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South Asian women face an elevated risk of heart disease, just like men, but get screened at far lower rates than men, reports online newsportal... Read More
Depression is a serious problem among ethnic elders who are often less likely than white seniors to get appropriate and effective treatment. Poverty, lack of... Read More
The situation at the Varick Detention Facility in Greenwich Village shows just how complicated and painful the immigrant detention system is for those who are... Read More
The suspected burden that undocumented immigrants may place on the U.S. health care system has been a flashpoint in health care and immigration reform debates.... Read More
New Report: Immigrants Largely Left Out of Federal Health Reform New York, NY – New York is home to more than two million non-citizens, and... Read More
Immigrants to the U.S. may face an increased risk of depression if they feel they've lost the social standing they once had in their native... Read More
A new North Carolina immigration organization has formed. While it focuses on a hot issue of the day, it differs from most other immigration groups... Read More
“Officials, some of them still on the job, used their role as overseers to cover up evidence of mistreatment of immigrants in federal custody.” Nina... Read More
Recently obtained documents shed light on immigrant deaths that occurred while immigrants were held in detention. They foreshadow later ones that galvanized public attention. Nina... Read More
By all accounts, Frances Vasquez ought to be a diabetic. At age 47, she was overweight and had high blood sugar. But she radically changed... Read More
Working in a hotel can be hazardous to your health, especially for women and ethnic minorities, according to a recent study of occupational injuries among... Read More
A report by Marshall Fitz outlines a 21st century immigration system that will stimulate innovation, enhance competitiveness, and cultivate a high-skilled U.S. workforce. Read More
“The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is an educational initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States that aims to help two members... Read More
“The latest loser in the political pandemonium over health care reform may be immigrants living in America, an estimated 24 million people likely to be... Read More
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On October 10, 2009 Sagal Radio Service, an native language broadcast for New Americans, and Oakhurst Medical Center, a local health clinic that provides affordable,... Read More
Lowell, Massachusetts is a city that once thrived on textile mills in massive red brick factories. The mills have long since closed. Now, half the... Read More
Official figures provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission indicate that Asians have the lowest income in the fields of private industry, higher education and... Read More
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  Students in the Torrance Adult School program created this video to show what their English classes mean to them. It's clever and sweet, telling so... View Video
“Immigrants use Facebook as a transnational platform to build networks of co-nationals living abroad, discuss issues of interest among themselves and with those back in... Read More
You may view all 6 YouTube clips of the President's speech on health care reform. Read More
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