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Listen to Immigration Specials on the Public Radio Exchange
Getting to—and staying in—America. A curated playlist from the editors of PRX. Featured stories include: American Dreamer from Long Haul Productions and Latino USA follows... 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
Choosing Not to Forget What Is Painful to Recall
Thursday was the 99th anniversary of the fire that claimed the lives of 146 garment workers. Visit website
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
Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. now showing Wednesdays on PBS
What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates,... read more
History Through the Story of Malin Tom
Malin Tom, a Chinese immigrant living in Santa Clara, California is an "emotional man," which explains why he kept his journey through Angel Island mostly... read more
December 10 Human Rights Day
The realisation of all human rights - social, economic and cultural as well as civil and political rights – is hampered by discrimination. All too... read more
First City in Bay Area with Majority Chinese American City Council
The election of Barry Chang to Cupertino’s city council on Tuesday night made Cupertino the first city in the San Francisco Bay Area in which... Visit website
December 17: "Day of Inclusion" commemorates repeal of Chinese Exclusion Act
The "Day of Inclusion" was authored by Assemblyman Mike Eng and designated in 2009 as such by means of California State Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR)... read more
Spirit of Haiti Alive in Audio Recordings
“The remarkable voices, songs and images in the recently released box set Alan Lomax in Haiti are a stunning, delightful treasure, a vivid portrait of... read more
Bringing Back Due Process for Non-Citizens
Mallika Dutt examines the fundamental problem of the immigration reform debate. Can we bring back due process rights for non-citizens? Sandip Roy interviews the award... Visit website
Immigration Stories, From Shadows to Spotlight
A new exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in America illuminates the stories of “paper sons,” like Tun Funn Hom, who evaded immigration laws meant... Visit website
And the pursuit of happiness
The skilled artist, Maira Kalman, explains in the New York Times "How Everyone got to America." It is creative, insightful, witty, sad, but hopeful. It... read more
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HearMe! Radio Round Table Discussion, Part 1
A panel of East African immigrants and African Americans talk about the relationships among their people. This segment focuses on mainstream media contributions to prejudice... Listen to audio

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HearMe! Radio Round Table, Part 2
A panel of East African immigrants and African Americans talk about the relationships among their people. This segment touches on on how African Americans can... Listen to audio

Revolution, Facebook Style
Can social networking turn disaffected young Egyptians into a force for democratic change? "...As the street protests went on, young Egyptians also were mobilizing and venting... read more
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El Viaje, Francisco's Story, in Spanish
Francisco, a digital storytelling participant, describes a journey ("el viaje") he took in his life. This story is part of a collection of stories available on... View video
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Gung Hay Fat Choy
Ni Hau! (Hello!) As I bowed in my Qi Gung class to Monday's practice session, one of my students wished us all "Gung Hay Fat Choy,"... read more
New Routes Deputy Director Travels to Obama Inauguration
Good friends Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, Rissel Sanderson, Fabiola Hamdan and Brenda Gonzalez, all from Madison, pose at the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. ...Despite the size... read more
Obama Is Sworn In as the 44th President
Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, and called on Americans to confront “our collective failure to make hard choices.” (Source:... read more
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