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By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D., New York Times
Published: February 10, 2011
Listening to personal narratives helped patients control high blood pressure as effectively as the addition... read more
Staying healthy means knowing when and where to go for medical help and having access to experts who can speak your language, culturally and linguistically.... read more
Culturally appropriate storytelling may help control blood pressure in African-Americans with hypertension, according to an article published in the January 18 Issue of the Annals... read more
In a multimedia project developed at the Bay Area Video Coalition,
online mapping helped enhance a documentary about how a social
entrepreneur was helping children... read more
The flow of immigrants to the United States has resumed after falling to the lowest level in decades during the recession, a new study finds.... Visit website
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's neighborhoods became more integrated last year than during any time in at least a century as a rising black middle class... Visit website
Several musicals include the plights of immigrants from the early 20th Century through today. (One-time PRX registration required.) read more
In the wake of prostitution charges involving underage Somali girls,
adults are worried about the pressures many girls face in Minneapolis'
Somali community. Minnesota is... read more
“Profiles of Strength and
Dignity” showcases the extraordinary women of La Colectiva. In striking
photographs and moving narratives, the exhibit offers a glimpse into
these... read more
Few will be surprised to hear that there is a digital divide in this country, but new Commerce Department data gives policymakers detailed data about... Visit website
Evidence is growing that immigration encourages more business activity.IN the campaign season now drawing to a close, immigration and globalization have often been described as... read more
“Maggie Jones demonstrates the risk that undocumented students will take to further the cause of immigration reform.” Visit website
Amanda Plumb recounts her visit with the teens who produce the HearMe Today program. She asked them questions and then later, when they visited the... read more
The cholera outbreak, with 259 deaths and more than 3,300 confirmed
cases counted as of Monday morning, has so far been contained to the
region around the... read more
What happens when college students without papers reveal their status in public and put themselves on the line? New Routes leader, Tania Unzueta gets a... read more
Nearly one in five Americans are either immigrants or were born in the United States to at least one parent from abroad, the Census Bureau
... read more
The first Chinese came to America to build the trans continental railroad. Once it was finished they were left to fend for themselves. The immigrants... Visit website
The St. Louis Christian Chinese Community Center is reaching out to recent Asian immigrants and elderly Asians through an ancient and traditional art form: puppetry.... read more
The National Cancer Institute had awarded UC Davis Cancer Center $5.6 million to combat the disparity of cancer rates among Asian Americans.
The Cancer Center will... read more
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 22 (New America Media) - Radio Saigon Houston co-founder and journalist Thuy Vu recently
returned from a five-day humanitarian mission to Haiti,... read more
“Across Washington state and throughout the country, increasing numbers
of refugee families — displaced people from war-torn parts of the world
— are confronting homelessness all over... read more
In this neighborhood of East Oakland, more than 40 percent of the residents are foreign-born. This
community has African-American, Latino and Tongen churches, Southeast
Asia... read more
Chinatown restaurant workers in conjunction with the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA)
and key research partners will release a study that exposes sweatshop
conditions in restaurant... read more
“Mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia, are widespread in the U.S. According to The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), from
2004... read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The smell of corn roasting on sidewalk grills, the oompah beat of Latin music blasting from mom-and-pop stores, colorful signs touting... Visit website
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