Pacquiao Wins Seventh World Title, His Fans Become Global

New America Media, News Report/, Anchor/Reporter: Odette Keeley / Video: Mike Siv & Min Lee, Nov 15, 2009

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is the Filipino people's champ once again for his historic win over Miguel Cotto. But as a mixed crowd in a Northern California restaurant that watched this fight proves, "Pacman" has become a global icon.

The Mind of Amiri Baraka

San Francisco Bay View, Q&A, JR Valrey, Nov 12, 2009

Amiri Baraka, one of the most fiery political poets and cultural critics in Black America, recently celebrated his 75th birthday. He is the father of the Black Arts Movement of the ‘60s.

Traditional Healers Choose to Fight H1N1 Naturally

New America Media, News Feature, Elena Shore, Viji Sundaram, and Vivian Po, Nov 09, 2009

As the U.S. death rate of the H1N1 virus surpassed 1,000 people, traditional healers face a dilemma: whether to tell their clients to get the vaccine or to prescribe alternative treatments.

Putting Sexual Identity Aside to Get Ahead in the Military

New America Media, Q&A, interview by Carolyn Ji Jong Goossen, Nov 07, 2009

A military officer says ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ makes sense for gays and lesbians like her, who put their military identity above any other.

Dr. Luther Castillo -- Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras

San Francisco Bay View , News Report, Willie Thompson, Nov 05, 2009

The National Resistance Front against the Military Coup in Honduras has been demonstrating in the streets of Honduras for more than four months and has absorbed the repression of the coup government.

Health Care Reform's Missing Piece: Elder Care

New America Media, News Analysis, Paul Kleyman, Nov 05, 2009

Aging boomers are on the way to doubling the 65-plus population, yet U.S. health care reform has only touched lightly on the nation’s fragmented excuse for a long-term care system.

Chicago Ethnic Media Question U.S. Census Officials

New America Media, Q&A//, Eunji Jang//Video: Paul Billingsley, Nov 03, 2009

U.S. Census Bureau officials met with ethnic media in Chicago, where reporters asked questions that are significant to the communities they serve.

Immigration at Issue in NY-23, Virginia, New Jersey Elections

New America Media, Blog Report, Marcelo Ballvé , Nov 03, 2009

Today's elections, many of them in eastern seaboard states, are the first big political test for the Obama administration. The trend to watch: the surprising prominence of immigration politics.

Peace Corps Volunteers Return to War-torn African Nations

Washington Informer, News Report, Alvin Peabody, Oct 30, 2009

After decades of absence from several war-torn African nations, the U.S. Peace Corps volunteers are making a comeback.