Monthly Archives: December 2015

Cambodian Voices On The Local Impact Of Deportation

Dec. 22, 2015 / By
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The Khmer Girls in Action event 'Not Home for the Holidays' took place at McBride Park that day and held a discussion on the local impact of deportation. They shared ideas on how to keep families united.

Long Beach Fashion Show Celebrates Black Diversity

Dec. 21, 2015 / By
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The S.H.A.D.E.S. Fashion Affair at Long Beach City College held an evening of interactive education of black culture and fashion from from all over the world.

Making Juvenile Hall the Mental Health Provider of Last – Not First – Resort

Dec. 18, 2015 / By
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As many as 70 percent of the kids in California’s juvenile detention centers are in need of mental health care, and most of them are not getting it.

Would You Like a Living Wage with That?

Dec. 16, 2015 / By and
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Many restaurant workers are anxiously anticipating a decision by the Long Beach City Council over whether to approve a raise in the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour.

Generation Lockdown: Growing Up In The Shadow of Gun Violence

Dec. 9, 2015 / By
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While mass shootings make up most of the headlines, many other gun incidents fly under the national radar – including many at schools.

Iraq Talks Back In Long Beach: Scholars Talk Popular Movements In Iraq

Dec. 9, 2015 / By
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The violence of war and its consequences in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq have caused thousands of refugees to leave their home, but it all started in Iraq.

Long Beach City Council Supports Immigrants In Federal Court

Dec. 9, 2015 / By
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On Dec. 1, Long Beach residents gathered inside City Hall to ask that Long Beach be added to a long list of neighborhood cities who currently stand in support of DACA/DAPA.

‘They Call Us Terrorists’ – Muslim Students Bullied in California Schools

Dec. 4, 2015 / By

The recent attacks in Paris and San Bernardino have the Muslim community fearing a backlash, though there is no clear motive yet behind the attacks in San Bernardino.

Having Asperger’s Does Not Make Me a Killer

Dec. 3, 2015 / By
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Unfortunately, the tragic shootings at schools around the country have helped to draw a deeper link between Asperger’s – and autism more generally – with a propensity for violence.