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Interview of Detective Thaddaeus Brown conducted by Emory Students Malije Obi  and John Muhanna.   Listen to audio

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
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
I will remember the summer of 2010 as the season when our New Routes model became my personal touchstone for what is important to me about the... read more
The major bills now pending before Congress include a number of key provisions that could either directly or indirectly have an impact on reducing health... read more
The Obama administration, while deporting a record number of immigrants convicted of crimes, is sparing one group of illegal immigrants from expulsion: students who came... read more
This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Podcast advises Spanish speakers to tell their health care providers about all the medications they’re taking, including... read more
A recent campaign ad supporting Arizona Sen. John McCain's bid for re-election features a chat with a uniformed police officer who complains about the trouble... Visit website
A perennial concern for Congress, immigration has come to the forefront as a major domestic policy issue in the past few weeks. Next American... read more
The New York office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalized about 90,000 people last year; the process is far from simple. (New York Times.... read more
Mexicans, New York’s fastest-growing major immigrant group, are becoming a mainstay in Belmont, known as the Little Italy of the Bronx. Visit website
"The Library of America anthology Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing is daunting, weighing in at 724 pages -- however much a hardcover wrapped... Visit website
Summer vacations to the Grand Canyon will require a little extra preparation this year. Along with your camera and hot-weather gear, make sure to pack... read more
This fascinating Census Bureau Press Release summarizes the diversity of language in the U.S. with a link to the full report for those who want... read more
What do dairy farmers, immigrants, and social workers have to say about immigrants working on Wisconsin's dairy farms? read more
Interview with Isse Buralle, of the Djibouti Embassy and Mumin Barre, of Al Qarni newspaper. The Djiboutian group in North America had an event in... Listen to audio

“When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August 2005, Versailles residents rebuilt their neighborhood faster than most other damaged neighborhoods in the city, only to... read more
The International Council of Nurses recently published a guide to healthcare advocacy, "Promoting Health: Advocacy Guide for Health Professionals."   The guide covers the following 10... read more
Four students risked everything to urge passage of an immigration reform bill. Too bad nobody in Washington has been able to muster the same kind... read more
As many of you know, I am in Arizona at the moment. I, along with 4 other community leaders, participated in a civil disobedience action.... read more
It was the first time students have directly risked deportation in an effort to prompt Congress to take up a bill that would benefit illegal immigrant youth.... read more
Some of Community Medicine in Koreatown members went out to the Korean Festival to help out AANCART conduct its Colorectal Cancer Project. The CCP is... read more
From New York’s ethnic newspapers, items particular to their individual readership. In the past month, a Chinese newspaper looked at a debate swirling around the name... read more
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