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news.newamericamedia.org http://news.newamericamedia.org news.newamericamedia.org en-us New California Media DW Alliance LLC http://www.dwalliance.com Politics in Puerto Rico and Memories Gone Missing http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=4a9294a5cb52f5fda0619bfeb9d448a2&from=rss UpFront is New America Media's award-winning radio show about dispatches from the new majority - inter-ethnic, international and intergenerational news for the new America. Up Front Radio New America Media 2008-05-09T13:00:00-08:00 The Baltimore Times: Making a Difference http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=a64195ae57b11ca1fa8be79ab18ec895&from=rss While most of the staff at the Baltimore Times are African-American, the magazine’s appeal is targeted at a much wider audience. It recently launched a small business publication and continues serving the community. Janine Cooper New America Media 2008-05-09T06:00:00-08:00 Media Profile To Recall or Not Recall Madison Nguyen? http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d8c8e82d0f5febe33e0429725769f29e&from=rss John Vu New America Media 2008-05-09T06:00:00-08:00 Blog Columbia Journalism Blog on Burma http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=95444fb4b4f6ab95739166861982bb39&from=rss Columbia Journalism New America Media 2008-05-09T04:00:00-08:00 Blog California’s Stake in the Integration of Immigrants http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ec3d8ac4fa54d03291338b37fa755565&from=rss Immigrants and their children will radically alter future elections in California, says a new study. The imperative now is a good integration policy. Daranee Petzod New America Media 2008-05-09T04:00:00-08:00 Commentary Health Care Workforce Unprepared for Aging Baby-boomers http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1d71352b5266e1ade2a4f2db92329acc&from=rss With fewer children and widely dispersed families, huge numbers of retiring baby boomers will place a massive burden on the health care system. It is woefully ill prepared says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Ketaki Gokhale New America Media 2008-05-09T04:00:00-08:00 News Report Finishing School is a Complicated Job http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=18e4e1b749741dce8ba71c854cefa042&from=rss To help support their families, many Latino students work while attending high school -- some even full time. While California considers a new law for student workers, Erika Cebreros of El Mensajero talked to young people about how this impacts their education and their lives. Erika Cebreros El Mensajero 2008-05-09T04:00:00-08:00 News Report CNN Apologizes Under Lawsuit http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c71d2e4aae874f9c93bfb6938c353e7a&from=rss Acting under a lawsuit filed by Chinese and Chinese American citizens, CNN issued an apology Wednesday for their employee Jack Caffery’s insulting comment about Chinese people, reported the World Journal. World Journal 2008-05-09T04:00:00-08:00 Chinese Orchestra Performs at Vatican http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=bc6e1f63333e5421d6c1b060e1186293&from=rss The China Philharmonic Orchestra played a concert for Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican on Wednesday. Sing Tao Daily 2008-05-09T04:00:00-08:00 News in Many Languages http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=cf27d63c04e1895576fa14bf45a02cfa&from=rss SOC Professor Chuang wants her journalism students to be comfortable walking through ethnic and minority group doors. Sally Acharya American Today 2008-05-08T13:00:00-08:00 News Report U.S. Military Accepts More Ex-Felons http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=781117019ba59b3f7d29d58a308b7964&from=rss From arsonists, to burglars to car thieves, each branch of the military saw a rise in waivers extended to convicted felons in an effort to meet the needs of war. Nisa Islam Muhammad Final Call 2008-05-08T08:00:00-08:00 News Report Chinese Officials Hold Talks with Dalai Lama http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0fca777654734c086432803bdeb368d5&from=rss The Dalai Lama’s representatives met with Chinese officials recently in the City of Shenzhen. Ming Pao Daily 2008-05-08T03:00:00-08:00 Mildred Loving, Champion of Interracial Marriage, Dies http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9bbe100d490b14b820f016893110d9d4&from=rss Mildred Loving, the black woman at the center of a landmark Supreme Court case that struck down interracial marriage laws, died recently. The Daily Voice 2008-05-08T03:00:00-08:00 Chicago’s Unique Program Makes Teachers Out of Moms http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f42f9ed7c86476d22acdcf673d6d5634&from=rss To solve the chronic teacher shortage problem in its public schools, Chicago is reaching deep into its own neighborhoods. Carolyn Ji Jong Goossen New America Media 2008-05-08T03:00:00-08:00 News Report Managing Your Money, Oaxacan Style http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=23d3a64fa537419202a122af375242b4&from=rss For one young Mexican immigrant, the best way to survive the current U.S. economic downturn is through an ancient tradition handed down from his Oaxacan grandmother. Angel Luna New America Media 2008-05-08T02:00:00-08:00 Commentary Louisiana Black Candidates Might Go Independent http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b70813639b33648980c969d718ee8dfb&from=rss Sen. Lydia Jackson of Shreveport, in the 4th District, and Rep. Michael Jackson of Baton Rouge, in the 6th District, say they are considering running for Congress in the fall as independents. John Maginnis Bayou Buzz.com 2008-05-07T16:00:00-08:00 News Report Today We March, Tomorrow We Get Detained by ICE? http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b74aec99e990afc4c17a571ea380f5ac&from=rss The day after the May 1 immigrant rights marches, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids at a chain of taquerias in the San Francisco Bay Area. Immigrant advocates say the timing of the raids was no coincidence. Traducción al español By Erika Cebreros, Translated by Suzanne Manneh and Peter Micek El Mensajero 2008-05-07T06:00:00-08:00 News Report Clinton Limps Past The Finish Line http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c783b9e43d77ebdafd0772fb36c2523d&from=rss It is my opinion that Clinton’s defeat was signaled by her endorsement of Eight Belles just before the Kentucky Derby. Russell Morse New America Media 2008-05-07T06:00:00-08:00 Commentary U.S Militarizes the Middle East http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f2323f7983f980de06e9ebbf8f9943c8&from=rss The Bush administration has found a way to massively fill in both Israeli and Arab arsenals with destructive arms. It's the same kind of logic as trying to put out a fire by pouring oil onto it. Jahanshah Rashidian Iranian.com 2008-05-07T04:00:00-08:00 News Analysis Hoy Marchamos, Mañana Nos Detienen? http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c9a8fd570b77de5c1c065acd7422ff9e&from=rss Luego de comerse unos burritos, agentes de ICE detienen a decenas de empleados de una cadena de taquerías en el Área la Bahía. English Translation Erika Cebreros El Mensajero 2008-05-07T04:00:00-08:00 Reportaje Immigration Raids Startle Communities in Oakland and Berkeley http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ac2bd34fc0fa5de9f2fc4f94c08ad530&from=rss Immigration raids near schools in Berkeley and Oakland have sent waves of panic in the communities and may keep undocumented students from attending class. Amanda Martinez New America Media 2008-05-07T04:00:00-08:00 News Report Arab Americans Seek Apology from McCain Campaign http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=8a8a24a6c586f8ccbe5c4315149ca941&from=rss The McCain campaign gave into a blogger’s protests and removed a prominent Arab American community leader from its Michigan finance committee. The Arab American News 2008-05-07T03:00:00-08:00 Wright Fuels Jewish Anxiety http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1e50462a47e73d9de4cf2c0216b3045b&from=rss Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright's admiration of Nation of Islam founder Farrakhan makes Jewish voters nervous. The Jewish Week 2008-05-07T03:00:00-08:00 Immigration Raids Startle Communities in Oakland and Berkeley http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9abc2b98739510819087a8c2144d9c20&from=rss Immigration raids near schools in Berkeley and Oakland have sent waves of panic in the communities and may keep undocumented students from attending class. Amanda Martinez New America Media 2008-05-07T02:00:00-08:00 News Report On Becoming a Writer http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d01c9eee1950b63f88f6a6f0e71a37ca&from=rss Andrew Lam New America Media 2008-05-07T01:00:00-08:00 Blog Divided Party Far Greater Peril to Obama and Clinton than McCain http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=a3c91d0f856c078fb6aaee18903f5849&from=rss A Democratic Party hopelessly Balkanized between two presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would have a hard time standing up against a unified Republican Party. Earl Ofari Hutchinson New America Media 2008-05-07T00:01:00-08:00 Commentray Food Crisis Reverses Middle Class Trend in Latin America http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b21fdc270ce8d76acdca945e0959f768&from=rss The food crisis in Latin America is eroding the spending power of the new middle class, and with it, their optimism in the future of the region’s economy. Marcelo Ballve New America Media 2008-05-06T20:00:00-08:00 News Report The Hidden Battle for the World Food System http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=cbd335a05ca74eabbee00f96c7c1f3ec&from=rss Author Raj Patel explains what is behind the global food crisis and who is profiting from it. Sandip Roy New America Media 2008-05-06T14:00:00-08:00 Interview Dangers of Covering Your Own Community http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=e06de7ad5f1df950d9a41aef6c297f98&from=rss This Week: A special report on the challenges to ethnic media's press freedom Odette Keeley UpFront Radio 2008-05-06T06:30:00-08:00 Somali Teen’s Murder Unearths Generation Gap http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=a89af3fa3461e017888f82722246b6a2&from=rss The killing of a promising high schooler in Minnesota has rekindled a conflict between an older generation that is more grounded to Somali cultural values and the victim's age mates, whose adaptation of hip-hop culture many Somalis associate with gangs. Edwin Okong'o Mshale 2008-05-06T04:00:00-08:00 News Report Access Washington - Actualización Semanal sobre la Inmigración http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c7ade3105ee4b8ce142908d8799f9bb4&from=rss La Actualización Semanal sobre la Inmigración Access Washington de NAM es una columna que resume las novedades clave en el debate sobre la inmigración. English Translation Wendy Sefsaf New America Media 2008-05-06T04:00:00-08:00 Reportaje Civic Action Trumps Immigration Marches http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d45f02e2da73a6a4c8080eeee626e1c5&from=rss Al Día 2008-05-06T04:00:00-08:00 Chinese Youth Worry Over Money on Youth Day http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6afc8566a8b8265c37ceeab72d45ee92&from=rss World Journal 2008-05-06T04:00:00-08:00 Privacy and Decency of Social Networking http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=30c7a3bd225b921629e569f24102ceba&from=rss Eming Piansay YO! Youth Outlook 2008-05-06T02:00:00-08:00 Blog Lecture on the Vietnamese Diaspora http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=355abadb67ab91c42d115688725925a4&from=rss Andrew Lam New America Media 2008-05-05T19:00:00-08:00 Blog Violence is Primary Challenge for Chicago's Black Youth http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0d13478c3324237c2f6efb3a36f4d1d1&from=rss Many Black youngsters feel that violence is the source of achievement and the ultimate means to gain power, according to a psychologist. Ashahed M. Muhammad The Final Call 2008-05-05T10:00:00-08:00 News Report Why I'm Bitter: Clinton is Dragging Down The Party http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=bf037d6fc7e4c494ae30f630263211de&from=rss Hillary Clinton’s negative campaign is robbing the Democratic Party of its energy and could very well usher in another Republican president. Donal Brown New America Media 2008-05-05T06:00:00-08:00 Commentary Access Washington - Weekly Immigration Update http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0a7cc528a4f907a5b5c27bd05d00d4f9&from=rss On this week's immigration news from Washington D.C., diminishing remittances and Latino and Asian populations increasing.Traducción al español Wendy Sefsaf New America Media 2008-05-05T06:00:00-08:00 News Briefs Court Rules for Harassed Farm Worker http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=4175fadbad50656c51c7a5e894974b2d&from=rss A woman repeatedly abused by her supervisor in a California farm labor job won her lawsuit against her former employer. Last week, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling against Harris Farms for an all-too-common offense. Sandra Velázquez Vida En El Valle 2008-05-05T04:00:00-08:00 News Report Working With Elders to Stay Young http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=fd3bb7658d7b35643b02f9597f2be86f&from=rss Some elders find themselves in the odd situation of arranging bingo games and exercise classes for other elders, some older than them. Carrie Cook, 78, is so busy running the Third Baptist Church's senior program she has no time to join a senior group herself. Ketaki Gokhale, Video by Max Kline New America Media 2008-05-05T04:00:00-08:00 News Feature United States Doubled Exports to China http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b3f8c7955e5f333d63ae089f91a86e97&from=rss The US-China Business Council published a report Thursday showing that the United States has doubled its export to China since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2000. World Journal 2008-05-05T03:00:00-08:00 Commercial Vacancy Rates in Koreatown Rise http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1e44ac55fdaebcd4cf4ed906beb5563c&from=rss The Los Angeles Koreatown vacancy rate has gone up sharply in the past months, and is higher than other parts of the city. Korea Daily 2008-05-05T03:00:00-08:00 You Too Can Drive Green http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=a74e1d8f3ab83d2eed22fc0a95d87bb8&from=rss California has just officially launched a statewide campaign in Sacramento to raise awareness about the importance of driving green, and everyone’s participation counts. Suzanne Manneh New America Media 2008-05-04T06:00:00-08:00 News Report Kenya's Tribal Wars Move Online http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c327085e1ca274f3f3e0acacd89c17ba&from=rss Tribal conflict has been blamed for the violence that has rocked Kenya since the disputed December elections. While much is happening in Kenya itself, the war has also moved online and a Kenyan editor became its unwitting target. Edwin Okong'o Frontline/WorldMshale 2008-05-04T06:00:00-08:00 Commentary Asian, Latino Congressmen Call for Participation in Census http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6d05f74986a0e6b2df10f938b1e4c609&from=rss Asian and Latino congressmen have called on people from their communities to participate in the 2010 census in order to receive greater government benefits for their communities. World Journal 2008-05-04T03:00:00-08:00 Shop Owners Hope Tax Rebate Benefits Will Trickle Down http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=64bd37cf3f034675a6c44c8910183a91&from=rss With tax rebates designed to stimulate an ailing economy on their way to hundreds of thousands of Korean American households, Koreans retailers who have been struggling to survive are setting up plans to entice shoppers. Korea Daily 2008-05-04T03:00:00-08:00 Senate Finally Approves Filipino Veteran Benefits http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=e2d221cbd750c7330d9de9d9120cb8c6&from=rss Senate Bill 1315 measure moved to House. Six decades after WWII many Filipino veterans who fought for the US government have died. Akito Yoshikane Nichi Bei Times 2008-05-03T13:00:00-08:00 News feature Kill Jesus, Ban Barbie and Free Mumia http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7a91f8e6c95d5dd47274c3daf109caa9&from=rss Teen accused in bomb plot had it out for the Messiah; youngster calls mom -- stoned on shrooms -- sets off mountain search; European pre-teens enjoy their alcohol and Barbie is not welcome in Iran. Donny Lumpkins and YO!Radio Crew YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia 2008-05-03T09:30:00-08:00 Black Teens Feel the 'Bilingual Preferred' Summer Job Blues http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f088ab75832d544aabb00cb2d50dbae2&from=rss San Bernardino High School teens Jazanique Jackson, Ashanae Brown And Kimyen Hawkins are feeling the chill from employers who perfer bilingual workers. Chris Levister Black Voice News 2008-05-03T07:30:00-08:00 News Report Human Trafficking - Food for Thought? http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=bf31d74684368e5c7ec0f6f6bfa34e54&from=rss Over 30 Bay Area chefs held a gala to call attention to the problem of human trafficking which UNICEF estimates has victimized over 30 million people from Asia alone. Mike Siv and Andrew Lam New America Media 2008-05-03T07:00:00-08:00 Rosa's Ashes http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=a06e91fb0e369248b1e74c4fa83117c0&from=rss The story of a Mexican man without papers who disappeared in the 50s leaving behind his wife to raise seven sons on her own has lessons for a new generation of families split by deportation. Renee Tajima-Peña and Sandip Roy New America Media 2008-05-03T06:00:00-08:00 U.S. Student Visa Fees May Be on the Rise http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ef3a5b794ca205c5923f927847ead0a5&from=rss The Department of Homeland Security has suggested that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) charge international students a new visa fee. World Journal 2008-05-03T03:00:00-08:00 Prince William County Scales Back Anti-Immigrant Measures http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c5eeb5165711dd1522a77a83c4c142b6&from=rss Citing a lack of funds, authorities of Prince William County, Va. scaled back their crackdown on illegal immigration. El Pregonero 2008-05-03T03:00:00-08:00 Black Officials in Pittsburgh Buck Party Machine to Support Obama http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=fb11845d068570a443b1179273760011&from=rss Most Democratic officials in Pittsburgh are firmly in the Hillary Clinton presidential camp, but African American Democratic leaders are striking out in a different direction. NNPA 2008-05-02T21:00:00-08:00 ICE Raids Bay Area Taqueria Chain http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=56b431fe2dfda4c7fe47ee0df72934e3&from=rss On the heels of the May Day / Immigration Rights march, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided a chain of taquerias in the Bay Area May 2. Rose Arrieta El Tecolote 2008-05-02T16:00:00-08:00 News Brief A 'High-Tech Media Lynching' http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d21d16aa828f42ca19238b3b202ebb70&from=rss An editorial in New York's Spanish-language El Diario/La Prensa says the media’s crucifixion of Rev. Jeremiah Wright reflects a racist double-standard that is an insult to all Americans. Staff El Diario/La Prensa 2008-05-02T15:00:00-08:00 Editorial UpFront: Winning Toilets, the Wright Stuff, Migra Blues http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1a78b67114defd2d32d686f94c465478&from=rss UpFront is New America Media's award-winning radio show about dispatches from the new majority - inter-ethnic, international and intergenerational news for the new America. Up Front Radio New America Media 2008-05-02T13:00:00-08:00 Low Turnout in May, High Hopes for November http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=eb313e0aa17131b81a47cd91fe9e777f&from=rss The impact of immigration raids could be seen in the lower turnout at immigration marches on May Day this year, report Spanish language media. But hopes are still high for a spike in voter turnout in November. Elena Shore New America Media 2008-05-02T13:00:00-08:00 News Digest M’aider! M’aider! – Reflections on the May 1st March http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=4e186670e87826b350956cc9e2518436&from=rss Two years after millions took to America’s streets demanding rights for immigrants, far fewer show up for the march, which is more like a parade of various lefty organizations with dissimilar ideologies. Words: Russell Morse // Video: Ann Bassette New America Media 2008-05-02T12:00:00-08:00 Commentary and China’s Body Image: from Cultural to Sexual Revolution http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1d482594c3ca068f98adf554a4168fda&from=rss Andrew Lam New America Media 2008-05-02T12:00:00-08:00 Blog Still They March http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7ebec934e2022aaf466a88e002f6ffa4&from=rss How many people marched in the May Day rallies is less important than the fact that they marched at all, given the harsh crackdown on immigrants. Roberto Lovato New America Media 2008-05-02T08:18:00-08:00 News Report Could the Global Food Crisis Impact America? http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=bde99fdda674669b73860ec1a4386081&from=rss The Agriculture Department said there is reason for concern about the U.S. food supply. In January, USDA reported that the “hard wheat crop” was much smaller than anticipated and U.S. stockpiles hit a 60-year low. Saeed Shabazz Final Call 2008-05-02T08:00:00-08:00 News Analysis Guantanamo - The Humanity of Rats http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=00adb7491d58697885f3928ef6b4cb3d&from=rss Peter Schurmann 2008-05-02T06:14:00-08:00 Blog Supermarket Employees Wear Chinese Flag on Uniform http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d9e59926182b42b096b4759b46543431&from=rss Employees of the French supermarket chain Carrefour, which is facing a boycott in China, started wearing “Chinese national flag” uniforms and “Beijing 2008” caps last weekend, reports the Ming Pao Daily. Ming Pao Daily 2008-05-02T05:14:00-08:00 Middle East Policy Figures in Clinton’s Pennsylvania Win http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ed7666180149dec17aa395104bd45550&from=rss Senator Hillary Clinton won 62 percent of the Jewish votes in Pennsylvania by taking a harsher stance against Iran and becoming a more outspoken defender of Israel, the Jewish Daily Forward reports. Jewish Daily Forward 2008-05-02T05:00:00-08:00 Immigration Raids Can Cost L.A. Millions http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=68646a737eaa2bca79e752faec006504&from=rss If workplace raids continue, three major manufacturing industries might look to relocate out of Los Angeles warns a new report that has business leaders nervous. Kenneth Kim New America Media 2008-05-02T04:14:00-08:00 News Report Jesse Jackson Fetes Ethnic Media for Rebuilding NOLA http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0931b3000275d7d4465f892e8535b09d&from=rss On April 24, at a NAM-sponsored conference at Xavier University, civic leader Jesse Jackson urged the ethnic media to reclaim the economic vitality of New Orleans through reportage that crosses the racial divide. Anthony D. Advincula New America Media 2008-05-02T04:00:00-08:00 News Report Native Americans Optimistic that Ruling Will Favor Tribal Sovereignty http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d18423918f74ef36db0c6f8922bd73be&from=rss Native Americans hope that the Supreme Court will uphold their jurisdiction over disputes between tribal members and non-Indians, reports Indian Country Today. Indian Country Today 2008-05-02T04:00:00-08:00 Wright Talks Tolerance in Detroit http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=8e87c0f49454cfac9f6dbe0f8cd5808b&from=rss Wright's comments played well in front of the NAACP in Detroit, days before his infamous remarks in front of the National Press Club. Bankole Thompson Chicago Defender 2008-05-01T17:14:00-08:00 News Report Small Schools and the Achievement Gap http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=fc83a7d8ff3d1ea90f660b4d4a2e1b82&from=rss Schools in San Francisco try to figure out how to bridge the achievement gap in test scores. Amanda Martinez New America Media 2008-05-01T13:00:00-08:00 El Diario/La Prensa Ranked # 1 in Circulation Growth http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=a1da66e36428b2a803a3fb8a16f3cf98&from=rss The most recent Audit Bureau of Circulation report has ranked New York's Spanish-language newspaper El Diario/La Prensa number one in circulation among the major market daily newspapers in the United States, regardless of language. El Diario/La Prensa 2008-05-01T01:05:00-08:00 Chinese Scholar Says There’s No Freedom of Speech in the U.S. http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6f4dbe98fb7a22440d6140dc6cb8a4a2&from=rss More than 3,000 Chinese Americans gathered Saturday in front of CNN’s San Francisco bureau to protest Jack Cafferty’s April 9 comments calling Chinese “basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they’ve been for the last 50 years," reports the Sing Tao Daily. Sing Tao Daily 2008-05-01T01:02:00-08:00 'Hurricane of Justice' Gathers in South Florida http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9c2ca878e8351e9881b7dfe78bc2ae4a&from=rss Thirty-seven million poor people live in the United States, but their voices are absent from national debates. At a town hall in Miami—part of the Marguerite Casey Foundation's Equal Voice for America's Families Campaign—a multi-ethnic coalition of families came together around bread-and-butter issues such as housing, immigration enforcement, and the right to vote. Written by Khalil Abdullah // Photos: Joseph Rodriguez New America Media 2008-05-01T01:01:00-08:00 News Feature Rain or Shine, El Tiempo Latino is There http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=15cc9d40215e216f28dc8667e5610ab2&from=rss El Tiempo Latino’s mission goes beyond delivering just useful information, says its editor, Miguel Guilarte. "We try to help the community. And we’ve never stopped, for more than 15 years.” Radina Gigova New America Media 2008-05-01T01:00:00-08:00 Media Profile Korea Angered by Chinese Student Protesters http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=e0e2ec32d78a5526f5436efd9d221c72&from=rss Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Tuesday that an attack by Chinese students on a group of Tibetan protesters at the Olympic torch relay in South Korea hurt Korea’s national dignity. World Journal 2008-05-01T01:00:00-08:00 'Hurricane of Justice' Gathers in South Florida (Gallery) http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=cae8c247878dceef2f782ae8944b7c25&from=rss Miami residents get tax help and attend a town hall meeting, part of the national Equal Voice for America's Families campaign. Article funded by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. © Joseph Rodriguez/New America Media Joseph Rodriguez New America Media 2008-05-01T01:00:00-08:00 Photo Gallery April 30th - Remembering the Vietnam War http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1f642b2683704d6338eaef23b789e0fb&from=rss Andrew Lam New America Media 2008-04-30T16:00:00-08:00 blog Town Hall Gives Working Families a Voice http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d1c457c4f04a9e692da4493ba584cab9&from=rss Education was among the topics that came up during the Equal Voice for America's Families town hall meeting in Fresno, Calif. Juan Esparza Loera Vida en el Valle 2008-04-30T14:00:00-08:00 News Report A Moses Out of the Yucatan Slave Plantations http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0077331a9072e223c2fff8a6358026ad&from=rss The great liberator Whang Sa-Yong was married to Korea while his wife and children suffered unforgiving hardships at home K.W. Lee, with Dr. Luke and Grace Kim KoreAm 2008-04-30T11:00:00-08:00 Feature Human Flesh Search: Vigilantes of the Chinese Internet http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=964203448cbf700c9640912bf9012e05&from=rss In China "human-powered” search engines can turn netizens into cyber lynch mobs, and private lives are turned upside down by collective cyber-vigilantism. Xujun Eberlein New America Media 2008-04-30T11:00:00-08:00 News feature YM Blog-a-Thon: Teen Sexual Health -- Money Matters http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=235274528db8cf83196f011fa6622faf&from=rss 2008-04-30T11:00:00-08:00 Blog Stoned Again: Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=698b9e491cda0b22c141f48b59d2042a&from=rss The original Harold and Kumar wasn’t a box-office hit, but it made $60 million on DVD, prompting this sequel. Harold and Kumar may be the first Hollywood franchise to feature Asian American men in the lead roles who don’t have to resort to kung fu. Philip W. Chung Asianweek 2008-04-30T08:00:00-08:00 Movie review West Demands Regime Change for Zimbabwe http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1d46b267b073fb5e23708f2320b793fb&from=rss The west’s anti-Mugabe sentiment surfaced at the United Nations, when representatives from the UK and the U.S. attempted to have Zimbabwean elections placed on the agenda. Saeed Shabazz Final Call 2008-04-30T07:00:00-08:00 News Report Invasion— Barbie http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b89f4cf5a7aaa1769fb32607b138ebce&from=rss Eming Piansay YO! Youth Outlook 2008-04-30T06:00:00-08:00 Blog The Rise of Extremist Islam in Indonesia http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ce4a81c4a2a115fd6be0b2b76174c500&from=rss Ahmadiyah, a small Islamic sect in Indonesia, is being attacked by extremists there. If it goes, other smaller sects will follow. Bramantyo Prijosusilo New America Media 2008-04-30T04:00:00-08:00 News report This Year, May 1st is About Believing in America http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1ee6eac033ed9dc674b6e4d43dd625f4&from=rss May 1 is not just the anniversary of mobilization for immigrant advocates. In a year of presidential campaigns, it's also a time to make a promise for building an inclusive America. Rich Stolz New America Media 2008-04-30T04:00:00-08:00 Commentary YM Blog-a-Thon: Learning about Money http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ed38e9c6b957adf5471f4e8425dbb23d&from=rss Boston Progress Radio 2008-04-30T03:00:00-08:00 Blog YM Blog-a-Thon: Making Money http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=74e217c3ba0e8fbaeaebbff1b1bda6d6&from=rss Oakland Girls Speak 2008-04-30T02:00:00-08:00 Blog The Global Food Crisis on Two Continents http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=77391607b2cea9cf4f34e02f23cbff27&from=rss This Week: riots in Haiti; soldiers guarding rice mills in the Philippines; Korean-American grocers worried over rising prices of food staples Up Front Radio Odette Keeley 2008-04-29T16:20:00-08:00 From The Bedside http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=cfbed4190d57d29ff8beeb0884c40a95&from=rss Korean American hospital chaplains play a crucial role in supporting patients and their families as they confront illness, injury and sometimes end-of-life issues Bill Stephens KoreAm 2008-04-29T11:00:00-08:00 Feature YM Blog-a-Thon: Money -- Can't Live Without It!! http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d40c8856269037372d050ac3ceb3e05d&from=rss The Know! 2008-04-29T05:00:00-08:00 Ecuador: Is Good Sex a Constitutional Right? http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=048a7bc746e24d4e38e97632c67f6439&from=rss Assembly member María Soledad Vela has proposed a constitutional amendment that would protect women's right to sexual pleasure. El Mercurio 2008-04-29T04:09:00-08:00 Increase in Latino Citizens in Calif. Could Impact Politics http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b5d04803a1377a93f8043092e1c06e21&from=rss A recent study by the Center for Policy for Immigrants in California revealed that 2.3 million legal immigrants in California are eligible for naturalization, and if they become naturalized, the number of Latino citizens will increase by 10%, La Opinion 2008-04-29T04:08:00-08:00 East L.A. College Opens ‘Solar Farm’ http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=bc104c54663ea5b3e4bbf457d5766163&from=rss Solar energy panels at East Los Angeles College are expected to satisfy 45 percent of the school’s energy needs. Eastern Group Publications 2008-04-29T04:07:00-08:00 Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet – Global Fight for Oil http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=14c60226a289cfe265941ebd1e07a049&from=rss Oil has far surpassed $100 a barrel. The oil production in Iraq, once meant to pay for the war, is far from doing that. Meanwhile, China and India's rise has come with booming energy needs. NAM interviewed Michael T. Klare, author of "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy." Sandip Roy New America Media 2008-04-29T04:00:00-08:00 QA Native Americans Respond to Pope's Visit http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c05c9e6e81fa3bc408cfb82c14a6fd11&from=rss Some American Indians are using the Pope's recent visit as an occasion to raise questions about the church's brutal role in the colonization of the Americas. Rob Capriccioso Indian Country Today 2008-04-29T04:00:00-08:00 News Report U.S. 'Nukes' Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=3b951980b0eb86aef8d2e97ffa107aef&from=rss The revelations about alleged Syrian-North Korean nuclear cooperation didn't raise as many eyebrows in Arab media as did the timing of the breaking news. Washington D.C. was obviously not pleased with something. Jalal Ghazi New America Media 2008-04-29T02:00:00-08:00 News analysis YM Blog-a-Thon: Life of a Refugee http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=8f55087292fa9d5ea70586266035a997&from=rss Khmer Girls in Action 2008-04-29T02:00:00-08:00 Access Washington - Weekly Immigration Update http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c33d26d7eed94c405a7781ee72384755&from=rss On this week's immigration news from Washington D.C., the "No-Match" rule, the Hispanic caucus takes on immigration reform and Operation Jump Start.Traducción al español Wendy Sefsaf New America Media 2008-04-28T15:00:00-08:00 News Digest Is Wright Hurting Obama Defending Himself? http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b281b879d18bc3457177a1378a442c06&from=rss Wright told an audience of 10,000 at an NAACP dinner that despite what his critics say, he is descriptive, not divisive, when he speaks about racial injustices. Jackie Jones Black America Web.com 2008-04-28T12:00:00-08:00 News Analysis