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=fb7841da90b0115e450d7f5ee64e144a&from=rss The gun has an indelible presence in Americaamprsquos popular consciousness The mythmaking entertainment industry has embellished and magnified the gunamprsquos prominent role in the narrative of the nationamprsquos founding and rapid expansion across the continent over Indian lands and trackless 2012-12-27T07:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ba28b1e8702a4d585ea8ff4470691306&from=rss ampnbspAlthough record numbers of California high school students are graduating meeting CSU and UC admission standards and preparing to pursue advanced degrees or workforce training state funding for Californiaamprsquos public colleges and universities is eroding dramatically along with the promise 2012-10-30T16:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=da3f6092bd032c195c12bf61e5ba6db3&from=rss FREMONT Calif ampndash Manat Kaur is in many ways a typical 14yearold indistinguishable from others her age in her usual outfit of sneakers jeans and Tshirt But when asked the soontobe high school freshman makes it a point never to 2012-08-14T11:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a874ff039671c95b96489707eb866f36&from=rss FREMONT Calif ampndash Manat Kaur is in many ways a typical 14yearold indistinguishable from others her age in her usual outfit of sneakers jeans and Tshirt But when asked the soontobe high school freshman makes it a point never to 2012-08-14T02:00:07-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=722660022ac8588cec3ac966b496da87&from=rss After ten years of congressional stonewalling on the Dream Act the President acted and for many of the undocumented students affected Obamas executive order is akin to a modernday version of the Emancipation ProclamationOf course just like anything else 2012-06-20T03:00:04-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=bfb02d577242925b47dc30ce97b47070&from=rss In the effort to combat human trafficking mobile technology is becoming an essential tool Thatamprsquos why in late 2011 Kavitha Sreeharsha and colleague Kelly Heinrich left their positions with the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice to 2012-04-19T09:00:02-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=fb154119b5c05be2ba9b6b63350296b7&from=rss The Iraq War may well never be over since its objective of regime change continues to dictate US foreign policy and spawn endless conflicts Nine years after the second intervention against Baghdad it is abundantly clear that Saddam Husseinamprsquos prophetic 2011-12-20T03:00:05-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ed08d71f5fb7aa1ffb71ec46f43c37f3&from=rss In the age of globalization theres a caveat that often rings true You know your culture is a big hit when somebody else is trying to sell it back to you Nowhere is this more obvious than the example of the run away box office smash Kung Fu Panda and its sequel A wildly successful animation produced by Steven Spielberg in 2008 about a panda who wants to learn kung fu and his bumbling way toward greatness the movie became the biggest box office hit in Chinas history Andrew Lam New America Media 2011-06-15T10:03:00-08:00 Commentary http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=d5c7f9a8c9a1ae9448f6b219c2c94195&from=rss After spending nine years in the US Army and being honorably discharged Ramdeo Chankar Singh thought citizenship was in his grasp Now though he faces deportation Viji Sundaram New America Media 2011-03-07T11:57:00-08:00 news report http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a24e47462843780c84cc17bd06e15f93&from=rss In the 2005 political thriller Syriana starring George Clooney and Matt Damon Qatar is at the heart of an international intrigue The title was based on the concept of Pax Syriana a secret arrangement between two mutually hostile powers to divide a region into their respective spheres of dominance Yoichi Shimatsu New America Media 2011-03-02T09:22:00-08:00 News Analysis