New America Now: Crisis in Bushwick, A Sea of Poppies, Journey to Palestine

New America Now, , Feb 12, 2010

Esther Sanchis looks at the effects of the mortgage meltdown on the Bushwick neighborhood in Brooklyn, A Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh is about the Indian Opium trade in the 19th century, and Corner Store chronicles the story of one corner store owner and his efforts to reunite with his family in Palestine and bring them to America.

Getting Drunk with Dad

YO! Youth Outlook, , Donny Lumpkins and the YO! Radio Crew Feb 12, 2010

This week on YO! Radio--Drinking at home with the folks still isn't a good thing, love transcends age in cougar convention, and half of U.S. teens want political power.

Census: Asian Undercount Would Mean Billions of Dollars Lost for California

New America Media, , Mike Siv Feb 12, 2010

California lost an estimated $2 billion in federal funding over the last decade due to the undercount of Asians and Pacific Islanders during the 2000 Census. Advocates who serve the Southeast Asian community in Northern California gathered in Oakland to make sure their communities are counted in the 2010 Census.

Israel: Occupation or Apartheid

Mosaic Intelligence Report, , Jamal Dajani Feb 08, 2010

The dreaded Apartheid word has once again made its way into Israeli media, not by a leftist "self-hating Jew", but by the Minister of Defense.

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.