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Study Exposes Nursing Home Residents’ Aggression Against Each Other
According to a new study by Cornell University, nearly one in five people living in nursing homes is involved in at least one aggressive encounter each month.Police Relations — Not Just a Black, Urban Issue
New America Media asked youth reporters in rural, and predominantly Latino, areas of California to survey people in their community about how they perceive local law enforcement.Latina Environmentalist Takes Fracking Fight to ‘Epicenter’ of California Oil Industry
As a community organizer for Clean Water Action, Rosanna is the lone staff member outposted here in Kern County, which ranks first in the state for oil production and second for agriculture. To be any kind of an environmental organizer in this territory is brave.Shifting From Prisons to Schools: Redemption in California
Our prisons are now so crowded that the U.S. Supreme Court found them in violation of constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. And the money required to support the exponential growth in California’s incarceration numbers has depleted public resources that could have gone to opportunities and supportive structures for youth through education and social services.Korean TV Show Tackles Taboo Subject of Mental Illness
South Korea is notorious for having one of the world’s highest suicide rates. Yet despite these glaring statistics, few if any South Koreans talk openly about mental health.Ethnic Voters and the 2014 California Elections, Prop. 47
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Q&A: Long Beach Unified Only District in CA to Mention Homeless Students in its Budget
Long Beach Unified School District was the only district in the state to reference homeless students in its three-year plan, as part of a new funding law that directs more money to high need students.With Youth Depression, Young People Often the ‘First Responders’
LAFAYETTE, Calif. — High school sophomore Kelly Morimoto says when her friend first came to her to talk about his depression she was “shocked.”..
Naturalization – Do It for Your Family
It’s hard to imagine that we as individuals can do anything about the broken immigration system that is tearing many of our families apart...
Napolitano: UC-Mexico Initiative Will Make California Stronger
Editor’s Note: University of California President Janet Napolitano recently returned from a two-day trip to Mexico, where she met with government officials and academics to discuss the recently announced UC-Mexico Initiative, which aims to bolster cross-border academic and cultural ties...
Hispanic Enrollment Up, But Not By Enough
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 01, 2014
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Recent data show that nationwide Hispanic/Latino and Chicano college admissions are on the rise, with Hispanic figures now outpacing white enrollment at some schools...
Growing Up Muslim
New America Media, News Report, Peter Schurmann,
SAN FRANCISCO – There are a quarter million Muslims living in the Bay Area, and nearly half of them are under the age of 35...
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