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Here you'll find profiles
of New Routes leaders
and articles featuring project partners
and participants at eight sites
across the United States.
This blog is presented
as an archive of the work
of New Routes to Community Health.
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KYFranco speaks up about immigrant issue, media portrayals of immigrants, and dreams of a better life.
1. If you are an immigrant, tell us what... read more
Tulio Serrano is an inspiring leader on the Abriendo las Cajas project with strong connections to his community.
1. Si tu eres un inmigrante, dinos que... read more
As many of you know, I am in Arizona at the moment. I, along with 4 other community leaders, participated in a civil disobedience action.... read more
I will never forget the day I became a refugee. I left Ethiopia with less than a dollar in my pocket
and bread my mother made... read more
As a child of immigrant parents from China, I am reminded by the hardship and fortune of their transition from China to United States and... read more
In her post, Wendy Sefsaf of Immigration Impact writes, Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is a day that provides Americans
with the opportunity to... read more
The Comunicando Poder y Esperanza
project partners held a celebratory event in San Francisco on November 30th. This event represents the culmination of the
three-year effort to... read more
SALUD: Healing Through the Arts culminating event, Salud Health Expo was a success. The event was held on Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 10AM-5PM at... read more
I got a brief email from Hussien Mohamed of our HEARMe project letting me know Amanda Plumb of StoryCorps had blogged the visit she had... read more
Excerpted from an article on international working women's rights by By IPS/TerraViva correspondents on the Inter Press News Agency Website. New Routes Leader Guillermina Castellanos... read more
[Reposting from Multi-American Blog]In Southern California, generations of immigrants are creating a new
fusion of cultures, expanding and evolving the definition of “American.”
Multi-American is... read more
We, in the Clarkston Community, participated in a walk of solidarity and respect for Pa Lee Ko and his family. Pa Lee Klo was walking... read more
On August 14, 2010, the Penn Asian Health Initiatives (PAHI) partnered with Boat People SOS (BPSOS), a refugee-serving national non-profit, to host an exciting event... read more
“The history of every country begins in
the heart of a man or a woman.”
– Willa Cather
My field experience has been focused on eliciting... read more
I will remember the summer of 2010 as
the season when our New Routes model became my personal touchstone
for what is important to me about the... read more
In her blog at Oakland Local, Susan Mernit writes, "I just got back from 5 days in Los Angeles, where I was a lead facilitator... read more
What are your kids doing this summer?
Swimming, playing, going to camp?
For some children in America-- hundreds of thousands of them-- summer
... read more
My grandparents were immigrants from Italy, and I've always lived in multinational neighborhoods. It's important to see the strength in something like that, to learn... read more
The World Cup hinges on international borders, and soccer games, by the
edge of a single point. At Clarkston Community Center, limits of geography and... read more
We have all heard health statistics—and then promptly forgotten
them. We have all experienced
powerful emotions during medical encounters that have prevented us from asking
the “right” questions... read more
Jennifer Gilomen of BAVC is part of the documentary team that has been selectd to develop interactive Web, mobile, multimedia, and game projects at the... read more
Having grown up in an immigrant family, the struggles faced by all immigrants are close to my heart. The challenges of public health and health... read more
Ming Lo is a producer for Chinese language television LA 18 in Los Angeles, California.
Being an immigrant has mixed blessings in America. On the... read more
My work at KSCI TV LA 18 focuses exclusively on how we can empower new Asian immigrants in Los Angeles to succeed in their new... read more
Elder
Atum Azzahir is Executive Director of the Powderhorn
Phillips Cultural Wellness Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which
works to
"unleash the power of citizens to... read more
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This report (PDF 3.8MB) offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community health improvement. Spanish-language version is now available. Una versión en español de este informe esta en la web.
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