Monthly Archives: October 2011

Students, Teachers Push to Halt Methyl Iodide Use in California Farms

Oct. 22, 2011 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Li Miao Lovett, Posted: Sep 28, 2011

Sal Lua remembers the reactions he and his fellow Brown Berets encountered when they first spoke out against methyl iodide at the Watsonville City Council meeting last December...

The Unfinished Legacy of 2010

Oct. 22, 2011 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Frank Viviano, Posted: Oct 14, 2011
Take a close and objective look at the angry demonstrators now gathered on Wall Street, and at similar protest encampments burgeoning from San Francisco to Madrid...

Dancing With Sophiline

Oct. 18, 2011 / By
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Video by Cheeravath Aphipunyo, Sophinarath Cheang, and John Oliver Santiago.

Come with VoiceWaves into a rehearsal with renowned choreographer Sophiline Cheam Shapiro and her Khmer Arts Ensemble.  ..

Dispatch From Pelican Bay: Why I Joined the Hunger Strike

Oct. 16, 2011 / By
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SF Bay View, First Person, Alfred Sandoval, Posted: Oct 10, 2011


On September 26, inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison in Northern California resumed their hunger strike to bring attention to what they say are inhumane conditions and to call for an end to solitary confinement in prison.
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DA Launches Program for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence

Oct. 16, 2011 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Oct 05, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO – District Attorney George Gascón yesterday reached out to members of the ethnic media here to announce his office’s launch of a program that seeks to help victims of domestic violence within immigrant communities...

Hire Teenagers: A Solution to Joblessness in America

Oct. 16, 2011 / By
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New America Media, Op-ed, Patricia Johnson, Posted: Oct 04, 2011
At the recent LinkedIn-sponsored town hall meeting, President Obama stated that we must “make sure your neighbors and friends also have jobs.”..

Vietnamese Colonel Reunites With Cambodian Refugee, 26 Years Later

Oct. 16, 2011 / By
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New America Media, Video, Text: Vivian Po & Cicy Wang / Video: Mike Siv, Posted: Oct 09, 2011

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Backstage with Khmer Arts

Oct. 16, 2011 / By
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Commentary by VoiceWaves Project Director + Executive Editor Prumsodun Ok.  Photos by VoiceWaves Youth Journalist John Oliver Santiago...

Juanito Geronimo: A Life of Removal

Oct. 16, 2011 / By
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Written by John Oliver Santiago

My grandfather’s face is full of joy and amusement as he watches a Filipino program playing on satellite television...

California Atty. General’s Office Pulls out of Settlement with Banks

Oct. 6, 2011 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed and Ngoc Nguyen, Posted: Oct 01, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced yesterday that her office is pulling out of a pending 50-state settlement with banks over wrongful foreclosures.

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Inside the Shadow Economy — A Growing Underworld Bazaar

Oct. 6, 2011 / By

New America Media/Salon, News Report, Andrew Leonard, Posted: Sep 29, 2011


Inside the Shadow Economy is a collaboration between Salon.com
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Fresno Officials Withdraw Health Plan for Low-Income People

Oct. 6, 2011 / By

Vida en el Valle, News Report, Rebecca Plevin, Posted: Oct 01, 2011

FRESNO — Last Tuesday morning, Kevin Hamilton stood before the county Board of Supervisors and described the inefficiencies of the county’s medical program for low-income and undocumented adults who are ineligible for Medi-Cal...