Beyond Longbeach

An Open Letter, Apology To CNN Reporter Jeanne Moos: Pacific Peoples Don’t “Decorate Bums” Or “Rub Noses” For Fun

Apr. 21, 2014 / By
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Dear Jeanne Moos,

I recently saw your short two minute piece on the Williams’ family traveling to Aotearoa (New Zealand)...

Growing Up Muslim

Apr. 16, 2014 / By
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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...

New School Standards Present Challenge for Refugee Students

Apr. 16, 2014 / By
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San Diego Voice, News Report, Kimetha Hill, Posted: Apr 16, 2014

Photo courtesy of San Diego Refugee Tutoring Center

Editor’s Note: As California schools scramble to prepare for the new educational standards known as Common Core, teachers who work with refugee students have a different concern: the new computerized tests could make these students fall even further behind...

LA’s Latino Parents ‘In the Dark’ About Common Core

Apr. 7, 2014 / By
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La Opinion, News Report, Esmeralda Fabian, Posted: Apr 07, 2014

Image: Students attend Family Math Night at Burke Middle School near Los Angeles. ..

Farmworker Advocates Give Cesar Chavez Film a Thumbs Up

Apr. 7, 2014 / By
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By Daniel Jimenez and Alfredo Camacho / South Kern Sol

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A day before the release of Cesar Chavez, the film, on March 27, farmworker advocates, children and elders gathered at Maya Cinemas in Bakersfield to watch the film alongside members of the Chavez family...

As Obamacare Deadline Approaches, South Kern Residents Review Their Coverage Status

Mar. 23, 2014 / By
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By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol

The March 31 deadline to sign up for Affordable Care Act health plans is less than two weeks away...