San Jose Beating, California Civil Liberties, and Armenian Folk Music
New America Now, 
, Posted: Nov 06, 2009
New America Now:
Odette Keeley talks to:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Pakistan last week was marred by a powerful car bomb. It killed a hundred people and injured 200 in Peshawar. Pakistan Link columnist Dr. Nazir Khaja describes the unrelenting violence in Pakistan as a protracted 9/11;
and, At a major summit of the National Association of Hispanic Publications or NAHP in Washington, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate had declared last week as National Hispanic Media Week. The resolution recognized the valuable contributions of Latino newspaper owners and publishers representing almost 1, 400 Hispanic newspapers and magazines. They have a combined circulation of almost 50 million. Editor-in-chief Judith Martinez-Sadri of Atlanta Latino newspaper believes the NAHP is a crucial bridge between their audiences and DC.
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Sandip Roy talks to:
Ted Glasser is the author of “The Claims of Multiculturalism and Journalism’s Promise of Diversity,” a new study which concludes that too many diversity initiatives focus on the modest and mostly inconsequential goal of newsroom integration. The study argues that the American press ought to be more concerned about diversity across newsrooms than diversity within newsrooms. A copy of the study, which appears in the current issue of the Journal of Communication, is available from Ted Glasser at Stanford University. Click here for contact information.
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Raj Jayadev Discusses:
On Oct. 24, the San Jose Mercury News released video of a San Jose State math major getting beaten and tased by the San Jose Police Department in his home on Sept. 3, 2009. The video has circulated across the globe through major news outlets and social media sites. Raj Jayadev, Executive Editor for Silicon Valley De-Bug in San Jose, has this commentary.
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Sandip Roy Talks To:
California has long been the laboratory for testing many of the civil liberties battles that have changed America. Stan Yogi is co-author, with Elaine Elinson, of Wherever There's A Fight: How runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California.
Stan Yogi and Elaine Elinson will be at City Lights Bookstore on November 10th. Details are available here.
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For Hasmik Harutyunyan, one of Armenia's leading folk singers, music is life itself -- happiness, sadness, and struggle. She feels it is her responsibility to keep traditional Armenian music and dances alive in their purest form. Hasmik Harutyunyan will be performing at the St. Gregory of Nyssa Church on Friday, November 6th at 8 pm. For all upcoming appearances and information, click here.
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