New America Media
New America Media is the country's first and largest national collaboration and advocate of 3,000 ethnic news organizations. Over 57 million ethnic adults connect to each other, to home countries and to America through 3000+ ethnic media outlets, the fastest growing sector of American journalism.
Founded by the nonprofit Pacific News Service in 1996, NAM is headquartered in California with offices in New York and Washington D.C., and partnerships with journalism schools to grow local associations of ethnic media. Posts by New America Media:
A Death Retold: Q&A with Filmmaker Ryan Coogler
Question & Answer, Lani Conway, New America Media
Editor’s Note: At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, 26-year-old filmmaker Ryan Coogler makes his feature debut with “Fruitvale,” a drama inspired by the real-life killing of Oscar Grant by Bay Area Rapid Transit police on New Year’s Day, 2009...
Homeless Black Youth Largely Invisible to Service Providers
New America Media, News Report, Nicole Hudley, Posted: Jan 03, 2013
SACRAMENTO – A recent report comparing the experiences of Caucasian and African American homeless youth describes stark differences between how those two groups seek and access support services, including the key finding that African American youth are less likely to self-identify as homeless, suggesting their numbers may be larger than previously believed...
Social Paranoia Feeds U.S. Gun Culture
New America Media, Commentary, Rene Ciria-Cruz, Posted: Dec 27, 2012
The gun has an indelible presence in America’s popular consciousness...
Despite Poverty Today, Latinos May Define Rules in Aging America
HuffPost Voces/New America Media, News Analysis, Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez, Posted:Dec 26, 2012
Photo: Paula and Manuel Cisneros (Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez/HuffPost Voces)
DALLAS, Texas–For Paula and Manuel Cisneros, every day is a challenge of survival...
Doctor’s Word: Why Bridging Practitioners to Elder Research Makes Sense
Physician’s Money Digest / New America Media, News Analysis, Eric Anderson, Posted:Dec 15, 2012
SAN DIEGO–Academic experts in aging stand on their college and university hilltops watching the health care battles going on down below...
The Newtown Tragedy – Is School Security the Answer?
New America Media, Question & Answer, Anna Challet, Posted: Dec 19, 2012
Editor’s Note: The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut has renewed national conversations about school safety and gun control...
After Newtown, Teachers Are the New Heroes
New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Dec 18, 2012
Long ago in my native homeland, Vietnam, I used to bow...
From Trauma to Dancing—Eldercare Will Challenge Boomer Generation
Providence Journal/New America Media , News Feature, Rita Watson
SAN DIEG0–Nursing homes are often associated with the last chapter in people’s lives...
Deadline Approaches for Homeowners Seeking Foreclosure Reviews
New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet, Posted: Nov 29, 2012
Well over 4 million homeowners affected by the foreclosure crisis are eligible for an independent review of their cases – but only a small percentage of them have requested one through a recently available federal program, and the deadline to do so is looming...
America’s Demographic Destiny—Aging Fast, But Unprepared
Physician’s Money Digest/New America Media, News Analysis, Eric Anderson, MD, Posted:Nov 28, 2012
SAN DIEGO–The U.S...
Latino Media to White House: Immigration Reform Now!
New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 19, 2012
Ed. Note: President Obama announced last week that he expects Congress to propose a comprehensive immigration reform bill in early 2013...
On Election Night, Young People Tune In to See Their Impact
New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet, Posted: Nov 07, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — As election results rolled in Tuesday night, young and first-time voters from schools throughout the Bay Area tuned in to see if their activism had made a difference...
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