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Community Event: Our Stories, Our Health + BPSOS Announces a Student Health Ambassadorship Program
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... View video
Community Event: Our Stories, Our Health + BPSOS Announces a Student Health Ambassadorship Program
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
Pew study: Families more close knit among undocumented immigrants in US
Proponents of repealing the 14th Amendment call them "anchor babies," and a new report says there are a whole lot of them. According to the... Visit website
A New Way to Talk About the Social Determinants of Health
Over the course of four years, the RWJF Vulnerable Populations Portfolio undertook an iterative research and message development process that benefited from both traditional and... Visit website
California Formally Endorses Immigration Rights for Same-Sex Couples
The California State Senate passed a resolution with a 23-12 vote that included bipartisan support, endorsing a federal law that would permit U.S. citizens and... read more
National Network to Eliminate Disparities (NNED) in Behavioral Health
This organization works toward behavioral health equity for all individuals, families, and communities. The NNED website supports information sharing, training and technical assistance among organizations and... Visit website
Involving those closest to the patient can improve outcomes
To improve outcomes and increase satisfaction among patients in a variety of settings, Anthony M. DiGioia, MD, medical director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical... read more
Thuong Nguyen: An Immigrant Story, An American Story
Thuong Nguyen, 50, lives on his shrimping boat in Venice, La., and cannot fish because of the oil spill. read more
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Annotated Resource Book for Storytelling
A list with links to storytelling resources for community media makers. Visit website
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Meet Juan Cuba, an Abriendo las Cajas New Routes Leader
Juan Cuba, who teaches people how to use media to tell stories, talks about the need to be strong, media sterotypes, and his sense of... read more
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Free DVD: 20 Stories of Domestic Violence
Arianna, Veronica, Tulio, Gustavo, and 16 others tell their stories of violence. The 20 Stories are on a DVD along with a curriculum guide and... read more
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Tell the women they should never feel scared: Domestic violence and digital storytelling
By Jen Gilomen, Lead Developer of Strategic Initiatives, Bay Area Video Coalition “I am telling a story that had a great impact on my family. Something we... read more
One Vietnamese Refugee’s Experience on an 'Unforgiving Sea'
This April marks the 35th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the beginning of the Vietnamese exodus. Many boat people died trying... Visit website
Young People on Their Most Important Woman
For Women’s History Month, New America Media asked young people to describe the woman they look up to the most. Most pointed to women in... Visit website
HEARMe - Emory Team Tries to Help Struggling Kenyan Come to USA
HEARMe producer, Hussien Mohamed has interviewed Shukria Abdi Issak, a man who has lived like a woman in North Eastern Kenya for 25 years due... read more
Shock Factors: Youth Reflect on Quakes Near and Far
After catastrophic earthquakes in Haiti and Chili in less than two months, Bay Area youth reflect on their preparedness for a natural disaster and how... Visit website
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Dalmar iyo Ebla, Part 1 of 3 (In Somali with English subtitles)
Dalmar and Ebla become engaged, but their happiness is interrupted by a serious health scare. Produced by Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, Minnesota International Health Volunteers,... View video
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Dalmar iyo Ebla, Part 2 of 3 (In Somali with English subtitles)
Dalmar and Ebla become engaged, but their happiness is interrupted by a serious health scare. Produced by Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, Minnesota International Health Volunteers,... View video
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Dalmar iyo Ebla, Part 3 of 3 (In Somali with English subtitles)
Dalmar and Ebla become engaged, but their happiness is interrupted by a serious health scare. Produced by Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, Minnesota International Health Volunteers,... View video
Between Worlds/Behind Bars
From the dark days of the Chinese Exclusion Act to post–September 11 crackdowns on undocumented immigrants, immigration detention has a controversial history in both our... Visit website
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SALUD New Routes Leader Rosalinda Guzman - "finding creativity, feeling grateful"
Rosalinda Guzman (picture right) is the youngest member of the SALUD team, and is returning for her third year. She is currently attending Noble Street... read more
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Salud New Routes Leader Judith Landeros - "becoming creative, imaginative and open-minded"
Judith Landeros is a student at Northwestern University, with a double major in Social Policy and Latina/o Studies. Her parents are Mexican immigrants whom she... read more
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SALUD New Routes Leader Laura Cabral - "finding community, creating dialogue"
Laura Cabral returns for her third year with SALUD. Some of my clearest memories from SALUD consist of sitting in the room outside of Ms. Unzueta’s... read more
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SALUD New Routes Leader Caroline Luna - "gaining a new perspective"
Caroline Luna is returning for her second year with SALUD. She is currently a Freshman at DePaul University in Chicago. The program SALUD was an excellent... read more
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SALUD New Routes Leader Adriana Garcia - "learning to listen, creating awareness"
Adriana Garcia has been an active member of the SALUD project since the beginning. In 2008 and 2009 she learned to listen and then take... read more
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