New America Now

Up Front RadioNew America Now: Dispatches from the New Majority airs Fridays at 12:00 p.m. and repeats Sundays at 3:00 p.m. on KALW, 91.7 FM.

New America Now is an award winning, hour long, news and culture audio magazine for and from California's ethnic communities. Drop in segments are available in five and nine minute modules for broadcast on public radio. Contact Mary Ambrose for more information at: mambrose [at] newamericamedia [dot] org.

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New America Now: The Climate Gap, Aging in India, and Edgy Lullabies

New America Now, Audio, Dec 11, 2009

Rachel Morello-Frosch discusses her new report The Climate Gap, Sandip Roy travels to India to tackle the issue of aging, and Shira Scion is a member of the Eastern European vocal collective Kitka

Philippine Election Violence, New Honduran President, and I Heart Hamas

New America Now, Audio, Dec 04, 2009

Fifty-eight people are dead as elections in the Philippines turn deadly, Honduras has elected a new president amidst much political turmoil, and I Heart Hamas is the title of a new one woman show by Jennifer Jajeh.

New America Now: Health Care Special

New America Now, Audio, Nov 21, 2009

As the health care reform bill heads to the Senate, New America Now presents a special on Health Care in the United States.

Indian Summit, Defamation, Revolution & Romance

New America Now, Audio, Nov 13, 2009

This Week on New America Now: Obama holds a historic summit with Native American tribes, Yoav Shamir discusses his new documentary tackling anti-Semitism, and Carolina De Robertis talks about her book Revolution and Romance.

San Jose Beating, California Civil Liberties, and Armenian Folk Music

New America Now, Audio, Nov 06, 2009

Raj Jayadev discusses the San Jose Police beating, Stan Yogi is co-author of a new book about the history of civil liberties in California, and Hasmik Hartyunyan is an Armenian folk singer.

H1N1, Climate Change, & The Browning of Suburbs

New America Now, Audio, Oct 30, 2009

Officials from the Centers For Disease Control meet with ethnic media in San Francisco, Rolf Skar from Greenpeace looks at sub-national forest offsets, and Shanti Sekaran discusses her debut novel, The Prayer Room .

Basta Dobbs, Honduras Under Fire and City of Borders

New America Now, Audio, Oct 23, 2009

This week on New America Now -- The Campaign mounts against Lou Dobbs, Marcelo Ballve looks at the situation in Honduras and Aaron Davidman discusses his play based on a bestselling book 'The Chosen' by Chaim Potok.

New America Now: Hopi v Enviro Activists, Filmmaker Honored & The Children of Argentina's Dirty Wars

New America Media, Audio, Oct 16, 2009

Children of Mexican immigrants don't access free health care, Hopi Tribe bans environmental groups, and the movie "Power Paths" explains the back story on that. Director Dorothy Fadiman is honored for a lifetime of filmmaking,and the children of the missing from Argentina's 'Dirty War' tell their stories in a new film, "Awakening the Sorrow".

New America Now: South Pacific Disasters, Chicago Killing, Arab Cultural Festival

New America Now, Audio, Oct 09, 2009

Sabrina Fitranty and Esther Chavez discuss the impact of earthquakes, typhoons, and floods on Indonesia and the Philippines, Earl Ofari Hutchinson examines the Derrion Albert killing, Aaron Glantz talks about the results of the new poll on the stimulus package, Mallika Dutt fights for immigration reform, and the Annual Arab Cultural Festival is this Sunday.

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New America Now: Iran-U.S. Talks, Filipino Family Roles, Agent Orange in Guam

New America Now, Audio, Oct 02, 2009

This week: Dilshad Deyani hosts a radio show on issues facing South Asian Women, Pharaoh Martin on African American grandparents raising grandchildren, Iran and the US prepare diplomatic talks, Filipino family roles are changing, the effects of Agent Orange in Guam, and the music of Watcha Clan.

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