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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 Craig Santoro, Video Producer for “Our Stories, Our Health”
I am not an immigrant, but like all Americans I live in a place that was built by immigrants and continues to be shaped by them.... read more
Immigration to U.S. Rises After a Dip
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
Our Stories, Our Health Project Impact Video
In Philadelphia, Laotian and Vietnamese elders are producing videos, radio programs and blogs to help immigrants like themselves to more easily access health care. Partners... View video
High Blood Pressure, Part 1 (Lao)
Laotian  elders tell their personal stories about high blood pressure. Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang provides medical information that relates to the stories. Our Stories, Our Health... View video
High Blood Pressure, Part 2 (Lao)
Laotian elders tell their personal stories about high blood pressure. Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang provides instructional medical information that relates to the stories. Our Stories, Our Health produced... View video
Doctor/Patient Communications, Part 1 (Lao)
Laotian  elders tell their personal stories of dealing with health care communications issues. Introduced by Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang. Our Stories, Our Health produced this... View video
Doctor/Patient Communications, Part 2 (Lao)
Laotian  elders tell their personal stories of dealing with health care communications issues. Information about using translators is provided by Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang. Our Stories, Our... View video
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
Deportation by Default
“This 98-page report says that immigrants with mental disabilities are often unjustifiably detained for years on end, sometimes with no legal limits. The report documents case after... Visit website
Many mentally disabled immigrants stuck in limbo, deportation report says
From the Chicago Tribune: NEW YORK — Thousands of mentally disabled immigrants are entangled in deportation proceedings each year with little or no legal help,... Visit website
Publications on Immigrant Health Care and Linguistic Access
"These new or updated publications address issues related to how race, immigration status, and language affect insurance coverage and access to care for non-citizens." (Source: The Henry... read more
Mobile Web Use and the Digital Divide
The image of the affluent and white cellphone owner as the prototypical mobile Web user seems to be a mistaken one, according to a report... read more
Becoming a Citizen the Naturalized Way
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
Tackling Asian American Health Disparities
Ko explained that, despite the “model minority myth for Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders,” some Asian subgroups suffer from disproportionately high rates of health... read more
Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing
"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
U.S. Linguistic Diversity Increases
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
Eliminating Language Barriers for LEP Individuals
From Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) comes a new, free publication written by Ted Wang: Responding to changing demographics, the public and private... Visit website
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE World Premiere
Don't miss the World Premiere of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE, June 18-19 at Lincoln Center, as teen filmmakers turn the camera on their own lives and... read more
Poorer are More Obese, Study Finds
The smaller the paycheck, the bigger the belly, say many researchers who study poverty and obesity. It might seem like a paradox, but not having enough... Visit website
Illegal Immigrant Students Protest at McCain Office
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
In Ads, Plea for Asians to Get Tests for Hepatitis
By Jesse McKinley in the New York Times. A provocative advertising campaign by San Francisco Hep B Free aims to eradicate the disease with citywide vaccinations against... read more
Cities of Migration--Integration Ideas Source
Cities of Migration seeks to improve local integration practice in major immigrant receiving cities worldwide through information sharing and learning exchange. There are online resources... Visit website
Healthy Roads Media
Healthy Roads has revised its website and added a substantial number of new resources in several media formats. It provides access to health information in... Visit website
Immigration Advocates Rally for Change
On May 1, protesters marched, hoping to add momentum to their call for Congress to act on an immigration overhaul. (By Julia Preston of the... read more
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