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Immigrant Media Making, New Voices for Community Health
 This report offers guidance for community organizations and those who fund social change in how best to harness the power of local media-making for community... read more

Meet Juan Cuba, Media Maker at "Abriendo las Cajas"
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
Somali girls: caught between two worlds
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
10 Steps to Better Healthcare Project Impact Video
In Los Angeles, short videos show Chinese American elders how to navigate the US health care system and deal with language and cultural differences. Partners... View video
Raising Our Children: Stengthening Parent-Youth Relationships (In Somali with English subtitles)
Producer Mukhtar Gaaddasaar takes a look at what young people and parents need to know and do to communicate better with one another and to... View video
Listen to Some Stories from StoryCorps
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
Ten Steps to Better Healthcare: Advanced Directives (Chinese with Chinese subtitles)
In Chinese culture it is often regarded as bad luck to plan ahead for one's death. This is one reason why life insurance remains a... View video
No Glass Ceiling in Dreams of Women Workers
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
Violence and Faith in East Oakland
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
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
Female Genital Mutilation Discussion (Somali)
Discussion on FGM with Dr. Omar Mohamed, Dr. Shirley Echols, OBGYN - Oakhurst Medical Centers, two Somali women, (who preferred not to be named), Gwen... Listen to audio

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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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
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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