Monthly Archives: July 2013

Getting Ready For Obamacare

Jul. 21, 2013 / By
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The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare: Health Insurance Changes Coming Your Way Under the Affordable Care Act
2014 is coming–are you ready for Obamacare?..

Immigration Disguises Severity of Poverty Among Asians in U.S.

Jul. 21, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Asha DuMonthier

The influx of highly skilled, highly educated workers on H1-B visas from Asian countries in the last decade has skewed poverty statistics, according to a new report by the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD)...

In Central Valley, College Students Spend Summer Vacation in the Fields

Jul. 21, 2013 / By
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South Kern Sol / New America Media, News Report, Erika Hernandez

ARVIN, Calif. — This small town in South Kern County is home to many farmworkers, including young college students eager to make some cash during their summer break...

Trayvon Martin: What Now?

Jul. 21, 2013 / By
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Editor’s Note: In the aftermath of the George Zimmerman trial and verdict, there has been protests, conversations and soul-searching...

Queer Youth Radio: Trans 101

Jul. 20, 2013 / By and
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Youth reporters explored the question of transgender identity and community support in Long Beach. Reporters interviewed three trans community members about what it means for them to be transgender and what they would like to see in the city...

Celebrating Latin American Culture in Central LB

Jul. 19, 2013 / By
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[Ed. Note: Last Sunday, residents in Central Long Beach came together to hold “La Gran Tardeada” for the first time...

Youth & Debt: Why It’s Important to Talk About Money

Jul. 18, 2013 / By
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As the cost of tuition rises and the job market becomes more difficult, young people today have become more indebted than generations past...

Community Hero: Corey Mason, a Teacher Who Changed My Life

Jul. 18, 2013 / By
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Profile, Monet Boyd

On the outside, Corey Mason is a regular fellow with long thick hair, which he wears pulled back in a ponytail...

Autism a Challenge for Coachella Family

Jul. 18, 2013 / By
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KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc

It was not too long ago that I had no idea what the word “autism” meant...

What Is Art?

Jul. 18, 2013 / By
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The kNOw Youth Media- Jewel Yang

Once on a hot summer day, my friend asked me a certain question that I found myself pondering...

Oakland Natives Welcome Auckland Natives To Their Homeland

Jul. 18, 2013 / By
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It was a packed house earlier this week at the Intertribal Friendship House when Maori group,Te Whaka Huia made their way from Auckland, New Zealand to Oakland, Bay Area and were greeted with a ceremonial welcoming from the Ohlone Bay Area Natives. ..