How You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking in Vietnam

New America Media, Blog , Andrew Lam, Sep 27, 2011

Human trafficking has become a scourge in Vietnam.

Taiwan's Unlikely Hero: Vegetable Seller of Taitung Market

New America Media, Q&A, Vivian Po, May 11, 2010

Described by Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan’s “ambassador with a loving heart,” 61-year-old Chen Shu-chu was selected as one of the “heroes” in this year’s TIME magazine’s annual 100 Most Influential People in the World for her outstanding generosity and philanthropy.

In Families Squeezed by Recession, Kids Show Effects

New America Media, News report/, Vivian Po, May 01, 2010

Delores Cisneros and her family now share their small home with her sister and niece, after unemployment forced them to double up. The overcrowded conditions are taking a toll on the children and changing their behaviors--something their preschool is trying to remedy.

Study Finds Sex Education Failing in California

New America Media, News report , Nadia Prupis, Apr 28, 2010

The 2004 California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Act promised to reform sex education in California's high schools. But a recent survey of young Latinas

A Jihad for Love

New America Now, , Sandip Roy, Apr 22, 2010

Parvez Sharma is a New York based Indian writer and filmmaker who is best known for his film on gay and lesbian Muslims in the Middle East, A Jihad for Love. He tells of his travels through the Muslim world and hidden lives as these people fear for their lives.

Chico Attorney's Water Project Quenches Thirst, Ambition In Tanzania

Chicosol.org, Commentary, Ron Reed, Apr 21, 2010

Chico attorney Ron Reed has been shipping well-drilling equipment to thirsty villages in Tanzania for several years. But his water project assumed another role when he formed Tanzania's first all-female well-drilling team, the Lioness.

New America Now: Voices From The Muslim World

New America Now, , Apr 16, 2010

This week on New America Now - Voices From the Muslim World: Stephen Franklin talks about the dangers faced by Arab bloggers in the Middle East, author Reza Aslan the looks at the "clash of civilizations" mentality in No god But God, Sumbul Ali-Karamali explains how Muslim women are participating in society and changing the world in The Muslim Next Door, and filmmaker Parvez Sharma on his award winning documentary Jihad for Love which shows the pressures of being a gay Muslim.

Why I’m Working as a Saigon Massage Girl

New America Media, Commentary, Lan Pham as told to Andrew Lam, Apr 12, 2010

Lan Pham, 21, works in a massage parlour in District I of Ho Chi Minh City, better known as Saigon. It’s where most tourists stay when they visit Vietnam. Pham spoke with NAM editor, Andrew Lam, who visited his homeland on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

Hmong Marriage: Is My Future Mine to Command?

New America Media, Commentary, Yee Leng Vang, Apr 10, 2010

Getting married can be a serious challenge in the Hmong community, especially because many of its elders are very judgmental, according to the writer, and the bride price can be a major obstacle when one is young and struggling.