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Vietnamese Elders Overcome Isolation, Language Barriers to Be Counted in Census

New American Media - 25 April 2010 - 7:01pm
Immigrant elders living in SRO hotels and subsidized apartments in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco managed to be counted in the decennial census, despite substantial obstacles.

Mexico Warns of Retaliation for New Arizona Law

New American Media - 25 April 2010 - 12:01pm
The Mexican government warned that it would reconsider its relations with Arizona after the state's governor signed the nation's toughest bill on illegal immigration into law on Friday.

La Opinión Calls for National Boycott of Arizona

New American Media - 25 April 2010 - 12:01pm
An editorial in the Los Angeles Spanish-language daily La Opinión calls for a national boycott of Arizona after the governor signed the nation's toughest bill on illegal immigration into law on Friday.

Mexico Warns of Retaliation for New Arizona Law

New American Media - 25 April 2010 - 12:01pm
The Mexican government warned that it would reconsider its relations with Arizona after the state's governor signed the nation's toughest bill on illegal immigration into law on Friday.

La Opinión Calls for National Boycott of Arizona

New American Media - 25 April 2010 - 12:01pm
An editorial in the Los Angeles Spanish-language daily La Opinión calls for a national boycott of Arizona after the governor signed the nation's toughest bill on illegal immigration into law on Friday.

Arizona’s Law May Spark Pro-Immigrant Movement

New American Media - 25 April 2010 - 5:30am
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law on Friday, making Arizona the first state in the nation to consider it a crime for a person to be an undocumented immigrant. But the passage of the Arizona law may also have ignited the pro-immigration reform movement.

Arizona’s Law May Spark Pro-Immigrant Movement

New American Media - 25 April 2010 - 5:30am
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law on Friday, making Arizona the first state in the nation to consider it a crime for a person to be an undocumented immigrant. But the passage of the Arizona law may also have ignited the pro-immigration reform movement.

NAACP Hopes to Diffuse Tension Between Asians and Blacks in San Francisco

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 8:13pm
On Friday, Rev. Amos Brown gathered members of San Francisco’s Asian and African-American communities, church and business leaders to come up with a course of action to end the recent string of violent acts in the city involving members of the two groups.

NAACP Hopes to Diffuse Tension Between Asians and Blacks in San Francisco

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 8:13pm
On Friday, Rev. Amos Brown gathered members of San Francisco’s Asian and African-American communities, church and business leaders to come up with a course of action to end the recent string of violent acts in the city involving members of the two groups.

Pakistani Americans Largely Unaware of Stimulus Opportunities

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:13pm
The Pakistani community is in the dark when it comes to the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), better known as the “stimulus package” signed into a law by President Obama in February 2009.

Buddhist Activism Tilting Thailand's Political Drama

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:13pm
Commentator Yoichi Shimatsu argues that understanding Thailand's religious rivalries is key to understanding its Red Shirt rebellion.

Boyajian: Turkey’s Henchmen: Mass Media Butcher the Armenian Genocide

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:13pm
On Armenian Genocide memorial day, David Boyajian unravels the politics behind U.S. acknowledgment of the genocide and its strategic relationship with Turkey.

Pakistani Americans Largely Unaware of Stimulus Opportunities

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:13pm
The Pakistani community is in the dark when it comes to the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), better known as the “stimulus package” signed into a law by President Obama in February 2009.

Buddhist Activism Tilting Thailand's Political Drama

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:13pm
Commentator Yoichi Shimatsu argues that understanding Thailand's religious rivalries is key to understanding its Red Shirt rebellion.

Boyajian: Turkey’s Henchmen: Mass Media Butcher the Armenian Genocide

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:13pm
On Armenian Genocide memorial day, David Boyajian unravels the politics behind U.S. acknowledgment of the genocide and its strategic relationship with Turkey.

After Earthquake, Tibet Needs More Engineers, Fewer Monks

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:01am
Commentator Yoichi Shimatsu writes that the April 14 earthquake that's left at least 2,100 people dead in the Tibetan Plateau shows Tibetan society needs fewer monks and more working men who can handle tough chores in an emergency.

After Earthquake, Tibet Needs More Engineers, Fewer Monks

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:01am
Commentator Yoichi Shimatsu writes that the April 14 earthquake that's left at least 2,100 people dead in the Tibetan Plateau shows Tibetan society needs fewer monks and more working men who can handle tough chores in an emergency.

New America Now: Trust in Education, Cuban Biodiversity, Doll Diplomacy

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:00am
This week on New America Now: Odette Keeley with headlines from New America Media, Valeria Fernandez and Stan Washington on Ethnic Media Watch, Budd Mackenzie talks about girls education in Afghanistan, Cuban scientist Umberto Rios looks at Cuban agriculture, and Curators Melissa Rinne and Alan Pate tell the story of "doll diplomacy" between the US and Japan.

New America Now: Trust in Education, Cuban Biodiversity, Doll Diplomacy

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 7:00am
This week on New America Now: Odette Keeley with headlines from New America Media, Valeria Fernandez and Stan Washington on Ethnic Media Watch, Budd Mackenzie talks about girls education in Afghanistan, Cuban scientist Umberto Rios looks at Cuban agriculture, and Curators Melissa Rinne and Alan Pate tell the story of "doll diplomacy" between the US and Japan.

Cyberbullying: From the Street to the Tweet

New American Media - 24 April 2010 - 6:19am
This week on YO!Radio -- we hit the streets to talk to young folks about growth of bullying from the school yard to the FaceBook wall.
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