Mea Culpa, Hablo Español

La Opinión, Commentary, Pilar Marrero, Translated by Elena Shore, Oct 27, 2009

A hotel owner in Taos, N.M. ordered Hispanic employees to change their names to something more "Anglo." La Opinión columnist Pilar Marrero wonders what world he is living in.

Worker’s Victory Fuels Domestic Labor Movement

New America Media, News Report, Laura Goode, , Josue Rojas, Oct 15, 2009

A domestic worker recently settled a lawsuit against her employers for labor abuses. Her victory bolsters a growing domestic labor movement.

Zindagi Radio Show Tackles Critical Issues for South Asians

New America Now Radio, , Odette Keeley, Oct 03, 2009

This week on "Stories From the Ethnic Media": South Asian women seeking better ways to raise children tune in to Zindagi radio show; while NNPA reports on why more African-American grandparents are raising their grandchildren.

Census Boycott Divides Latino Community

New America Now Radio, , Odette Keeley, Sep 25, 2009

This week on "Stories From the Ethnic Media": NAM Editor & Spanish-language Media Monitor Marcelo Ballve on how the debate over boycotting the 2010 Census is dividing the Latino media and community.

Immigrant Businesses Try to Beat Recession Blues

New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Vivian Po, Ngoc Nguyen, Sep 25, 2009

The recession is testing the resilience of ethnic businesses. From Mexican bakeries to Vietnamese nail salons to Chinese dry cleaners, everyone has to figure out how to ride out bleak times. Traducción al español

Health Care Woes for Latinos

New America Now Radio, , Odette Keeley, Aug 28, 2009

This week on "Stories From the Ethnic Media": La Opinion on how the health care debate foreshadows the immigration reform debate; La Raza on Latino elders' lack of information on and access to emergency services.

The Other Town Halls

New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Aug 17, 2009

Health care is not the only issue heating up town hall meetings across America. The country's largest labor organizations have put together a joint statement on immigration reform. Selling their members on it is a much tougher job. Traducción al español

Prisoners of Ignorance and Tradition

La Opinión, Investigative Report, , , Claudia Núñez, Translated by Marvelia Alpízar, Aug 01, 2009

More than 20,000 indigenous Mexicans, most of whom do not speak Spanish or English, are locked up in U.S. prisons, lost in a system that they do not know or understand.

Minnesota Somali Soccer Event Shuts Out Mainstream TV Channel

New America Now Radio, , Odette Keeley, Jul 31, 2009

This week's radio round-up of stories from the ethnic media: Somali soccer organizers in Minnesota shut out a mainstream TV channel; and the Chinese community gets an apology from California.