Monthly Archives: November 2011

NAM Launches Alabama News Network

Nov. 11, 2011 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 11, 2011
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The Facts and Figures Behind Alabama’s Immigration Law
Alabama’s ethnic media, immigrant rights groups and women leaders came together at a New America Media forum last week to strategize about how to work together to document the effects of the new immigration law on all of their communities...

Redistricting Could Cut Caribbean American Voices

Nov. 10, 2011 / By
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Caribbean Today, News Report, Dawn Davis, Posted: Nov 08, 2011
Every ten years states get an opportunity to redraw their district lines based on the database of population flux and migration gleaned from the Census...

Budget Cuts Clip Senior-Care Wings of Native Alaskans

Nov. 10, 2011 / By
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Alaska Public Radio Network/New America Media, News Feature, Shaleece Haas, Posted: Nov 09, 2011
Photo: Matthew Malcolm, who has Alzheimer’s, is shown in a van driving from Fairbanks to Eagle...

New Data Show a Few Less Children, More Seniors in Poverty

Nov. 10, 2011 / By
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Investigative Reporting Workshop, News Report, Kat Aaron, Posted: Nov 08, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C.–New numbers released Monday by the U.S...

Raising Issues, Finding Solutions

Nov. 9, 2011 / By
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Written by Sophinarath Cheang

It’s time to put the problems on the table. On October 26,2011, many members of Long Beach’s Cambodian community attended a meeting where they voiced their concerns...

Exhibit Shines Light on Protest Posters

Nov. 7, 2011 / By
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Peace Press Graphics 1967 — 1987: Art in the Pursuit of Social Change

University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach through December 11, 2011
Love-ins, teach-ins, sit-ins, demonstrations, and marches: the two decades between 1960 and 1980 saw an explosion of protest and action towards social change...

Music To My Ears

Nov. 7, 2011 / By
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Music has been called the universal language, the medicine to the mind, and more. This is especially true when people personally connect to the lyrics...

CREED Hosts Racial Justice Luncheon

Nov. 3, 2011 / By
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Story and photo by John Oliver Santiago

On October 29, 2011, Californians for Justice held their first Racial Justice Luncheon at St...

MEX/LA: “Mexican” Modernism(s) in Los Angeles, 1930-1985

Nov. 2, 2011 / By
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MEX/LA: “Mexican” Modernism(s) in Los Angeles, 1930-1985 is part of Pacific Standard Time. This unprecedented collaboration, initiated by the Getty, brings together more than sixty cultural institutions from across Southern California for six months beginning October 2011 to tell the story of the birth of the LA art scene...

Breaking Down the Chain: A Guide to the Soft Drink Industry

Nov. 2, 2011 / By
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What does it take to produce and sell a soft drink today?

From manufacturing and bottling to market research and distribution, the soft drink industry involves a complex and sometimes mysterious chain of players, systems, and strategies...

Special Report Coming Soon!–Transportation in the East Valley

Nov. 2, 2011 / By
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Coachella Unincorporated is working on a special report about transportation hurdles for those living in the East Valley...