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Tomasz Deptula, Editor of Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News, is the guest editor and Sharan Harper is the Multi-media Associate Editor of this issue
newsNAFCON-US demands justice for four Filipino nurses fired for speaking TagalogFour Filipino nurses who say they were fired by the Bon Secours Baltimore Health System for speaking their native tongue on the job are questioning whether their civil rights have been violated. more> DNC Chairman meets with NY’s Pakistani-American community"Muslim Americans in this country are an incredibly important part of who we are. And yet, in recent years there have been a whole series of issues that have made many patriotic Muslims feel a little bit less than fully welcomed or included in the life of this country," said Virginia Governor and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine. more> Ukrainian brothers in Philadelphia charged in modern day slave tradeThe spy case that has gripped the media deflected attention from the FBI arrest in Pennsylvania, following a years-long operation, of five Russian men who trafficked Ukrainian nationals into the U.S. more> Immigrants lost in translationDespite an ordinance that went into effect two years ago and guarantees translation services, many immigrants in the city continue to encounter the same problem: language barriers, according to a report released yesterday. more> One family, two faiths, a multitude of questions"While surveys for years have pointed to a rising rate of interfaith marriage among American Jews, it's safe to say that Jewish-Muslim relationships are rare," said Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute. "But that may be changing," he says. more> Legislation to protect NYC taxi drivers welcomed by cabbiesPassage of the Taxi Drivers' Protection Act, which increases the penalties for assault of taxicab drivers, black car and livery drivers, provoked an enthusiastic response from cabbies, who said their needs had been neglected and, as a result, have suffered for a long time.
VIDEO :: NY State Assemblyman Rory Lancman and Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) speak about the recent passing of the Taxi Driver Protection Act. more> |
editorialsAcross the borderThe popular columnist Joel Stein's satirical piece in Time magazine this past week, titled "My Own Private India," was a hark back to his past, of his youth in Edison, NJ and his troubled bewilderment to the invasion of his town by "less bright" and "damn poor" Indians, since the immigration floodgates opened in 1965. more> Minority members of Congress fought for fairness and inclusion in historic Wall Street reformAfter two weeks of intense negotiations by a joint Capitol Hill conference committee, Washington lawmakers finally reached agreement on the single largest financial reform package since the 1930s New Deal. And it could mean a lot for communities of color.
VIDEO :: Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-California) spoke from the House floor in support of HR 4173 - the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Key provisions written by the Congresswoman to assist homeowners, protect consumers, empower shareholders and increase opportunities for minorities and women were included in the final bill that passed the House today. more> View from here: The Freedom Party, waking the giant'Say it loud! I'm Black and I'm Proud!' For its supporters the formation of a Black-led Freedom Party is a cause whose time has come. more> New immigration approach neededThe author considers President Obama's speech on immigration reform last week to be long on inspiration but short on specifics and proposes a less comprehensive approach. more> Uncertainty regarding undocumented immigrant countDespite all the efforts carried out by the Census Bureau to record the number of undocumented immigrants and capture the profile of the United States' Hispanic community, its director, Robert Groves, still is not certain that it can be achieved. more> From Russia with Love?The scandal arising from the arrest of 11 Russian spies and the failure of their absurd operation remains in the US media spotlight but no little attention has been given to possible effects on the Russian-American community. more> briefsA first-of-its-kind summer camp for children with an imprisoned parent
VIDEO :: Learn how you can break the cycle of intergenerational incarceration by visiting Children of Promise, NYC at www.cpnyc.org. more> |
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NYCMA Announcements
NYCMA holds training workshop for ethnic media journalists on Elections 2010
New York: New York Community Media Alliance hosted the first of two workshops -- Elections 101: NYC, Albany and the Elections 2010 -- on Thursday, July 15 at CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism.
Student Internship
NYCMA Launches Summer 2010 Ethnic Media Internship Program!
Interns and director of Baruch College H.S. journalism program Katina Paron at their orientation meeting. - Photo by Jehangir Khattak.
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.
NYCMA holds first Net Neutrality Conference for ethnic media, Announces Writing Challenge
Helen Brunner, Director of the Media Democracy Fund addressing the inaugural session of NYCMA Forum on Communications Policy and its Possible Effects on Ethnic Media and Their Communities. – Photo by Zooey Salazar
New York Community Media Alliance hosted its first conference on Communications Policy and its Possible Effects on Ethnic Media and Their Communities, Tuesday, June 8 at CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism. In attendance were journalists from a range of publications as well as many communications justice activists – all who sought to expose the connections between communications policy and the everyday life of community members. The conference also focused on wireless services and how their policies affect communities.
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein addressing NYCMA Fellows
Chancellor Klein explained the challenges the DOE faces in the current environment of budgetary cuts and answered journalists' questions as part of NYCMA's eight-month long Ethnic and Community Press Fellowship -- Developing an Education Beet-II on April 8. – Photo by A. Sherpa
FPI releases data about unemployment rates for New York City residents
Fiscal Policy Institute has released a fuller set of data, with detail on immigrant unemployment by gender, and comparing recent immigrants with those who have been here more than 10 years. This is a data release from the Fiscal Policy Institute that is not connected with a full report. For information to explain how to read this data and comment on what it means, please contact David Dyssegaard Kallick (212-721-7164, ddkallick@fiscalpolicy.org), or James Parrott (212-721-5624, parrott@fiscalpolicy.org)