Sharan Harper is the Multi-media Associate Editor of this issue.
newsLabor and advocates neglect impact of reform on legal immigrantsImmigration reform is not such a happy topic for the sizable group of Chinese immigrants with H1B visas, who could expect to line up shoulder-to-shoulder with the nation's 12 million illegal immigrants to get green cards should Obama's plan go through. more> NYC demonstrators demand end to law that requires contractors to verify employees’ immigration statusU.S. citizens are adversely affected just as much, or more, as are immigrants because, the jobs no one wants to do are the jobs immigrants do. more> Dreams day-by-dayThe New York Immigration Coalition estimates New York City area day laborers number 10,000, whose ranks are expected to swell as previously employed immigrants lose their jobs. more> Dispensing medicine in SpanishThe agreement came into being after an investigation conducted by advocacy organizations, such as Make the Road New York, of lawsuits brought on as a result of the businesses practices of pharmacies in the state. Obama dialogue seen complicated by Ahmadinejad’s Durban II outburstThe anti-Israel tirade by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Duban II could undermine the Obama administration's diplomatic outreach, several Jewish leaders, who attended the conference in Geneva, said this week. more> Immigration marches without PolesWhen asked if they would participate in the pro-immigration rallies, which are going to be held around the country on May 1st, N.Y. Poles said no. more> |
editorialsDREAM and the UniversityEvery year in the U.S. there are approximately 65,000 young people who graduate from high school without the funds necessary to continue their studies, simply because their parents brought them to this country without legal documentation.
Underground undergrads talk about support for higher education for undocumented students. more> No reform without LatinosThanks to their numbers and increasing power, it is Latinos who can contribute to breaking the last opposition to immigration reform on Capitol Hill. 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.
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