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Tolerance Prevails in Mexico City

New American Media - 8 hours 55 min ago
Editors of La Opinión write that tolerance prevailed over fear when Mexico City approved gay marriage last week.

Open Internet Reporting Fellowships

New American Media - 11 March 2010 - 9:00pm
The G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism and New America Media are calling for journalists working in ethnic and community media based in California to apply for the Open Internet Reporting Fellowship.

What's Next for Asian Film?

New American Media - 11 March 2010 - 7:37pm
Asian and Asian American movies were shut out of the Oscars this year, but the director of The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival says there's still a lot to like in Asian Cinema.

Arabs Organize to Get Counted in Census

New American Media - 11 March 2010 - 7:37pm
A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area has launched a grassroots organizing campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they, along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.

Re-Imagining Bertolt Brecht

New American Media - 11 March 2010 - 4:00am
Director John Doyle has re-imagined The Caucasian Chalk Circle, the legendary play from German playwright Bertolt Brecht. The play is at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco now until March 14th.

There's Hope for California

New American Media - 11 March 2010 - 12:37am
Essayist Richard Rodriguez tells NAM's Sandip Roy why he sees reason for optimism despite persistent unemployment and massive budget cuts to nearly every vital social service.

Asian American Community Urged Not to Throw Away Census Advance Letter

New American Media - 10 March 2010 - 7:38pm
With Census Day quickly approaching on April 1, the U.S. Census Bureau is preparing to notify households of what to expect in the upcoming weeks, and the community is asked to respond by carefully reading all census-related materials sent to their households and seeking help if they have any questions.

Arizona’s Anti-Anti-Immigrant Politicians and Sheriffs

New American Media - 10 March 2010 - 7:37pm
There is another side to Arizona's harsh, anti-immigrant politics and law enforcement that is overshadowed by the tough-talking Sheriff Arpaio and his legislative allies. Among many law enforcement and elected officials, there are voices calling for rational and reasoned approaches to immigration policy.

On the Road with Evo

New American Media - 10 March 2010 - 4:00am
Tupac Saavedra discusses Hilary Clinton's recent trip to Latin America. He is the director of On the Road with Evo, a PBS Frontline/World documentary about Bolivian president Evo Morales' election campaign.

Immigrant Advocates Say Immigration Enforcement Worse Under Obama

New American Media - 9 March 2010 - 8:00pm
Prominent immigrant advocates launched their most sharply worded public critique yet of the Obama administration’s immigration policy at a Monday press conference in Washington, D.C.
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