New America Now: Ethnic Media Watch, Native American Census, Formosa Betrayed

New America Now, , Feb 05, 2010

Media monitors from across the country share the ethnic news stories that caught their attention, counting the Native American population in the 2010 Census is proving difficult, and Formosa Betrayed is a new film featuring the unique cultural perspective of Taiwan.

R.I.P. Dewey Tucker

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, , Jr Valrey and Lawrence Fowler, Feb 03, 2010

Dewey Tucker's death has left the music world at a loss. Driving to band rehearsal, the 24-year-old bassist was shot on I-80 and died.

A Map of Home

New America Now, , Sandip Roy, Feb 03, 2010

The 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait is humorously depicted through the eyes of an outspoken and independent teenage girl named Nidali. A Map of Home is a novel by Randa Jarrar.

Haitian Americans on the crisis in Haiti

New America Media, , Feb 02, 2010

For the first time Haitian Americans are polled on their reactions to the political response to the earthquake in Haiti.

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Yemen: A Haven for Qhat Not Al-Qaeda

New America Media, Interview, , Sandip Roy, Video by Ann Bassette, Jan 30, 2010

Noted Middle East scholar William O. Beeman believes the narcotic qhat is the root cause of many of Yemen's ills.

Oscar Grant's Daughter Wins $1.5 Million Settlement

New America Media/ YO! Youth Outlook, , Ann Bassette & Min Lee, Jan 29, 2010

BART shooting victim Oscar Grant's five-year-old daughter was awarded a $1.5 million settlement. John Burris, attorney for the Oscar Grant family, reacts to the settlement.

Cosmopolitan Obama Shuts World Out in State of the Union Address

New America Media, , Richard Rodriguez and Sandip Roy // Video by Cliff Parker, Jan 29, 2010

Essayist Richard Rodriguez says America was capable of creating Obama. But the president's job is much harder - recreating America. In his first State of the Union address, the president tried to romance the Congress, but can he romance the country once more?

New America Now: The Power of Women

New America Now, , Jan 29, 2010

New America Now presents A Woman's Special featuring the only female Prime Minister of Peru, a rare example of a woman completing a Torah, and the reality of emerging roles for Muslim women today.

Women's Rights Under Fire in Texas and Arizona

New America Now, , Odette Keeley, Jan 29, 2010

Undocumented pregnant women being held in detention centers have reason to worry; and, women in Texas are facing harsh obstacles in getting their license to practice eyebrow threading