New America Media/ Los Angeles Sentinel, News Report, Yussuf J. Simmonds, In gauging the reaction to the events in Egypt as they relate to Blacks in America and to Black Africa, it is important to understand a bit of geography, a little history and culture, and a whole lot about the continent of Africa–especially North [...]
New America Media:India Abroad, News Report, Sandip Roy, Like thousands of other young Americans, Yves Gomes started college this semester. But few of his new classmates realized that Gomes almost didn’t make it. Though he sounds like any other American teenager, 17-year-old Yves is not American in the strictest legal sense. His parents, immigrants from [...]
Sing Tao Daily/New America Media, News Report, Lotus Chau Editor’s Note: They call him Old Li (in photo with cap).Too ashamed to return to China, he endlessly rides buses from New York to casinos. Never gambling, he lives on rebate coupons. Part 2 or 2 articles. Like many other immigrants, the man his friends simply [...]
New America Media, News Report, David Bacon NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – On a ranch north of the Bay Area, several dozen men live in a labor camp. When there’s work they pick apples and grapes or prune trees and vines. This year, however, the ranch has had much less work, as the economic recession hits California [...]
New America Media: Philippine News, News Report, WASHINGTON, D.C. —President Obama has appointed two prominent Filipino Americans as White House advisers on Asian-American issues. Rozita Villanueva Lee, a familiar face on Capitol Hill during the fight for Filipino World War II veterans’ rights, and Hector Vargas, Jr., a well-known gay rights activist, were named as [...]
New America Media/GMANews.TV, News Report, Posted: Apr 04, 2010 CHICAGO – A bill seeking permanent residency for fGMANews.TV, News Report actively serving in the U.S. military is now pending before the U.S. Senate. Senate Bill 2757, or the Military Families Act, was filed by Sen. Robert Menendez last November. The bill has been referred to the [...]
New America Media: Filamstar.net, News Report, Cesar Nucum, Jr. Filipino students showed the most improvement on the English-language and math portions of state standardized tests for the past eight years, reports Filamstar.net. The results of the 2010 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program were released by the state found Filipino students had the greatest improvement [...]
New America Media, News Report, Sandip Roy: When San Francisco Sheriff Mike Hennessy wanted to opt out of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s Secure Communities program earlier this year, he was told he didn’t really have that option. “I wrote to the state attorney general, I wrote to ICE officials, and I was [...]
New America Media: China Press, News Report Undocumented Chinese immigrants are under more stress as a result of Arizona’s new immigration law, and they are rely on the church for comfort, reports the China Press. After coming to America, they joined the “restaurant fellowship,” working in Chinese restaurants and seeking help from Christian churches to [...]
New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen The election of President Obama opened a new chapter on race relations in the United States. Race relations acquire a new sensitivity in states like California where minorities are now the majority. A new poll of California voters found a majority embraces the state’s growing diversity. But, while [...]
