ba86c729b98a4cab610e1c275da1c&from=rss ampnbspSeventy years ago one of the greatest sacrifices of World War II was made by Filipino and American soldiers at Bataan and Corregidor After a fierce and bitter fourmonth battle Bataan fell on April 9 1942 and Corregidor a month 2012-05-09T02:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=d0ac67f6bc82cf4179bbd32530a59252&from=rss NEW ORLEANSampmdashThe New York Times Magazine recently ran a story on my home the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans a place one of the most powerful newspapers in the world insensitively dubbed a ampldquoJunglelandamprdquo Contrary to the article residents 2012-05-09T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=52c3f983b67a940dd056d3af0456bbfc&from=rss NASHVILLE Tenn North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman making it the 30th state to ban samesex marriage North Carolina is considered by some to 2012-05-08T19:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=084c4e2a8450614bf834e8f36c6cd858&from=rss 2012-05-08T15:15:47-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b20eabe294bb41e1b69bb14fcc9e4519&from=rss Al Jazeera English has closed its bureau in Beijing after the Chinese authorities refused to renew its correspondents press credentials and visa or allow a replacement journalistThe channel expressed its disappointment at the situation and said it would continue to 2012-05-08T15:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=3ef6eeb02449cbe0394c2b41c09b180a&from=rss ampnbspBeijing South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies which some people believe can help with sexual performance or as a good supplement to patients after surgery According to Sing Tao 2012-05-08T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a3cd32adc9f8d563f807aa16328e4396&from=rss New data from the US Census Bureau reveals a decline in African American and Hispanic American voter registration since 2008 the Washington Post reports This marks the first significant drop in the number of Latino voters in nearly 40 yearsIn 2012-05-08T13:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b7cab2d57262c6dad0677ae54ef8ab53&from=rss WASHINGTON The US Border Patrol announced presented its new strategic plan to protect the border from 2012 to 2016 The new strategy presented before Congress on Tuesday will use intelligence to combat organized crime among other security threats ampquotTransnational 2012-05-08T13:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=6d1b1364012c7317059c01929381aac9&from=rss I was watching SportsCenter the other day and some news hit me right between the eyes Junior Seau Samoan phenom committed suicide Seau was always one of my favorite players for a few different reasons 1 Seau was Samoan and 2012-05-08T12:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=adc628f938cc73d27f7a26bcca2f5671&from=rss ABC News and Univision announced Monday that they are planning to launch an Englishlanguage cable channel aimed at Latinos The channel which does not have a name yet is expected to launch in 2013 Editorial coverage will focus on the 2012-05-08T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0e04b1031b1e991f6b46dec0c038e39d&from=rss NEW ORLEANS ampndash While New Mexicoamprsquos minority populations are no strangers to attempts to limit their voting rights its Native American residents continue to add registered voters to the rolls These voters may well become the swing vote in a 2012-05-08T03:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=cee49fe64ba019fc7187f3af711e6b37&from=rss Barack Obama I thought you were differentIt turns out that at 22 you were just like well any other 22yearold manObama was ampldquosexually warmamprdquo but ampldquoemotionally coolamprdquo says Genevieve Cook an early girlfriend in a much publicized article in Vanity 2012-05-08T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=6b4bd92dd39ff91155165d76f91db546&from=rss On Patricia Jonesamprsquo wedding day her father pulled her aside holding her arm firmly and speaking so urgently that she stopped hugging her guests to listen closelyampldquoBuy a house as soon as you canamprdquo he told her ampldquoA house is 2012-05-08T02:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1dbe244f9998c2f45efa59a2a563e49c&from=rss ampnbspPrinceton University professor Cornel West and 19 other activists who protested against the NYPDs ampquotStop and Friskampquot Law were convicted of disorderly conduct by a judge last week according to the Associated PressA judge convicted all the defendants in one 2012-05-07T17:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ba732fd9178b1b6bb80ecb2e8d88cec7&from=rss ampnbsp Chief author Representative Bob Dettmer sponsored two bills to aid the Hmong and Lao veterans in obtaining burial rights guaranteed to other veteransHouse File 2260 is a Resolution to Congress the President and the legislatures of other states to 2012-05-07T16:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=bdfe7b4e34c4ffb0717477fd98d9a5a4&from=rss ampnbspCAIRO ampndash It is a few minutes before midnight on Friday and calm is far from being able to make its way back to the street of this Egyptian capital Teargas fills the air and the shrill sound of ambulance 2012-05-07T13:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1c7216d0ac141f1aa5b13cbe224a2b3a&from=rss Late last month Georgia Gov Nathan Deal signed into law a bill that will require every person applying for cash assistance urinate in a cup Their samples will be sent to labs where they will be tested for drugs If 2012-05-07T13:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=29e7194e36c30358e32c5911337db5f8&from=rss NEW YORK ampndash Overseas Filipinos will hold protests in front of Chinaamprsquos embassies and consulates worldwide to protest the recent aggressive Chinese encroachments in the disputed body of water that Chinese refer to as the South China Sea and Filipinos 2012-05-07T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=916151e654bca8697f6b26f40111c102&from=rss Photo Pictured above is SoongKwong Yu 91 He lives alone in San Franciscoamprsquos Chinatown Summer ChiangNew America MediaSAN FRANCISCOA tragedy happened in San Franciscoamprsquos Chinatown in midApril YeeShui Mar age 91 fell from a window in her apartment building The 2012-05-07T10:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=6610b005bea2e692a8c607c928ed7b26&from=rss This year the Violence Against Women Act VAWA is up for reauthorization Last week the Senate passed a reauthorization S 1925ampmdashwhich provides protection to people who are the victims of domestic violence rape trafficking sexual assault stalking and similar crimesampmdashby 2012-05-07T10:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e1b4044bb279f131a1c65ee979cf86f4&from=rss Photo Pictured above is SoongKwong Yu 91 He lives alone in San Franciscoamprsquos Chinatown Summer ChiangNew America MediaSAN FRANCISCOA tragedy happened in San Franciscoamprsquos Chinatown in midApril YeeShui Mar age 91 fell from a window in her apartment building The 2012-05-07T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b8b427c3ebf7ec2831fd1f3cb2903d14&from=rss ampnbsp Vietnamese and Cambodian fishermen in Village Lamprsquoest and Versailles in New Orleans East were among the first residents to return after Katrina only to see their livelihoods crushed a few years later by the BP spill In early April 2012-05-05T14:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c7707a0d9dad7077d773b80effcad23b&from=rss ampnbspSAN FRANCISCO Thereamprsquos a restlessness to Rian Dundon that defines much of his work Sitting over coffee the 31yearold photographer checks his phone then his watch He looks past the window capturing mental images of the world outside Then 2012-05-05T03:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=98dc54e6750bdee35f84fee341e4c825&from=rss PHOENIX Luis Avila a naturalized US citizen who emigrated from Mexico to Arizona plans to visit his home country on July 1 to cast his vote for the Mexican presidential electionampldquoMexicans who live in the exterior also get impacted 2012-05-05T02:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=9952aca6582638b36de0aa90a9d8a82c&from=rss ampnbspDEADLINE EXTENDED May 11 2012Theres less than two weeks to go before the new POSTMARK DEADLINE of MAY 11th and we look forward to receiving all your submissions soon Click here for our Official Call for Entries Guidelines and Submission 2012-05-04T16:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0b421e4d631a8a8ff364586ab437acaf&from=rss SAN PABLO Calif Kindergarten teacher Stephanie Figula has been warned Next year she will be teaching no less than 28 children ampndash four more than she has in her classroom this year and eight more than the 20 she 2012-05-04T11:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e3403932cd86a4ae4978c9072eb9d6d5&from=rss A new report by the Pew Hispanic Center documents a trend that reporters have been covering anecdotally for several years we are now seeing netzero immigration from Mexico to the United StatesThe factors that may have contributed to this change 2012-05-04T11:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=9a4ca3ef2bc9497fbb0f4dbff93aca34&from=rss A new report by the Pew Hispanic Center documents a trend that reporters have been covering anecdotally for several years we are now seeing netzero immigration from Mexico to the United StatesThe factors that may have contributed to this change 2012-05-04T05:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=24a0f2e786be63049da21c22aefe061f&from=rss SAN PABLO Calif Kindergarten teacher Stephanie Figula has been warned Next year she will be teaching no less than 28 children ampndash four more than she has in her classroom this year and eight more than the 20 she 2012-05-04T03:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=3ed663763d55a1c9dce6f522836ebeb6&from=rss The Department of Homeland Securitys use of nine domestic surveillance drones along the US border has been costly and ineffective in stopping contraband or undocumented immigrants according to a report by the LA Times DHS has spent more than 250 2012-05-03T13:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=9b81d97e57d63bf0768d65397a5e8e8e&from=rss Communist Cuba might soon give its citizens the freedom to travel outside the island without seeking the governmentamprsquos permission the AP reportsThe agency said that the President of Cubaamprsquos National Assembly Ricardo Alarcampoacuten talked about migration reforms on Tuesday and 2012-05-03T11:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=3b8a5db6a85cf10c912a48328cca12d2&from=rss Immigrants arrested for minor traffic violations wonamprsquot get flagged for possible deportation proceedings until after theyamprsquore convicted immigration officials announced on Friday The news came as part of the Department of Homeland Securityamprsquos response to a task force report released 2012-05-03T10:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c8ff7a314edb6884071180cba96600a6&from=rss Editors of New Yorks Spanishlanguage newspaper El DiarioLa Prensa argue that a new bill that creates a private fund for undocumented students shouldnt distract lawmakers from passing the NY Dream Act which would allow undocumented students to participate in the 2012-05-03T10:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=df7161e3f492965ec024179c93ee566a&from=rss 2012-05-03T08:51:55-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ed76bbcbd4c65a7673e5115074c741c1&from=rss NEW ORLEANS ampndash Leading social justice scholars believe that ampldquounconscious biasamprdquo leads to negative racial stereotyping that ampnbspcan unknowingly prompt discriminatory actions and attitudes towards people of colorAt the Healing for Democracy conference hosted by the W K Kellogg Foundation 2012-05-03T04:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=dffba944c93fab79975ec85d8d35ead8&from=rss ampnbspJust two weeks ago a Rasmussen poll showed 64 percent of Americans believe voter fraud exists This poll was a major hit with the folks at the provoter ID True the Vote conference held over the weekend in Houston No 2012-05-03T03:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=824c5b7b896d0d50cd5f7eadaf5d94d1&from=rss Celia Rubi Medina is quick to raise her hand when her teacher asks about the meaning of the word metamorphosisampldquoItamprsquos when the little caterpillar becomes a butterflyamprdquo says the 4yearold girl a Head Start student at Tracy Elementary in the 2012-05-03T03:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=3d7a3cb571ce38cdade0f00b1aadda61&from=rss The workplace fatality rate for Latino workers continues to be higher than the fatality rate for all US workers according to a new report released Wednesday by the AFLCIO The report ampldquoDeath on the Job The Toll of Neglectamprdquo which 2012-05-02T19:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=278ffb86f076eb64bc7f56bb01227a96&from=rss PHOENIX Ariz A border militia leader and reputed neoNazi shot and killed four people including a toddler before committing suicide at a home in Gilbert Ariz on Wednesday sources told the Arizona Republic Sources identified the shooter as Jason 2012-05-02T19:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a3b133cba6c01f7982cc5dec43c92a79&from=rss The fate of the nearly 10000yearold remains unearthed in 1976 during renovation work at the University of California at San Diego UCSD chancelloramprsquos house in La Jolla California are still undecidedA federal court judge in San Francisco granted a temporary 2012-05-02T16:00:07-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=970daa82865018e7d7dcf44315a60d80&from=rss ampnbspWashington DC Councilmember Marion Barry seems to be on a roll these days offending Asians and Asian Americans The former mayor of the district just referred to Asianowned businesses as ampldquodirtyamprdquo one month ago Now hes added more fuel to 2012-05-02T16:00:06-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=0b590816b47ba7412203437fd67e1a5b&from=rss The nations largest radio market lost one of its two big blackmusic stations on Monday and with it the nationally syndicated civically aware voices of Tom Joyner and Michael BaisdenJoyner said he was sad and urged New York listeners to 2012-05-02T16:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=2c1d647149c9a8d2054484e3c9c82adb&from=rss Asian Americans represent the fastest growing demographic segment in this country and a critical voting bloc But according to a new firstofitskind poll released this week neither Republicans nor Democrats seem to be taking note The Lake Research Partners poll 2012-05-02T16:00:03-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=20a584f322d4f13669c239613c0cd72f&from=rss ampnbspHere are the elephantamprsquos fosas nazales third grade Andersen Elementary teacher Michelle Fonseca says in Spanish NostrilsHe has a trompa trunk which one thirdgrader says he can use to ampldquoagarrar comida para poner en la bocaamprdquo Grab food to put 2012-05-02T14:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c6cc586a9abd94376d60fe56c6b7effb&from=rss Andrew Lam New America Media 2012-05-02T14:00:00-08:00 Interview