NAM original coverage, youth media stories, and ethnic media articles on civil liberties and rights. For more information on NAM civil liberties coverage, contact Sandip Roy at sroy [at] newamericamedia [dot] org.
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New America Now: Annie Le Murder, Chevron Vs. Ecuador, Not a Genuine Black Man
New America Now,  , Sep 26, 2009
This Week: Some Latino community leaders want to boycott the Census, the murder of Yale student Annie Le is discussed, Joe Berlinger's documentary Crude opens in the Bay Area, Margaret Jenkins voices the concerns of Chinese dancers in her new performance, and Brian Copeland celebrates the five year anniversary of his one man show.
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Calif. Prisoner Firefighters Deserve Respect, Too
New America Media, Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson , Sep 03, 2009
Tedmund Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, the two fallen California firefighters, deserve all the accolades state officials have bestowed upon them for acting quickly and resolutely to save the lives of the inmate firefighters. Inmates who for years have risked their lives to fight fires and save lives should get the some acknowledgment, too, says NAM contributor Earl Ofari Hutchinson.
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Mourning the Loss of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Iranian.com, Eulogy, Jamshid S. Irani, Aug 29, 2009
America and the immigrant-rights community, including Iranians, have lost one of their greatest champions. Senator Edward M. Kennedy's life-long commitment to civil rights extended from African Americans to the disabled to the millions of immigrants and refugees who come to our nation.
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Death & Rebirth for Nichi Bei Times
New America Now Radio, , Odette Keeley, Aug 21, 2009
This week on "Stories From the Ethnic Media": Nichi Bei Times closes next month, but hopes to get a new life through a new foundation; and a female Sudanese journalist on trial for wearing trousers in public.
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Inspired by Aesop's Fables: Kim Dae-jung, S. Korea's Sunshine President
New America Media, News Analysis, Peter Schurmann, Aug 19, 2009
Kim Dae-jung, the former president of South Korea and Nobel Peace laureate, who died Tuesday at age 85, was an icon of near mythic proportion. The man behind the nation's democracy and the architect of its "sunshine" policy of detente with North Korea left a profound legacy.
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Bollywood Star's American Crash Landing
New America Media, Commentary, Sandip Roy, Aug 18, 2009
Bollywood’s biggest star was detained for over an hour, maybe two, over the weekend at Newark International Airport. India is outraged. Chai diplomacy is in order.
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NAM Correspondent Detained in Iran
New America Media, News Report, Aaron Glantz, Aug 03, 2009
New America Media correspondent Shane Bauer is among three Americans detained over the weekend along the Iranian-Iraq border, along with his girlfriend Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal.
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