Tomasz Deptula from Nowy Dziennik is our guest editor.
NewsChinese students vent on Internet over foreign worker visa,For many Chinese students, their high hopes for a work visa crashed at the last minute with the USCIS announcement that the quota for this year was met on April 2, the first day for accepting applications. more> Filipina suicide a victim of abuse?Felisa “Fely” Garcia, 58, was found hanging inside her closet by her landlady on March 14. She reportedly left four suicide letters in the kitchen for her landlady to find. One of the letters claimed of “abuse and harassment” from her employer, who remains unnamed. more> War against illegal immigration reaches Internet sitesOne of the video clips, “The Aztec Al-Qaeda,” accuses Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, of having belonged to the organization Movimiento Estudintil Chicano de Aztlán [Aztlán Chicano Student Movement], which is described as separatist and having communist sympathies. more> TWU Local 100 fights to ‘save our union’On June 1, the union will begin paying the highest price any labor union can imagine for the 2005 strike – the loss of dues check-off. “It’s all part of their ongoing attempt to punish Local 100 for standing up back in December 2005,” said TWU Local 100 President Roger Toussaint. more> U.S. to increase number of visas for Indian studentsDeputy Assistant Secretary of State of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Thomas A. Farrell admitted that the United States was waking up to the reality that it is losing its advantage in drawing top-grade students from countries like India due to the visa hurdles. more> |
EditorialsA glimmer of hope: The Gutierrez-Flake immigration plan“I accept the Gutierrez-Flake bill because there isn’t another, because it is a first step, because if we do not hurry up, we will end up, again, with nothing. Without legalization. Without hope,” the author said. more> The Forward at 110Since the shattering events of 9/11, the passions of the Forward, the struggles of Jewish survival, the wars of the Middle East, even the Jewish role in American politics could easily be mistaken for those first headlines of 1897. more> Judicial selection, diversity, and LatinosAccording to a report, the percent of Latino judges in New York's state courts, where the Latino community comprises 16 percent of the population, stands at less than 5 percent. more> Briefs |
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CUNY new home for Voices and Ippies Awards
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is proud to be the new home for Voices That Must Be Heard. Over the next few months, we will be reaching out to community and ethnic journalists to get their feedback on Voices, as we develop our plans for expanding the publication's content and audience. Stay tuned!
ReportNYCMA releases Education Fellowship 2010 anthology
NYCMANYCMA Ethnic Media Student Internship Program
Interns and director of Baruch College H.S. journalism program Katina Paron at their orientation meeting. - Photo by Jehangir Khattak.
Check out student interns' stories
NYCMA is thrilled to announce the start of our summer internship program. We are able to place high school seniors with a passion for journalism in the real world of pad and pen. Students are given a rare insight and understanding into the power and function of New York's community media and the ability to hone writing skills in preparation for a career in journalism. This program is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor.
