Thrift Hero Bridges Generations in China

New America Media, News Features, Jun Wang, Nov 01, 2005

As China's economy skyrockets, a new generation of privileged children have left the frugality of their parents' time far behind. A schoolteacher from northwestern China has become an unexpected "thrift hero" in his quest to bring back the concept of thrift.

Store Shooting Brings More Calls For Black-Brown Unity

Wave Newspapers, News Report, Gene Johnson Jr., Oct 06, 2005

In an effort to quell more brown-on-black violence, L.A. activists have called for an immediate cease fire and neighborhood unity.

Mormon Missionaries Learn Vietnamese in Little Saigon

Nguoi Viet Daily , News Feature, Anh Do, Aug 27, 2005

Vietnamese and missionaries do a language swap in classrooms in Little Saigon.

Why I Want to be a Puerto Rican

NCM Special Report, Speech, Richard Rodriguez, Aug 20, 2005

PNS editor Richard Rodriquez and noted author of "Brown" and "Hunger of Memory" delivered the closing address at New California Media 2005 Expo at Columbia University. The following is adapted from his remarks.

Saigon's Fall and Rise

Pacific News Service, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Apr 26, 2005

Saigon fell on April 30, 1975, but three decades later Pacific News Service Editor Andrew Lam, a former refugee, returns to discover a city on the rise. A version of this essay appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.

India, Pakistan and Seeing the Face of the Enemy

Pakistan Link, Commentary, Ras Siddiqui, Apr 15, 2005

The historic bus service between the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir has brought about new hopes for peace in the subcontinent. For commentator Ras Siddiqui, the impetus for that peace comes not just from a changing world, US pressure, the need to focus on resources like water and energy, but also from a very personal act - seeing the face of the enemy.

Vietnamese American College Students Speak Up Via E-Poll

Politics Research Center at California State University at Bakersfield, Dr. Long Le, Mar 18, 2005

102 Vietnamese Students in Colleges were recently electronically polled by Dr. Long Le of Cal State University at Bakersfield. Dr. Le teaches political science. Questions vary from culture to religion to ethnic media.

In the Year 2104 -- Americans Will Speak a New Kind of English

Pacific News Service, Commentary, Franz Schurmann, Aug 13, 2004

Like other major languages in history, American English as we know it will be transformed by the diverse communities seeking to retain their own identities in the United States.

Organ Donated Across Religious Divide

Asharq Al-Awsat, News Feature, Compiled and Translated by Jalal Ghazi, Aug 11, 2004

Arab media recently took a break from reporting on Iraq and the turbulence of Middle East politics to look at a hopeful story of an American professor who selflessly donated his kidney to a Sudanese colleague.