1 out of every 2 people in California – including children – have been exposed to domestic violence, according to new research by the Blue Shield Foundation of California. Nationally, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience physical violence by their intimate partner at some point during their lifetimes, according to CDC data.
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Long-Term COVID: The Next Pandemic?
Long COVID has potentially affected up to 23 million Americans, and left 1 million people permanently unable to work, according to a recent report from the US Government Accountability Office. A study released earlier this month in the scientific journal Nature concludes that nearly half of patients who suffered from symptomatic Covid have not recovered several months later.
International Institute of Tolerance Opens State-of-the Art New Home For Its Worshippers
Senait Admassu President African Communities Public Health Coalition joins government, religious, local community, and civic leaders to build a bridge of support and tolerance at the official opening of the International Institute of Tolerance.
In a speech by the institute’s Interfaith and Education Director Athia Carrim, this monumental achievement “is a testimony to our Imam’s and Community’s commitment to building a center for the people by the people”.
USCIS Will Only Consider CW-1 Petitions Approved and with Starting Validity on or after June 18, 2020, when Applying the Temporary Departure Requirement
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is clarifying its Aug. 25, 2020, policy on implementing the requirement that workers leave the United States for at least 30 days after two renewals of their CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) visa classification.
10 Italian American Legends In Sports And Entertainment
Italian-Americans are the fifth largest ethnic group in the United States, who set aside every other identity than being American and contributed hugely towards the growth and development of their host country. Since the 1800s, nearly 26 million Italians migrated to the US, but only 15 million chose to stay and become US citizens.
Is Los Angeles A City At Odds With Its Multicultural Evolution? Imagining Los Angeles as a Multicultural City
The view on the street is of a rapidly evolving city, that the New York Times recently called “a microcosm of the world”, where its residents speak more than 200 languages and live next to one another in relative peace, marry across racial groups and eat each other’s foods regularly.
But this diversity and coexistence seems to have outpaced its government’s current capacity to figure out how to wield and manage power, as shown by the recent scandal of the recordings. In the explosive audios, Latino leaders depicted their natural desire for representation as a zero-sum game and racist views were expressed about several different ethnic groups, including their own.
USCIS Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced updated policy guidance to clarify and conform with the revision of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions.
Consistent with this administration’s goal of removing barriers to legal immigration under President Biden’s Executive Order 14012, Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans, Form N-648 has been shortened and simplified, and new telehealth guidelines further remove barriers for applicants and medical professionals.
Renowned Italian Americans Activists Who Changed History
Italian Americans are always known for their rigorous struggle and splendid contributions to upholding justice in society and for the protection of the rights of people. They bore authoritarianism and rights violations in their home, so they never wanted to see the same happen to them and their fellow beings in their new home – the United States.
Enjoy, Don’t Destroy, Our Public Parks More Visitors Put Native Wildlife and Habitat at Risk
The pandemic gave Californians a new appreciation of being in nature. With the onset of pandemic restrictions in 2020, the public parks drew record numbers of visitors and continue to do so today. Nowhere is this more evident than in EBRPD parks where some parks saw a five-fold increase in 2020 and 2021.
Impact of Redistricting and Voter Suppression on Indian Country/ Native American Voters
As the mid-term elections approach, a briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services (EMS) explored how efforts by some state legislatures to reduce the influence of voters of color through gerrymandered maps and voter restriction laws have impacted Native American voters.