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related to improving the health
of immigrants in the United States.
This archive also contains news
of New Routes to Community Health
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in eight cities across the country.
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“Washington, DC – On June 19, 2008 the Rights Working Group will kick off a new campaign to hold the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)... read more
NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that in recent years, public debate over illegal immigration has been passionate, divisive and loud, and it has provided plentiful fodder... read more
Postville, Iowa, is home to the kosher meat packer Agriprocessors, which was the target of a huge raid by federal immigration agents last month. The... read more
This story from Mark Schuller, who teaches at Vassar, is about the food riots in Haiti that took place in April. Although it is not... read more
LA JOYA, Texas (AP) -- Local police are accustomed to dealing with illegal border crossings but were astounded by the video of 15 Chinese immigrants... read more
From The New York Times comes harrowing stories of life as a domestic worker in the U.S. Most of the women in the story are... read more
“(AP) After the biggest immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds of workers have been sentenced but not one company official as yet faces any charges... read more
Reclaim the Media is pleased to announce the publication of a set of full-color media heroes trading cards recognizing the accomplishments of twenty-one praiseworthy journalists,... read more
Listen to a Tale of Two Countries, from Mexico to US, in this Hearing Voices Cinco de Mayo National Public Radio special. First broadcast on... read more
Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Washington Post reporter Dana Priest about her and colleague Amy Goldstein's recent series about health care offered to detained... read more
I came across this video of scenes in Abyei, Sudan. It has no comments and is very powerful all the same. It is part of... read more
As I read this complex story by Doug McGill I couldn't help but wonder what our grantees from East Africa think about this event. Comments?
“An... read more
Fair Use Remix Institute (FURI) is a two week digital media workshop for socially-conscious Chicago teens in which youth create several video remixes and mashups... read more
“Immigrants arrested in an Iowa raid faced tough criminal charges instead of rapid deportation, signaling a sharp escalation in a Bush administration crackdown.” (Source: Julia... read more
The Society of Professional Journalists announced the recipients of its New America Award. First-place recipients are Karen Frillmann from WNYC, New York Public Radio and... read more
If the 8.1 million undocumented immigrants who cut lawns, bus tables and perform other jobs disappeared overnight, the nation's economy would lose nearly $1.8 trillion... read more
It's a pretty simple idea, yet an incredibly radical one: Sharing our life stories with each other is a critical process in democratizing culture and... read more
Postville Raid Puts Immigration Reform Back Before Voters Des Moines IA – This week federal, state and local law enforcement officials raided the Agriprocessors meatpacking... Visit website
Roberto Lovato, a New York-based writer for New America Media, writes about the complex intersection of race and immigration politics in the American South. For... read more
Saturday, May 10, 2008 2:58 AM, By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
ATLANTA -- More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a... read more
Smells that remind me of Mom
edmontonjournal.comPublished: Friday, May 09
We asked readers to tell us about the smells that remind them of their mothers:
The smell... read more
Before working with the New Routes project, I managed the interpreter services department of a well-known physician practice here in Madison, WI. I have lived... read more
Nan Kari's application for $25, 000 in Case Foundation funding has made it into the Final Four of the Make It Your Own Awards, an... read more
Immigration arrests at homes in Berkeley and Oakland on Tuesday sent a wave of panic among parents in both cities, as authorities mistakenly believed immigration... read more
Wilbert Benoit, father of two, taken away on a dark morning. Marie Thelusma arrested in front of her baby boy. Francieuse Lafortune, new mother, locked... read more
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