Harvey Sachdev

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Jan 31, 2009

Two days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency deported him to India , 52-year-old Harvey Sachdev, a schizophrenic of 32 years, went missing from his friend’s home in New Delhi. More »

bullies

New America Media, Commentary, Various Authors, Jan 31, 2009

The Fresno Unified School District has embarked on a $1.3 million plan that it says could become a blueprint for schools nationwide. NAM Youth Coordinator Mai Der asked students in Fresno to write about the subject of bullying, and their own experiences. More »

vallejo_fight

Street Soldiers Radio , Audio, Produced by Malcolm Marshall, Jan 30, 2009

On January 15th, a 17-year-old Vallejo high school student was beaten unconscious by six people on campus. Was this just payback to a fight that wasn't recorded or gang activity, as the Vallejo police says? More »

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Audio, Alicia Marie and YO! Radio Crew, Jan 30, 2009

This week on YO!Radio -- Obama becomes a role model for young girls, the First Grandma enters the White House, and young people bare all through sexting.

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New America Now Radio, Audio, Odette Keeley, Jan 30, 2009

This week: While covering this year's 30th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, Iranian-American media say they play a critical role in creating a deeper understanding between Iran and the U.S. More »

New America Media, Commentary, Rema Reynolds, Jan 30, 2009

Kindergarten is not too early to get involved in your children's education, an African American mother tells her peers. More »

Burmese refugees

New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Jan 29, 2009

Thailand's antipathy toward its neighbors are notorious. But whipping and drowning Burmese refugees is deeply alarming, and seriously bad karma. More »

ccca

New America Media, News feature, Jun Wang, Jan 29, 2009

The tyranny of low expectations and negative stereotyping of African-American students is one of the biggest hurdles educators face in raising academic achievement among them. More »

Jewish school

Jewish Journal, news report, Rachel Heller, Jan 31, 2009

As the economy falters Jewish schools try and keep the doors open by reducing tuition. More »

Juanita

Let's Break Through, Video Report Video, Let's Breaktrhough Production Team, Jan 31, 2009

Juana Villegas is a Mexican immigrant living in Tennessee. She was nine months pregnant when she was stopped for careless driving." She remained shackled in transit to the hospital while she gave birth. More »

Inquirer.net, News Report, Norman Bordadora/Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan 30, 2009

Four more Philippine residents --- three hog farmhands and one slaughterhouse workers --- were confirmed this week to have been exposed to the Ebola-Reston virus. More »

design

Washington Informer, News Report, Valencia Mohammed, Contributing Writer, Jan 30, 2009

Discerning fashionistas are waiting for the First Lady to embrace African-American and African designers, a discussion taking place within the glare of the public spotlight. More »

El Diario/La Prensa, Editorial, Staff, Jan 29, 2009

New York now has a senator who espouses the kind of positions that Latinos have been fighting for years, and Hispanic leaders must respond, write editors of El Diario/La Prensa. More »

ethnic voter

Vida En El Valle, News Report, Juan Esparza Loera, Jan 29, 2009

Immigrant rights groups believe the Obama administration has a window of opportunity between September 2009 and March 2010 to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. More »

The Loop 21, Commentary, Devona Walker, Jan 29, 2009

Between 2005 and 2007, the number of young black males falling victim to homicide increased 31 percent. For gun killings, the increase was even more damning. More »




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Skeptical Baghdad Street Before Elections

Shane Bauer, New America Media,

More Hate Killings of Immigrants in Northeast

Marcelo Ballvé, New America Media,

Reporter's First Day in Baghdad

Shane Bauer, New America Media,

'Alleluias' Online at English-Only's Defeat in Nashville

Marcelo Ballvé, New America Media,

Audio-Video »

Obama

Obama and the Middle East

Video, Jan 24, 2009

Inauguration Crowd-small

Yes We Came, And Yes We Will!

News Report, Video, Jan 20, 2009

Till Kidney Do We Part

Audio, Jan 20, 2009