RELIGION & RACE NEWS ITEMS 2005-2009
The Long Beach, CA LAUMC Commission on Religion and Race provides the following listing of U.S. and world news articles of interest to our group and our supporters. Please note that URLs will disappear in time and that the NY TIMES and a few others require a free registration to view detailed articles. The newer articles will usually be listed at the top of this page. Rod Bush rodbush@earthlink.net. For my list of free E-mail publications by topic see:11/14:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120185651
Military
Service A Challenge For Muslim Americans
Service members bridge gap between mosque and military:
It's never been easy for Muslims in the military, but as their ranks grow, the armed
forces become more accommodating and families more accepting.
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/199504.php
Malik Hasan Tied to 9/11 Hijackers, Radical al Qaeda Preacher
Major Hasan: "Jihad means holy war"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/us/09muslim.html
Complications Grow for Muslims Serving Nation
Muslims in military seek a bridge between worlds
http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/
When Muslims Commit Violence
Pat Robertson: Islam isnt a religion; treat Muslims
like fascists
NPR: A Country Called Amreeka: Muslims in America
PW Pick of the Week: A Country Called Amreeka by Alia
Malek
http://www.emgonline.co.uk/news.php?news=7901
Sikh and Muslim women seek freedom to wear head coverings
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then8-2009nov08,0,2077478.story
Santa Anita racetrack played a role in WWII internment:
The extensive grounds were used as the nation's largest assembly center to house about
19,000 Japanese Americans before they were relocated to camps.
WETZSTEIN: Race issue not black and white: Book: Blended
Nation
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29299.html
Anh 'Joseph' Cao jolts House: Lone Republican Vote For
Health Care Reform
Melody Ross's death causes Cambodian parents' wariness
and fears to grow
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13741350?source=rv
Aquarium's fall festival celebrates Asian culture
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-citizen10-2009nov10,0,7251478.story
A win for Southern California citizenship applicants:
Hundreds of legal immigrants whose cases have been languishing for years will get
resolution within six months because of a settlement with the U.S. government.
Islamic Center of Irvine dismisses popular leader with
little explanation: Board says only that Sadullah Khan was removed for inappropriate
conduct. Before taking the Irvine post, Khan was dismissed by his mosque in Los Angeles.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thebusinessofgiving/2010243353_former_gates_foundation_exec_r.html
Former Gates Foundation exec Raj Shah to head USAID
Mendez film: A 40-minute documentary about the families who filed the landmark Mendez v.
Westminster School District desegregation case of the 1940s will be screened at Fullerton
College on Friday, Nov. 13, at noon.
In India, Skin-Whitening Creams Reflect Old Biases
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-charter-for-compassion-launches-to-promote-the-golden-rule-69851072.html
International Charter for Compassion Launches to Promote The Golden Rule
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_13781694
Centro Shalom receives grant for census outreach: LONG
BEACH: The $75,000 foundation award will be used to encourage the underserved to
participate.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/yaki/detail??blogid=68&entry_id=51126
Ft. Hood Massacre: Mass murderer vs. Terrorist vs.
"American Muslim"
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fort-hood-muslims7-2009nov07,0,5379845.story
American Muslims express fear, frustration after Ft. Hood
shootings
http://blogs.ajc.com/cynthia-tucker/2009/11/06/a-bad-man-not-a-bad-religion/?cxntfid=blogs_cynthia_tucker
A bad man, not a bad religion
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110600897.html
SHOOTINGS AT FORT HOOD: Rampage kills 13, wounds 30:
SUSPECT IS ARMY PSYCHIATRIST WHO WORKED AT WALTER REED
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/07/us/politics/AP-US-Fort-Hood-Shooting-Suspect.html
Details Emerge About Fort Hood Suspect's History
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13680303?source=rv
Wilson, city shaken by shooting death of popular student-athlete, 16, Cambodian American
Melody Ross
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114327591
Facing Identity Conflicts, Black Students Fall Behind
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114287231
Remembering Roy DeCarava's 60 Years Of Photos:
Photographer Roy DeCarava, who died Oct. 27 at age 89, dedicated his 60-year career to
capturing images of African Americans.
On Hot-Button Issues, the UCC is
Anything but Cold
http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2009/11/03/Features/The-Quest.To.Find.Religion-3820685.shtml#4
The quest to find religion: After a sacred trek, Beth
Bowman '10 converted to Islam
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/health/policy/04immig.html
Health Care Debate Focuses on Legal Immigrants
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_13716265
Tongans celebrate their independence in Long Beach
http://totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/05/illegal-immigrants-will-be-counted-in-2010-census/24739/
Illegal immigrants will be counted in 2010 census
10/31:
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13621891?source=rv
Plays at Found Theatre explore biracial identity: Juliette Fairley, the daughter of a
black American father and a blond French woman, the Columbia University-educated actress
will bring her take on the experience to Long Beach with her two plays "The Making of
Mulatto" and "Mulatto's Dilemma" to the Found Theatre.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_13591803
Latino churches front line of census battle
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs-buddhist19-2009oct19,0,1947862.story
Korean Buddhists' Young San ceremony aims to spread
goodness and peace: The ritual performance, which involves sacred chants and elaborate
dances, was almost lost under restrictions imposed during Japanese colonialism in the
first half of the 20th century.
Muslim group demands release of FBI rules: Justice
Department says it does not want to provide a "road map" for terrorists.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-road22-2009oct22,0,6529586.story
FIRST PERSON: Reporting through the blue mesh of a burka:
How does a female Western reporter travel through Taliban country in Afghanistan? Very
carefully.
'Illegal Alien' Halloweencostume stokes anti-Latino
fervor: Backlash leads retailers to pull costumes from websites, but controversy unmasks a
deeper problem.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/nyregion/22chinese.html?_r=1
In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin
Immigration: New census query on immigration status would
diminish states clout [Nevada]: Two GOP senators introduce amendment to keep illegal
immigrants out of the count
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-asian-center22-2009oct22,0,7752867.story
Asian Youth Center celebrates its 20th anniversary: The
San Gabriel nonprofit for immigrants offers after-school programs and parenting classes
for families trying to adapt to a new culture.
Long Beach Jewish leader Rabbi Sidney Guthman dies at 98:
He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his famous civil rights crusades
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/holy-post/archive/2009/10/22/brian-lilley-the-right-to-wear-a-burka.aspx
Brian Lilley: The right to wear a burka [Canada]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-asylum24-2009oct24,0,6616785.story?track=rss
Asylum seeker realized her dream but now is missing: Gilda Ghanipour has spent the last nine years
on the run. Abandoned by her Muslim family for
converting to Christianity, she has shuttled from one address to the next, terrified of
being deported to her native Iran, where apostasy can be punished by death. Ghanipour won the case. But she doesn't know it.
http://www.latimes.com/la-hp-mex-painter-ss,0,4989678.htmlstory
In drug
trafficking hub, artist is in demand: Jose Espinoza paints murals on the tombs of fallen
narcotics traffickers and in the mansions of the nouveaux riche in the Mexican state of
Sinaloa, home to a powerful drug cartel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8327448.stm
Amnesty International: Israel 'denies Palestinians water'
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/docs/632306.html
6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D: 20% of All;
80% of Hispanic; 92% of black Children
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5heBn8b5hh0k951OyDiHgcwDl8PCAD9BJ0SF00
US hits out at bid to bar religious defamation
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/hotelcheckin/post/2009/10/620000428/1
Hotelier asks Hispanic workers to Anglicize names, causes
uproar in Taos, N.M.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/woodard-trade-fair-2627798-chocolate-says
Child slavery isn't sweet: Vanguard grad connects the
dots between grocery store chocolate and African slavery
http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/BPnews.asp?ID=31573
Clinton opposes Islamic 'defamation of religions' push
http://www.latimes.com/theguide/music/la-et-asian-jazz30-2009oct30,0,2283538.story
Asian American Jazz Festival begins Friday: Promoter Paul
Im doesn't mind sacrificing his sax to get the downtown L.A. event off to a rousing start.
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/31/buffalo-soldiers-base-nears-historic-status/?metro&zIndex=192400
Buffalo Soldiers' base nears historic status [California]
10/18:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1277270.html
As war on terror continues, Muslims in U.S. feel unfairly implicated
http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/elias/article_51253eb4-a674-5a7d-9201-1a5027194da6.html
ELIAS: Unconstitutional issue from the get-go: REFORMING
CITIZENSHIP?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/arts/music/14latino.html?em
At the White House, a Celebration of Latin Music
http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=277992&Itemid=29
VIVA Transcription Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
with Success Stories
Historic O.C. desegregation case honored at Chapman
University: Archive is dedicated for documents, artifacts of Mendez v. Westminster.
New book uses Holy Land Foundation
evidence to bash prominent Muslim group
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS212218+15-Oct-2009+PRN20091015
CAIR: Members of Congress Blast Claims That Muslim
Interns are 'Spies'
Shadegg, Franks call for investigation of Council on
American Islamic Relations
http://www.pr.com/press-release/186036
"We Are Free to Practice Our Faith in the U.s., Our
Message is: Love for All - Hatred for None" Imam Shamshad
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Communities of LA Inland Empire and
LA East will be re-opening the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino on Saturday, October 24,
2009. Everyone is invited to attend the function which will begin at 4:00 PM. Dinner will
follow.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/schuller-network-wyatt-2610528-american-film
Schuller network airs film about radical Islamists'
plans: "The Third Jihad" will be shown Sunday on American Life Network, the new
home of Robert A. Schuller, who left the Crystal Cathedral last year.
Newlywed won't tolerate 'overt racism' by Louisiana official: The woman who was denied a marriage license by a
Louisiana justice of the peace because he refused to marry interracial couples said the
official should lose his job.
Mural is dedicated to showing commonality of religions
[Philadelphia]
Fullerton's academic powerhouse turns 50: Sunny Hills
High School International Baccalaureate program spurs ethnic diversity.
Schools a battleground over dueling Chinese scripts:
Decisions over teaching the simplified characters used in mainland China versus the
traditional ones used in Taiwan stir passions among parents over politics and cultural
pride [Arcadia, CA]
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/101909dnmetmuslimangst.3f4b3c3.html
Dallas-area Muslims fear backlash from arrests tied to
terror plot
10/10:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-samoa-carson1-2009oct01,0,620958.story
Samoans in Carson hold church services for tsunami,
earthquake victims: The local community joins to pray for those in their homeland and to
help calm the nerves of relatives here. Pastors and local chiefs are also organizing
relief efforts.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13456994?source=rv
Long Beach Cambodians want to be counted
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4159
Cambodia's Sochua Calls for Clinton to Act: Embattled
Cambodian lawmaker Mu Sochua faces potentially dangerous fallout from her recent U.S.
tour. But she takes home what she calls a promise by Hillary Clinton, an old ally, to
investigate the country's human rights abuses.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/national-semifinalists-merit-2588250-year-black
9 O.C. black students named National Achievement
semifinalists
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/festival-irvine-year-2587528-center-village
Irvine Global Village festival to offer array of cultural
performances and cuisine: City's largest annual event returns on Saturday to celebrate
city's diverse cultural makeup
http://www.jewishjournal.com/thewideangle/item/what_divides_america_a_surprising_finding_20091002/
What Divides America? A Surprising
Finding
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_13481569
Long Beach Aquarium celebrates S.E. Asia; Indonesia's woes remembered
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/10/latino-heritage-celebrated-at-pasadena-parade-and-fair.html
Latino heritage celebrated at Pasadena parade and fair
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/blessing-water-waves-2593070-great-many
Blessing of the Waves in Surf City is multi-faith affair: Ocean lovers gather to give
thanks and call for environmental stewardship.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/
Civil-Rights Groups Launch Health-Care Ad Blitz
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13493360
Chilean handcraft coming to MOLAA
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immig-detain7-2009oct07,0,430206.story
U.S. plans to overhaul how immigrants are detained
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hotel-workers5-2009oct05,0,2773363.story
Union hopes to organize Long Beach hotel workers: A
campaign called Hope for Housekeepers focuses on Hyatt, Hilton and others, locally as well
as nationally.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13490653
Multicultural event honors Union Bank
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/10/08/Study-World-Muslim-population-is-157B/UPI-43531254982349/
Study: World Muslim population is 1.57B
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/godingovernment/2009/10/if_you_are_interested_in.html?hpid=sec-religion
Pew Maps Muslim Populations Worldwide: One in
four people living today is Muslim. [See interactive graphic: http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=451
].
http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty507.htm
HOW LONG BEFORE WE BECOME A NATION OF 50 CALIFORNIAS? [IMMIGRATION]
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_13508805
Centro CHA to give 'Nuestra Imagen' awards tonight:
Prominent Latino advocacy group will honor 10 individuals and organizations Thursday for
their contributions to Long Beach.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jackie-mack8-2009oct08,0,5930475.story
Pasadena park caught between Jackie and Mack Robinson:
The future site of a $24-million sports complex is currently named for both brothers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/09/AR2009100903891.html
Can Religion Be Part Of Solution in Afghanistan?
October 18 Multicultural event honors Union Bank
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fullerton-ave-dance-2598683-wilshire-artworks
International students exchange art: Submissions from China, Japan, Korea and Mexico
highlight 'A Night in Fullerton'
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/library-cesar-chavez-2598849-farm-fullerton
Cesar Chavez focus of library series: Cal State Fullerton
professor to address the activist's life on Oct. 13.
http://www.the-tidings.com/2009/100909/census.htm
Latinos urged to participate in 2010 U.S. Census count
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/faith/story/866031.html
'American Qur'an' blends US life, Quranic verses
09/30:
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13361860
Cambodian dances bloom in Salon Series
Free Latin American film series at CSULB begins Oct. 1
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/community-arab-census-2577097-want-americans
O.C. Arab Americans form group to ensure Census counts:
Group to hold kickoff meeting Wednesday in Anaheim.
Interned Japanese-Americans may get honorary degrees from
CSU
3 arrested on suspicion of hate crime in beating of homeless man:
New Laguna Beach Gallery Favors Contemporary Latin Art
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090924/BREAKING01/90924072/Hawaii+celebrates+Islam+Day+at+beach
Hawaii celebrates Islam Day at beach
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfDQGY7txHLuqcfaWPEAx6AlvL_gD9AUMDFO1
Cambodians testify for war crimes tribunal
U.S. Hispanics lag in health insurance-study
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/immigration-deported-immigrant-2582141-new-old
Immigration debate takes spotlight at Surf City high
school: Edison High juniors took on the role of immigrants filtering through early 1900s
Ellis Island as part of a social studies lesson.
Black Women: Successful And Still Unmarried
Murder charges in Chicago teen's beating death: Four
teenagers are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Derrion Albert, 16, an
honor roll student who was walking to a bus stop when he got caught up in a street fight.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/community-arab-census-2577097-want-americans
O.C. Arab Americans form group to ensure Census counts:
Group to hold kickoff meeting Wednesday in Anaheim.
Facebook removes 'Should Obama be killed?' poll
Long Beach area poverty rates by city
& ethnicity
09/19:
http://www.jconline.com/article/20090913/LIFE/909130315
Celebrating Latino culture and heritage [Indiana]
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13ehrenreich.html?_r=1
The Recessions Racial Divide
http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2009/09/14/News/Sjsu-Ranked.Sixth.In.Racial.Diversity.In.The.West-3770458.shtml
San Jose State University ranked sixth in racial diversity in the west
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/asa-children-temple-2563386-jewish-family
Fullerton rabbi prepares for the High Holy Days: Since moving here for a major Jewish
influx, the Asas have woven themselves into the community's fabric.
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090915/BREAKINGNEWS/90914016/Hispanic+Heritage+Fest+kicks+off+today+in+Leon+County
Hispanic Heritage Fest kicks off today in Leon County [Florida[
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_13338391?IADID=Search-www.presstelegram.com-www.presstelegram.com
Cambodian news editor settles suit with apology: COURTS: Weekly's harsh criticism of New
Year parade committee prompted legal fight.
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_13338383?IADID=Search-www.presstelegram.com-www.presstelegram.com
Survivors' stories sought for trials: CAMBODIA: The testimony could be used against
alleged perpetrators of Khmer Rouge.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112872563&ps=cprs
Rep. Wilson's Admonishment A First For Congress
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8258805.stm
Reaction: Obama 'racism' row
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/09/16/carter-adds-his-voice-to-race-debate-after-wilsons-outburst/
Jimmy Carter Adds His Voice to Race Debate After Wilsons Outburst
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/september162009/american_prejudice_df_9-16-09.php
Are the Current Protests Just Racial Hatred? Millions of Americans are so devolved that
the shame and fear they suffer from having to be led by a person of color is a humiliation
they can only respond to with insanity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13dowd.html
Op-Ed Columnist: Boy, Oh, Boy ["You lie, boy!"]
http://soundpolitics.com/archives/013277.html
Obama, Racism and Hope
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-race19-2009sep19,0,762419.story
In media blitz, Obama says vitriol isn't racism-based: He'll be all over the Sunday talk
shows to promote his healthcare plans.
http://www.gazettes.com/articles/2009/09/16/community_news/doc4ab163b8db09e512837517.txt
Organizers Postpone Annual Brazilian Street Carnaval [Long Beach]
http://jta.org/news/article/2009/09/16/1007929/op-ed-us-jews-muslims-must-look-forward-not-back
Op-Ed: U.S. Jews, Muslims must look forward, not back
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/immigration-initiative-citizenship-2569313-children-h
Should U.S. citizenship be automatic for U.S.-born? On eve of Citizenship Day, both sides
of debate make arguments.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-18-voa6.cfm
Iranian President Once Again Claims Holocaust A Myth
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_13361860
Cambodian dances bloom in Salon Series
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ramadan18-2009sep18,0,3136484.story
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_13364045
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year starts at sundown [9/18/09]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ang-rouge-khmer-2573771-long-day
Genocide survivors seek justice: Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge submit testimony
for court.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/botero-works-latin-2571251-american-collection
Bowers Museum showcases Botero and Latin American masters: Review: Colombian artist gets
largest exhibit in 30 years.
09/12:
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)United Methodists Call for Health-Care Reform: John 10:10 Challenge
http://www.1010challenge.org/site/c.olIZIfNYJwE/b.5337789/k.C006/Home.htm
http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/06/labor-unions-workers-opinions-columnists-reihan-salam.html
Grand New Party: Workers And Managers Of The World, Unite!
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-politics7-2009sep07,0,7305762.story
Obama is fast losing white voters' support: His approval ratings with the crucial bloc
have plunged since April. Strategists say the healthcare debate is largely to blame, but
that's not the only reason.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8241361.stm
Israel row looms over Unesco race
http://www.ocweekly.com/events/latin-american-parade-471202/
Long Beach Latin-American Parade
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gyluhimNiiADTY2ZZyfanVrzMD-wD9AIMI5G0
Caribbean culture on display at NYC parade: Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in
Brooklyn to celebrate Caribbean culture Monday at the West Indian American Day Parade
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/sports/tennis/08rhoden.html
Tennis: Keen Eyes Might See Whats Missing: Why hasnt there been another Venus
or Serena?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-silent-retreat7-2009sep07,0,6853863.story
In the Arizona desert, Buddhists will embark on a three-year silent retreat
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar7-2009sep07,0,2585698.column
E-mails on illegal immigration are eye-opening: A deeper look at the facts contained in
chain letters reveals hyperbole, exaggerations and misstatements by opponents.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_13293978
United Cambodian Community awards celebration heralds community's 32nd anniversary
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hyzg6cBDBQZpg_gHCMVo_9p5c5IAD9AJPJ4O1
'Culture Olympics' open in South Korea
http://www.gazettes.com/articles/2009/09/09/lifestyle/helping_hand/doc4aa7f06ca0826009580523.txt
Helping Hand: Throughout Greater Long Beach, organizations and outreaches are seeking
volunteers and donations to help people in need. Here is a list of some that have asked
for a helping hand.
http://www.gazettes.com/articles/2009/09/09/community_news/doc4aa15bbb6acca098244752.txt
Long Beach Hate Crime Response Team Helps Victims By Listening
http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-09-09-voa47.cfm
Washington, DC Teacher and Entrepreneur Celebrates African Culture
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/white-readers-groups-2555760-wrote-political
Poll: 26% who responded would try pro-white political party: Of readers who responded
online, 400 said they would not join ranks of Golden State Party; 157 said they favored
party's views.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/white-state-party-2551405-golden-cole
Two-time felon runs pro-white political group: The Golden State Party, based in Garden
Grove, is run by a two-time felon. Experts doubt it can achieve party status.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=buddhist-bhutan-warns-fel
Buddhist Bhutan warns felling trees a threat to happiness
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/09/11/2009-09-11_thugs_get_jail_for_bias_election_night_attacks_against_africanamericans.html
Thugs get jail for Election Night bias attacks against African-Americans
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_13312463
Conference for Equality and Justice will honor 3 activists in LB
http://www.prweb.com/releases/baigent/armageddon/prweb2859004.htm
Book: RACING TOWARD ARMAGEDDON THE THREE GREAT RELIGIONS AND THE PLOT TO END THE WORLD by
Michael Baigent, Bestselling coauthor of Holy Blood, Holy Grail
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mexican-mexico-year-2558812-anniversary-streets
200,000 to attend Mexican Independence Day fair in Santa Ana. Many to gather in
anticipation of the 200th anniversary of Mexico's freedom.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32783056/ns/us_news-911_eight_years_later/
Play about Muslims in U.S. debuts on 9/11: 'Domestic Crusaders' explores struggles of
Pakistani immigrant family
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_13318229
Survey: Americans say Muslims face `a lot' of bias
http://blogs.ajc.com/cynthia-tucker/2009/09/11/another-culture-war-awaits-over-immigration-reform/?cxntfid=blogs_cynthia_tucker
Another culture war awaits over immigration reform
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/09/worlds-oldest-woman-dies-in-la-at-115.html
World's oldest person dies in L.A. at 115 [Updated]
09/06:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/books/review/Letters-t-DIVERSITYVSD_LETTERS.html
Letters: Diversity vs. Discontents
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090829/MAGAZINE/708289956
The veil should not be a barrier between women - the myths and stereotypes
about the hijab
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/immigration-people-old-2545526-illegally-vigil
Hundreds gather in Santa Ana for immigration vigil: Immigrant advocates say Mass and vigil
are way to push comprehensive immigration reform into spotlight.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/immigration-reform-country-2544430-groups-county
Groups mobilize for the next immigration battle: Slideshow: Generals in immigration battle
give reasons why an immigration overhaul is good or bad for the nation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/us/31elder.html?_r=1&hp
Invisible Immigrants, Old and Left With Nobody to Talk To - Older immigrants,
cut off from society by language and culture differences, are now Americas
fastest-growing immigrant group.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j7cbfd9xAtkkEln6abema8aVCtvwD9AET4UO0
Obama hosts dinner for Islamic holy month
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS235556+01-Sep-2009+PRN20090901
SC Johnson Receives Honor for Commitment to Hispanics
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11917
Report Examines High Dropout Rate of Latina Students
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/nyregion/03suffolk.html?em
Report Cites Culture of Ethnic Hatred in Suffolk County NY
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/white-state-party-2551405-golden-cole
California pro-white group pushes for political representation: The Golden State Party,
based in Garden Grove, is run by a two-time felon. Experts doubt it can achieve party
status.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1756062,3_1_EL06_04ASIAN_S1-090906.article
Asian cultures on display in Elgin, IL: Saturday Asian Fest 2009 offered a celebration of
many Asian cultures found in Elgin, complete with vendors, fashion shows, and music.
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20090906/CWS04/909060315/1845/WRT04
Roads Traveled: Indian Summer Festival celebrates historic culture: Annual Indian Summer Festival on Milwaukee's lakefront. The Friday to Sept. 13 event celebrates
the diversity and commonalities of American Indian culture in Wisconsin.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/health/policy/06immighealth.html
Health Care Debate Revives Immigration Battle: The Obama administration took an overhaul
of the countrys immigration laws off its legislative agenda this year, but the
prickly issue of public benefits for illegal immigrants has resurfaced in the health care
debate.
08/29:
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE57M0LA20090823
Palestinian women knit Jewish skullcaps
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-koreatown23-2009aug23,0,4678393.story
Two worlds blend uneasily in Koreatown: Sleek new buildings displace traditional homes and
businesses. Some think that's great. Others lament the changes.
http://news.nurse.com/article/20090824/NY02/108240023
Proclamation Recognizes Hospice Care Networks Cultural Diversity
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_13196856
State Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, will serve as grand marshal in the city's first
Latin American Parade and Festival on Pine Avenue on Sept. 12.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/08/descendants_of_the_slave_who_s.html
Descendants Of A Slave See The Painting He Saved
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/25/AR2009082503072.html
Who's Sitting on the Federal Bench: President Obama changed the ethnic makeup of the
Supreme Court by choosing Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice. But her
elevation reduced the number of Latina federal appeals court judges by one-third.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/233/story/908975.html
Plans discussed for black history museum [Charleston, SC]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32565118/ns/us_news-education/
Florida Elementary students' shirts: 'Islam is of the Devil' - School district lawyer says
handful of students sent home over the shirts
http://www.gazettes.com/articles/2009/08/26/community_news/doc4a8ee0c32e28f615112890.txt
LBCC Hosts Forum On Hispanic Education
www.yesican.gov
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-tillcasketcorrect,0,4699346.story
Emmett Till's casket to be exhibited at new National Museum of African American History
and Culture
08/22:
http//latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/homeboy-industries-is-getting-some-help-with-its-financial-problems-from-the-los-angeles-city-councilthe-group-which-has-ea.html
Los Angeles City Council comes to aid of struggling Homeboy Industries
http//latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/student-leaders.html
Teens learn about prejudice in LAPD program at Museum of Tolerance
http//www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/
PGA Championship Farmer's boy makes good, Yang inspires South Korea
http//www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-korea-kim18-2009aug18,0,787710.story
Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung dies The longtime dissident, who survived three
assassination attempts and spent years in prison, was 85. He was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize for engaging North Korea.
http//www.presstelegram.com/ci_13145824?source=rv
Massachusetts cop who arrested scholar speaks in Long Beach Cambridge Police Sgt. James
Crowley praises officers nationwide for standing up for him
http//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090818/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_us
Huckabee says 2 states in Holy Land 'unrealistic'
http//www.ocregister.com/articles/sepulveda-santa-college-2531795-education-latino
Obama reforms will aid Hispanic students, official says White House education leader Juan
Sepúlveda speaks optimistically of cash infusion, changes coming to public education.
http//www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/article_b10145dd-640f-57e1-9d9e-c02cded77464.html
Ramadan Holiest month on the Muslim calendar
http//www.theadvertiser.com/article/20090821/NEWS01/908210342/1002/NEWS01/Ramadan-calls-for-reflection--devotion
Ramadan calls for reflection, devotion
http//newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/godingovernment/2009/08/by_jacqueline_l_salmon_several.html?hpid=sec-religion
Organizations Help American Muslims with Ramadan Giving
http//www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13171836
Mom's legacy is world renowned black collection Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum of
African American History & Culture in Culver City will rival New York's Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture in size and significance
http//www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lastfarmer21-2009aug21,0,5303873.story
The Palos Verdes Peninsula's last farmer James Hatano has been growing crops in Palos
Verdes for more than 50 years, the last link to an area dotted with farms worked by
Japanese immigrants. When he retires, a century-old tradition will end.
http//greenoc.freedomblogging.com/2009/08/21/county-anaheim-developer-built-party-house-on-archaeological-site/11827/
County Anaheim developer built "party house" on archaeological site
http//www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/nyregion/22paterson.html?_r=1&hp
Critics Driven by Racial Bias, NY Governor Paterson Says
08/15:
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_13028333
Latin-American fest seeks lineup: The one-day event Sept.
12 will feature Latin-American cuisine, dance lessons and demonstrations, art exhibits,
vendors, and live music and performances.
http://www.zandavisitor.com/newsarticle-1966-Aquarium_of_the_Pacific_Will_Host_its_Eighth_Annual_Baja_Splash_Cultural_Festival
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month and Mexican Independence Day,
the Aquarium of the Pacific will host its eighth annual Baja Splash Cultural Festival on
Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13, 2009 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. This event for the whole
family will feature bilingual environmental educational programs, including underwater
presentations with divers, as well as traditional dance, crafts, music, storytelling,
interactive childrens programs, ethnic food, and much more.
http://jyte.com/cl/our-greatest-fear-is-not-that-we-are-inadequate-but-that-we-are-powerful-beyond-measure
Our Greatest Fear
(Nelson Mandela 1994 Inaugural Speech - source Langston Hughes)
Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
http://www.poemhunter.com/langston-hughes/poems/
Poems of Langston Hughes (1902 1967)
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=660e160acef60516ae8df257aa7540e9
Postcards from the Recession: Affect on One Long Beach Community
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-judges9-2009aug09,0,2302892.story
Obama names four new federal judges for California: Three of his four appointees to the
Central and Northern U.S. District Courts in California are Asian Americans.
http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=9825
Racial tensions spark prison riot
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs10-2009aug10,0,3272136.story
BELIEFS: L.A. convocation honors the world's great religions
http://www.cpa.org.au/guardian/2009/1423/11-great-hiroshima.html
The great Hiroshima cover-up And the nuclear fallout for all of us today
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090812/hl_time/08599191576800
Stereotypes Persist Even Where Immigrants Don't
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j7D8SZc60dc-zK0NkmICdi4BzXQAD9A0RCBG1
Civil rights icon to receive Medal of Freedom
http://www.thewrap.com/article/obama-awards-poitier-medal-freedom_5124
Sidney Poitier Awarded Medal of Freedom: 15 others honored, including Ted Kennedy, Desmond
Tutu, Harvey Milk, Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephen Hawking
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/professors-guide/2009/08/12/why-does-diversity-matter-at-college-anyway.html
Why Does Diversity Matter at College Anyway?
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/08/14/economy_tests_medias_diversity/
Economy tests medias diversity: Newsrooms struggle to look more like the audience
[Asian American Journalists Association Convention]
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/books/review/Patterson-t.html?em
Crossroads: Race and Diversity in the Age of Obama
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-france-burkini14-2009aug15,0,6083514.story
In France, feuding over Islamic clothing fashion turns to swimwear: A woman in a Paris
suburb was banned from a public pool for wearing a full-body burkini swimsuit, igniting a
new round of national debate pitting religious freedom against secular values.
http://themoderatevoice.com/43071/myths-and-facts-about-illegal-worker-health-costs/
Myths And Facts About Illegal Worker Health Costs
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/india-arun-didn-2529140-son-parents
Strangers in a familiar land: MORNING READ: An Indian American couple from Irvine take
their baby to the land of their parents.
08/08:
http://www.cal-pac.org/con_CircuitWest.cfm?c=1003842&v=3
UMC Bilingual Video Workshop to Assist in Reaching Hispanics [May]
http://www.cal-pac.org/pdf/JulyISSUE.pdf
Circuit West Download Issue for July 2009
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/sally_quinn/2009/08/the_scary_honest_truth_about_race.html?hpid=talkbox1
The Scary, Honest Truth About Race
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1167645.html?asset_id=Thai%20temple%20teaches%20culture%20to%20kids&asset_type=html_module
SOUTH MIAMI-DADE: Children explore Buddhism and Thai culture in the Redland: Thai temple
teaches culture to kids
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1695276,korea-temple-stay-monks-buddhist-080209.article
Vacations: Eat, pray and live with Buddhist monks in Korea
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12976218
Ahead of the diversity curve
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56U0VR20090731
U.S. recession pains minorities, but hope persists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8180413.stm
Palestinians evicted in Jerusalem: Israeli police have evicted nine Palestinian
families living in two houses in occupied East Jerusalem
http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2009/08/as-national-association-of-black-journalists-convention-begins-this-week-a-few-thoughts-on-why-group.html
As National Association of Black Journalists convention begins this week in Tampa, a few
thoughts on why group is needed
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immig2-2009aug02,0,5937210.story
Immigrants who flocked to the once-burgeoning Inland Empire are hard-hit in economic
downturn
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/05/pass-on-culture-to-young-angelou-says/entertainment/
Using History to Draw Strength: Pass on culture to young, Angelou says: Those who
dont know, and value, black culture cant reproduce it
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090804/A_LIFE1201/908040317/-1/A_NEWS02
Having a black president doesn't mean we have racial harmony
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jT875brSFwWrjH_xBTXUab5mI2iQD99S37EO0
Makeup of Calif. GOP lags state's ethnic diversity
http://totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com/2009/08/04/whites-a-california-minority-but-a-voting-majority/19703/
Whites a California minority, but a voting majority
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/police-supremacists-fight-2517918-attack-latino
Police seek 2 white supremacists suspected of hate crime attack: 3 men, 1 woman suspected
in attack on Latino in Huntington Beach after seeking 'non-white' to assault, police said.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418532859&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
UK policewomen dress as Muslims to 'celebrate diversity'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iR74gVm9sYe6y_1L9VmbJp3W10kgD99SS5180
Iraq: $2,000 for Shiite-Sunni couples who marry
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5750MW20090806
U.S. overhauling immigration detention policy: report
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/02/us.muslims.poll/index.html
Poll: Few Americans have favorable view of Muslim world
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/sotomayor-hispanics-and-the-gop/?hp
Sotomayor, Hispanics and the G.O.P.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/08/08/2009-08-08_gops_only_hispanic_senator_mel_martinez_to_resign.html
Florida's Sen. Mel Martinez, GOP's lone Hispanic senator, to resign not "warm
seat"
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-robert-takasugi7-2009aug07,0,1061418.story
Robert M. Takasugi dies at 78; Japanese American federal judge had been interned in World
War II relocation camp. He was known for his compassion for victims of injustice and his
calm demeanor in the face of wild courtroom antics.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13012356?source=rv
Service remembers Hiroshima's dead
08/01:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-immigration26-2009jul26,0,304778.story
Obama setting the priorities on immigration: While Congress moves slowly on reform, the
administration is making policy changes primarily aimed at illegal immigrants with
criminal records and employers who hire undocumented workers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8167644.stm
North Korea 'executes Christians'
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0724/p23s01-usju.html
State of diversity on the courts: Sonia Sotomayors nomination draws focus to the
gains of minority and female judges nationwide.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/23/doctors.attitude.race.weight/index.html
Does your doctor judge you based on your color?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/opinion/27warner.html
Op-Ed Columnist: A Lot Said, and Unsaid, About Race
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/getting-latino-ranch-2508077-outdoor-available
Latinos encouraged to hike, explore open space: Irvine Ranch Conservancy and Latino Health
Access team up to promote public hikes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-betty-allen27-2009jul27,0,4396766.story
OBITUARIES: Betty Allen dies at 82; mezzo-soprano and music teacher: Allen was one of the
first black singers to reach prominence on the international opera stage. Later as a
teacher and mentor she introduced classical music to children who, like her, grew up poor.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs27-2009jul27,0,5626861.story
BELIEFS: Two countries are worlds apart for Bahai faithful: Local members struggle to cope
with the hardships of their brethren in Iran, who are barred from government jobs, higher
education and practicing their religion in the Islamic republic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Henry_Louis_Gates
Arrest of Henry Louis Gates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/race/2009/07/was-the-gates-case-one-of-racial-profiling.html
Was the Gates case one of racial profiling?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lionel/gatesgate-theyve-all-got_b_244965.html
Gatesgate: They've All Got It Wrong.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_harvard_scholar
Harvard prof, arresting policeman to talk again
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/01/gates_sends_flowers_to_passerby_who_called_police/
Gates sends flowers to passerby who called police
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wajahat-ali/no-racism-in-obamas-post_b_245978.html
No Racism In Obama's Post Race America
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/segregation-friends_b_246942.html
Segregation and Friends: Glenn Beck of Fox's morning show Fox & Friends
declared that President Obama is a racist who hates white culture.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/01/AR2009080100473.html
Philippines mourns Corazon Aquino, dead at 76
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,963185,00.html
Time Magazines Woman of the Year: Corazon Aquino
07/25:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/galleries/stars_hail_nelson_mandela_on_91st_birthday/stars_hail_nelson_mandela_on_91st_birthday.html
Stars Hail Nelson Mandela on 91st birthday
http://www.examiner.com/x-9372-Federal-Way-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d18-International-Politics--Diversity-101-Where-to-learn-and-study-about-the-African-continent
Politics & Diversity 101: Where to learn and study about the African continent
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/jul/19/naropas-new-president-sees-buddhist-school-good-fi/
Naropas new president sees Buddhist school as a good fit: Minister says his beliefs
are in harmony with Boulder's east-meets-west university
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-sotomayor19-2009jul19,0,7689719.story
Diversity a touchy topic at Sotomayor hearings: What Sen. Jeff Sessions calls an 'honest
discussion' on race, some observers say is an attack on ethnic pride.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/07/20/diversity_what_makes_america_s.aspx
Diversity what makes America special
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-holder-muslim18-2009jul18,0,5378684.story
U.S. attorney general engages L.A.'s Muslim American youths: In a closed meeting at a
local mosque, he tries to bridge relations between the Justice Department and the
community, which has been critical of the 'infiltration of mosques,' among other things.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-garden19-2009jul19,0,1130136.story
Some Koreatown residents cultivate more than produce at community garden: More than 10
years after gardening began on the site, neighbors celebrate the first anniversary of the
purchase of the plot by the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust.
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=238e6748dad4c85b3f2f64614efa93dd
Diversity of Journalism for a Multicultural Society
http://jan.freedomblogging.com/2009/07/20/immigrants-found-16-of-us-high-tech-firms-study-says/18063/
Immigrants founded 16% of U.S. high-tech firms, study says
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-la-iran-factions21-2009jul21,0,2199619.story
Iranian Americans hope for a greater voice in U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/21/massachusetts.harvard.professor.arrested/
Charge against Harvard professor dropped
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/casey-ganemccalla/what-do-you-call-a-black_b_242397.html
What Do You Call a Black Man at Harvard?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Louis_Gates,_Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-racial-profiling25-2009jul25,0,7041188.story
Black males' fear of racial profiling very real, regardless of class: Several African
American professionals find professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s recent encounter with police
all too easy to relate to. Their lingering question is when to speak up.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gates-police25-2009jul25,0,7956470.story
Arrest of Gates also shines a light on 'disorderly conduct' laws: In Massachusetts and
other states, such laws give police wide power to arrest someone acting abusively toward
them in public.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/us/24blacks.html?hp
Professors Arrest Tests Beliefs on Racial Progress
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/07/20/daily15.html
Clear Channel donates radio stations to support minority ownership initiative
http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2009/07/22/the_racism_of_diversity
The Racism of Diversity
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/21/pm_slavery/
U.K. biz study uncovers slavery profits
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinese-apology23-2009jul23,0,6063970.story
California issues formal apology for past discrimination against Chinese: The wave of
immigrants who worked dangerous jobs building railroads and early California
infrastructure faced decades of discrimination, marriage restrictions and private
injustices.
http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/the-doctor-is-within/
The Doctor Is Within [Dalai Lama]
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswire.asp
7/23/2009 - Court Rules NYC Fire Department Uses Discriminatory Hiring Practices
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/books/review/Eig-t.html
A Fastball Wrapped in a Riddle: Book: SATCHEL: The Life and Times of an American Legend
07/18:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-illegal-immigration13-2009jul13,0,4982035.story?track=rss
Activists push ballot initiative to end state benefits for illegal immigrants and their
U.S.-born children: The measure would end public benefits to illegal residents, challenge
the citizenship of their U.S.-born children, cut welfare payments to those children and
impose new birth certificate requirements.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bush13-2009jul13,0,2327231.story
Opinion: A bipartisan blueprint for immigration reform: The U.S. needs to create a system
that responds to labor market needs, provides more effective enforcement and offers a fair
way to deal with those living here illegally.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-u-visa13-2009jul13,0,5871693.story
A race between protection and deportation: The U-visa program is designed to safeguard
undocumented crime victims. But advocates say government approval comes too late for some.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-languages13-2009jul13,0,2337478.story
A spreading Web of language help: Children of immigrants who want to master their
ancestral tongues are finding like-minded practice partners through the Internet.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-asian-archives13-2009jul13,0,2727347.story
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20090713/NEWS01/907130317/1006
Festival celebrates Hispanic culture: Yearly event offers entertainment, popular dishes
[New York]
http://gawker.com/5313254/complexion+conscious-philadephia-swim-club-suddenly-embracing-ethnic-diversity
Complexion-Conscious Philadelphia Swim Club Suddenly Embracing Ethnic Diversity
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE56C00D20090713
Muslim Americans encouraged, hopeful after Obamas Election
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12823744
Uplifting Experience: Thousands fill Long Beach Pine Avenue area for 1st Gospel Fest and
worship event
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1910127,00.html
Alabama Doctor Is Surgeon General Pick: Dr. Regina Benjamin was the first black woman and
the youngest doctor elected to the American Medical Association's board.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1910030,00.html
Tragic Symbol: Egypt's Headscarf Martyr
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_12832655
Police hunt 2 men who sprayed ethnic group in Artesia with irritating substance
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKMQavXNgeAprs3C6czvhajj_9dgD99DP70O0
NAACP to use latest technology to fight racism
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/07/whats-the-point-of-diversity-on-the-supreme-court-ctd.html
What's the Point of Diversity on the Supreme Court?, Ctd
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090715/OPINION01/907150333/1036/OPINION
Basu: Supreme Court needs diversity of life experiences
http://www.examiner.com/x-5751-Chicago-Asian-Community-Examiner~y2009m7d14-White-supremacist-kills-Korean-man-walking-into-church
Ten Years Ago: White supremacist kills Korean man walking into church
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12849512
Explore Japanese culture at Buddhist festival in Mountain View
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-judi-ann-mason16-2009jul16,0,3110199.story
Judi Ann Mason dies at 54; playwright and screenwriter: She helped blaze a trail for black
women writers in Hollywood, starting with 'Good Times' in the 1970s. 'Sister Act 2: Back
in the Habit' was among her credits.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-judy-chu16-2009jul16,0,2984735.story
Judy Chu becomes first Chinese American woman elected to Congress
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/peace-message-teachings-2495979-india-light
Indian yogi comes to O.C. with message of peace: Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, 65, has
gained a wide following on Internet.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2009492255_junejo18m.html
Ancient miracle inspires Muslims to meet challenges: After sunset today, in Mosques around
the world, Muslims will be reminded of the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous holy nighttime
journey known as "Isra and Miraj."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106694386
Fighting Racism Is A Family Tradition
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/nyregion/18scholar.html?hpw
Court Reverses Ruling Dealing With Visa of Muslim Scholar
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5icZYTSVsDttmlZZTSimGl9aHYAowD99G4BM00
Obama tells NAACP more yet to do on civil rights
07/12:
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_12813758
Seen at the Scene: CCEJ breaks fundraising records with $135,000 tally from dinner
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12756104?source=rss
Latino lawmakers aim to head off Census boycott
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/warren-convention-muslims-2483889-interfaith-want
Warren calls on Muslims and Christians to work together: Saddleback pastor urges Islamic
Society convention to form an interfaith coalition to combat prejudice.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-togo-tanaka5-2009jul05,0,7479353.story
OBITUARIES: Togo W. Tanaka dies at 93; journalist documented life at Manzanar internment
camp:
Many of his reports were critical of camp administrators and the policy that led to the
internment of 10,000 people of Japanese descent, most of whom were U.S. citizens from Los
Angeles County.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs6-2009jul06,0,910572.story
Dalai Lama contributes to students' message of hope for hospitalized children
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12758715
Latino parade and festival planned for September in Long Beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funeral_of_Michael_Jackson
Funeral of Michael Jackson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2009/07/egypt-nationwide-rage-over-the-death-of-an-egyptian-in-germany.html
EGYPT: Nationwide rage over the death of an Egyptian in Germany
http://crime.freedomblogging.com/2009/07/07/so-what-is-a-hate-crime/5021/
Most violent crimes involve some sort of hate, but when is an assault or a robbery
considered a hate crime?
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2009/July/08/race.aspx
Blacks With Equal Care Still More Likely To Die Of Some Cancers
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2009/July/09/Illegal-Immigrants.aspx
Health Care Overhaul Ignores Illegal Immigrants
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-illegal10-2009jul10,0,3398621.story
Illegal immigrants again in the budget spotlight: The economic downturn has activists
pushing for a measure that would limit the services Californians provide.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/us/08roommate.html?hpw
Interracial Roommates Can Reduce Prejudice
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-imam10-2009jul10,0,6357981.story
FBI investigating fatal blast at a San Bernardino County Arabs home as a hate crime
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124726143252125053.html
Sotomayor's Defense on 'Wise Latina' Comment Takes Shape
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090711/ap_on_go_su_co/us_sotomayor_civil_rights
Hispanic rights group at center of Sotomayor fight
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20090711/LIFESTYLE/907110304
New Providence Church of Christ thrives on diversity, members say
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/us/11immig.html?_r=1&hpw
Immigration Judges Found Under Strain
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/07/mideast_festival_works_to_show.html
Mid-East Festival works to showcase culture in a positive way
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106491521
For Illegal Immigrants, Jobs Down, Deportations Up
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE56B0T120090712
Black culture lights up Broadway's Great White Way
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/us/12somalis.html?hp
A Call to Jihad From Somalia, Answered in America
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks12-2009jul12,0,500026.column
Struggling school gets a boost: Through Chaka Khan's education foundation, low-achievers
at Drew Middle School in Compton receive help from people who care about their future.
07/04:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/iran-people-goharzad-2476518-anvaripour-click
Local Iranians struggle to keep lines open
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/06/28/thomasvoting0628.html
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas: Section 5 is from bygone era
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12706225?source=rss_viewed
76-year-old charity bids adios with gifts of scholarships: Club Latino Americano de Long
Beach Y Signal Hill
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-jackson-race28-2009jun28,0,4646308.story
Jackson's cultural identity remains a sticky debating point: The pop star's massive
popularity was shadowed by his evolving physical makeover from dark-skinned boy to
lighter-skinned man. Some African Americans were concerned he was trying to deny his
heritage.
http://www.examiner.com/x-10334-Cleveland-Cultural-Events-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Michael-Jacksons-music-was-music-that-defined-a-culture
Michael Jackson's music defined culture
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090623/ap_on_re_us/us_prison_prayer
ACLU sues over limits on Muslim prayers in prison
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/muslim-federal-charities-2477447-aclu-donors
Worry over terrorism laws hinders giving, O.C. Muslims say: Fear that government might
target donors leads to shift away from Islamic nonprofits, local leaders say.
http://www.newsweek.com//frameset.aspx/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.washingtonpost.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3D2b6d229e6330314b7894763aee691da1
Supreme Court Rules for White Firefighters
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGsZ2VhbRIUUs194LpHqfjlHh4qAD9925ILO0
Two white supremacists from Illinois have been indicted in a 2004 mail bombing that
injured the diversity director in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/film-tuesday-soraya-2476494-screening-stoning
Filmmaker and actress to speak on brutality in Iran: "The Stoning of Soraya M."
depicts the wrongful execution of a woman.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jsHfl5YwIzzlUizUsk47mWZ3DsmwD995ILIG0
Ancient Iraqi Mandaean sect struggles to keep culture in US
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/07/01/tucked0701.html
Promote racial diversity fairly
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12727135?source=rss
Long Beach nonprofits receive grants [Centro Cha & United Cambodian Community]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/www-business-meyer-2481186-latin-visit
Latin American art show coming to Laguna Beach: Latino Notebook: Cal State Fullerton photo
exhibit honored
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/03/Naval-Academy-admits-most-diverse-class/UPI-59981246599729/
Naval Academy admits most diverse class
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/07/02/ST2009070203194.html
Naval Academy Professor Challenges Rising Diversity
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gSZ7uE0feVPC1XEaRCZsLYJ_GnAgD996FID80
Fla. justices: Gov. can't reject [all-white] judge nominees
http://headlines.ocregister.com/news/muslims-32315-society-muslim.html
Rick Warren to address Muslims: Speaking at Islamic Society's annual convention this
weekend.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j3tPVCsgYfrSRPF5NasS6oqxdMhgD9977MV82
New Orleans Essence Fest celebrates black music, culture
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-edifice-complex4-2009jul04,0,3189544.story
Maxine Waters job-training center in Watts caught in funding ban
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0703/p06s23-wogn.html
For former Khmer Rouge prisoners, reparations are key to justice: Chum Mey and Bou Meng
are two of seven prisoners left alive in S-21 prison when the regime fell in 1979, out of
more than 14,000 inmates. They testified this week against former leader.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-romance4-2009jul04,0,7587420.story
Black novelist romances readers with characters they can relate to: Mildred Riley, 91,
stumbled into a growing sub-category of romance fiction when she began churning out
stories centered around African American characters and history.
06/27:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/big-racial-divide-remains-in-la-on-proposition-8-times-poll-finds.html
Big racial, ethnic divide remains in L.A. on gay marriage, Times Poll finds [Updated]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105679882
Korean-American Police Officer Sidesteps Tradition
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar23-2009jun23,0,7507792.column
Historic South-Central L.A. is flowering: Practical dreamers are creating a diverse
community -- nurturing gardens, opening a business, extending goodwill and respect.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/06/korean-contemporary-art-at-lacma.html
It's about a Korean-American experience, not a collision of cultures
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090624/LIVING/906240313/-1/NEWSMAP
Monroe libraries receives 100 books on Japanese culture [PA]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-status-orange-2473069-college-act
Mock graduations highlight plight of illegal immigrants: A ceremony in Orange was one of
several mock graduations for illegal immigrant students throughout country.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12683318
Vigil in Belmont Shore will protest Iranian oppression
http://www.gazettes.com/articles/2009/06/24/community_news/doc4a4292c957653589181919.txt
Japanese Cultural Festival Features Stories, Traditions
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20090624/NEWS01/906240327/1002/Kids-learn-about-other-cultures
Kids learn about other cultures [Georgia]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-son-fard-2473193-bernard-district
Mother says school ignored bully attacks on her son: 11-year-old beaten twice at Los
Alamitos middle school says he is ridiculed for being Persian
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/24/bia.black.hair/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail
In the black culture, a richness of hairstory
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/black.in.america/
'Black in America 2'
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090625005934&newsLang=en
BLACK ENTERPRISE Announces the 40 Best Companies for Diversity
http://www.examiner.com/x-1507-DC-Jewish-Life-Examiner~y2009m6d26-The-Smithsonian-Folklife-Festival-Jewish-culture-in-unusual-places
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Jewish culture in unusual places [Plus African American
& Latin American cultures]
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12698633
UCC Church leaders asked to support diversity education
06/13:
http://thelittlethings.windycitizen.com/2009/06/07/chicago-muslims-reflect-diversity-of-islam-referenced-in-obama-speech
Chicago Muslims reflect diversity of Islam referenced in Obama speech
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/06/state/n102024D50.DTL&type=politics
Schwarzenegger backs state services to immigrants
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/us/politics/07affirm.html?hp
For Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas, Paths Diverge at Race
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124442662679393077.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Sotomayor and the Politics of Race: Americans thought they were electing a president who
would transcend grievance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/us/politics/05court.html?ref=global-home
Speeches Show Judges Steady Focus on Diversity and Struggle
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/arts/design/07sont.html
Art: The Intersection of Islam, America and Identity
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12537066
Almost forgotten 'Bicentennial Symphony' will 're-debut' in Long Beach at Juneteenth
event: Roy Harris' almost-lost piece rescued by friend and music lover John Malveaux
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-hometown-greenwood7-2009jun07,0,619884.story
Despite strides made, race still shapes town's mayoral election: Greenwood, Mississippi, a
majority-black city, votes its first black mayor out of office.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs8-2009jun08,0,2876658.story
BELIEFS: Jewish group organizes L.A. march against Darfur violence: The event raised more
than $100,000 that will be used in refugee camps for victims of the conflict and for
domestic education about the violence, among other projects.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12548835
Tim Grobaty: Dalai Lama to teach at Long Beach Arena
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/opinion/10iht-edbowring.html?ref=global
Islams Diversity: Like Christianity has shaped, and been shaped by, the societies to
which it has attached itself
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2009/06/09/2003445687
Americans must learn more about Muslim cultures: The Islamic world is more than just the
Middle East and there is hope among artists and academics that intercultural exchanges
will allow both sides to see the diversity of the other
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/06/09-39/New-Naval-Academy-class-to-be-most-diverse-ever.html
New Naval Academy class to be most diverse ever: Superintendent tells oversight board that
officers must 'look like' enlisted ranks
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fbi-muslim-mueller-2457464-organizations-local
Muslim groups disagree that relations with FBI are 'very good'- Local leader says
relations continue to be strained in wake of allegations of surveillance.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jz74U5-M7d052GqcbS8hyfPF7GQgD98OBDD00
Museum on horrors of Holocaust gripped by shooting: Attack linked to a white supremacist's
hate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/us/11fairfax.html?hpw
Debate Erupts Over Muslim School in Virginia
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-watts-priest12-2009jun12,0,1148722.story
In Watts, one God, two cultures: Father Peter Banks 'walks between the raindrops' as a
bridge for Latino and African American worshipers in Watts.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-desktop-raid12-2009jun12,0,783064.story
Computer 'raid' in Vernon leaves factory workers devastated: Overhill Farms, a major
food-processing plant in the L.A. area, terminates more than 200 employees after an IRS
audit finds that they had provided 'invalid or fraudulent' Social Security numbers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-riverside-library12-2009jun12,0,6211101.story
UC Riverside wants its Thai trove on the shelves: A Buddhist monk-turned-academic bought
12,800 rare books from a friend in Bangkok, doubling the school's Southeast Asian
collection. A year later, getting them into the library remains a challenge.
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_12580199
Burmese refugees find jobs, new lives in Logan [Utah]: Culture: A local organization has
formed to lead an effort to help Cache Valley's new residents.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105310088
Middle East: American Evangelical Christian Funding Flows To Jewish West Bank Settlers
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_12578222
Tuskegee Airman Roger Terry dies in Los Angeles
06/06:
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/may/31/preserving_black_culture_history84402/
Preserving black culture, history: Smithsonian project focuses on saving artifacts
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/education/31texas.html?em
Texas Vote Curbs a College Admission Guarantee Meant to Bolster Diversity
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104675053
Opinion: The Straight Story On Sotomayor
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103439900
Immigrants' Children: A Foot In Two Worlds: Weighing Ethnicity When Picking A Spouse
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-boycott31-2009may31,0,3637804.story
U.S. census sparks feud over the counting of illegal immigrants: A national Latino clergy
group wants 1 million to boycott the count in an effort to press for legalization. But
immigrant activists decry the plan.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hookah1-2009jun01,0,2241949.story
Living and breathing the hookah culture
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE55112V20090602
Racial ruling looms large for Sotomayor
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/06/02/2009-06-02_projects_kids_supreme_journey.html
Projects kid Sonia Sotomayor Supreme journey
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/03/MNA017VKK6.DTL&type=politics
Sotomayor downplays race with top senators
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/692185.html
COMMENTARY: Sotomayors critics just dont get it
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104798978Obama Reaches Out To Muslims On Middle East Trip: Obama calls the "current trajectory" in Mideast "profoundly negative" for Israeli, U.S. interests.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/03/obama.mideast.trip/
Obama to reach out to Muslim world with Mideast trip
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060401024.html?hpid=topnews
Obama Calls for New Beginning With World's Muslims
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/us/politics/04obama.text.html?_r=1&em
Text: Obamas Speech in Cairo
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/obama-altshuler-speech-2444418-script-world
Obama speech hits home in Orange County: The presidents speech to the Muslim world
"helps open a new page," one local leader says.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-06-03-folklife-festival-lineup_N.htm
Folklife Festival to feature Wales, Latin music, African American culture
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-census4-2009jun04,0,3819672.story
Editorial: Latino boycott of the census makes no sense: Funds and services depend on an
accurate count; boycotting could hurt those who need those things the most.
http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/17387/
Census Bureau Needs Help Engaging Ethnic Minorities
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12514088
Group hopes to put on Cambodian rock opera in Long Beach
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_12514165
NAACP Wealth Empowerment Seminar postponed
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-duarte4-2009jun04,0,4924341.story
Racial hatred runs African American family out of dream home: The charming house on a
peaceful Duarte street was perfect for Channise Davy and her children -- until she came
home to find the place vandalized, racial epithets strewn across the walls and furniture
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/islamic-center-relations-2444921-
graffiti-brucehttp://www.military.com/news/article/marine-corps-news/filipino-culture-sets-ballroom-ablaze.html?col=1186032366495
Filipino Culture Sets Ballroom Ablaze: Capping-off Asian-Pacific Heritage Month, the
Filipino-American Association of Iwakuni held its 14th annual Pistahan sa Nayon, or Town
Festival May 30
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/buddha-buddhist-vesak-2446016-day-buddhists
Buddhists gather to celebrate Buddha's birthday: For the first time, about 7,000 Buddhists
will celebrate Saturday in Anaheim.
http://headlines.ocregister.com/articles/american-29185-chinese-county.html
A world of faith: Diocese of Orange will ordain six men today: Two are Vietnamese
American, one is Chinese American, another is Mexican American and two are white.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-japanese6-2009jun06,0,6320208.story
Helped during misfortune, World War II internees now help others: Acting out of a
traditional sense of duty, Japanese Americans open college doors for Cambodian refugees.
05/30:
http://huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary_exhibitions.aspx?id=3674
Treasures through Six Generations: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Weng
Collection at Huntington Library
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-juvenile-justice25-2009may25,0,7391881
Interfaith group seeks second chance for youths sentenced to life: The coalition delivers
a message of redemption in sermons at some 200 California churches, synagogues and
mosques.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-southasia25-2009may25,0,807173.story
Pakistani immigrant devotes himself to helping other South Asians
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090526/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_supreme_court
Obama picks Sotomayor for high court: If confirmed, she would be the nation's first
Hispanic justice.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE54P30220090526
FACTBOX: Judge Sotomayor would be top court's first Hispanic
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20090527_Area_s_Latinos_take_pride_in_Sotomayor_nomination.html
Area's Latinos take pride in Sotomayor nomination [PA]
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/us/politics/30affirm.html
Sotomayors Focus on Race Issues May Be Hurdle
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104520406
Long Past Heyday, Oldest Black Alabama City In Peril
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/crimes-hate-commission-2428221-county-reported
Hate crimes increase against blacks, Latinos in O.C. - Report also finds increases in
crimes against Latinos, Jews in 2008.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar26-2009may26,0,7769936.column
Chu's win over Cedillo a symbol of Latino confidence
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/world/29refugees.html?_r=1&hpw
Refugees Join List of Climate-Change Issues
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/monks-mandala-sand-1994466-tibet-three
Buddhists take art to the cosmic level: Tibetan monks construct sacred mandala at UC
Irvine
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/children-generation-county-2431592-latino-second
Study: More than one in five children in U.S. are Latino: O.C. school officials and
experts say they face challenges with more than half of the nation's 16 million Latino
children U.S. born to at least one foreign-born parent.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ronald-takaki29-2009may29,0,6360569.story
Ronald T. Takaki dies at 70; pioneer in the field of ethnic studies: The grandson of
Japanese immigrants established UC Berkeley's PhD program in ethnic studies, the first of
its kind in the nation, and gave it prestige by drawing top-notch scholars as teachers.
05/23:
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12381516
Red Cross helping Cambodian family separated by war reconnect
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12388218
Hennessy: An amazing story of an odyssey from the Killing Fields to the White House:
Former Ambassador Sichan Siv will speak from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Long Beach's
Main Library
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/882938/jewish/Warning-the-Western-World.htm
Warning the Western World: Brigitte Gabriel: A Lebanese Christian Journalist Battles for
Israel
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then17-2009may17,0,5300224.story
L.A. THEN AND NOW: Voices of old California, preserved in wax. With his son listening,
Southwest Museum founder Charles F. Lummis plays the guitar in 1911. A new exhibit at the
Southwest Museum gives a sample of the hundreds of Spanish-language folk songs recorded a
century ago.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs18-2009may18,0,3791849.story
Event unearths the deep Jewish roots of Boyle Heights: At Fiesta Shalom, Latinos and Jews
unite to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Israeli statehood in what was once the biggest
Jewish enclave outside of New York.
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/05/19/workplace_diversity_grows_but_not_at_the_top_report_says/
Workplace diversity grows, but not at the top, report says
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212406856&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
First black female rabbi to take N. Carolina pulpit
http://www.sacbee.com/viewpoints/story/1872548.html
It's wrong to demonize immigrants over flu
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar19-2009may19,0,1211739.column
Southern Californians learn the Spanish-English two-step
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_12396523
Long Beach's Sophiline Cheam Shapiro a National Endowment for the Arts honoree: She is The
artistic director for the Khmer Arts Academy
http://www.worldhum.com/travel-blog/item/hawaii-passes-islam-day-resolution-haters-call-for-boycott-20090519/
Hawaii Passes Islam Day Resolution, Haters Call for Boycott
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/05/mlk-casting-who.html
MLK casting: Who should play Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-congress21-2009may21,0,68991.story
32nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: Two Chus among candidates for San Gabriel Valley seat
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswire.asp
Judy Chu Wins Primary for Solis' Seat
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1087248.html
New York rabbi, imam denounce violence after bomb plot exposed
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/us/22mayor.html?_r=1&hp
First Black Mayor in City Known for Klan Killings - Philadelphia, MS
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gAKXik1dx7VPnwT87ONx2w8ibCKwD98AUEK01
Latino gang accused of targeting blacks near LA
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigcourt22-2009may22,0,4704874.story
Deportations carried out in the middle of immigration cases: Agents have arrested people
at Immigration Court in downtown L.A. and expelled them. Authorities say they're
reinstating previous orders. Lawyers say the legal process is being flouted.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-05-22-bomb-plot-diverse-meeting_N.htm
N.Y. synagogue hosts diverse meeting after bomb threat: Muslim, Jewish and Christian
leaders this morning gathered to denounce religious hatred and express solidarity two days
after a Riverdale terrorist plot was foiled.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE54M0ZQ20090523
Obama to name four-time space shuttle astronaut and retired Marine general, Charles
Bolden, as NASA administrator
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12431533
Long Beach cantor carries on her grandfather's work
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-us-rel-muslim-college,1,6160784.story
American Islamic scholars plan Muslim US college in tradition of Brandeis, Notre Dame
05/16:
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12335951
Paying tribute to vanishing heroes: Philippine Scouts Heritage Society celebrated at their
25th National Reunion
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/06/state/n160819D03.DTL&type=newsbayarea
Corona Thai family will get reprieve in citizenship quest
http://www.nj.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/politics-2/124189823471900.xml&storylist=politics
Racial lines are being tested in a Southern California congressional race in which an
Asian candidate is a leading contender in a district that has been a Hispanic stronghold
for years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090511/ap_on_re_mi_ea/pope_mideast;_ylt=AmU0PFHsgirJ9EmCecVtGelI2ocA
Pope in Israel calls for Palestinian homeland
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/middleeast/15pope.html?ref=global-home
Pope Urges Muslims and Christians to Repair Damage
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-newcitizens11-2009may11,0,5503985.story
Naturalized citizens are poised to reshape California's political landscape: The increase
in naturalized Asian and Latino citizens -- 300,000 people took the oath of allegiance in
2008 -- could alter the state's policy priorities for years to come, analysts say.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104001209
Undocumented Immigrants Urged Not To Participate In Census
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE54A65D20090511
New gene map shows big diversity in Mexico
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104074962
Ex-Agent Accuses FBI Of Retaliation Over Race Suit
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/14/money.census.diversity/
Hispanic population boom fuels rising U.S. diversity: The most Latino county in the nation
was Los Angeles, with 4.7 million
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/los-angeles-countys-minority-populations-continue-to-grow-.html
Los Angeles County's non-white population continues to grow: Los Angeles County deepened
its ethnic diversity last year, with the proportion of non-white residents growing to 71%,
according to new U.S. Census data. Latinos grew to 47.7% of the countys 9.8 million
residents in 2008, with whites at 28.9%, Asians at 12.9% and blacks at 8.6%.
http://www.jconline.com/article/20090514/NEWS/905140340
Schools adjust to growing young minority population
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iVIF9OnrgW2kTS53D8szV4l9GLewD985S7CO0
AP sources: Obama considering 6 for high court: President expected to choose a woman or a
Hispanic
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12364059?source=rss_viewed
Memorial ceremony for slain matriarch offers little solace to Long Beach Cambodian family
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mansuri-school-group-2408322-islam-board
Education group accused of 'Islamic propaganda' in schools: School district criticized by
Mission Viejo group for leasing office space.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12365122?source=rss_viewed
3 CA counties to start checking immigration status of inmates
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/15immig.html?hp
Mexican Data Say Migration to U.S. Has Plummeted
http://media.www.lbccvikingnews.com/media/storage/paper785/news/2009/05/14/Spring2009CityMagazine/Destination.Long.Beach-3741960.shtml
Destination: Long Beach - Jasmine Lee is a lively 19-year-old Korean international student
who has been studying here at LBCC for two years in the American Language and Culture
Institute (ALCI).
http://www.marionstar.com/article/20090515/NEWS01/905150315
Sharing our worlds: Marion Campus puts culture, community in the spotlight: Somali,
Japanese, Filipino, Mexican and Indian cuisines filled the 600 plates that were handed out
to those who explored A Taste of Culture at Ohio State University at Marion
05/09:
http://www.daily49er.com/news/students-return-from-a-weekend-of-change-1.1744234
Cal State Long Beach students return from a weekend of change: Attended ninth annual Human
Relations Summit to learn about justice by sharing their cultural experiences with others
and becoming part of a diverse group seeking to improve race relations.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/huh-reflections-mother-2393770-started-fullerton
Troy High junior wins national PTA competition: Kate Huh is one of six to top 500,100
entries with her essay, 'A Mother's Art' written from a teenage girl's perspective about
the embarrassment she feels regarding her Korean mother's inability to speak English and
adapt to the American culture.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/women-india-girls-2388764-university-countries
Soka's International Festival brings cultures together: Entertainment, foods from all over
the world and global awareness at Buddhist university.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10292671&nav=menu554_1_1
Hispanic Culture Celebrated in Idaho Falls: Saturday marked the 21st year that
Cinco de Mayo was celebrated
http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/1177965.html
Dear Diversity Diva: Why does our company celebrate Cinco de Mayo?
http://headlines.ocregister.com/news/group-25100-latino-census.html
Census fight splits Latinos
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigrant-recruits4-2009may04,0,5003914.story
Army extends immigrant recruiting: Pilot program seeks to boost the ranks of language and
healthcare specialists by offering citizenship.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103717296
Race: Lawmakers Move To Curb Rape On Native Lands
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103711756
For Native Americans, Old Stereotypes Die Hard
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/us/05immig.html?ref=us
Justices Limit Use of Identity Theft Law in Immigration Cases
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/04/BAN3172ACH.DTL
History, culture mix in vibrant Mission murals [California]
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12293954
Cambodian dance troupe's US tour comes to an emotional close
http://washingtonindependent.com/41861/new-surveillance-rules-threaten-fbi-relationship-with-muslim-groups
New Surveillance Rules Threaten FBI Relationship With Muslim Groups
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12311316
'Bicentennial Symphony' to get West Coast debut at Long Beach Juneteenth celebration
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/05/08/prayer_day_receives_ecumenical_treatment/
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: National Prayer Day receives ecumenical treatment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8041421.stm
Pope Benedict XVI has warned against the misuse of religion for political ends, in a
speech to Muslim leaders on the second day of his visit to Jordan.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jZR5S9quJC2aSti_uSXaa9JNfwcAD982LBPO0
Jordan: Official thanks pope for his 'regret'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103963587
Obama To Address U.S.-Islamic Relations In Egypt
http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE5461F420090507
Taliban urge Afghans to resist conversion
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/monteilh-fbi-informant-2397480-restraining-order
Order banning self-described informant from mosque is lifted: Yet man who says he was FBI
informant agrees to stay away from Irvine mosque voluntarily.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-anaheim-latinos9-2009may09,0,5124639.story
In Disneyland's shadow, a rising new demographic: Latinos are now the majority in Anaheim,
long known as the quintessential Orange County suburb. Graphic of population growth:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-anaheim-latinos9-2009may09,0,5124639.story
05/02:
http://sciencedude.freedomblogging.com/2009/04/26/uci-finds-racial-bias-in-internet-dating/25693/
UCI finds racial bias in Internet dating
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12229051
Dalai Lama urges compassion in times of turmoil: Dalai Lama tells audience: Help others to
help yourself
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3993
In 100 Days Obama Scored Big for Women of Color
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immighealth27-2009apr27,0,3560878.story
California counties cut healthcare to illegal immigrants: With budget problems afflicting
counties across the state, some have begun eliminating healthcare to illegal immigrants.
Critics say this will only shift the burden to hospital emergency rooms.
http://www.daily49er.com/news/csu-system-lacks-diversity-faculty-and-students-disproportionate-part-one-1.1734422
CSU system lacks diversity, faculty and students disproportionate (part one)
http://www.daily49er.com/news/csulb-forum-signals-need-to-improve-faculty-ethnic-diversity-part-two-1.1736391
CSULB forum signals need to improve faculty ethnic diversity (part two)
http://newsblaze.com/story/20090427105205reye.nb/topstory.html
Outbreak of Swine Flu Draws Anti-Mexican Racists Out of The Woodwork
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-209-jerry-brown24-2009apr24,0,4412806.story
Brown calls 1996 CA anti-affirmative action law unconstitutional
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/us/politics/28poll.html?hp
Obama Is Nudging Views on Race, a Survey Finds
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/natalia-student-ucla-2378085-students-says
Illegal and smart? Education can continue: Undocumented college students are rallying for
a pathway to legalization.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-surveillance28-2009apr28,0,4992367.story
FBI monitored members of O.C. mosques at gyms, alleged informant says
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1818456.html
A full life packs former Negro Leaguer's memory
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12247234
Ernie Barnes, a one-time professional football player who became one of the nation's
foremost African-American artists, has died after a brief illness, his personal assistant
said today. He was 70.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12249133
Long Beach woman helped create library in Cambodia
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=78&aid=162767
Writing Tools: Lesson of the 'Mexican Flu': Beware Language Prejudices
http://headlines.ocregister.com/news/people_24516___article.html/food_cinco.html
Cinco de Mayo fests Twist on tradition A new twist on an old tradition
http://headlines.ocregister.com/news/_24522___article.html/_.html
Our Towns: North: Cinco de Mayo by City
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-saigon-memories30-2009apr30,0,484204.story
Orange County's Vietnamese immigrants reflect on historic moment: Every April, as the
anniversary of the communist takeover of their homeland approaches, they look back -- and
try to make sure their descendants know and appreciate their history.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-women-sharing30-2009apr30,0,4394536.story
South Korea's wartime sex slaves: Hoping for closure at the end of their lives: The
'comfort women' forced into slavery by Japanese soldiers have struggled for years to
persuade the world to acknowledge their ordeal. They're growing tired now, but not giving
up.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-immigration1-2009may01,0,300172.story
IMMIGRATION: Employers of illegal workers to be targeted by U.S. - The Homeland Security
Department issues guidelines for work sites that depart from the Bush-era focus on illegal
workers.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12267229
Latino managers' event aids scholarships: Long Beach Latino Managers and Professionals
Organization is holding a scholarship fundraiser
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12267032
Cambodian hip-hop dance troupe started by ex-gang member plans local fundraiser
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gbaY-zXGnJT9cqaDNkrD2kdt3TsgD97SUEA82
Africans have world's greatest genetic variation
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3997
Legalization is the X Factor in Immigrant Rights
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/people-food-event-2382270-cinco-mayo
Cinco de Mayo: A new twist on old tradition: Down economy, increasingly diverse population
affect local celebrations.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pho-restaurants1-2009may01,0,4764790.story
Vietnamese Pho: South El Monte eatery has oodles of noodles, but few diners
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mayorkas1-2009may01,0,2053675.story
Alejandro Mayorkas picked to head immigration agency: The former U.S. attorney played a
role in a 2001 decision by President Clinton to commute a drug dealer's prison sentence.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-marches2-2009may02,0,6874345.story
Hope and urgency at marches for immigration reform
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103566286
Despite Dangers, Afghan Girls Determined To Learn
http://www.newsweek.com/id/195613
AFGHANISTAN: Home-Schooling: One young woman's fight to set up schools for girls in
Afghanistan despite formidable cultural and logistical obstacles.
04/25:
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_12158519
Stanford University Student gives voice to Cambodian melodic chants
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12212132
Cambodian Family Literacy Program gets $64,000 from Barbara Bush Foundation
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manzanar24-2009apr24,0,2324722.story
COLUMN ONE: At Manzanar, fishing was the great escape: Interned Japanese Americans during
World War II would do whatever it took to get away from the camp and go after trout in
Sierra Nevada lakes and streams.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-24dalailama-pg,0,5207261.photogallery
Monks in Santa Barbara create a colorful welcome for the Dalai Lama
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dalai25-2009apr25,0,7264017.story
Dalai Lama discusses global economy at UC Santa Barbara: 'This crisis is good,' Tibetan
leader says, because it reminds people that money has limitations. He also speaks about
arcane aspects of Buddhist history and philosophy.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhrtU0JYH9HTveQ5lri4RLIR37ygD97LL28O0
Sunday morning talk shows showcasing more blacks
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20090420/NEWS01/904200323/1006
South Asian culture celebrated: Festival sponsored by alliance at Vassar [New York]
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/15592/
Growing Western Boycott Threatens U.N. Racism Forum: West fears forum to be used as
platform to attack Israel
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/21geneva.html?_r=1&hp
Delegates Walk Out of Conference Over Speech
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/barack-obama/48751255-president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-muslims-fbi20-2009apr20,0,7708003.story
Some influential Muslim groups question FBI's actions: Muslims attend a know-your-rights
workshop at the Islamic Institute of Orange County
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-muslim21-2009apr21,0,1767108.story
Judge to review records of FBI inquiries into Muslim groups: A judge in Santa Ana orders
the FBI to turn over more than 100 pages of documents the agency has on 11 Muslim groups
and activists who claim they have been unfairly spied on and questioned.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002466.html
Speaking the Same Language: Medical Providers Struggle to Communicate With Immigrant
Patients
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-visa-dying-wish21-2009apr21,0,7004431.story
Visa rules widen the rift between Vietnam and U.S. families: Aging refugees in this
country often cannot spend time with relatives they left behind.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/arts/22native.html?ref=us
New Group Is Formed to Sponsor Native Arts
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/latino.abuse/
Report: Poor Latinos not treated with Southern hospitality
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12193751?source=rss_viewed
Study: School exit exam hurts minority, female graduation rates
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003964678
Minority Journos: Lack of Diversity a Cause of Newspaper Industry's Crisis
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2009-04-23/article/32749?headline=Attacks-On-Oakland-s-Black-Culture-Spread-to-Other-Ethnicities
Attacks On Oaklands Black Culture Spread to Other Ethnicities
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1893155,00.html
Lisa Johnson: The New Head of the EPA: First African-American Leader
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gold-oro23-2009apr23,0,4959999.story
Molina urges Spanish name for Eastside rail extension: Supervisor seeks to recognize
Spanish-speaking communities and Latino lawmaker by naming the route la Linea de Oro,
Edward R. Roybal.
http://www.sacbee.com/172/story/1804440.html
Celebrate the family with 20 Latino cultures
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/group-undocumented-latino-2372866-immigrant-census
Latino leaders reject boycotting illegal immigrant census: Local groups stress that the
undocumented need to be counted to ensure their fair share of resources and
representation.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gitmo-release24-2009apr24,0,7979465.story
Chinese Muslims in Gitmo may settle in U.S.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12218858?source=rss_viewed
Long Beach's 100 Black Men honor people of vision
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090425/NEWS/904259998/1007?Title=Festival-celebrates-state-authors-and-culture
Festival celebrates Alabama authors and black culture
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202430198365&Diversity_Among_Law_Firm_Partners_Remains_an_Ongoing_Concern
Diversity Among Law Firm Partners Remains an Ongoing Concern: Law firms are promoting
minorities, but do they need to pick up the pace?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/world/asia/25indonesia.html?_r=1&hp
Indonesias Voters Retreat From Radical Islam
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/saigon-little-city-2374618-vietnamese-community
Little Saigon is gearing up for change: Vibrant community, which saw 1st wave of
Vietnamese refugees in 1975, ready to become modern, upscale and diverse.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/people-boat-memorial-2374990-tran-died
Memorial to Vietnamese boat people who died to be dedicated Saturday: Westminster monument
was built by couple who escaped Vietnam but saw 13 people drown during voyage.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-exhibit25-2009apr25,0,7321602.story
Getting in touch with ancient cultures: A hands-on exhibit of ancient artifacts at
Harvard-Westlake Middle School gives students a perspective on long-ago civilizations --
and how they relate to modern life.
04/18:
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940063.html?categoryid=32&cs=1
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (Hallmark Movie, CBS, Sun. April 19, 9 p.m.)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-khmer12-2009apr12,0,7446842.story
Khmer Rouge survivors give voice to their 'silent suffering' - Cambodian Americans who
survived the brutal regime have long buried their nightmares. Some spoke out recently in
Long Beach.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20090412_New_stage_for_black_culture.html
New stage for black culture: The Obamas have pushed traditions like Easter fashion to the
forefront of American living
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/06/us-census-obama-population
How to count to 300 million: The US census has long been a source of political conflict.
Barack Obama is gearing up for battle
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2317404.htm
First Annual Diversity Council Honors Awards Given to Top 25 U.S. Diversity Councils
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/business/12immig.html?hp
Tech Recruiting Clashes With Immigration Rules
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102957947
Marian Anderson's Big Moment: A Look Back
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7309315&page=1
Obama's Immigration Plans and Your Job Security in the Recession: Will an Overhaul of
Immigration Policy Help or Hurt Your Job Prospects?
http://www.connpost.com/ci_12129692
Foran students step into world cultures
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-04-12-we-shall-remain_N.htm
Native Americans aren't victims or warriors in 'We Shall Remain'
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/rabbiinchief-barack-obamas-jewish-connection-1668186.html
Rabbi-in-chief: Barack Obama's Jewish connection: Rabbi Capers Funnye is in a tiny
minority in the US: he's an African-American Jew. He's also Michelle Obama's cousin and
has the ear of the US president. Zev Chafets meets the charismatic leader who wants
mainstream Judaism to accept that Israelites don't have to be white.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/temple-city-commission-2362661-planning-sewer
Garden Grove to consider Buddhist temple's building plan: Temple, city seemed to have
arrived at agreement, but there are a few sticking points.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/us/15immig.html?ref=global-home
Study Sees More Young Citizens With Parents in the U.S. Illegally: About four million
American children have at least one parent who lacks legal immigration status
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-governor16-2009apr16,0,2484639.story
Schwarzenegger says illegal immigrants aren't to blame for fiscal crisis: In a forum at
the L.A. Times, he expresses frustration at opinions of opponents seeking to derail the
budget measures he supports on the May 19 ballot.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-english16-2009apr16,0,4795731.story
Healthcare firm accused of punishing Spanish-speakers settles suit: Skilled Healthcare
Group is ordered to pay up to $450,000 after allegedly enforcing an English-only policy
against Latinos at California and Texas facilities.
http://philboxing.com/news/story-23438.html
A much-stronger Oscar de la Hoya opens up a new chapter: Treasuring the Jewel in Millie
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-getty15-2009apr15,0,187556.story
At the Getty, a focus on Asian photographs: Museum works to add an Eastern perspective to
its now-Western-centric collection.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-streeter-baseball16-2009apr16,1,2808933.column
Progression is made on Jackie Robinson's legacy: Don Newcombe likes the diversity on the
Dodgers, with six African Americans now wearing Dodgers blue. But forward motion comes in
drips and drabs.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12152720
Cambodians' day to mourn Friday: Two local groups will gather to commemorate a somber
annual rite.
http://www.examiner.com/x-3515-Denver-Political-Issues-Examiner~y2009m4d17-Fracturing-America-politicians-serving-us-a-bowl-of-outhouse-soup
Fracturing America: politicians serving us a bowl of outhouse soup [A biased opinion on
Immigration]
http://www.presstelegram.com/columnists/ci_12170248
Rep. Linda Sanchez hopes `Dream' inspires
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_12170340?IADID=Search-www.presstelegram.com-www.presstelegram.com
Remembering a shadowed April
Download a copy of the poem by Nop on the Cambodian genocide
04/11:
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12075452
`Women who make a difference' honored in Long Beach: National Council of Negro Women Long
Beach Section was also honored
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12075668
Cambodian New Year parade still on, despite setbacks
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12080162
Drumming in the Cambodia New Year
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jz9mmH7CtLfq0JOI5ow6YVoACGOwD97BQML00
Khmer Rouge story a vague one for young Cambodians
http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_News_Local_W_wdonut04.2982b0d.html
Tom and Pao Te escaped from Cambodia and build a reputation of making best donuts
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tombclean5-2009apr05,0,3266485.story
Chinese tradition of Qing Ming draws thousands to Whittier cemetery
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-red-baiting6-2009apr06,0,6581249.story
Vietnamese Americans take action against redbaiting: Some in Orange County's Little Saigon
who have been labeled as communists, including a former school superintendent and the
owner of a newspaper, are suing their accusers for slander and harassment.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5giGjtux9zEc_NBrZdqgo2pQso_IQD97D4HOG2
Grad rates for black college athletes increase
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12087142#end
City reaches out to boost Census tally: LONG BEACH: Mayor joins Cambodian and Latino
agencies to ease data collect
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/muslim-obama-world-2355994-president-muslims
O.C. Muslims voice support for Obama's message: Mission Viejo Imam said President's appeal
to Muslim community is appreciated step.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iB439s8eRe_375V3145kE91jfQrQD97E6B280
4 shot, 1 dead at Korean retreat center in California
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-korean-retreat-shooting9-2009apr09,0,5696106.story
Gunman's rampage leaves Korean community reeling
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-quick8-2009apr08,0,5947734.story
Indian-American actor Kal Penn takes a job with White House
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jN0TgEYk_eq15lJyR0x-7kKcJJmgD97E5PU00
Jews in Israel and worldwide prepare for Passover
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_12084323
Cast named for WWII saga on black fighter group: Tuskegee Airmen film will deal with
racial prejudice along with the pressures of war.
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5380MU20090409
Obama to tackle immigration reform this year: report
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/04/09/2009-04-09_bam_to_celebrate_first_prez_seder.html
Barack Obama to celebrate first presidential Seder in White House
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-family-converts-zonesapr08,0,2450612.story
Mexican-American family returns to Jewish roots: To rediscover the religion believed lost
for ancestors, a Mexican immigrant family reaches across continents and centuries to solve
the mystery of its Jewish roots
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/barber-car-washington-2357972-wednesday-alamitos
Woman's car defaced with swastikas, racial epithets: Los Alamitos police will investigate
the incident as a hate crime.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/09/BAKI1700M1.DTL
Bay Area Festival celebrates Laotian New Year, culture
http://www.the-tidings.com/2009/041009/cambodians.htm
Escaping the Khmer Rouge --- and building a new life
http://www.indystar.com/article/20090409/LOCAL0202/904090346/1145/LOCAL02
What some hope Americans learn about religious diversity in Turkey
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-locimmigfriday11041109apr11,0,5379869.story
Immigrants play large role in Easter traditions
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12121060
LB exhibit shares visions of Khmer lives
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/10/AR2009041003990.html
Obama Picks Native American Professor to Head Indian Affairs
04/04:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/drive-park-new-2347560-norooz-year
Thousands to celebrate Persian New Year at Irvine festival: Mason Park will be alive with
celebrants at the Sunday event.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-skate-worlds28-2009mar28,0,5168190.story
FIGURE SKATING: In short, Kim Yu-Na wows: South Korean teen leads with a record effort.
U.S. skaters are seventh (Flatt) and 14th (Czisny).
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-elliott-skate29-2009mar29,0,274860.column
Kim's performance is a thing of beauty: Korean wraps up title with record score and leaves
the rest of the world behind.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chavezday28-2009mar28,0,1284310.story
L.A. Unified to observe Chavez Day: Board will honor birthday of the late United Farm
Workers leader, exchanging it for another holiday in the school year.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102327929
A Journey From The Ghetto To The Ivory Tower: Book: A Hope in the Unseen
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,511275,00.html
Muslim Women in U.S. Struggle to Balance Western Freedoms and Islamic Culture
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/including-2348820
Hundreds turn out for Sage Hill multicultural fair: Fairgoers enjoyed food and cultural
entertainment from around the world.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-muslims29-2009mar29,0,176096.story
Groups encourage Obama administration to hire more Muslim Americans: A book of resumes
from some of the best and the brightest is sent to the White House. It's part of an effort
to get the administration to focus on a group that has at times felt slighted -- or worse.
http://www.jsonline.com/features/religion/42107317.html
Passover African-American-Jewish seder unites cultures: 14th Annual event honors histories
of groups who overcame oppression
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090330/NEWS04/903300332/1018
Youth for Western Culture group at Vanderbilt stirs furor: The Chinese, the Germans, the
Italians and now Hispanic immigrants have stirred fears that a wave of newcomers will
overwhelm the national culture.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/30/community_seder_celebrates_diversity/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed7
Community Seder celebrates diversity: ADL event stresses improving cultural understanding:
The "Nation of Immigrants"-themed event invited people of different religions,
ethnicities, and sexual orientations to gather and discuss stories of heritage and
culture.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090330/ap_on_re_us/census_locke;_ylt=AvxOhDRjlSA.zuK_xxNRXKRI2ocA
Locke urges census volunteers to boost outreach to hard-to-count communities, where
Hispanic and Asian immigrants often mistake the workers as law enforcement officials or
tax collectors.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arab31-2009mar31,0,1054147.
Students push UC to expand terms of ethnic identification: Middle Easterners want
alternatives to 'white' and 'other.'
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/percent-students-suburban-2350513-white-school
Report: 2 O.C. school districts among most segregated: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified,
Garden Grove Unified among 25 most segregated suburban districts in U.S.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g2H5d2zCHjPnuRY7kl9byleUkJSQD97917MO1
Suburban schools see limited Hispanic integration
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-koreatown1-2009apr01,0,7250407.story
A spicy turf battle in Koreatown: Campaign for a 'Little Bangladesh' angers residents who
say they have worked to create a cultural destination.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_12051971
Debt strains Cambodian New Year celebration
http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=123879890316194400
Native languages are important to the culture of all Americans
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/magazine/05rabbi-t.html
Obamas Rabbi: African-American Rabbi Capers Funnye
03/28:
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_12007100
Dance, art and spoken word combine in a multicultural tribute
http://www.gazette.com/articles/school_50391___article.html/high_students.html
When it comes to diversity and prejudice, what's a school's role?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/22/MNQC16G9GH.DTL
Minorities face barriers to accurate census
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/injunction-orange-gang-2342554-community-old
Protesters claim there's racial profiling in gang injunction: Orange residents take to the
streets while police plan to curtail gang activity.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/immigration-jail-detainees-2340794-detention-santa
Santa Ana's jail will house more immigrant detainees: Santa Ana Police Department is using
federal payment to avoid making more budget cuts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/us/22immig.html?hp
A Slippery Place in the U.S. Work Force: Many immigrants from Latin America are learning
how uncertain their foothold is in the work force
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/suit-pinupitu-investors-2341800-
Korean-Americans allegedly targeted in Ponzi scheme: Lawsuits accuse Irvine investment
firm of multimillion-dollar fraud.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pico22-2009mar22,0,4714982.story
Pico-Union tour traces historical immigration patterns: A new L.A. Conservancy walking
tour highlights Pico-Union's classic architecture and colorful murals, weaving together
the stories of successive waves of European and Central American immigrants.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-newafrica22-2009mar22,0,7877086.story
Musical diversity is the pulse of Africa: Think you know the sound of this continent? It's
time to listen again. Home-grown and global impulses are interacting in dynamic ways.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_11981705
Cambodians seek justice
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52O0VT20090325
U.S. immigrant detentions violate human rights: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/
Urban League asks Obama to address black issues
http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1496630,CST-NWS-mitch26.article
Pioneer black historian gave meaning to past: John Hope Franklin refused to yield to bias
of his time
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102401101
StoryCorps: Recording America: A Boy Scout's Good Deed, Thwarted By Racism
http://www.gazette.net/stories/03252009/takonew184231_32470.shtml
AFI film festival celebrates African culture
http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/naacp-to-advertisers-diversity-begins-at-home/?hp
N.A.A.C.P. to Advertisers: Diversity Begins at Home
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/telecom/national-hispanic-corporate-council-convenes-ceo-forum-diversity-conjunction/
National Hispanic Corporate Council Convenes CEO Forum on Diversity in Conjunction With
Spring Meeting on Workforce Diversity Strategies in a Changing Economy
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-blueeyes26-2009mar26,0,4792181.story
Thanking her for opening my eyes: An Iowa teacher's 1960s classroom experiment on race
changed my life. Now here I was, knocking on her door.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fbi-cair-ayloush-2346980-terrorist-islamic
Rift develops between Muslims, FBI over mosque surveillance: A coalition of Islamic
organizations threatens to cut ties with federal authorities after an Irvine man admitted
to serving as a paid informant.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/27/AR2009032703481.html
Black History's Future: Grand Plans Unveiled For African American Museum on the Mall
http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-33/1238215808191880.xml&coll=7
Racism battle isn't over, speaker says: Hundreds attend KVCC diversity conference [Texas]
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2009/mar/28/trail-tears-expanded/?local
Trail of Tears expanded
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12016405
Survivors tell of Khmer Rouge genocide: LONG BEACH: Testimony being collected may be used
in tribunals of regime officials
03/21:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/15/1m15filipino22541-recognition-wwii-role/?zIndex=67292
In recognition of WWII role: Filipinos fought for America, but only now get U.S. benefits
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html
Immigration Explorer: Select a foreign-born group to see how they settled across the
United States [interactive graphic]
http://projects.nytimes.com/immigration/enrollment
A searchable database of the history of ethnic diversity in every school
district in the country:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/15immig.html?hp
Where Education and Assimilation Collide
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/the-best-ways-to-teach-young-newcomers/
The Best Ways to Teach Young Newcomers
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101719889
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101668406
'Tokyo Sonata': A Family's Melancholy Melody
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11917082
Bill would erase racism in property records
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salvador15-2009mar15,0,3481455.story
Young Salvadoran Americans embrace their roots
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/16/america/Detained-Immigrants.php
AP IMPACT: Immigrants face detention, few rights
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6313008.html
Sketches of immigrants detained lengthy periods
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200903151422.htm
Photographs of Naga culture, tradition at New York exhibition
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2009/03/15/breaking_news/doc49bbe94a0fec4364294573.txt
WSIU project explores Native American history, culture in Southern Illinois
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101838506
'Ask Your Mama': A Music And Poetry Premiere [Langston Hughes]
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09076/952847-37.stm
Tourists seek out black culture along the S.C. coast or On the Carolina coast, Gullah
culture survives
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/16/america/Census-Minorities.php
New challenges arise for minorities in 2010 census
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/03/molaa-president.html
Museum of Latin American Art names new president [Long Beach]
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/obamas-indianamerican-infotech-czar-reinsta.../436047/
Obama's Indian-American InfoTech czar reinstated
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/arts/television/18minor.html?_r=1&hp
No Smooth Ride on TV Networks Road to Diversity
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/03/carpinteria-boa.html
Carpinteria board votes to retain Native American images as part of school regalia
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-filipino18-2009mar18,0,1449843.story
Filipino teachers exchange homeland for jobs in America: More than 100 school districts,
including at least 20 in California, are recruiting in the Philippines to fill teacher
shortages in math, science and special education.
http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2009/03/051.html
'Godfather' of black psychology gives public lecture
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101972753
Civil Rights History Comes Full Circle In Alabama
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_re_af/af_pope_africa;_ylt=Al9V4zJMJxVDrsJDJcP2fJdI2ocA
Pope tells Muslims that religion rejects violence
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-19-voa42.cfm?CFID=142506927&CFTOKEN=61851137&jsessionid=00303feb8bc50c5b06412a501a3527c4158f
Pope Praises Muslim-Christian Relations in Cameroon
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/us/politics/20michelle.html
First Lady Leads Famous Women to Schools
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blackjobs21-2009mar21,0,7991924.story
Blacks lose ground in job slump
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Religion/1112583.html
Boom-years borrowing comes back to bite U.S. churches
03/14:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090308/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_pope_mideast
Pope to visit Holy Land on May 8-15: Itinerary will include stops in Jordan, Israel and
the Palestinian territories.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090307/ap_on_en_ot/ml_gaza_alice_walker;_ylt=AqFR8V1CGYAhdRrbhyKmMdBI2ocA
'The Color Purple' author traveling to Gaza along with other female activists to highlight
the devastation of the Israeli offensive
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-church8-2009mar08,0,5387681.story
Los Angeles: A Little Tokyo church finds the answer to its prayers: When the aging
congregation of Union Church needed help, Bel Air Presbyterian offered an invigorating
partnership.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-thomas8-2009mar08,0,1297107.story
http://www.latimes.com/theguide/events-and-festivals/la-street-culture-banghra-pg,0,6368922.photogallery
Street Culture: SoCal Bhangra Competition, Beverly Hills
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/03/09/daily13.html
Three career fair companies will join forces Tuesday to host the Latino Bilingual &
Diversity Career Fair in Phoenix
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/educating-immigrants-voices-of-experience/?hp
Educating Immigrants: Voices of Experience: Starting this weekend, The NY Times will
publish a series of articles on the impact that the latest wave of immigrants is having on
American institutions. Education is the first theme.
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE52B4N220090312
Jews ask pope for Holocaust studies in schools
http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/mar/13/betting_on_history74873/
Cypress Gardens betting on history: Berkeley attraction will shift focus to exhibit of
slave life [South Carolina]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere13-2009mar13,0,4778388.story
A shave, a cut and please roll up your sleeve: Since 2007, an L.A. physicians' group,
trying to encourage black men to get checkups, has been doing exams at barbershops. More
than 1,200 men have been screened for diabetes and high blood pressure.
03/07:
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11811379
Long Beach ready for One Book, Visions, Voices: Two events team up for a nine-day
literature and arts series starting this week.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/03/02/chopra030209.DTL
How to win Pakistan's culture war: Although Pakistan is an overwhelmingly Muslim nation,
culture, not religion, is the glue that binds the souls of its people.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goff28-2009feb28,0,1418895.story
Opinion: Race and the ape image: Research indicates that associating blacks with apes is
deeply embedded and has disturbing effects.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-muslim1-2009mar01,0,2228162.story
L.A. area Muslims say FBI surveillance has a chilling effect: se of an informant in Orange
County leads some to avoid mosques and cut charitable giving.
http://www.kmeg.com/Global/story.asp?S=9924743
Sioux City Schools Youth Powwow Brings Native Culture into School
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gQXDTM5qsEAix37vUSAfmPT3C4SwD96KNLJ00
Summary Box: Indian-Americans enjoy higher profile
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mariachi1-2009mar01,0,426537.story
Mariachi is in their blood: For Maureen Sanchez and other youngsters, performing mariachi
is a way to learn the customs of their grandparents.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-durbin-burris-02-mar02,0,6103059.story
Sen. Dick Durbin addresses racial issues in seating of Sen. Roland Burris: And despite a
call for Burris to quit over revelations on Blagojevich contacts, Durbin vows to work with
junior senator
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140690.php
Efforts, Events Seek To Address Health Disparities Among Minorities
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2009/03/01/which_is_worse__islamic_terrorism_or_muslim_ghettos
Which is worse - Islamic terrorism or Muslim ghettos?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090302/ap_on_re_us/muslims_survey;_ylt=Ai4lv76PQox1vlhH_B6C2JVI2ocA
Study paints rare portrait of Muslim Americans
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3936
Mum Bett Tested Case for Freedom in Early America: 1781: Elizabeth Freeman wins her
freedom in a Massachusetts court case.
http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/03/02/secret-bush-memos-circumventing-constitutional-rights-released-to-public/
Secret Bush memos circumventing constitutional rights released to public: [One of the
legal memos suggested constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure would
not apply to terror suspects in the U.S., as long as the president or another high
official authorized the action.]
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/674655.html
Honoring diversity: Caseyville Illinois brings back Ethnic Day
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/150/5/314
Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Myocardial Infarction Outcomes
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090304.JERUSALEM04/TPStory/TPInternational/Africa/
ISRAEL: HOUSING: Arab families in Jerusalem moving on up Dearth of good housing, need to
maintain identity documents lead Palestinians to once-exclusive Jewish neighbourhoods
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5230S420090304
Los Angeles re-elects Hispanic mayor
http://www.rgj.com/article/20090304/NEWS18/90304052/1321/news
Obama impacts diversity in news coverage, UNR panel says
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101395412
Arabesque: Sampling The Art Of The Arab World
http://www.soka.edu/page.cfm?p=918
Manzanar Pilgrimage - Photographs from the Manzanar National
Historic Site 1983-2008 at Soka University Until May 15
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-james-flournoy5-2009mar05,0,4287630.story
James Flournoy dies at 93; pioneering African American politician: The prominent Los
Angeles lawyer, the Republican candidate for California secretary of state in 1970, was
the first African American nominated by either major party for a partisan statewide
office.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101484912
Books: Pakistani-American Writer Bridges Two Worlds: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders,"Nawabdin
Electrician."
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11858261
Best-Selling Book Author of "Three Cups of Tea" Yearns for Peace: Spent Friday
crisscrossing the city with assorted slices of his message of hope, recalling an effort to
bring about peace through education
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-sharia6-2009mar06,0,7090749.story
Islamic Sharia law expands in northwest Pakistan: Pakistani officials agree to 17 steps as
part of a peace deal with extremists in the Swat Valley, alarming rights groups and
others. Also, a bomb explodes at a Sufi mausoleum in Peshawar.
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL6252539
Former ANC fighter films historic African culture
http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2009/03/npr-asks-me-whe.html
NPR asks me: Where's the diversity in late-night TV?
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/03/02/daily94.html
Kaiser Permanente tops MBA magazines diversity list
http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-03-07/Gaza_war_and_recession_blamed_for_anti-Semitism_in_UK__.html
Gaza war and recession blamed for anti-Semitism in UK
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article5859108.ece
Book: The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Socieites Almost Always Do Better by Richard
Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
http://www.opednews.com/articles/BLACK-WOMEN-OF-THE-OLD-WES-by-J-Nayer-Hardin-090304-152.html
BLACK WOMEN OF THE OLD WEST
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswire.asp
Anti-United Nations Population Fund Amendment Defeated in Senate
02/28:
http://sev.prnewswire.com/publishing-information-services/20090220/DC7375920022009-1.html
U.S. Stimulus Bill Provides $198 Million for Filipino Veterans
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlBBpB0_XF-eJt6GGtXCSl5bfV1AD96G9T180
NAACP wants NY Post editor and cartoonist fired
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4780843/Chinese-culture-to-revive-English-education-says-minister.html
Chinese culture to revive English education, says minister: The wisdom of Chinese sage
Confucius could soon be taught in schools to broaden pupils' understanding of education,
according to the schools minister Jim Knight.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/johnson-county-african-2315488-orange-american
Writer gives voice to O.C.'s African American pioneers: Longtime activist Bob Johnson
compiles an oral history.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-korjapan23-2009feb23,0,2634061.story
Japanese and Koreans learn to live together in harmony in L.A.'s Little Tokyo
http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn
"PRSA Diversity Today" Podcast Focuses on Outreach to the African-American
Market
http://sev.prnewswire.com/transportation-trucking-railroad/20090221/DC7343521022009-1.html
Stamps highlight NAACP's 100th Anniversary: To see the stamps, visit link:
http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/sr09_020.htm
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mountain24-2009feb24,0,2554745.story
A heightened profile for one of L.A.'s black pioneers: Early settlers in the Agoura area
named Negrohead Mountain after John Ballard, a former slave who moved there in the 1880s.
Now L.A. County wants to put Ballard's actual name on the 2,031-foot peak.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-watermelons25-2009feb25,0,3734495.story
Los Alamitos mayor criticized for 'watermelon' e-mail: A recipient, who is black, asks for
a public apology. The leader of the small Orange County city said he was unaware of the
racial stereotype associated with the fruit.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mayor-mail-grose-2319991-city-alamitos
Mayor who sent watermelon e-mail says he'll step down: Los Alamitos Mayor Dean Grose
issued a statement Thursday saying he is sorry and will step down.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/dining/25taco.html?em
LOS ANGELES: For a New Generation, Kimchi Goes With Tacos
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100890483
Books Reveal The Mystery Of Modern Iran
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-NABlEjaGSsDBh_qdpdNmX7V6VwD96KB9OG0
US to boycott UN racism conference
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/brownsville_95317___article.html/program_students.html
Students get lesson in border culture: Exchange program brings participants from all over
world in time for Charro Days [Texas]
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/758545/chinese-shoot-tibetan-monk-activists
Chinese shoot Tibetan monk: activists
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100823151
Lady Writes The Blues: The Life Of Rose McCoy
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/monteilh-niazi-informant-2319851-islamic-center
Man says he informed on Muslims for FBI: Video: Ex-convict says he infiltrated Irvine
mosque, helped in immigration-fraud case against Tustin man.
02/21:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100762996
Khmer Rouge Torturer Goes On Trial
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/13/ST2009021303320.html
Hymn's Power As Black Anthem Endures: "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
Inspiring Words at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/13/AR2009021303079.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/11/voodoo-usa-haiti
Young Haitian-Americans turn to voodoo for cultural and spiritual connection: In southern
Florida, scholars and priests say more people in their 20s and 30s are finding the
religion
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/us/15paris.html?_r=1&hp
Killing Stirs Racial Unease in Paris, Texas
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pastor15-2009feb15,0,6490287.story
Fullerton [Hispanic] gang suspected in attack on [African American] pastor: A group of
about 20 youths broke church doors and windows, bashed in the minister's car and pelted
him and his 3 young passengers with rocks as they fled into the church, he said.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/holmes-church-family-2309886-fullerton-police
Attacked Fullerton pastor plans second peace march: Target of vandalism attack hopes to
bring community together.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/holmes-church-march-2311480-fullerton-tuesday
Fullerton pastor: 'I forgive' my attackers: About 75 show support Willie Holmes Ministries
after church attack.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/16/ED7315TQ38.DTL
An indefensible lack of diversity on the U.S. District Court [Northern California]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar17-2009feb17,0,1871670.column
Paths to American dream converge in Immigration Court
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-et-realitytv17-2009feb17,0,3817230.story
The greater reality of minorities on TV: While scripted shows still largely reflect a
white male society, the faces we see on reality shows are more diverse.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2009/02/09/why-black-colleges-might-be-the-best-bargains.html
Why Black Colleges Might Be the Best Bargains: The recession has hit some campuses hard
but also is opening opportunities for students of all races
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-holder_for_thufeb19,0,3517585.story
U.S. a 'nation of cowards' on race, 1st black attorney general says: Holder's speech
signals more active Justice Department on civil rights issues
http://www.daily49er.com/news/super_sunday_takes_the_university_to_church-1.1485273
California State University Super Sunday, a program that reaches out to the black youth
about the importance of college education, is coming to local churches this Sunday
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/18/new-york-post-cartoon-race
New York Post in racism row over chimpanzee cartoon: African-American activist Al Sharpton
claims newspaper may have portrayed Barack Obama using racist imagery
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlBBpB0_XF-eJt6GGtXCSl5bfV1AD96F3BPG0
NY Post apologizes to some over monkey cartoon
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq
Iraqi says he threw shoes at Bush to protest war
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/martinez-panel-include-2312548-spanish-writers
Latino Notebook: Book store celebrates re-opening: Writers panel and poets coming today
and this weekend.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vietnamese-photo-doan-2312509-college-communist
Vietnamese protesters object to photo in college exhibit: Protesters unhappy with
administrations decision to display 'communist' photo of young woman.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/percent-federal-immigration-2312442-lopez-sentenced
Study: Federal sentences increased most among Latinos: Increased unlawful migration and
heightened immigration enforcement are some reasons for the sharp rise.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jR7BgruZc9nA_rgH56YrIMGEA7FAD96ESDQO1
Report faults diversity hiring practices in NCAA
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_11745503
Aquarium festival celebrates African heritage
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around_town/the_scene/LA-Zoo-Celebrates-Black-History-Month.html
Los Angeles Zoo Celebrates Black History Month
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100885469
StoryCorps: Recording America: A Minister Recalls The Pain Of Segregation
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/State_of_Black_America_Part_One_20090220
State of Black America, Part One
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/State_of_Black_America_Part_Two_20090220
State of Black America, Part Two
http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/State_of_Black_America_Part_Three_20090220
State of Black America, Part Three
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-tsultim-gyeltsen21-2009feb21,0,4574921.story
Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen dies at 85; Tibetan lama founded Long Beach Buddhist center
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/census-bureau-data-show-characteristics/story.aspx?guid=%7BCC17AD02-501C-4F61-9D02-0D3C7090998D%7D&dist=msr_2
Census Bureau Data Show Characteristics of the U.S. Foreign-Born Population
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/muslim-swat-government-2314278-muslims-islamabad
Islamic radicalization is on the rise
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/02/21/us/AP-REL-Muslims-Beheading.html
Gruesome Killing Poses Another Test for US Muslims
02/14:
http://ucclb.org/welcome/?page_id=3
Long Beach United Cambodian Community, Inc.
http://www.actaonline.org/calendar/index.htm
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/620352.html
Diversity, Tongan culture on display [Tacoma, WA]
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3913/context/cover/
N.Y. Domestic Workers See Bill of Rights in '09
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/09/yoon_launches_groundbreaking_bid_for_mayor/
Yoon launches a pioneering bid for mayor: elected Boston's first Asian-American city
councilor four years ago
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-oped0210pittsfeb09,0,290847.story
[African-American]'Stop snitching' culture is for cowards only
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/02/08/diverseboards0208.html
Diversity of Cobb County Georgia not reflected on boards
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/020909/new_386078632.shtml
Oconee County schools: Many see superintendent as step toward diversity [Athens Georgia]
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.red09feb09,0,6977815.story
Churches spread women's heart health awareness: Fifth annual Red Dress Sunday aims to
battle heart disease
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs9-2009feb09,0,3798733.story
Buddhist nun joins forces with 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' author: The siblings' book, 'Rich
Brother, Rich Sister,' celebrates both business acumen and Eastern religion. The Long
Beach nun wonders: 'Am I selling out?'
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/world/middleeast/11iran.html?_r=1&hp
Iran Offers Dialogue With Respect With U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/dining/11immi.html?_r=1&8dpc
For Dinner (and Fast), the Taste of Home
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_11676445
Out of the Sea: Long Beach's Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum will focus on Micronesia
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-elderly-immigrants12-2009feb12,0,3597702.story
Elderly immigrants find life in U.S. a tough go
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/11/MNO215EH69.DTL&tsp=1
NAACP at 100 now seeks equal rights for all
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2008732775_nwwhighlight12.html
Seattle Center's Sundiata Festival celebrates African culture
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/4597265/Prince-Harry-sent-on-equality-and-diversity-course-after-Paki-race-row.html
Prince Harry has been sent on an equality and diversity course by the British Army after
referring to a colleague as "our little Paki friend".
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3918
Ads Pressure Hong Kong Women to Whiten Up: Hong Kong's public transit is plastered with
cosmetics ads promoting a beauty ideal influenced by Western women. Skin-bleaching creams
are top sellers in cosmetics shops and media ads promote such things as laser treatments
to melt the fat away.
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090083400&ch=2/13/2009%2012:02:00%20AM
Tibetans fear for Buddhist culture
http://www.canada.com/cityguides/calgary/story.html?k=8714&id=d20ed534-e3c2-4f46-878e-41ca7e05cf3a
Little Mosque on the Prairie hits road with diversity message [Canada]
02/07:
http://sciencemode.com/2009/02/01/study-confirms-persistence-of-diversity-problems-in-academic-medicine/
Study confirms persistence of diversity problems in academic medicine
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11607325
[Cambodian] Grandmother fatally stabbed in LB home
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stabbed3-2009feb03,0,2029244.story
Slain Long Beach woman was well-known in Lao-Cambodian community: The body of Leam
Sovanasy, 76, a devout Buddhist and grandmother of 25, was found at her home Saturday. She
was stabbed to death.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2009/0202/1232923381114.html
Timely reminder of how Islamic culture helped Europe out of Dark Ages: Book: The House
of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization By Jonathan Lyons
Bloomsbury
http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/nation/ny-usnatl026021635feb02,0,2415750.story
Nation briefs: Hispanic to lead University of Texas
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/doan-vietnamese-work-2295683-communist-vietnam
Photographer set off Little Saigon: MORNING READ: Brian Doan's photo angered many, but
he's not backing down.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap2-2009feb02,0,7223677.column
Illegal immigrants are a factor in California's budget math
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/02/AR2009020202581.html
Holder Confirmed As the First Black Attorney General: Nominee Overcame Objections in GOP
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/02/02/daily6.html
Smithsonian Institution narrows down design firms National Museum of African American
History and Culture
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-02-01-black-history_N.htm
Black History Month has added meaning in 2009
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/1010071.html
Black History Month on TV: Television pays tribute to Black History Month with a range of
programs. Here are a few worth your attention
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100057939
Your Family May Once Have Been A Different Color
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705282234,00.html
Salt Lake Mayor touts Utah Interfaith Week
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-faith-based5-2009feb05,0,1591409.story
White House panel will guide faith-based programs: The 25-member council of religious and
secular advisors will reportedly focus renewed attention on poverty.
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-aptests5-2009feb05,0,3998948.story
3 California schools recognized for role in boosting Latino performance on AP tests:
Students at campuses in Long Beach, Fontana and San Ysidro outperform their U.S.
counterparts on exams in Spanish language, Spanish literature and world history, report
says.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11633352
'Forgotten Images' exhibit celebrates black history: In celebration of Black History
Month, the exhibit highlights the achievements of African-Americans and tells stories
about slavery, racism and bigotry.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/parade-history-organizers-2299263-fair-shipp
Santa Ana's annual black history parade canceled: Organizers halt this Saturday's
procession because of a lack of funds, but history fair marches on.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-paris5-2009feb05,0,984331.story
Racism comes out of the shadows in Texas town: Residents of Paris, Texas, come together to
talk candidly about an issue that has long divided the community. There was no holding
back.
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/02/05/two-thirds-of-hispanic-women-discover-breast.html
Two-Thirds of Hispanic Women Discover Breast Cancer Themselves: But half wait at least a
month before seeking help, research shows
http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2009/feb/06/banquet-raise-money-afghans/
UC Banquet to raise money for Afghans
01/31/09
http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE50O07H20090125
China gears up to welcome Year of the Ox
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/24/BACR15GICJ.DTL
San Francisco celebrations will welcome Year of the Ox
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/luong-mass-vietnamese-2291434-year-money
1,500 Vietnamese Catholics celebrate lunar New Year: Traditional Mass heralds the Year of
the Ox.
http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/inclusion-always-bothers-exclu.html
Inclusion always bothers exclusivists -- Obama, religious diversity, and conservative
Christians
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99624784
Books: Gwen Ifill Chronicles A New Age In Black Politics
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=05234777cbb7c6e5f9caec245e3e9942
Immigrants Gain Right to Medical Interpreters
http://www.examiner.com/x-2123-Baltimore-Family-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m1d18-The-African-American-experience-highlighted-at-the-Great-Blacks-in-Wax-Museum
The African American experience highlighted at the Great Blacks in Wax Museum
http://www.examiner.com/x-2123-Baltimore-Family-Entertainment-Examiner~y2009m1d19-The-Great-Blacks-in-Wax-Museum-celebrates-local-African-American-heroes:
The Great Blacks in Wax Museum celebrates local African American heroes
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/world/middleeast/28arabiya.html?hp
Obama Signals New Tone in Relations With Islamic World: "the Americans are not your
enemy"
http://www.newsweek.com/id/180268
Dear Frederick Douglass: The abolitionist's descendants write to the ancestor on the
occasion of Barack Obama's inauguration.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/179858
This Is Your Legacy - Descendants of educator Booker T. Washington write to
their ancestor on the occasion of Barack Obama's inauguration.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/bal-li.family29jan29,0,4232582.story
Black history events in and around Baltimore: Celebrations of African-American culture,
history include concerts, museum exhibits
http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212203429.shtml
After Obama Election Is Black History Month Still Needed?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/01/29/stuff.white.people.like/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Finding humor in 'Stuff White People Like' - Popular "Stuff White People Like"
blog now a book
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99965179
America's Beauty Is In Its Diversity
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/01/illegals-medica.html
Doctor: Illegal immigrants not key reason for ER problems
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/parade-year-vietnamese-2294633-festival-tet
Vietnamese Americans gear up for celebration of Tet: The parade will feature the country's
first Vietnamese American Congressman and the world's favorite mouse
http://totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com/2009/01/29/first-vietnamese-american-in-congress-traveling-to-oc/12776/
First Vietnamese American in Congress traveling to O.C.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/us/politics/31repubs.html?hp
Republicans Choose First Black Party Chairman
http://www.newsweek.com/id/182484
Man of Steele: GOP veteran Newt Gingrich sees change ahead after the election of the first
African American chairman of the RNC.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/38743514.html
SOUTH OF HOOVER DAM: Seven die in crash: Bus carrying Chinese tourists overturns in
Arizona
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1233379572287500.xml&coll=1
UPS loses discrimination lawsuit
http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnspremiumtext/african_americans_surpass_others_in_the_us_in_a_range_of_expressions_of_fai/
Report: African-Americans surpass others in religiosity
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ghGk5Lj6-e5KJOZMpIzs-pBPVnTAD96094I00
US Muslims hopeful but wary of status under Obama
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-customs31-2009jan31,0,4681775.story
Islamic Shura Council head discusses deportation of family at LAX: Leader says he was told
the detention of Fazle Rabbi and family, Australians who tried to visit a relative in La
Habra, involved no racial, cultural or religious profiling.
01/24/09:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/opinion/18rich.html?_r=1&em
Op-Ed Columnist: White Like Me
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/19/king.poll/
Most blacks say MLK's vision fulfilled, poll finds
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1385268,CST-NWS-mlkvol19.article
Obama may inspire record number of volunteers: MLK DAY : President-elect urges community
service in honor of slain civil rights leader
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/20/MN4R15D7IC.DTL
Thousands serve on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE50I45V20090119
Activist spreads King's teachings on nonviolence
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h_fsz_GHJj37_KWsCSxjG6ut5bRwD95PRVJO0
Obama dominates 'King Sunday' at black churches
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE50I1YW20090119
Obama sees his race as an opportunity to bridge differences
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/us/politics/20web-inaug2.html?_r=1&hp
Obama Is Sworn In as the 44th President - Text of the Speech at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/us/politics/20text-obama.html
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/2009/01/21/the-barack-obama-inauguration-speech-sent-the-wrong-message-on-diversity.html
The Barack Obama Inauguration Speech Sent the Wrong Message on Diversity
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/21/america/21family.php?WT.mc_id=glob_mrktg_lnk2&WT.mc_ev=click
A PORTRAIT OF CHANGE: First family reflects a nation's diversity
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99722150
China Gets Ready For Lunar New Year
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1894604.htm
Bay Area Black United Fund Convenes African American Health Summit 2009 - Featuring
Keynotes by Danny Glover and Dr. Ian Smith
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090122/people_nm/us_condoleezza
Condoleezza Rice signs with William Morris Agency
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPp28Et8XqAQzg9tYkGhos7M5WOwD95SO6PG0
'English First' proposal defeated in Nashville
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11533253
Hazel Henderson, 79, pianist and composer of gospel music: She worked for the city of Long
Beach as a librarian for years, but her passion was writing, arranging and composing
music.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hart-world-sarah-2288714-people-women
South O.C. woman honored for interfaith work: For Sande Hart, individual action can change
the world.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11543167
Temple leadership put to vote again
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mitsuwa24-2009jan24,0,4223023.story
Little Tokyo market, a one-time rising sun, is poised to set: Mitsuwa Marketplace, a
symbol of the area's boom times for much of its 24 years, will close Sunday. Its new
owners plan to offer more non-Japanese products when it reopens next month.
01/17/09:
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/01/13/king_papers_online.html
ATLANTA: King papers go public today with online access
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_11426676
A Legacy Remembered: Long Beach residents honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream with a
rally
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rally11-2009jan11,0,752969.story
Westwood marchers back Gaza's Palestinians
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/mankoff/2009/01/must-jews-support-the-state-of.php
Must Jews Support The State of Israel?
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hamas-gaza-jewish-2277487-muslims-state
Mark Steyn: The 'oldest hatred' lives, from Gaza to Florida: Jew-hating pathologies
ultimately harm the Jew-hater, too.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/11/state/n162649S23.DTL&type=politics
Civil-rights activist Ida B. Kinney dies at 104: Granddaughter of slaves, Kinney was one
of the first black "Rosie the Riveters" to work at Burbank's Lockheed Corp.
during World War II
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1870709,00.html
A Klan Initiation Murder: A Backlash to Obama's Victory?
http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1374389,CST-NWS-mitch13x.article
Why can't black politicians pass the torch? Instead of doing right thing, Burris does
Blagojevich's dirty work
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11439912
Ruling adds to push for temple vote: COURTS: Judge reinstates nonprofit group at the
center of a power struggle.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28611490/
City Wide Celebration of Yakima Culture [WA]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/13/bme-nhs-equality
Targets on the way to boost ethnic minority leadership in NHS: New report will criticise
health service for failing to end white domination of top jobs [UK]
http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_11440101
Diversity Center launches new Latino outreach effort [Salinas, CA]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99298290
Race And Politics In Europe Today: French Minorities Push For Equality Post-Obama
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11457277
LB aid program aims to raise Latino enrollment: EDUCATION: Students, parents can get help
filing for financial assistance.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28653474/
Educational Testing Service, Harvard to Study Progress of Diversity at Predominantly White
Colleges
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1231950850527&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
One on One: It's religion, stupid!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/15/jones.mlk.obama/
Commentary: King paved the way for Obama
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0116/p19s03-hfes.html
What Martin Luther King Jr. taught me: A snowy street, an encounter, a perspective
changed.
http://www2.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_11467330
Indian philosophy is focus of Seal Beach lecture
http://www.asianjournal.com/community/community-news/1077-aj-press.html
Los Angeles Pacific Asian Counseling Services Organizes its first E-Waste Fundraiser
http://www.indystar.com/article/20090116/LOCAL0101/901160311/1015/LOCAL01
Indianapolis Chinese Community Center's New Year event celebrates Chinese culture
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2009/01/15/20090115cr-festival0116.html
Chandler Arizona to present afternoon of cultural diversity: The city's fourteenth annual
Multicultural Festival highlights local groups who perform traditional music and dances
from Ireland, India, Assyria, Mexico, and the South Pacific.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/israel-irvine-communities-2282969-standing-rally
Rally for Israel draws hundreds: While violence persists in Israel, Orange County
residents gather in solidarity Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/books/chapters/chapter-kings-dream.html
First Chapter: Kings Dream
http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/1089-first-5-california-launches-asian-parenting-resource.html
First 5 California Launches Asian Parenting Resource
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-moment17-2009jan17,0,850968.story
AN AMERICAN MOMENT: ROAD TO THE INAUGURATION: A narrative of racism and hope
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_11475801?IADID=Search-www.presstelegram.com-www.presstelegram.com
Performance introduces Khmer salon series
01/10/09:
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11364818
California State NAACP presidents look to future
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-madera4-2009jan04,0,6908778.story
Madera Unified case is changing elections throughout California: The heavily Latino
district's voting system made it hard for Latinos to win school board seats. A judge ruled
it violated the state Voting Rights Act. Other cities are taking note.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-scouts4-2009jan04,0,1043922.story
Boy Scouts launch campaign to boost their Latino ranks and staff: The Hispanic Initiatives
pilot program will target boys and adults in six U.S. areas with radio commercials, online
efforts and Spanish-language materials. Only three of every 100 Scouts are Latino.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-fvmusmatessbdec28,0,6488617.story
Help for devout Muslims looking for love
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9787
Keeping Traditional Chinese Culture Alive for all the World to See
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-beliefs5-2009jan05,0,5514422.story
111th Congress reflects greater religious diversity in the U.S. - Atheists, agnostics are
underrepresented: Only Fremont's Rep. Pete Stark claims no belief in God. Since 1961,
numbers are down for Protestants and up for Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Buddhists, Muslims.
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/01/04/news/ctyasir.txt
An American Muslim envisions a new kind of learning
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-racial-assess6-2009jan06,0,2705439.story
Obama's election is changing the politics of race: Many black leaders are rejecting the
old tactics of protest and rhetoric of inequality. 'You can't use 50-year-old ideas in a
new political era,' one pastor says.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/politics/07blacks.html?_r=1
Congressional Black Caucus Assesses Its Role Under a Black President
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/south_bay&id=6590380
Many applaud Gupta's appointment as Surgeon General: If Dr. Sanjay Gupta becomes the
nation's next Surgeon General, he would be one of the few prominent Indian-Americans to
hold federal office.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11402821
Long Beach's Martin Luther King tribute begins Saturday
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11420684
Film explores civil rights in Long Beach: As part of Peace Week festivities leading up to
the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Peace and Unity Parade and Celebration, the lives
of some of the pioneers in local civil rights will be presented in a documentary titled
"Civil Rights, Our Rights."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/us/politics/11gop.html?_r=1&hp
Trying to Change Its Face, G.O.P. Weighs a Black Chairman
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/viet-community-nguoi-2277517-media-connections
Little Saigon newspaper celebrates 30th anniversary: Nguoi Viet Daily News was founded
with a mission to connect the Orange County Vietnamese refugee community to the homeland
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-vietarts10-2009jan10,0,7044678.story
Vietnamese art exhibit puts politics on display
01/03/09:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocasian28-2008dec28,0,5233619.story
Korean Americans find a home in Fullerton
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/us/politics/28rnc.html?hp
G.O.P. Receives Obama Parody to Mixed Reviews
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_11327427?source=rss_viewed
Exiled to Cambodia
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/us/29homicide.html?hp
Murders by Black Teenagers Rise, Bucking a Trend
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/12/26/Racial_disparities_in_hospice_use/UPI-52021230352614/
Racial disparities in hospice use
http://www.upi.com/news/issueoftheday/2008/12/19/UN_religious_hate_vote_alarms_liberty_groups/UPI-29281229711881/
U.N. religious hate vote alarms liberty groups
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/us/29priest.html?_r=1&hp
Divine Recruits : In America for Job, an African Priest Finds a Home
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/us/politics/28rnc.html?hp
G.O.P. Receives Obama Parody to Mixed Reviews
http://www.huliq.com/13/75220/korean-renaissance-comes-metropolitan-museum
Korean Renaissance Comes To New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_11333712
EXILED TO CAMBODIA: Toehold on a new life
Second in a three-part series
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-preachers31-2008dec31,0,7772417.story
Imam for a new generation: Mostafa Hosni preaches on TV, repackaging Islam and focusing on
real-life problems for Egypt's young adults. He doesn't fit the West's stereotypical image
of an Islamic spiritual leader.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-christmas26-2008dec26,0,3317210.story
Greatest gift for Iraqi Christians -- returning home: Hundreds of families are returning
from exile. Security has improved and worshipers at Christmas services hope for peace. But
violence is never far away.
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_11340530
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/us/01cubans.html?ref=americas
Cuban-Americans Mark an Anniversary Wearily
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/01/family.grounded/
'Safest' seat remarks get Muslim family kicked off plane
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.airline03jan03,0,2075411.story
AirTran apologizes to Muslims: 9 passengers forced off Fla. flight over misunderstanding
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/02/israel.gaza/index.html
Israel clamps down on West Bank, Jerusalem mosques
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28465916/
Black teens caught in culture of violence
http://www.elpasotimes.com/living/ci_11351195
Changing faces: Country's diversity extends to its church pews, study finds
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11353235
Long Beach Cambodian couple killed outside home
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11353072
Long Beach NAACP hosts presidents retreat
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-japanewyear2-2009jan02,0,1217684.story
Japanese American family keeps up mochi-making tradition: Three generations gather in
Monterey Park on New Year's Eve to make the sticky rice cakes known as mochi. Demand for
mochi has declined in Southern California, commercial makers say.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/01/02/apop010209.DTL
The Year in Asian Pop
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10689630.asp?gid=244
A new mosque styled for the new millennium: A women-friendly mosque
12/27:
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/12/21/hijab.html
Culture clash: Diversity vs. security rules
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-warren21-2008dec21,0,4070038.story
Pastor Rick Warren addresses Muslim group, emphasizes need to find common ground: The
evangelical Christian, who will give the invocation at Obama's inauguration, is the
keynote speaker at convention in Long Beach.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/warren-obama-church-2263737-president-elect
Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren to speak at King memorial: Lake Forest pastor will speak at
historic Baptist church.
http://www.upi.com/news/issueoftheday/2008/12/19/Critics_slam_UN_religious_hate_vote/UPI-29281229711881/
U.N. religious hate vote alarms liberty groups
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/arts-entertainment/dpa-philadelphia-language-specialist-8973.html
Chinese Language Specialist: 'Shows True Chinese Culture'
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/remains-developer-commission-2264808-american-reburied
Developer vows to rebury ancestral remains found at site: State Native American Heritage
Commission issued order that Hearthside Homes reinter remains.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200812/200812260031.html
Korea, Japan and China Hold Culture Summit
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/27/unity_at_forefront_as_kwanzaa_begins/
'Unity' at forefront as Kwanzaa begins: Theme celebrates Obama, efforts to come together
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0457755/bio
Eartha Kitt Biography
http://www.asianweek.com/2008/12/25/asian-americans-represented-diversity-a-priority-for-the-obama-transition/
Asian Americans Represented: Diversity a priority for the Obama transition
12/20:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/14/my-thoughts-obamas-diversity-effort-serves-as/
My Thoughts: Obama's diversity effort serves as model
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081213/ap_on_re_us/obama_s_not_black
Obama's true colors: Black, white ... or neither?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/us/14tamales.html?_r=1&hp
Los Angeles Journal: Old Country and New in a Tale of Tamales
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-sterling14-2008dec14,0,3779378.story
Dorothy Sterling, author of African American children's literature, dies at 95: She wrote
more than 35 books, including 'Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman,' and brought
attention to less-known figures.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs24-2008nov24,0,4578286.story
BELIEFS: Southern California Jews and Muslims share a faith in each other's goodwill: Some
synagogue and mosque congregants embrace a campaign designed to foster mutual
understanding.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then14-2008dec14,0,4321751.story
L.A. THEN AND NOW: Restoring harmony with reburial of Native American remains: Artifacts
and ancestors exhumed for construction of Playa Vista will be returned to the earth,
ending a years-long rift between tribal members and developers.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6164783.html
Sheriff-elect reaches out to Harris County Sikhs: He promises diversity training and
investigation into allegations of misconduct by deputies responding to a burglary at a
family's home
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4mRVBoSnL3ynIo7suc9_of-My8AD952V0I81
Racial gap in colon cancer deaths is widening
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3858
Friendships of Black Female Execs Boost Careers
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-amnesty15-2008dec15,0,758794.story
Settlement opens up amnesty for tens of thousands of immigrants: Many who entered the
United States on valid visas but fell out of legal status between 1982 and 1988 are
eligible for the amnesty offered under the 1986 immigration reform law.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-interior16-2008dec16,0,1792560.story
http://www.mmorning.com/ArticleC.asp?Article=6430&CategoryID=6
Arab League urges Obama to focus on resolving Arab-Israeli conflict: Israel again accused
of crimes against humanity
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-navalacademy1215,0,2163066.story
Naval Academy asks Congress to help with diversity push
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3859
Israel, Palestinian Stories Share Pages in Same Book: Coinciding with Israel's 60th
anniversary, 60 Israeli and Palestinian women tell their often conflicting stories in a
new book. They also share a common conviction that peace is still possible.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jDuwcxSd-5F5YHOtLXSAQon14xbgD953U2L01
Obama renews pledge of diversity
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/12/obama_team_clai.html
Obama team claims record on Hispanic appointments
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3860
Sasha and Malia Enhance the Horizon for World's Girls: As she looks forward to the U.S.
presidential inauguration Ritu Sharma finds herself thinking about girls of color around
the world. When she was growing up the princess-like aura of presidential daughters was
limited by race. No longer.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hPbu_Gj8IszIo1EitIrNgR03URMgD9553UUG0
NAACP report find TV networks lagging in diversity
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-obama-cabinetdec19,0,5259354.story
Obama selects 3rd Latino for Cabinet: Lawmaker set for Labor; unions wary of pick for
trade rep
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98474238
Politics: Solis, Kirk, LaHood Add To Obama's Diverse Team
http://www.getreligion.org/?p=4752
You cant leave your hat on: judge arrested a Muslim woman for refusing to take off
her head scarf at a courthouse security checkpoint
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121902515.html?hpid=sec-religion
Human Rights Central to Message of Hanukkah
12/12:
http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2008/12/08/focus1.html?b=1228712400%5E1742411
Diversity: Will national politics affect workplace culture?
http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2008/12/08/focus2.html?b=1228712400%5E1742433
Diversity; Consultant: Filling quotas is part of the old conversation
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/06/EDJV14GCBT.DTL
Obama needs to remember immigration reform
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/12/205_35691.html
Plan to Close Incheon Arab Culture Center Backfires [Korea]
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE4B60H020081207
Millions of Muslims ask forgiveness at haj climax
http://totalbuzz.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/07/vietnamese-american-wins-congress-seat/9680/
Vietnamese American wins Congress seat: New Orleans voters ousted 10-term Democrat William
Jefferson, replacing him with Republican Anh "Joseph" Cao.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vietnamese7-2008dec07,0,400174.story
Orange County's Vietnamese American political scene comes of age
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mecca7-2008dec07,0,6802947.story
Faith builds a Catholic church in Mecca, Calif. The Inland Empire's poorest congregation
gives money toward a 'balloon church' to replace a crumbling building. 'Even though they
are poor, you have no idea how generous they really are,' pastor says.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-kennedy-center-awardsdec08,0,5366354.story
Kennedy Center to honor Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Twyla Tharp, Pete
Townshend and Roger Daltrey
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12082008/news/worldnews/biracial_pageant_winner__meet_the_real_f_143224.htm
BIRACIAL PAGEANT WINNER: MEET THE REAL FRANCE
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/virgin-santa-people-2249681-image-behind
Santa Ana celebrates Virgin of Guadalupe: Hundreds gather downtown Sunday to give thanks
to the 'lady from heaven' who appeared in Mexico nearly 500 years ago.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mall-mitzvah-synagogue-2249639-money-lubitz
Students practice giving with Mitzvah Mall: As economy languishes, Irvine University
Synagogue reminds children to help others.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs8-2008dec08,0,2160329.story
Millions of Muslims completing Mecca pilgrimage: The faithful from around the world are
making the trip to Saudi Arabia in the annual hajj, which is one of the five 'pillars' of
Islam.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1320920,CST-NWS-mitch09.article
Racial divide surrounding O.J. remains: He did it to himself, but how we react says a lot
about us
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/08/AR2008120803710.html
OBAMA CITIZENSHIP: Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1044855.html
Mati Steinberg: The Arab world's stance on Israel has changed: What 'yes' means
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-census9-2008dec09,0,7807913.story
Census portrays more of a melting pot in Southern California: Recently released survey
results suggest that suburban communities have continued to integrate, with significant
increases in the Asian and Latino populations.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/12/chhandena-sdoer.html
Census snapshot: Lakewood finds that tolerance comes with diversity: New U.S.
Census data shows the growing integration of Southern California cities. The Times
sent reporters into some cities that have seen greater diversity in the last few years to
talk to residents and city officials. Here is a dispatch from Lakewood, a once
predominately white suburb that has seen an influx of Latino and Asian residents.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-09-English_N.htm
Census: More Hispanics in USA fluent in English
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-eid9-pg,0,371187.photogallery
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha in Anaheim
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-parsons9-2008dec09,0,7118106.column
Immigrants have changed the face of Westminster
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11178844?source=most_emailed
Widower mourns loss of family in San Diego jet crash
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/10/MNM714BFAV.DTL
Economy may trump Obama's pledge on immigration: With unemployment rising, foreign workers
are less welcome, say immigration restrictionists, who have vowed to oppose offering legal
status to the nation's estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/10/content_10484585.htm
Confucius Institutes help spread Chinese language, culture globally
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1461863.html
Sikh prison guard applicant may keep beard, board rules
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-09-Mexico-immigrants_N.htm
Economy forcing many Mexicans to leave United States
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/12/10/20081210goinghome1210.html
Returning migrants find Mexico, themselves unready to adapt
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-eligible10-2008dec10,0,1997070.story
California's Latinos and blacks still lag in university eligibility. New report finds that
the groups are doing better on meeting application requirements for UC and CSU but still
trail whites and Asians.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/us/politics/10inaug.html?_r=1&em
Inauguration Is a Culmination for Black Airmen
http://www.freep.com/article/20081211/NEWS07/812110414/1009/NEWS07
Court weighs holding officials liable for acts against Muslim
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98088642
Roundtable: Maintaining Diversity Amid Job Cuts
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98202735
Understanding African-American Religious Diversity
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/event-placentia-tamales-2252359-tamale-festival
Thousands gather at Placentia Tamale Festival: About 10,000 people lined Santa Fe Street
to listen to music and stock up on tamales.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/menorah-orange-temple-2253686-city-santa
6-foot-tall menorah stolen from Orange traffic circle: Temple congregants to go forward
with Hanukkah lighting ceremony Dec. 21.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fairfax12-2008dec12,0,7466433.story
Jewish coach, black players forged lasting bond
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/nyregion/13virgin.html?em
Revering a Symbol of Mexican Faith and Identity
12/06:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008466925_obamaslavery04.html
Michelle Obama's family: From slavery to White House: A historical line can be drawn from
South Carolina's Low Country cabins to Michelle Obama, charting an American family's
improbable journey through slavery, segregation, the civil-rights movement and a historic
presidential election.
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/910808.html
Bonnye Browns artwork captures images from African-American culture
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-blackfamilies30-2008nov30,0,6866514.story
Where are TV's Obama-like characters? Some prominent creative forces behind shows that
featured black families see a tougher road ahead.
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_11096806
Book Review: Outliers: The Story of Success. Why are Asians good at math? Why are there so
many Jewish doctors and lawyers?
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-vietmusic1-2008dec01,0,2783704.story
Orange County group keeps Vietnamese culture alive: Little Saigon's Lac Hong group,
started by Vietnam native and zither expert Mai Nguyen, has grown to 100 students who
learn traditional music and dance.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/learning/view/20081201-175416/A-lesson-plan-on-history-culture
GOLD OF OUR ANCESTORS: A lesson plan on history, culture [Philippines]
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20081201/OPINION01/811290306
Federal bench short on diversity [Alabama]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocvote2-2008dec02,0,5907354.story
Orange County's final vote tally puts 2 Vietnamese Americans in winners' seats: Truong
Diep in Westminster and Andrew Do in Garden Grove gain city council spots. Westminster
becomes the first U.S. city with a Vietnamese American-majority council.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bizreports/ci_11123347
Chinese-American activists oppose any Bill Richardson cabinet nomination
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/12/04/lawmakers_urge_obama_to_keep_diversity_vow/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed5
Lawmakers urge Obama to keep diversity vow: Richardson picked as commerce head
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-odetta3-2008dec03,0,7701243.story
Odetta Holmes dies at 77; folk singer championed black history, civil rights
http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2008/12/02/mumbai-violence-brings-new-york-faith-groups-together/
Mumbai violence brings New York faith groups together
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_editorial/325864.html
[Editorial] Keep the Korean Center for Arab and Islamic Culture open
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/science/05genes.html
Gene Test Shows Spains Jewish and Muslim Mix
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwCviLzZikuJb3XT2V7wa8-QFShAD94T34UO0
LBJ pushed Humphrey to mull Inouye as VP candidate [1968]
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/05/birth_certificate/
Why the stories about Obama's birth certificate will never die: Barack Obama was, without
question, born in the U.S., and he is eligible to be president, but experts on conspiracy
theories say that won't ever matter to those who believe otherwise.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97802317
The U.S.-Mexican Border: A Changing Frontier: Fence Affects Border Town Culture,
Relationships
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_11152029?IADID=Search-www.presstelegram.com-www.presstelegram.com
Election date set for L.B. Cambodian temple
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/theater-center-city-2247798-community-studio
Vietnamese supporters celebrate opening of Fountain Valley theater: Star Performing Arts
Center opens Thursday night with a red carpet, dozens of flashing bulbs and live
performances.
11/29:
Civil rights movement Timeline: Historically, the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years (1960-1980) in which there was much worldwide civil unrest and popular rebellion: http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/Civil-rights-movement-4
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11100109
A Biblical effort: The second annual "10 Commandments Hike" through the Rose
Park area of Long Beach was sponsored by the L.B. Area Council of the Boy Scouts of
America. Along the four-mile route, Scouts stopped at six locations that included
Buddhist, Catholic, Islamic, Jewish and Protestant houses of worship. The event was open
to all boy and girl Scouts.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-klan23-2008nov23,0,7570102.story
White extremists lash out over election of first black president: The Ku Klux Klan is
emerging from decades of disorganization and obscurity, and the turnaround is acutely
evident -- more than 200 hate-related incidents have been reported since the Nov. 4
election.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AN0WC20081124
Minorities fear trend from California gay marriage ban
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/celebration-church-annual-2238448-event-beatification
Vietnamese martyrs honored during Bren Center service: Annual celebration draws more than
5,000.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs24-2008nov24,0,4578286.story
Southern California Jews and Muslims share a faith in each other's goodwill: Some
synagogue and mosque congregants embrace a campaign designed to foster mutual
understanding.
http://www.gazettes.com/articles/2008/11/24/community_news/doc4924a5bc074f0679023687.txt
Fundraiser To Support Program For Cambodian Youth
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5joy7XTr53Ch1pOC40QKnNMtlp44gD94LHBE82
Racial disparities persist despite Obama election
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-thanksgiving25-2008nov25,0,1458033.story
Claremont parents clash over kindergarten Thanksgiving costumes: Some say having students
dress up as pilgrims and Native Americans is 'demeaning.' Their opponents say they are
elitists injecting politics into a simple children's celebration.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/170383
What Michelle Means to Us: We've never had a First Lady quite like Michelle Obama. How
she'll change the world's image of African-American womenand the way we see
ourselves.
http://ncronline3.org/drupal/?q=node/2701
Jews, Muslims seek better ties with 'Twinning'
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hZ2eIRzRIVHRNcTHklygBUzSd0eg
B.C. First Nations say federal government delays holding up treaties
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_re_us/american_indian_day
National heritage day honors American Indians
http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Columnists/Quesnel_Joseph/2008/11/28/7573501-sun.html
Race and culture not the same
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122792271890965883.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
'Our Culture Is Better' Champion of freedom or anti-Islamic provocateur? Both.
http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/kyoto--culture-amp-history-20081128-6l7n.html
Kyoto - Culture & History
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_11096795
UCLA Hannah Carter Japanese garden is paradise of serenity, tradition
11/22:
http://www.freep.com/article/20081116/FEATURES07/811160321/1032
Unique Hmong culture alive in Laos: About 210,000 Hmong live in the United States
http://www.kentucky.com/139/story/594039.html
Rabbinical student is on track to make history: About to become first female
African-American rabbi in world.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081115/ap_on_re_us/obama_racial
Election spurs 'hundreds' of race threats, crimes: Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting
"Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on
homes and cars.
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-atworkdiversity.artnov17,0,5292783.story
OBAMA WATCH: How Will Historic Election Affect Workplace Diversity?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs17-2008nov17,0,6020082.story
BELIEFS: Los Angeles-area Catholics and Muslims no strangers to dialogue
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefsbox17-2008nov17,0,7475780.story
On this Catholics and Muslims agree
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-csu18-2008nov18,0,855248.story
CSU may cut future enrollment by 10,000: For the first time, the system might turn away
qualified students. Minority and low-income groups would probably be hardest hit by the
cuts, which could amount to a 10% drop in freshman enrollment.
http://english.alarabonline.org/display.asp?fname=2008%5C11%5C11-18%5Czopinionz%5C960.htm&dismode=x&ts=18/11/2008%2002:30:31%20%C3%A3
Islam is not the Enemy
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/center-islamic-tally-2231678-new-edah
Irvine Muslims look for a new home near the Great Park: Islamic Center of Irvine is hoping
to expand into Lennar Corps. Lifelong Learning District.
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/2981
Cronkite School professors research journalism diversity
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1226404774198&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Bridging the Muslim-Jewish divide
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4AH8BI20081119
White community adapts to Obama reality
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/books/20awards.html
Book Prizes Awarded With Nod to History: Annette Gordon-Reed won the National Book Award
for nonfiction on Wednesday night for "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American
Family," a sweeping, prodigiously researched biography of three generations of a
slave family owned by Thomas Jefferson.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_11028182
Long Beach Free Application for Federal Student Aid forum targets Latinos
http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/11/20/another-obama-constitutional-requirements-case-in-us-supreme-court/
Another Obama Constitutional Requirements Case in U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/nyregion/21immigrant.html
Six Long Island Teens Charged With Hate Crimes
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/11/21/obama.muslim.remark/
U.S. Muslim leaders denounce al Qaeda's slur toward Obama
11/15:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-aftermath12-2008nov12,0,1967424.story
Obama's election: a turning point in the perception of blacks? African American men wonder
if the wider culture will finally start to see them as true equals or if the
president-elect will just be seen as yet another exception.
http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/how-to-increase-the-number-of-black-coaches/
How to Increase the Number of Black Coaches
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-sukhee9-2008nov09,0,5590343.story
Irvine voters embrace diversity in mayoral election: Korean American Councilman Sukhee
Kang voted to the citys top post. Irvine is more than one-third Asian American and
is home to a large Iranian American community.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/us/07race.html
Tolerance Over Race Can Spread, Studies Find
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/where-have-all-the-bigots-gone/?ref=us
TierneyLab: Where Have All the Bigots Gone?
http://indiapost.com/article/usnews/4406/
Indian Americans score: 9 victories, 5 losses
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2iz52Qx3QuQDmyE6zMOFVDLnX-wD94BIBQO0
WWI exhibit examines role of Asian, African troops
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-leader11-2008nov11,0,86148.story
COLUMN ONE: Jostling (politely) to be 'No. 1' in Southern California's Chinese American
community
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/korean-students-teacher-2224898-cypress-training
Teachers learn students' Korean culture: Cypress teachers take a workshop on how to help
Korean students, the district's fastest growing student population.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vietnamese-candidates-american-2221755-community-city
Vietnamese-American candidates take loss in most local races: Tensions and divisions
within community may have led to dismal showing.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks12-2008nov12,0,1810753.column
Where whiteness meets race: The Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere -- yes it's real
-- tackles the notion of white privilege and white people's responsibility to challenge
racism, but can it help move people beyond race?
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-acc_13met.ART.Central.Edition1.4a27c27.html
Asian Culture and Community: Pianist Jon Nakamatsu to play with Fort Worth chamber music
group
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/nov/13/north-america-hasfirst-black-zoo-chief/
North America has only black zoo chief in Morris
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2008/11/14/2008-11-14_fans_wonder_if_they_can_bond_with_black_-1.html
Fans wonder if they can 'Bond' with black 007
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2008/11/14/20081114weekend1114.html
Learn about Hopi culture from artists at Homolovi Ruins
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-chinese14-2008nov14,0,2553767.story
A complex portrait of Chinese Americans emerges in study: The report finds large numbers
of college graduates and high school dropouts, professionals and blue-collar workers.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-salon14-2008nov14,0,3493087.story
An intellectual makeover for Iranian women
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1859234,00.html?iid=tsmodule
What Church Will President Obama Attend?
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ggjMpcWSTzYUkjvBZP70-geXxfMA
Young Leaders Forum aims to help youth promote inclusion, embrace diversity
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/health/chen11-13.html
Doctor and Patient: Confronting the Racial Barriers Between Doctors and Patients
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/upshaw-street-carbajal-2228981-short-years
2 charged, man details racial attack, Obama slurs: Man says he was punched in face and
head by 2 men who shouted racial slurs and directed expletives at president-elect.
11/08:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-assess5-2008nov05,0,6354926.story
White Americans play major role in electing the first black president: Race proves to be
no discernible handicap, even among the small-town, working-class whites who were
considered most resistant to Obama.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/111781/Blacks-Postgrads-Young-Adults-Help-Obama-Prevail.aspx
Blacks, Postgrads, Young Adults Help Obama Prevail
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/us/politics/05race.html?hp
America Followed Obama Over the Racial Divide
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a416486e-bd5c-41e9-9a0c-027af22cabc9
Americans move a step closer to post-racial society
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/01/BAFP13RUHV.DTL
Obama likely the Jackie Robinson of politics
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96581933
At 109, Slave's Daughter Revels In Historic Vote
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96654892
Opinion: Hey, Bradley Effect: Good Riddance!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/03/MN0S13RA2S.DTL
Blacks see hope, doubt in an Obama victory
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hW4V_SftT__e7LH0pz87zOL8fJSwD949M70O1
After years of Bush, Arabs see hope in Obama
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-gayblack8-2008nov08,0,1091278.story
Gays, blacks divided on Proposition 8: For many African Americans, it's not a civil rights
issue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/02/AR2008110202448.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Diversity Blooms In Outer Suburbs: Prince William County's Growth Spurred by Minorities
[VA]
http://www.rafu.com/en/2008/1102/feature.html
Tracing the Footsteps: Coastal cities in the Pajaro Valley are doing
their best to preserve the regions Japanese heritage.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salvadoran3-2008nov03,0,5647680.story
Central American immigrants adopt Mexican ways in U.S. - Many who come to the U.S. from El
Salvador and elsewhere say it's easier to adopt the language habits and customs of L.A.'s
largest Latino population. Others fiercely stick to their own traditions.
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/story.asp?Article=233617&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=31229
Arab Americans face challenges
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre49t544-us-religion-dialogue/
Catholics, Muslims open landmark talks at Vatican
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20081106-9999-1sz6filipino.html
Filipino culture to be celebrated at conference [San Diego]
http://www.freep.com/article/20081106/ENT05/811060306/1035/ENT
Annual event celebrates American Indian culture [Detroit]
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWCHhdeIM5KZwddudAEoA6WeeyIgD949OCOG0
Study: Black coach numbers in major college football lowest in 15 years
http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnspremiumtext/pastor_suspects_racism_in_church_fire_hours_after_obama_win/
Pastor suspects racism in church fire hours after Obama win [MA]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/county-inmates-bernardino-2221065-religious-san
Should Muslim women be allowed to wear scarves in jail? Recent change of policy in San
Bernardino has Orange County officials reconsidering.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs8-2008nov08,0,3794167.story
Southern California's Korean Christians put a premium on evangelism: Missionary work is
being underscored as well in South Korea, which surveys say is second only to the U.S. in
the number of evangelists it sends abroad.
11/01:
http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSLQ56785http://www.npr.org/programs/day/features/2008/jun/cheech2/index.html
Chicano Art Receives Overdue Recognition In L.A. [Gallery
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10824921
Asian-Americans flex muscle
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE49Q3N520081027
Movie planned on life of Prophet Mohammad
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-plot28-2008oct28,0,2491720.story
2 men arrested in alleged assassination plot aimed at Barack Obama
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/6081137.html
It's culture, not an effort to convert Islamic history and culture, with plans to develop
curriculum for Texas schoolchildren in sixth-grade
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20081029/hl_hsn/scientistsidentifybrainshatecircuit
Scientists Identify Brain's 'Hate Circuit'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96004813
Visual Arts Ramirez Heirs Seek To Reclaim Artist's Lost Work
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-prezfilms_1031gd.ART.State.Edition1.4aadc36.html
For years, movies have envisioned diversity in the White House
http://www.livescience.com/culture/081031-race-barack-pt1.html
Culture Black As Barack? Why Race is Wrong - Part 1
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs1-2008nov01,0,6289122.story
Korean churches growing rapidly in Southern California They tend to practice a brand of
Christianity that puts an emphasis on daily worship and missionary work.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/110208dnmetdeadday.3c42e83.html
Day of the Dead revelers reconnect with culture, lost loved ones
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/525992.html
Respect for diversity has evolved from shameful past
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/11/02/MN4N13RUA5.DTL
Why Obama-McCain race deserves 'historic' label
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/10/obama_campaign.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed1
Obama campaign confirms his aunt lives in Boston
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/us/politics/02first.html?em
Obama-Inspired Black Voters Warm to Politics
10/25:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iloPGZIqGjpwevwGDywfiaW5zBBwD93T8RB80
Alaska's minorities feel ignored by Palin
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-occityvote19-2008oct19,0,5219979.story
Thirteen Vietnamese Americans seek office in Orange County: The candidates are among many
competing in elections for mayor, city council and other posts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7679151.stm
Sony video game delayed over Koran phrases in background music track
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cambodian20-2008oct20,0,1962631.story
A tug of war over Cambodian temple in Long Beach: Control of Wat Vipassanaram has divided
monks and the board of directors, which transferred the temple's assets to an ambiguous
nonprofit linked to a gnostic church.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10764506
Powell backs Obama: POLITICS: Ex-Bush secretary of state breaks with GOP, calls Dem
`transformational figure.'
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10764449
The Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Entrepreneurs Conference
today on the Queen Mary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/washington/21scotus.html?ref=us
Supreme Court Justices Take Case on Illegal Workers and Penalties for Identity Theft
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49K2II20081021
AskMen.com votes Barack Obama "most influential man"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/22/us/22border.html?ref=world
New Fence Will Split a Border Park
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49K6LW20081021
Sour note for American Muslims in election campaign
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/house-worked-mines-2202105-santiago-grandfather
From her grandfather, she learned self-reliance: From her muralist father, she developed a
love of art.
http://www.wavenewspapers.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=71&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=10803&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1019&hn=wavenewspapers&he=.com
Rice says children of color are worst hit by failing schools
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49M0WC20081023
Black vote could help swing key states to Obama
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10790086
Long Beach City Hall reports on diversity progress
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_10779044
Tamales wrapped in tradition
http://www.waow.com/Global/story.asp?S=9208889
Baby doll causing controversy: Some hear, "Islam is the light."
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10811206
Migrants returning south of border: ECONOMY: Thousands of legal, illegal immigrants head
home as U.S. jobs dry up.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/students-uci-student-2206250-muslim-israel
Jewish, Muslim student leaders at UCI visit Holy Land together: Students on both sides of
issue trek to Israel to investigate first-hand what they've been arguing about.
10/18:
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/japan_internment_camps.htm
World War Two Japanese Internment Camps in the USA
http://www.janm.org/projects/clasc/resources.htm#camp
America's Concentration Camps Links
http://www.nps.gov/archive/manz/ccposton.htm
Poston Relocation Center in Arizona [WWII]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93344727
Black Reporter Removed From Covering McCain
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49B05720081012
Congressman says McCain sowing "seeds of hatred"
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10700426
Long Beach NAACP to host awards banquet at The Grand
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/us/politics/13race.html?ref=us
Race Remains Campaign Issue, but Not a Clear One
http://www.recorderonline.com/news/recalls_38465___article.html/allensworth_town.html
Centennial event recalls towns historic legacy [Allensworth State Park, CA]: First
town founded, financed and governed by black Americans 100 years ago
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/organization-chinese-americans-honors-diversity/story.aspx?guid=%7B2D3382E4-E47D-4A2A-9D61-59CB3C34CF85%7D&dist=hppr
The Organization of Chinese Americans Honors Diversity Champion Tony Gladney With
Community Service Award [Las Vegas]
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE49C1JZ20081014
Thailand sends more troops to Cambodian border
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/15/2392242.htm?section=world
Fighting erupts on Thai-Cambodia border: reports
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mexico-pedro-family-2193738-logan-maria
Grandfather 'Deddy' told his grandchildren stories, with laughter and lessons: The stories
the Logan Barrio pioneer told often carried a moral, granddaughter says. [Santa Ana CA]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/violence-children-oct-2185565-spanish-professionals
Latino Notebook: Anaheim's Mexican American history is focus of program: Lecture on Maya
culture at UCI.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27106772/
Children of immigrants reshaping America: Booming second generation becoming
the mainstream, research suggests
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/us/politics/15race.html?hp
In Voting Booth, Race May Play a Bigger Role
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/us/politics/15youth.html
The Youth Vote: In Generation Seen as Colorblind, Black Is Yet a Factor
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/us/politics/15biracial.html
The South: For Some, Uncertainty Starts at Racial Identity
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_10722885
Diversity dinner chance to meet others [Salt Lake City]
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10559
Ecology and Indian Movements: "Diversity with Inequality is Not Social Justice"
- A Class Perspective
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vietvote15-2008oct15,0,2414506.story
Vietnamese American politicians are coming of age in Westminster: Sixteen years after Tony
Lam became the first Vietnamese American elected to public office in the U.S., descendants
of refugees could form a majority on the Westminster City Council.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/family-father-school-2195795-community-orange
Son of migrants fulfilled his parents' dreams: Tomas 'Tom' Saenz Sr. learned the value of
taking a risk and helping others from his parents, son says.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/164081
Tide Of Intolerance: Through neglect of its Christian minority, India is allowing
religiously motivated violence to threaten its rise.
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10742364
Emotional mom praises Centro Community Hispanic Association memorial award winners
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10740329
Listen to Latinas' stories at Signal Hill library
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/17/AR2008101702707.htmlTheater
Latino Culture and Fantasy Blend in Kid-Friendly 'World'
http://www.adn.com/opinion/compass/story/559741.html
Filipino-Americans have been in Alaska for centuries
http://www.npr.org/blogs/visibleman/2008/10/what_happened_to_illegal_immig_1.html
What Happened To Illegal Immigration As An Issue?
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-stubbs18-2008oct18,0,800342.story
Levi Stubbs, lead singer of the Four Tops, dies at 72
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10751693
Giving young dancers a break: Break dancing contest benefit for Cambodia at CSULB
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10751697
Due Respects: NAACP honors local citizens, entrepreneurs and others
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_10748372?IADID=Search-www.presstelegram.com-www.presstelegram.com
Imagine life in a refugee camp: Griffith Park outdoor exhibit reveals conditions for
millions
10/11:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Davis
Ernie Davis: the first African-American athlete to win the Heisman Trophy [1961].
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/NEWS01/810040331
Diversity gets fresh look: Institutions, companies participate in 'Behind the Rhetoric'
http://gwcommonwealth.com/articles/2008/10/03/news/top_stories/news04.txt
Ninth Annual Cultural Day of Diversity set for Oct. 17 at the Civic Center [Greenwood, MS]
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6038754.html
Local artist draws from Mexican culture and lore
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95295728
Texas Football Team Thrives On Tonga Connection
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-temple5-2008oct05,0,7611313.story
Colorful procession marks opening of Jain Center in Buena Park: Marble idols ride in
convertibles as 2,000 people in bright garb walk to the $6-million temple, the spiritual
home of about 1,000 families.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/culture/20081006TDY03103.htm
A company that promotes exchange activities between middle-aged people has published a
book written in English explaining Japanese traditions and events. The book,
"Japan--How we breathe and how our hearts beat," was published by New Millennium
Network, based in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10647640
Cultura Latina turns to heritage: COMMUNITY: Focus on Latino authors, culture draws eager
readers to L.B. bookstore.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-waves6-2008oct06,0,4285042.story
Surf-loving priests lead interfaith worshipers in a 'blessing of the waves.' Catholics,
Jews and Muslims gather at the Huntington Beach Pier to offer brief prayers. After a bowl
of holy water is poured into the ocean, some grab their boards and hit the waves.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-allensworth6-2008oct06,0,3230944.story
State celebrates 100th anniversary of Allensworth: Lt. Col. Allen Allensworth and other
former slaves turned a desert wasteland into a thriving pioneer town, making a strong
statement about black self-determination in an era of rampant discrimination.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immighome6-2008oct06,0,705991.story
Illegal residents but responsible homeowners: Undocumented immigrants who own homes have a
lower rate of delinquencies than U.S. citizens, according to various real estate sources.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fair-health-people-2180898-usc-area
Health screenings draw 500 in Little Saigon: Better education about health issues lowers
attendance at fair in Westminster.
http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/ci_10653834
Culture vulture: Documentary explores life of legendary Lee Atwater
http://www.latimes.com/la-me-blacklatino7-2008oct07,0,4714990.story
Mayor Villaraigosa: Blacks and Latinos must 'face up' to racial strains
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-migrantheal7-2008oct07,0,2921631.story
For burned illegal immigrants, a long road to recovery: They faced grueling treatment
after last year's Harris fire east of San Diego. Some thought they should have been
deported instead of receiving free care.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10655568
Long Beach Officials come together to honor local artist, Trace Fukuhara
http://www.startribune.com/local/north/30453004.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUjc7YUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
Immigrant has rare view on diversity
http://www.sacbee.com/288/story/1297011.html
Refugee community asks hard questions about bus crash
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-gitmo8-2008oct08,0,5920293.story
Judge orders 17 Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo Bay: U.S. District Judge Ricardo
Urbina is to decide where in the U.S. the men can be released. The Pentagon cleared most
of them of wrongdoing four years ago.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/rights-people-human-2174566-langary-equal
Cal State Fullerton Student wants to help his war-torn country: Student hopes to return to
Afghanistan to teach about human rights.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95011333
Novels Stitch Tightly Woven Tales Of Freedom
http://lbpost.com/newsdesk.php?id=742&where=#1636
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month At MOLAA!
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jO9WZoMijd4RZonKDKU4OabjtjkgD93MN79O4
Community torn apart by SC immigration raid
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gitmo9-2008oct09,0,2224947.story
Appeals court postpones release of Guantanamo detainees: A federal judge had ordered 17
Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, to be freed in the U.S. this week. The appeals court will
allow the Bush administration another week to make arguments in the case.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-threat10-2008oct10,0,1710757.story
Muslim candidate for Irvine City Council gets death threat: Attorney Todd Gallinger says
the threat was sparked by his opponent, Councilman Steven Choi, who has tried to link an
Islamic civil rights group to terrorism. Gallinger has worked for the group.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-amerasians10-2008oct10,0,3478058.story
Children of Vietnam War servicemen seek U.S. citizenship
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere10-2008oct10,0,3598739.story
The Dunbar in South L.A., once a landmark, has lost its beat: The hotel that once was the
pride of the black community and resting spot for jazz greats is now in decay as it houses
low-income tenants. Its future is riddled with uncertainty.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/korean-festival-grove-2185586-garden-district
25th annual Korean Festival kicks off today: Cultural celebration to take place in the
heart of the Korean community
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/travel/escapes/10buddhism.html
Travel: In Buddhas Path on the Streets of San Francisco
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008254401_award11m.html
Latino police officer gets youth-outreach award: Seattle police Officer Adrian Diaz, known
throughout the department for his youth-outreach efforts, will receive the city's 2008
Latino Heritage Award Saturday evening.
09/27:
http://urbanmecca.net/news/?p=3998
Diversity Edge Magazine Selects its 2008 D.E. Diversity Champions
The Diversity Champions 2008 list is comprised of diversity advocates on many levels such
as: influential leaders and members of diversity related professional organizations;
corporate diversity and other officers that help spread diversity in their companies;
community and political leaders who serve diverse communities; and thought leaders who
drive the research and development for diversity education.
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/first_68986___article.html/diversity_most.html
Letter: Embrace diversity, make a difference [Marysville, CA]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/22/BA0T132AII.DTL
Journalist Nancy Hicks Maynard dies: Pioneering advocate for diversifying America's
newsrooms
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080922/ap_on_bi_ge/ike_latino_laborers
Legal and illegal, Latinos labor to rebuild Texas
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94756151
Movies: Wayne Wang Revisits The Immigrant Experience
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10526783
A passion for helping homeless children
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080922/ap_on_re_us/misplaced_math_1
Report: Kids misplaced in algebra: More kids than ever are taking algebra in eighth grade
but not necessarily learning more math
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ijmzMEQJT1KXN0px6GlYBM5W9LBAD93BR7DG0
Poll: Views still differ sharply by race
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/23/america/NA-US-Immigration-Census.php
Immigration boom slows as US economy falters
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-census23-2008sep23,0,1706175.story
U.S. census survey finds more of California's immigrants are joining the mainstream: The
number of Spanish-speaking immigrants who are fluent in English is also increasing, survey
says.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/update-namic-announces-record-attendance/story.aspx?guid=%7B8C3F7B90-94C8-4DE4-BE5E-B963FC316476%7D&dist=hppr
UPDATE: NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) Announces
Record Attendance at 22nd Annual Conference
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94951322
Election 2008: Site Of Presidential Debate Has Come Far From Past: 1962 Intigration of Ole
Miss
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/voters-orange-asian-2167803-voter-county
Organizations mobilizing O.C. minority voters: Hispanic and Asian voters in Orange County
CA expected to vote in record numbers
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_10549201
Bolivian film opens CSULB Latin American Studies Film Series
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_10549225
All Roads Film Festival is passport to culture: "Afghan Women" explores the
enormous pressures and perils faced by the country's women, who enjoy fewer rights than
they did 30 years ago.
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/sep2008/bs20080925_565539.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_business+schools
Financial Crisis Puts Diversity Gains at Risk: Advocates for diversity hiring on Wall
Street worry that the financial crisis will derail progress
ttp://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h3U5mDL_NZDb_vuy6dtxocChQzFAD93DVCDO0
16 violins rescued from Holocaust play again
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-swami27-2008sep27,0,3042153.story
BELIEFS: Swami shows L.A. homies a path to inner peace: A spiritual master from Austria
visits Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit center near Chinatown for ex-gang members and
at-risk youths, and gives a lesson in yoga and meditation.
http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/26/daily-dose-092608/
Daily Dose: 09/26/08 - AsianWeek - San Francisco, CA
http://www.asianweek.com/community/
AsianWeeks Community, Outreach, and Involvement
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/barbara-lucille-salazar-inducted-into-cambridge-whos-who-for-excellence-in-business-operations-66895.php
Barbara Lucille Salazar Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who for Excellence in Business
Operations
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20080927-9999-1c27cubo.html
El Cubo raises stature of Tijuana's art world: "Buddha Guanyin: Treasures of
Compassion," Buddhist sculptures from China, and "Civic Project," works by
18 contemporary artists:
When: Through Aug. 31 [2009?]
Where: Centro Cultural (Cecut), Avenida Paseo de los Heroes 9350, Tijuana
Tickets: $4.50 (45 pesos)
Phone: (011-52) 664-687-9650
Online: http://www.cecut.gob.mx/
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/09/debate-transcri.html
Complete first presidential debate transcript
09/20:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94578101
Amy Tan: Novelist Turned Librettist: Has turned The Bonesetter's Daughter into an
opera
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-southla14-2008sep14,0,1142833.story
Latinos now outnumber blacks 2 to 1 in South Los Angeles: A UCLA report finds sweeping
demographic changes since the 1992 riots. But one constant remains: poverty.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_WAFFLES?SITE=KNXAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
'Obama Waffles' with racial stereotype: Activists at a conservative political forum
snapped up boxes of waffle mix depicting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as
a racial stereotype on its front and wearing Arab-like headdress on its top flap.
http://media.www.bgnews.com/media/storage/paper883/news/2008/09/15/Campus/Harvard.Professor.Quits.Challenges.Dean.On.Diversity-3430594.shtml
Harvard professor quits, challenges dean on diversity
http://www.npr.org/blogs/politics/2008/09/flip_flop_flip.html
Flip, Flop, Flip? For months, John McCain has been renouncing his earlier legislation for
comprehensive immigration reform, and -- like his opponent Barack Obama -- generally
avoiding the hot-button topic on the campaign trail. Now, McCain has two new videos aimed
at Hispanic and other immigrant voters.
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3738
Two Views on Sarah Palin and Women of Color
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sept-information-cost-2157163-www-visit
Fiestas Patrias kicks off a time of celebration: Hispanic Heritage Month events in the
O.C. and elsewhere.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/grandparents-mexican-maternal-2156425-augustine-great
Her forbears trekked from Mexico to Santa Ana: And along the way, created new
opportunities for themselves, and for generations to come.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/09/15/daily6.html
http://retail.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/17/20-stores-eateries-etc-to-open-at-new-asian-irvine-center/
20 stores, eateries to open at new Asian Irvine center
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-acc_18met.ART.West.Edition1.2689674.html
Dallas News: Asian culture and community column
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/60-minute-presentation-managing-asian/story.aspx?guid=%7B808E649E-1D58-4D5C-BE30-99A928AC7970%7D&dist=hppr
60 Minute Presentation for Managing Asian Cultural Diversity
http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20080917/NEWS/809180277
University of Florida Forum touches on race, diversity
http://www.gazettes.com/parking09182008.html
CCEJ Honors Longtime Human Relations Advocates
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/temple-city-lawsuit-2160731-building-grove
Buddhist temple to move forward with plans for new sanctuary: Under settlement, Quan Am
Buddhist leaders will submit revised proposal to Garden Grove for 10,000-square-foot
temple.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/family-grandparents-home-2160870-friends-many
Surprising role in the Mendez case: Their path took the Mendoza family from Kansas to
Westminster: Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15. To commemorate the
period, The Register asked readers to tell their family stories of the Latino experience
in Orange County.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10505239
Travel the world in four hours as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach invite you to
their free Taste of Culture Day for Kids event on Saturday.
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/09/19/reviving_a_culture_one_tune_at_a_time
Reviving a culture one tune at a time: The Serbian Gypsy band Kal is on a mission to save
Romani culture from kitsch, discrimination, and assimilation [Boston.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/arts/design/19chil.html?em
Museum Review: Brooklyn Childrens Museum: Kids, Can You Say Cultural
Diversity?
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-facebook19-2008sep19,0,1968535.story
Islam in a new world: Facebook reflects struggle over Islam's role: In the Middle East,
the devout and the secular are duking it out online. But does one side hear the other?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/world/middleeast/19oprah.html?hp
Saudi Women Find an Unlikely Role Model: Oprah
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/smithsonian-latin-center-pays-tribute/story.aspx?guid=%7B45B97054-2483-4550-AB39-073E2ACBD459%7D&dist=hppr
Smithsonian Latin Center Pays Tribute to Puerto Rican Culture: Video Highlights Available
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gehjsXjRU6cEer94pOkWWCmJEOAAD93ACO3O0
Racial views steer some white Dems away from Obama
http://www.wkcurrent.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=71&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=1598&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1107&hn=wkcurrent&he=.com
Blanks family went from slavery to emancipation in Kerr County Texas
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/09/19/atlanta_muslim_homeless.html
ATLANTA: Muslim group feeding 1,000 homeless on Saturday: Charity during Ramadan: 200
volunteers from 36 mosques will help with downtown event
http://www.knx1070.com/Jews--Muslims--Christians-Unite-to-Fight-for-Facia/2997743
U.S. Jews, Muslims, Christians Unite to Fight for Facial Hair Rights
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10513840
Long Beach NAACP invites public to meet local candidates
http://www.mercurynews.com/religion/ci_10497038
Religion today: Provenance Hotels, which owns Nashville's Hotel Preston and four other
boutique hotels, is part of a new trend in the hospitality industry: appealing to visitors
from a wide variety of cultural and religious backgrounds by going beyond tucking a Gideon
Bible in guestroom nightstands. You can get a copy of the ancient Hindu text for your room
from a "spiritual menu" that includes the Quran, the Bible and other religious
texts.
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-fg-nujood20-2008sep20,0,7766653.story
Yemen child bride back to school: Nujood Ali, who became an international celebrity after
refusing to accept her marriage to a man three times her age and winning a divorce, is now
back to a semblance of a normal life in Sana.
09/13:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/07/simmons_festival_taps_poetry_as_bridge_to_chinese_culture/
Simmons College festival taps poetry as bridge to Chinese culture [MA]
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10390177?source=most_viewed
Georgia GOP Congressman calls Barack and Michelle Obama 'uppity"
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ix3Gbf1H4FIqsJAmZM4eaJLcmSVwD931DIUG0
FBI's civil rights initiative: no trials yet
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/433913.html
COMMENTARY: Charity Vogel: Children on the threshold of history
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/27964509.html
Commentary: A focus on diversity is keeping us apart: Obama's call for unity
hits the wall of race.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94365290
Simi Valley CA UCC Church Provides Sanctuary To Immigrant
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-barstudy8-2008sep08,0,1316504.story
Does affirmative action help or hurt African American law students? UCLA professor wants
to use California bar exam data to evaluate the effects of affirmative action. His past
research has drawn controversy, and state bar officials say they won't hand over the data.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94386318
U.S. Justice Department Seeks To Quell Voter Access Fears
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ashraf-zolgalal-iran-2149893-mek-camp
O.C. Iranian-Americans demonstrate at White House: Families of dissidents living in Iraq
fear for their safety.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080909205615.htm
Diversity At Medical Schools Makes Stronger Doctors, Study Shows
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/09/09/med-school-diversity-may-help-whites-care-better.html
Med School Diversity May Help Whites Care Better for Minorities: Findings urge push for
broad-based admission policies that reflect ethnic variety
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/surgery-asian-says-2150743-double-eyelid
Asian eyelid surgery still sparks controversy: A cosmetic procedure is dismissed by some
in America, though less so in Asia.
http://www.courant.com/entertainment/movies/hc-altscreenb0911.artsep11,0,5992844.story
Farmington CT Library Honoring The Culture Of Taiwan
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-acc_11met.ART.Central.Edition1.2682918.html
Dallas News: Asian culture and community column
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94255197
Breena Clarke Stitches A Slavery-Era Saga, "Stand the Storm"
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3736
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/rahman-muslims-says-2153030-school-really
A Muslim woman at risk, post 9/11, has no regrets
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/korean-grove-garden-2152310-boulevard-district
Work continues to revitalize Garden Grove's Korean District: Area along Garden Grove
Boulevard still considered heart, though aging one, of Korean community.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dualcitizen11-2008sep11,0,1978821.story
Southern California's dual citizens see little conflict
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/09/11/civil_rights_center.html
New civil rights center may be near Atlanta Aquarium: Officials still close-lipped about
location
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94534602
On Race: Pushing Beyond What Is Left Unsaid
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1140702820080911
Denver Muslim meatpackers fired in Ramadan work dispute
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/
Tina Allen dies at 58; sculptor created portraits of prominent African Americans
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/parents-school-year-2152194-spanish-language
South Orange County parents embrace bi-literate education: In 3rd and final year, Gates
Elementary has been offering Two-Way Immersion program for preschoolers through federal
grant.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1160385,CST-FTR-family13.article
Culture splash: FAMILY FUN: Chicago libraries will mark Hispanic Heritage Month
http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article808305.ece
Cable tops broadcast TV in reflecting ethnic diversity
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080913/NEWS10/809139914/-1/NEWS
Monks on the road for peace: Tibetan Buddhists bring message that happiness is an
internal event [Ohio]
http://religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/searchresults/jews_perplexed_by_change_to_catholic_catechism/
Jews perplexed by change to Catholic catechism
http://religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/searchresults/hispanic_pastors_political_sway_on_the_rise1/
Hispanic pastors political sway on the rise
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mexico-santa-street-2155485-saturday-independence
300,000 to celebrate Mexico's independence in Santa Ana: This weekend's celebration of
Mexican independence is thought to be the largest in California.
09/06:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008148027_junejo30m.html
Muslims combine worship, willpower as Ramadan begins: Tonight, minutes after sunset,
Muslims around the world will begin searching the skyline for the new crescent moon.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/irvine-islamic-ramadan-2141537-center-day
Orange County Muslims to fast for 30-day Ramadan: Thousands of local faithful to
participate in celebration of piety and patience.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=20080902_38_D3_ASaudi951004
11 things you need to know about Ramadan
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ramadan1-2008sep01,0,2619089.story
Rancho Cucamonga's Muslims get new mosque in time for Ramadan: The city has granted
worshipers a temporary occupancy permit for their almost-completed structure for the holy
month.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/5976968
Religion: Bookstore offers enlightenment as Muslims begin Ramadan fast: Spiritual
reflection is the force behind holy month observance
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1137573,CST-NWS-jabir31.article
Ali, Farrakhan honor Elijah Muhammad's son
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-raids31-2008aug31,0,219718.story
Immigrant raid divides a Mississippi town: Many black and white residents of Laurel
applaud the crackdown; it sends fear through the Latino community. Political change may
end such raids.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10340138?source=rss_commented
The 59th Annual Long Beach Greek Festival is from noon to 9 p.m. today, Sunday and Monday
at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church.
http://www.registercitizen.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20100165&BRD=1652&PAG=461&dept_id=665579&rfi=6
Jewish festival offers a taste of food, culture [CT]
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Obamas_Speech_Will_Become_a_Memorable_History_Lesson_23354.html
Obamas Speech Will Become a Memorable History Lesson: 40 million people watched
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94037078
Eyes On The Pride: The Democratic Party does not seem especially proud that it is about to
become the first major American political party to nominate an African-American to be
president.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez31-2008aug31,0,1469277.column
Steve Lopez: At South L.A. barbershop, hopes and fears for Obama
http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=kshow&kid=1300
The African Origin of Man
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sanjuan2-
2008sep02,0,6078724.storyhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/worldbusiness/02kosher.html
Entrepreneurs Find Ways to Make Technology Work With Jewish Sabbath
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSSP11014420080903
Stevie Wonder honored by U.S. Library of Congress
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-acc_04met.ART.Central.Edition1.4d48fbe.html
Dallas News Asian culture and community column
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/04/intertribal_powwow_celebrates_native_american_culture/
Intertribal powwow celebrates Native American culture
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7597437.stm
Muhammad novel set for UK release: A controversial novel about the Prophet Muhammad and
his child bride, scrapped in the US, will be released in the UK.
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/gop-displays-some-diversity-at.html
Republicans rolled out an array of African-American and Hispanic speakers at their
convention on Wednesday night to assail Barack Obama's economics and call for the election
of John McCain.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/05/MNEJ12O85V.DTL
California falling way behind No Child Left Behind
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gkx-3oYeFwuWKCusr2jrojs98w8wD93041SG0
Iraq to open Saddam abuse museum at Abu Ghraib
http://sciencedude.freedomblogging.com/
Older Vietnamese Americans suffer high level of depression
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs6-2008sep06,0,58600.story
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels opens its doors to mariachi camp
08/30:
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_10280635
Equality and Justice body to introduce officers
The Long Beach Press-Telegram
Article Launched: 08/22/2008 09:51:18 PM PDT
The California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ), formerly known as The National
Conference for Community and Justice of Southern California (NCCJ), will introduce its
officers and new board members at their 45th Annual Dinner meeting and report to the
community on Sept. 18, at the Hyatt Regency, Long Beach. There will be a reception at 5:30
p.m. with dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person. For information,
contact CCEJ at 562-435-8184.
Copyright 2008 The Long Beach Press-Telegram
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/23/MN1912BU6I.DTL
Funerals at core of Indonesian tribe's culture
http://www.mercurynews.com/tv/ci_10296296
"The Black List" highlights African-American luminaries [HBO]
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.indian25aug25,0,4962352.story
Powwow keeps native culture alive: Annual Baltimore American Indian Center event brings
visitors from far and wide
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200808/200808250007.html
Asian Legislators Discuss Cultural Diversity in Seoul: Legislators from a 39 member Asian
inter-parliamentary coalition gathered for a brainstorming session in Seoul to bolster
regional cooperation.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93857576
The 1963 March On Washington 20 Years Late
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10294863
Polynesian Party: Eighth annual Tiki Beach Festival brings Pacific Islands to the Long
Beach shore
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-streetscenes-20080825,0,7704471.htmlstory
STREET SCENES: Little India, Pioneer Blvd. A photographic look at Southern
Californias neighborhoods.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=787198
U.S. Olympic teams represent Americas diversity, tolerance
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/presidential-election-research-cultural-diversity/story.aspx?guid=%7B646B134C-DE77-4F8F-A126-B44D44ABB44D%7D&dist=hppr
Presidential Election Research on the Cultural Diversity Test Including
www.racialattitudesurvey.com Has Testing Online
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/full-text-michelle-obamas-speech/story.aspx?guid=%7BF3D18D51%2DF98A%2D40D6%2D832C%2D454F3B2AAC7D%7D&dist=TNMostRead
Full text of Michelle Obama's speech
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10312243
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez speaks in Denver
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/26/obama.threat/
U.S. Attorney: Threat against Obama not 'operational'
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jO9WZoMijd4RZonKDKU4OabjtjkgD92QGC400
Fear grips immigrants after Mississippi plant raid
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93995425
Minorities Get Little Respect On The Big Screen
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/hillary-clinton-nominated-by-l.html
Hillary Clinton nominated by labor legend Dolores Huerta
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/anotherview/all-a.6564227aug28,0,7774806.story
Convention images underscore diversity of Democratic Party
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94051037
Lewis Sees New Racial Era With Obama's Success
http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/28/news/story10.html
Hawaii delegates revel in connection to home-grown nominee: First person born and educated
in Hawaii to clinch the nomination.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/28/obama.transcript/index.html
Obama: We are better than these last eight years [Speech text]
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g76GdmEbEWlGBzl9NWEG02KE72bg
Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers: Nielsen Media Research
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/LOCAL0104/808280398/1015/LOCAL01
Japanese kids in Noblesville, Indiana use classes, sports to learn
English, culture
http://www.gazettes.com/bike08282008.html
Interfaith Unity To Host Bike-A-Thon Monday, Sept. 1 (Labor Day).
http://www.ocweekly.com/2008-08-21/news/oc-raised-usc-qb-mark-sanchez-is-proud-of-his-heritage-but-some-people-have-a-problem-with-that/
Why Do People Have a Problem With OC-Raised USC QB Mark Sanchez Being Proud of His Mexican
Heritage?
http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_10340614
For American Indians, religion and culture are inseparable
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082903340.html
Obama Amid the Pillars Of an Ancient Culture
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/orange-county-vietnamese-2140874-hanoi-kiet
Local Vietnamese parishioners celebrate newly forged bond: Archbishop Joseph Ngo Quang
Kiet of Hanoi conducts his first service with Bishop Tod D. Brown.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/death-lindberg-convicted-2141028-court-murder
High court affirms death for O.C. hate crime killing: Gunner Lindberg was the first
defendant to get death for the special circumstances of committing a murder out of racial
hatred
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla30-2008aug30,0,6489043.story
UCLA accused of illegal admissions practices: A professor resigns as an admissions
committee member, saying the university is factoring race into acceptance decisions, a
violation of state law.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs30-2008aug30,0,4713931.story
Former New York Times reporter looks at growth of interfaith movements
Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times
INSIGHTS: Arguing that interfaith understanding is crucial, Gustav Niebuhr says:
"Religion is to the 21st century what ideology was to the 20th." In 'Beyond
Tolerance,' Gustav Niebuhr examines the ways various religions are reaching out to one
another. But obstacles remain as many faiths preach that they are the one true way.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-08-05-muslim-jew-census_N.htm
Muslim census a difficult count
08/23:
Latest LAUMC Newsletter [Rally Day]
http//www.laumc.com/Newsletter/NL.pdf
http//www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/2008/08/17/20080817vip-zhang0817.html
Culture shock in China
http//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93665592
Election 2008 For Some Voters, Issue Of Race Is About Nuance
http//www.accesshollywood.com/article/10892/america-ferrera-ugly-betty-win-alma-awards/
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty Win ALMA Awards
http//www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/20/corporal.punishment/
Groups target corporal punishment in schools
http//www.livescience.com/culture/080819-face-culture.html
Face Recognition Varies by Culture
http//www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/27097049.html?elr=KArksDCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc_YycaUU
Phalen Lake Elementary will give Hmong kids a taste of culture theirs [St. Paul, MN]
http//www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1119054,CST-NWS-mitch21.article
21st century civil rights battle begins New black leaders, lawsuit make education the
issue [Chicago]
http//www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10259557
1st black fills No. 2 county fire post
http//www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswire.asp
Arizona Affirmative Action Ballot Measure Challenged -8/19/2008
http//www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/washington/21jones.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ohio Representative, Dies at 58
http//www.usnews.com/articles/news/2008/08/20/paying-attention-to-the-other-islam.html
Paying Attention to the "Other Islam" - The moderate voices of the Sufi
tradition
http//www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-fo-asian20-2008aug20,0,640566.story
Best Asian breakfast restaurants in Los Angeles For a soothing morning meal, sample such
Eastern delicacies as steamed buns, fresh soy milk and Chinese doughnuts.
http//www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-outthere22-2008aug22,0,3664272.story
In Santa Paula, a white minority blames the poor for the town's problems A petition drive
in a town where many residents are Latino farmworkers seeks a moratorium on low-income
housing. 'Let the free market run,' says one backer.
http//www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1834954,00.html
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Self-Deportation Program Scrapped
http//www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2008/08/23/20080823chinakids0823.html
Adoptees from China see their culture in Olympics
http//news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn
Commentary What Olympic gold says about diversity in America
http//www.nbcolympics.com/medals/index.html
2008 Olympics Complete Medal Standings
http//www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10280707
Long Beach Human Dignity Program seeks team applicants
http//www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2008/08/23/vacant_synagogue_a_sanctuary_against_war/
Vacant synagogue a sanctuary against war Hid Christians in South Ossetia
08/16:
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10210123
Long Beach NAACP sponsors a Sunday gospel festival in the park
Long Beach Press-Telegram Community News Briefs
Article Launched: 08/14/2008 10:54:41 PM PDT
The Long Beach Branch of the NAACP invites the community to its general meeting Sunday,
which is "A Celebration of the Gospel," from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The gospel
festival is at Ernest McBride Sr. Park, 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Long Beach. Some
featured choirs and soloists are E'mon White, Bobbie Harper, Praise Dancers, Sisters of
Praise and the Long Beach Southerners. The Rev. Albert Pride, religious affairs committee
chair for the Long Beach Branch NAACP, encourages community members to join them in
celebrating the Gospel.
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSPEK11413420080808
Travel postcard: 48 hours eating and shopping in Beijing
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSSP11628720080808
What protests? Exhibition gives Chinese view of Games
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST26226920080809
Japan remembers Nagasaki atomic bomb victims
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/opinion/09blow.html?em
Op-Ed Columnist: Racism and the [Presidential] Race
http://www.npr.org/blogs/visibleman/2008/08/black_is_the_new_black_1.html
Black Is The New Black
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gT8lURz8Vr6YcH_M9ELPth8GdLRgD92EQ4J01
Growing diversity in swing counties favors Obama
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080810/NEWS15/808100442
White supremacists say an Obama win may offer them a boost
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/09/AR2008080901574.html
Tenn. Defies Cliches on Race and Politics: Black Lawyer's Loss Was Not a Surprise
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1218104252459&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull
Jewish rep. wins big in Tennessee despite anti-Semitic ads
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_11539.shtml
MA Journalism Educators Association Aims to Step Up Diversity Efforts
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10172204
Supporting reading is regifting that everyone can get behind: Cambodia Town group pledges
$150,000 to help the Library's Family Learning Center for computer rooms, bilingual
after-school tutoring and more.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-08-12-louisville-worldfest_N.htm
Louisville celebrates cultural diversity with WorldFest
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/india-day-2008-iagbs-annual/story.aspx?guid=%7BC792EBD0-B794-4550-A37D-F759103D32E6%7D&dist=hppr
India Day 2008: IAGB's Annual Showcase of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity at Boston's Hatch
Shell/Esplanade
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-clinton13-2008aug13,0,7223975.story
Clinton was urged to paint Obama as foreign: E-mails show strategist Mark Penn suggested
that Clinton's campaign focus on Obama's 'lack of American roots.' A Clinton spokeswoman
said the idea was rejected.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/12/AR2008081202906.html
A Win for U.S. Swimmers and Black Children, Too
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2008-08-13-censusinside_N.htm
Census data projects more diversity at work: Racial and ethnic minorities in USA will
become majority in 2042
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/columns/0005/lens234.htm
Circus antics bring Jews, Arabs closer
http://www.gazettes.com/jewish08142008.html
CSULB Jewish Studies Program Receives $1 Million Boost
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10196572
Sanches Sisters detail struggles in D.C.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-thai14-2008aug14,0,389599.story
Thai slave laborers freed in El Monte become U.S. citizens: The women take part in
ceremonies in Montebello. They were among 72 workers whose plight in 1995 captured the
nation's attention.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-homedepot14-2008aug14,0,4167886.story
L.A. adopts day laborer rules for home improvement stores: The law could require such
firms as Home Depot and Lowe's to build day-labor centers with shelter, drinking water,
bathrooms and trash cans at new stores. Each site will be evaluated independently.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/muslim-jew-christian-2026655-faith-beliefs
IN THE SPIRIT: Diverse faiths find hope in SARAH: Muslim, Jewish, and Christian women use
common beliefs and goals as a uniting force
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-culture16-2008aug16,0,6187002.story
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2008/08/11/daily38.html
National Latino arts and culture group receives $475,000 grant from Ford Foundation
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-koreanmex16-2008aug16,0,5474014.story
Korean Mexicans learn more of their Asian roots on visit to Southern California: The
visitors are descendants of Koreans lured to the Yucatan Peninsula a century ago by false
promises. In ensuing decades, they spread to other parts of Mexico and abandoned the
Korean language.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93632996
Commentary: Looking Into The Spanish Team's 'Slant Eyes'
08/09:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g-kOchVDYR0fDD0zy_-CtMIgYKaQD92A8KT00
Writer offered a young Barack Obama advice on life
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/us/03deport.html?ref=health
Immigrants Deported, by U.S. Hospitals
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-thaitown3-2008aug03,0,5187708.story
First lady puts Thai Town on the map: Six-block area along Hollywood Boulevard in L.A.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL310698420080803
Stampede kills 145 Hindu worshippers in India
http://www.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/manassas/article/heritage_festival_celebrates_diversity/19326/
Virginia Heritage festival celebrates diversity within the African American culture
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/irvine-korean-year-2112982-event-didn
Hundreds attend birthday party for India, Israel and South Korea: Festivities mark the
60th anniversaries of three democracies at Sunday's event in Irvine.
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3692 Muslims in India Design New Marriage Contract: After criticizing Muslim clerics in India for treating wives unfairly in disputes with their husbands, one activist is distributing a new marriage contract. Couples are slowly signing on.
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/making-diversity-count-new-online/story.aspx?guid=%7B9569EFF4-0396-4CF0-9052-464D5699CB4B%7D&dist=hppr
Making Diversity Count: New ADL Online Tool Teaches Teachers
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/531703.html
Washington State Diversity Fair branches out by adding workshops: Booths showcase efforts
to encourage inclusiveness
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10099304
Contempt ruling delayed in fight over Long Beach Cambodian temple
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/magazine/10politics-t.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Magazine Preview: Is Obama the End of Black Politics?
http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1095815,CST-NWS-mitch07.article
We can deny it, but race slithers into campaign
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jaIKPZhiQhnMBuH2ej7AeqKyij6QD92DA3D01
Island life in multiracial Hawaii shaped Obama
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sabet-suits-swim-2116563-suit-muslim
Full-coverage swimwear helps religiously devout have fun in the sun: The Splashgear line
was created by Muslim scuba diver Shereen Sabet of Huntington Beach.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121808007579419713.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
U.S. Minority Population: Increases, Spreads Out
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/us/07census.html?ref=us
Minorities Often a Majority of the Population Under 20
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10124549
Data shows nearly even racial mix in county: Blend Of Asian, White, Latino Unique To Area
[Santa Clara County, CA]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/county-orange-population-2117101-vietnamese-people
O.C. minorities in the majority: Political power growing for Vietnamese-Americans and
Hispanics.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/07/census.minorities/
Report: Los Angeles & Texas counties most diverse in U.S.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_re_as/bush_asia
China rejected President Bush's criticism of its human rights record and restrictions on
religion
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/08/content_9050091.htm
Olympics opening ceremony to celebrate sport, Chinese culture
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3696
Muslim Sportswomen Gain Standing in Beijing
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93336656
California Prisons Start Desegregating Inmates
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-eight8-2008aug08,0,2220374.story
The number 8 is more than enough for the Olympics -- and Chinese Americans: Friday's
numerical configuration -- 8/8/08 -- marks the irresistible alignment of Chinese culture's
most celebrated number and the starting date of the Beijing Olympics.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10134269
Security tight at festival: CARSON: Samoan event's hours are cut after gunman who shot
three is killed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/arts/09arts-RANDOMHOUSEC_BRF.html?ref=books
Random House Cancels Novel With Islamic Themes
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/inbetwixtandbetween/archives/145646.asp
The "D" Word - Diversity
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=acf02f3b7b1c5171c3976e59527d38be
History of Asians in the San Gabriel Valley
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lion-mission-viejo-2119174-really-olympic
Roar! Chinese lions nuzzle onlookers in Mission Viejo: Youth group performs 2,000-year-old
dance to celebrate Olympics.
08/02:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWLl1QYcL7kKU8fEU9iSiYU-SB_AD925V0380
Black soldiers get apology for WWII Fort Lawton riot convictions
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-apology28-2008jul28,0,307169.story
World War II veteran dies hours after Army apology: Samuel Snow fell ill before the
ceremony clearing him and 27 other black soldiers of a 1944 conviction.
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/128396
Dalai Lama preaches compassion, responsibility
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0725mcnultyjul25,0,992615.column
Diversity efforts missing readers: When media executives talk about diversity, focus is
generally on need to hire more minorities. A different way of thinking about it is media
need to attract new audiences.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10009706
L.B. Cambodians rally against border dispute
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_10010193?source=rss_viewed
Temple feud to go to court: Battle for control of popular L.B. Buddhist temple made jump
to federal court
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-choir27-2008jul27,0,3706706.story
Documentary tracks success of South L.A.'s Foshay choir: With the help of music executive
Tom Sturges, 30 students from an inner-city school performed for large -- sometimes famous
-- audiences. Almost all went on to graduate from four-year colleges.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-covenant27-2008jul27,0,4100172.story
Assemblyman doesn't want to live with housing covenants that endorsed segregation: Though
the decades-old contracts are illegal, their rules are still attached to some deeds. State
legislator Hector De La Torre has introduced a bill that would clear them from public
records.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2549126620080727
Debate over black personal responsibility grows
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/latinos-latino-threat-2104896-think-immigration
Are Latinos a threat to the U.S.? UCI professor's book seeks to dispel image of Hispanics
as illiterate illegal immigrants who have too many babies.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPTbcw3PrMnPkSg3Pd2IYYetk-MwD926ONUG0
Iowa town become flash point in immigration debate
http://asunews.asu.edu/node/4002
Washington D.C. press corps diversity remains low, study finds
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/scouts-huong-vietnamese-2107859-kids-pham
All-Vietnamese Scout group in Irvine grows to 250: Besides all those badges, boys and
girls learn to speak the language and sing the songs of their ancestors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/health/views/29essa.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Essay: Apology Shines Light on Racial Schism in Medicine
http://www.newsweek.com/id/149228
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN2938447420080730
Mistrust risks violence, interfaith meet told: Christians and Muslims mistrust each other
so much that a few terrorist attacks could trigger dramatic and violent religious
tensions, a Jordanian prince told an interfaith conference on Tuesday.
http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-china-dayone.art0aug01,0,4998333.story
Unlocking Chinese Culture
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/70127
Multiculturalism & Diversity: Not in My Back Yard!
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/localandstate/orl-generals0108aug01,0,3736440.story
National Urban League Conference: Army needs more diversity, 2 black women generals say
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign1-2008aug01,0,923336.story
McCain accuses Obama of playing 'race card' - Each campaign accuses the other of raising
the subject, in an exchange that raises tensions in an increasingly testy contest.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/08/02/obama_denies_trying_to_play_race_card/
Campaign Notebook: Obama denies trying to play race card
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080802/ap_on_el_pr/obama_slavery_reparations
Obama says he opposes slavery reparations, apology
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10075189
Long Beach NAACP honors exemplary Long Beach-area youths
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jYNYX2CgoRBv1EES5iAze-MXad3Q
Jews find common ground with Latino Pentecostals
07/26:
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9936959
NAACP workshop series with police begins today
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9944542
Police procedures discussed with NAACP
http://www.womensenews.org/
In Sarajevo many young women are choosing to wear the headscarves that their mothers
spurned.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then20-2008jul20,0,2023415.story
Landmark fig tree is a focal point for L.A.'s Little Tokyo
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-tattoos20-2008jul20
In Hawaii, tattoos are a mark of pride: To native Hawaiians, tattoos are cultural. To
visitors, they're cool.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92690538
Philadelphians Reflect On City's Racial Legacy
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-blockparty20-2008jul20,0,3791965.story
Watts' prescription for community unity: 'An old-fashioned block party' - The Nickerson
Gardens housing project used to be a tight-knit complex where neighbors knew one another.
Residents hope a festive family event will help restore lost ties.
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/stories/2008/07/16/church_jewish_cemetery.html
GOOD WORKS: Georgia church spruces up Jewish cemetery
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080720/NEWS01/80720039/1035/ENT
Diversity on display at Arab and Chaldean Festival [Detroit]
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/20103
[Ethnic] Diversity in primary schools promote harmony [UK]
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nydoll245775314jul24,0,4280672.story
Black doll's head on police car sparks anger in Harlem
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-acc_24met.ART.North.Edition1.4d4accd.html
Asian Culture And Community [Dallas, TX]
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/24/content_8759960.htm
Publisher MacBain to launch international fund for Tibetan culture preservation
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/world/middleeast/25gaza.html?em&ex=1217131200&en=27f1d6fd780cdfc7&ei=5087%0A
Museum Offers Gray Gaza a View of Its Dazzling Past: First Museum of Archaeology in Gaza
Opens This Summer
http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2008/07/24/20080724gr-cgcc0724.html
Arab students at Chandler-Gilbert Community College share traditions, culture [Arizona]
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/walgreens-donate-more-1-million/story.aspx?guid=%7B2595CD62-7CA6-4A12-839C-43B4A7E4B531%7D&dist=hppr
Walgreens to Donate More Than $1 Million Annually to Support Diversity at Pharmacy
Schools: More than 100 U.S. colleges of pharmacy will each receive $10,000 annually for
initiatives aimed at attracting more minorities to careers in pharmacy
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hatecrime25-2008jul25,0,7191743.story
Latino-vs.-black violence drives hate crimes in L.A. County to 5-year high: The County
Human Relations Commission reports a 28% increase last year, with assaults and vandalism
the leading categories.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/latinos-latino-threat-2104896-think-immigration
Are Latinos a threat to the U.S.? UCI professor's book seeks to dispel image of Hispanics
as illiterate illegal immigrants who have too many babies.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/music-metal-way-2105284-book-arab
UCI historian plunges into Middle Eastern underground: Mark LeVine talks about his new
book, "Heavy Metal Islam," how hardcore music provides an outlet and why great
work requires much sleep deprivation.
07/19:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/07/13/a_clash_of_generations_in_black_community/
A clash of generations in black community: Jackson incident may reveal emerging divide
http://www.zandavisitor.com/newsarticle-231-Aztec_Bash_and_Baja_Splash_at_Aquarium_of_the_Pacific
Aquarium of the Pacific hosts seventh annual Baja Splash Cultural Festival the weekend of
September 6 & 7, 2008
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/07/12/McKinney_named_Green_Party_candidate/UPI-91001215909285/
Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-GA named Green Party candidate
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/14/festival_celebrates_latino_culture_and_stresses_health/
Boston Festival celebrates Latino culture and stresses health
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9875287
Obama invites Latinos to 'walk together' into White House
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/obama-muslim.html
Is the New Yorker's Muslim Obama cover incendiary or satire?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/13/EDAN11NTLH.DTL
American icon: Candidate as pop-culture phenom
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9879320
Obama tells NAACP blacks must take responsibility for their actions
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--naacpconvention0713jul13,0,3043617.story
NYC mayor offers new poverty gauge in NAACP speech
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL1459194420080714
Lack of black models keeps Naomi Campbell going
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/world/asia/14japan.html?em&ex=1216267200&en=e9c8ddd678941851&ei=5087%0A
In Japan, Buddhism May Be Dying Out
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9893245
Judge orders L.B. Cambodian Buddhist temple to pay $350,000 to a court-assigned receiver
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92510412
Tensions Persist For Blacks, Latinos In New Orleans
http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKN1537518720080716
Obama not closing U.S. racial divide: Americans are sharply divided by race ahead of the
first presidential election in which a black candidate will represent a major party
http://www.newsweek.com/id/145762
BOOK: HISTORY: Slaverys Last Chapter: Long after the Civil War's final shots were
fired, hundreds of thousands of African-Americans were held captive and forced to work
hard labor without compensation. A new book tells their stories.
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/-Snapshots-of-China-focus.4292342.jp
China: A photographic portrait: Snapshots of China focus on its culture
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-moonlight17-2008jul17,0,4285187.story
Racial harmony on display at Watts basketball tournament: A Latino team from Wilmington
impresses the locals in the mostly black event. The squad is led by a former high school
standout whose prison stint opened his eyes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-study17-2008jul17,0,472471.story
Part of Central Valley ranks last in national study of quality of life: California's 20th
Congressional District is at the bottom on measures of health, education and earnings.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92552774
Religion: What Does 'Jihad' Really Mean?
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gwMNQViwVQ7gbsbDtOTeGGuMGwZgD9206NTO0
Mandela's Birthday message: Rich should help poor
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5894309.html
Chicago jail violates civil rights, letter says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071800766.html?hpid=topnews%22
On Culture: Plunging Back Into 'Blackness'
http://www.sltrib.com/arts/ci_9925806
Powwow honors Indian culture: Dancing, food, crafts, fireworks on July 24 at Liberty Park
[Utah]
http://www2.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_9928167
Michigan Muslim group helps teens deal with addictions, social ills
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dang-aikido-vietnam-2097868-years-martial
Aikido master still teaching after 50 years: Sensei Phong spread martial art far
from Vietnam to Westminster
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs19-2008jul19,0,5889006.story
South Los Angeles church turns theft into a reason to give: After a boy stole the
collection plate, the congregation at Holman United Methodist Church starts Jobs for Kids
to reach out to teens.
07/05:
http://origin.contracostatimes.com/politics/ci_9731401
Assemblywoman's mission is to break the Asian American culture of silence
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121460672212612067.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
OPINION: America's Universities Are Living a Diversity Lie
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9733036
L.B. Japanese center celebrates culture
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-jesus29-2008jun29,0,7775960.story
Christianity is flourishing in China: The religion, long repressed and often outlawed in
the communist nation, appeals to citizens seeking a moral framework amid the chaotic rise
of capitalism.
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3652/context/cover/
U.S. Black Maternal Hazards Tied to Social Stress: Maternal health is usually defined
as the period of pregnancy and six months after it. But health activists for black women
relate it to the holistic experience--and stresses--of women in their communities.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1735279520080630
Black Americans on long road to political equality
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-06-30-voa36.cfm
Los Angeles is one of the world's most diverse cities, and a summer music series there
brings together the city's many ethnic communities.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/01/mandela.watch/
Mandela off U.S. terrorism watch lists
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9759791
Fundraising helping United Cambodian Community stay open longer
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1034827,CST-NWS-sister02.article
Meet Maya, the Asian side of Barack Obama's family: STRATEGY: Half-sister helps Obama go
after 15 million Asian-American voters
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08184/894037-42.stm
Pittsburgh youth orchestra absorbs Chinese culture
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-parsons4-2008jul04,0,3115830.column
O.C. immigrant's good works reconnect her to Afghan heritage: Descended from 19th century
Afghan royalty
http://causaoregon.blogspot.com/2008/07/attacks-against-immigrants-attacks.html
Attacks against Immigrants attacks Black America
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-anthem4-2008jul04,0,978616.story
Denver singer opts for black national anthem lyrics over 'Star-Spangled Banner' - sang
lyrics of List Ev'ry Voice and Sing to the tune of the national anthem prior to the annual
state of the city address by the Denver mayor
http://www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_9768151
Musician keeps Cambodian tradition alive
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN0345582320080704
Small Muslim community builds Canada's biggest mosque
06/28:
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9662338
Community News: LONG BEACH: NAACP honoring students, teachers
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91784882
NPR Religion: Muslim Community On the Rise in South Dakota
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinachoir25-2008jun25,0,3941418.story
Girl adopted from China plans return visit: The Pasadena teen will perform with the L.A.
Children's Chorus at a Beijing arts festival before heading to the orphanage where she had
been abandoned.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2008/06/25/nh_diversity_group_honors_hawaii_senator/
New Hampshire diversity group honoring Hawaii senator Daniel Inouye and Japanese American
veterans of World War II.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-almarayati26-2008jun26,0,7007964.story
Another wedge issue: Exploiting the Muslim- Jewish divide is the wrong way to win votes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wedding26-2008jun26,0,1694926,print.story
Do you take this stranger? For one Californian, a visit to India invites a fresh look at
the notion of arranged marriages.
http://www.gazettes.com/grants06262008.html
Grant Helps Connect L.B Disadvantaged Youth To Careers
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chinatour27-2008jun27,0,2787032.story
L.A. sights wow first Chinese leisure tour group" The travel industry expects a boon
from the new wave of visitors since a U.S.-China agreement was reached last December.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91895391
Chinese Authors Find Creative Outlets on the Web
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-newchinatown28-2008jun28,0,6111097.story
With generations carrying on tradition, L.A.'s Chinatown celebrates 70th anniversary: The
downtown Los Angeles community has lasted, with second- and third-generation Chinese
Americans continuing their families' legacy. Festivities will begin Saturday.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9725788
Kobata bone-marrow drive starts today at Japanese Cultural Center
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-yearbook28-2008jun28,0,3149194.story
Yearbook's fake names target black students at Charter Oak High in Covina
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-bartlett28-2008jun28,0,437079.story
Obituary: Ray Bartlett, 88; Pasadena civic leader was friend, teammate of Jackie Robinson
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91955374
Politics & Society: 'Endangered Species': Black Male Librarian
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/seeing-things-flower-power/
The Art of Japanese Flowers
06/21:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-aquarium21-2008jun21,0,3870085.story
Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach celebrates its 10th year.
"As part of an effort to diversify what began as a largely white customer base, the
aquarium launched a series of six annual "cultural festivals" featuring the
foods, dances and celebrations of various ethnic groups rooted in surrounding communities.
For children who use wheelchairs, the aquarium hosts a "Festival of Human
Abilities," featuring a hip hop wheelchair dance."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinagive15-2008jun15,0,375995.story
Chinese immigrants increase philanthropy in their new homeland: The rising force of ethnic
Chinese giving is most apparent in major gifts, but lesser bequests are also funding
projects on many levels.
http://blog.mlive.com/travelstories/2008/06/chinese_culture_in_the_spotlig.html
Chinese culture in the spotlight in Chicago
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSPEK12085720080619
"Kung pao chicken" made official for Olympics
http://www.1421.tv/
Book: 1421: The Year China Discovered America
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinatowneast19-2008jun19,0,5800685.story
New Chinatown grows in far east San Gabriel Valley: Wealthy ethnic Chinese immigrants are
fashioning their own enclave in the cities of Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar, Walnut and
Hacienda Heights.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9590412
Obituary: Dr. Matthew Owen Locks
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then15-2008jun15,0,5431297.story
UCLA recognizes an early backer who had been largely forgotten: Reginaldo del Valle's
political work played a crucial role in founding the institution that became the
university, but few know of him. Research and Latino activists are putting him back in the
story.
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080615/BUSINESS/806150317/1003
Diversity on nonprofit boards, staff is essential
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3636/context/cover/
Photos Probe Spectrum of Female Muslim Identity
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/news_item.php?id=334
Who Will Replace Topsy-Elvord On Long Beach Board?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/us/politics/15cnd-obama.html?em&ex=1213761600&en=2d68d30d27643871&ei=5087%0A
Obama Sharply Assails Absent Black Fathers: "We need fathers to realize that
responsibility does not end at conception."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91371629
Race: Mississippi School Holds First Interracial Prom
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=6bfa5f9a-0934-48c2-8f0c-a84641674119
Celebrating our diversity: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSDEL18243520080617
India: Thousands of Hindus begin trek to Kashmir shrine
http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_9618186
LBSU honored for diversity: COLLEGES: NCAA cites 12 Division I schools for excellence
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/06/18/news/02xiong.txt
Hmong performer hopes laughter promotes diversity
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/arts/17abroad.html?em&ex=1213934400&en=41ff8ca7ec1138e8&ei=5087%0A
Abroad: For Blacks in France, Obamas Rise Is Reason to Rejoice, and to Hope
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jG_CjuKAAitGq4yvTGqlyTEP_XRAD91CIRL04
Report: Former Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib detainees still suffer from trauma
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/06/203_26157.html
Experience Korean Culture
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-killings19-2008jun19,0,1772939.story
Race an increasing factor in gang slayings, L.A. County sheriff says: The proportion in
which race played a role rose from 16% to 19% over two years. An official says the number
appears to back Baca's argument for a broader discussion about the issue.
http://www.gazettes.com/cambodianfilm06192008.html
L.B. Cambodian Youth "Coming Together" To Make Movie, Learn Heritage
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9630514
Tax problems may force UCC to close doors: NONPROFITS: The Cambodian social service agency
owes back payroll taxes.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080619/ts_nm/usa_mandela_dc
U.S. lawmakers want Mandela off terrorist list
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sharia20-2008jun20,3,5607477.story
Islamic law plays a role in British legal system: Muslims can seek rulings on family or
property issues from Sharia councils, which work in cooperation with the civil courts.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Indian-born_takes_on_British_secretary_/articleshow/3148490.cms
Indian-born civil rights leader takes on British culture secretary over slur
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080621/OPINION04/806210312
Muslim Americans rich in diversity
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tamara-amen-jah-2072699-dance-music
Couple bring African beat to Anaheim: Tamara and Jah Amen Mobley teach ancient arts to
children from a variety of cultures. Those same arts helped bring the couple together.
06/14:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-children8-2008jun08,0,24156.story
U.S.-born children feel effects of immigration raids: Federal agents say they try to act
humanely when a parent is arrested, but advocates charge that youngsters are often
traumatized and are sometimes left without supervision.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/world/asia/08geese.html?hp
For English Studies, Koreans Say Goodbye to Dad
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-badlands8-2008jun08,0,5620198.story
Oglala Sioux could regain Badlands national parkland: The National Park Service is
considering giving back the southern half, which was confiscated from the Indian tribe
during World War II.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-simon9-2008jun09,0,544902.story
Office of famed Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal transplanted to Museum of Tolerance in West
L.A. Museum officials say the room is the same as Simon Wiesenthal left it at his death in
2005.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/arts/design/09jewi.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1213016670-d4aYaWSlK+hyEbbc3/gT3g
Museum Review: San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum: Museums Vision: West Coast
Paradise
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812430,00.html
Israel's Messianic Jews Under Attack: A small group of Jews who believe in Jesus have
sparked outrage among some orthodox groups who view them as traitors
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-banks10-2008jun10,0,6927152.column
Jews' faith journey leads from Uganda to L.A. and back: Leader of small sect and his
family prepare to give up life on Bel-Air campus to return to their village of mud huts.
It's a lesson about blessings, spiritual fortitude and an obligation to the Torah.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immig5,0,5453106.story
Poll: Most new legal immigrants were illegal at some point
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-streetscenes9-2008jun09,0,4292202.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sumo8-2008jun08,0,2920258.story
Sumo stars live large in L.A. In town for a tournament, they enjoy the city's
entertainment-driven culture and offer a glimpse of their own.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87963598
Art, and Hope, from the Ashes of Hiroshima
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then8-2008jun08,0,373535.column
Claims to original fortune cookies crumble under weight of research: Los Angeles and San
Francisco have long argued over where the Chinese dinner dessert was first served, but a
new book comes to a surprising conclusion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/weekinreview/08mabry.html?_r=1&ref=weekinreview&oref=slogin
Color Test: Where Whites Draw the Line: A black leader must play down the wounds of race
and keep the comfort level high. Barack Obamas biography is, in part, an
immigrants narrative. That helps.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mississippi10-2008jun10,0,6020342.story
Barack Obama's victory stirs Mississippi ghosts: In Philadelphia, MS, where three civil
rights workers were slain in 1964, his candidacy uniquely resonates. The county supported
him in the primary. But some say little can change here.
http://english.alarabonline.org/display.asp?fname=2008%5C06%5C06-09%5Czculturez%5C971.htm&dismode=x&ts=09/06/2008%2002:33:11%20%C3%A3
Sharjah Museum celebrates Islamic Civilization
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91123409
Afghanistan's Hidden Treasures on Display in D.C.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-asian10-2008jun10,0,6337325.story
Asian Americans' academic success misleading, report says: The achievement of some
overshadows students who struggle and can pressure them to fit the stereotype.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/education/10asians.html?em&ex=1213329600&en=c77195349304cc77&ei=5087%0A
Report Takes Aim at Model Minority Stereotype of Asian-American Students
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/NEWS01/806110869/1008/NEWS01
Southern Baptists elect American Indian: First Minotity to Lead Denomination
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812972,00.html?imw=Y
Were African-Americans at Iwo Jima?
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080611_11_A10_spancl694147
Speaker focuses talk on diversity: Diversity and multiculturalism have always interested
Tulsa author and attorney Hannibal Johnson.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/world/europe/11virgin.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
In Europe, Debate Over Islam and Virginity
http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_9560775
UC Santa Cruz sees record increase in diversity among would-be freshmen
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-immig12-2008jun12,0,4348500.story
Guest workers in U.S. say they are being exploited: They want Congress to reassess the
program, which they contend abuses foreign laborers and shuts out American workers.
http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-buddha12-2008jun12,0,3568846.story
TRENDS: Buddhamania: The religious symbol as decoration? It's complicated.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSWAT00965420080612
Top court allows Guantanamo prisoners' appeals
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL0289895420080502
"Torture is terrorism", ex-Guantanamo man tells U.S.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/06/11/2008-06-11_o_wow_oprah_winfrey_tops_forbes_100_what.html
Oprah Winfrey tops Forbes Celebrity 100; Tiger Woods second
http://travel.latimes.com/destinations/hawaii/clm/in-depth/history
Hawaiian History
http://travel.latimes.com/destinations/hawaii/clm/in-depth/today
Modern Hawaiian Culture
06/07:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/sports/baseball/01rhoden.html?_r=1&ref=baseball&oref=slogin
Sports of The Times: Measuring Success by Double-Sided Yardstick
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-campfund1-2008jun01,0,7434316.story
Girl Scouts trying to speak young Latinas' language: Spanish Trails Council is offering
bilingual camps this summer to attract new members and their parents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/world/middleeast/01babylon.html?hp
Baghdad Jews Have Become a Fearful Few: Just over half a century ago, Iraqs Jews
numbered more than 130,000, but now they cannot muster even a minyan, the 10 Jewish men
required to perform some of the most important rituals of their faith.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200806020144.html
Nigeria: Federal Government Earmarks $500,000 for Black Culture Centre
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2004450675_resegfukuhara01m.html
Seattle parent of 4 says something important is missing when diversity decreases
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/29/local/me-sakoda29
After 27 years, his duty still calls [Japanese-American WWII Vet]
http://www.newsweek.com/id/129237
Christian Rage and Muslim Moderation: Despite recent provocations against Islam in the
West, many Muslims seem weary of the same old tit for tat.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/us/politics/04elect.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Obama Clinches Nomination; First Black Candidate to Lead a Major Party Ticket
http://www.ottumwa.com/local/local_story_157005036.html
Sen. Charles Grassley sees Obamas win as a step forward in diversity
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/health/research/05disparities.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin
Research Finds Wide Disparities in Health Care by Race and Region
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nguyen5-2008jun05,0,6160341.story
ORANGE COUNTY ELECTIONS: Mudslinging in Orange County's Vietnamese political community
leaves mark
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/sapphire-dulce-de-2059812-leche-latin
Americans have grown sweet to Latin desserts: Sweets and treats from Mexico and South
America are going mainstream.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1060333.html
Civil servants get new course on aboriginal culture [Nova Scotia]
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_9494918
Hispanic job-death rate higher: Language barriers and riskier jobs are among the likely
factors, study reports.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9508904
Filipino workers brought in as students and allegedly forced to work at two Long Beach
elder care facilities
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_9508921
Cambodian parents' group to honor grads
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_9508915
Culture-specific care sought in Alzheimer's act
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_9508924
Compton social justice group holds scholarship banquet
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/5823830.html
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Religious persecution, not lessons in tolerance and diversity, should spark
outrage [Houston]
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g-Ue-SfLI10fPI99kUT17iybrVig
China commits 70 million dollars to preserve Tibet culture: group
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-allen7-2008jun07,0,1079701.story
Obituary: Paula Gunn Allen, 68; a key figure in putting Native American literature on the
map: The author and educator advocated for the inclusion of Indian voices in the
mainstream of American literature.
05/31:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/138611
NEWSWEEK COVER STORY: CAMPAIGN 2008: A Memo to Senator Obama: We say were ready. Are
we?
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.qiang25may25,0,1456782.story
China Quake threatens ancient Qiang culture
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bilingual25-2008may25,0,5852432.story
A Washington town confronts its language barrier: In a program seen as a bellwether, the
Justice Department steps in with a formal plan to bridge the English-Spanish divide in
Mattawa.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-roosternoise25-2008may25,0,976295.story
L.A.'s Koreatown -- it's a jungle out there: Turkeys and roosters and pigs, oh my. Who
needs a pet with a menagerie of urban wildlife living nearby?
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_9380942
John Canalis: ART FROM SEA TO SEA
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/immigrants-vigdor-communities-2041054-assimilation-civic
Study: Vietnamese, Mexicans O.C.'s largest immigrant groups assimilate in
different ways: Today's immigrants, study finds, are assimilating faster than earlier
groups, despite larger numbers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/us/27adopt.html?em&ex=1212033600&en=220c236d530fff13&ei=5087%0A
94 Federal Law with De-emphasis on Race in Adoption Is Criticized
http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2008/5/27/opedDiversityTheNextStep
Op-Ed: Diversity: the next step for Stanford University
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/health/research/27budd.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Lotus Therapy
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90840967
Religion: 22-Year-Old Buddhist Master Visits U.S.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/developer-site-commission-2053109-remains-bolsa
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90857818
Religion: Some Muslims in U.S. Quietly Engage in Polygamy
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9410311
A Day of Cheers: CSULB students overcome challenges, graduate
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jerrylarge/2004444937_jdl29.html
Timidity can hurt diversity
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocsupesrace29-2008may29,0,4853221.story
LOCAL ELECTIONS / BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: O.C.'s 1st District has a first: all Vietnamese
candidates: Incumbent Janet Nguyen must defend her county record and her anticommunist
credentials as her opponents, Dina Nguyen and Hoa Van Tran, vie for the county
supervisor's seat.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mosques29-2008may29,0,5594704.story
Reports concern Muslims: Alleged checks on San Diego, L.A. mosques spark calls for
hearings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/technology/29compute.html
Israelis and Palestinians Launch Web Start-Up
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3616
Online Matchmaking Sites Court U.S. Muslims
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90880032
Race: Study Finds Whites Anxious About Race
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90960697
Ancient Clump Reveals Greenland Eskimos' Roots
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90959034
Navajo Nation Pushes for Uranium Cleanup
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-scholars31-2008may31,0,1451183.story
Israel blocks Gaza students from studying abroad
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mall31-2008may31,0,1284077.story
Sale of Little Tokyo mall stirs apprehension: New Korean American owners contemplate
sweeping changes. Neighbors are uneasy.
05/24:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-naacp18-2008may18,0,7056197.story
NAACP selects new national leader: Benjamin Todd Jealous, 35: The Rhodes scholar will
become the youngest president and CEO in the 99-year history of the civil rights
organization.
http://origin.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9298371
Kids and Crime: Inside Juvenile Justice : Tracking, determining racial role in crime is
often difficult
http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_9301159
'Little San Jose': Culture shock in Vietnam: Navigating Roads Of Everyday Life Can Be
Challenging
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/162388
Snapshots of diversity: All across Elmwood Park, VA, an effort was under way to remind
festival goers that the diversity and multiculturalism on display Saturday are more than
one-day phenomena.
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/BUSINESS/805180310/1001/NEWS01
Business gets fresh look at diversity: Group promotes stronger ties between manufacturers,
minority suppliers [SC]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/farra-says-gaza-2045487-israel-palestinian
Coto de Caza man dreams of statehood for Palestine: A Coto de Caza businessman has worked
to fuel the economy in Gaza and the West Bank. As Israel turns 60, he finds Palestinian
statehood elusive.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1807523,00.html
U.S. Soldier in Iraq Used Koran as Target Practice
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/19/BACH10OER3.DTL
Danville church tackles tough subject of race
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1406154.php/China_observes_three-minute_silence_to_mourn_quake_victims__Roundup_
China observes three-minute silence to mourn quake victims
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jji3d_uDdoZW9iV-o05cxxYDerewD90OJF4G0
In multiracial Hawaii, Obama faced discrimination
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rodriguez19-2008may19,0,4785500.column
Gregory Rodriguez: The fear of white decline: Hillary Clinton's outreach to working-class
voters signals the group's declining economic security.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121124498372105711.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Obama Courts American Indians
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-indian20-2008may20,0,4280446.story
Influx of Indian students finds secure community at USC
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/05/post-4.html
An act of faith in Adelanto: A monk building a shrine to the Buddhist goddess of
compassion explains why he's doing it, and what he hopes to accomplish.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90228826
Religion: Muslim Chaplain Offers American Brand of Islam
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9327712
Kids and Crime: Inside Juvenile Justice: Sentences in Bixby case angered many
http://www.presstelegram.com/justice/ci_9327709
Kids and Crime: Inside Juvenile Justice: A historical struggle: Punishment or
rehabilitation
http://www.gazettes.com/commencement05222008.html
Adversity Overcome For Degree
http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=124&a=28034
The Cost of Higher Education: Budget cuts force community colleges to fewer courses,
services
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_9343598
A tableau of diversity takes wrong turn for Democrats
http://www.gazettes.com/lbccwinner05192008.html
From Rap Fame To LBCC Valedictorian
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-morehouse22-2008may22,0,1504077.story
Black college faces its own bias against gays: Morehouse College in Atlanta
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/pamela_k_taylor/2008/05/equal_rights_for_all_includes.html
Equal Rights for All Includes Marital Rights [Islamic view]
http://www.presstelegram.com/social/ci_9340710
Schindler's List survivor tells story [April 6]
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-hed_hgibsonmay24,0,2103301.story
Rev. Harry B. Gibson Jr. 1922 ~ 2008; United Methodist leader drove diversity efforts
http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2008/05/honoring_diversity_ucsds_cross.html
HONORING DIVERSITY: UCSD's Cross-Cultural Center recognizes top individuals: With a school
that's nearly 40 percent Asian/Pacific Islander and just more than 30 percent White/Non
Hispanic, it's no surprise that it would want to encourage diversity.
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=8293
Six Million African Muslims Convert to Christianity Each Year
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gq7KQubcoZYlyDvdQtL1eVU3fEzQD90QPJ000
Presbyterian seminary picks first black leader
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/korean-connie-american-2050707-parents-school
The first Korean cop: Connie Yun-Ah Chung Barnes shunned cultural expectations to become a
police officer, but Korean roots turned out to benefit her.
05/17:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-dems11-2008may11,0,1162550,full.story
Race may not be Obama's biggest hurdle: Experience and social issues loom larger,
Democratic strategists say.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-trice-column-12-may12,0,6885024.column
Time to note diversity of black vote
http://newsok.com/tulsan-offers-poetic-reflections-on-diversity/article/3240902/?tm=1210376095
Tulsan offers poetic reflections on diversity: "IncogNegro: Poetic Reflections on
Race and Diversity in America"
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/05/08/japanese-americans-fight-to-preserve-wartime-internment-camps.html
Japanese-Americans Fight to Preserve Wartime Internment Camps: As survivors of the camps
age, their cause becomes more pressing
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902196.html
Why Are We Out to Destroy Our Diversity?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/11/hands_on_help_for_cambodia/
Hands-on help for Cambodia: School project offers education in caring, sharing [Cambridge,
MA]
http://media.www.daily49er.com/media/storage/paper1042/news/2008/05/12/News/Long-Beach.Jewish.Community.Celebrates.Israels.60th.Year-3369584.shtml
Long Beach Jewish community celebrates Israel's 60th year: CSULB's Beach Hillel and other
community group's come out to remember Israel's establishment and accomplishments.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/051208dnmetraceday2.3add0a9.html
Steve Blow and James Ragland: Getting an insight into black culture
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1738303,00.html
10 Questions for Toni Morrison
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136335
O Father, Where Art Thou? Statistics show disturbing rates of absent black fathers, but a
new book depicts the nuance behind the numbers.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16516865
Race: Native American Boarding Schools Haunt Many
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9239409
CCEJ Group to honor 5 for promoting philanthropy
http://www.presstelegram.com/social/ci_9239508
Shirley Wild: Festival unites Long Beach leaders
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-quakereact13-2008may13,0,7929914.story?track=mostviewed-storylevel
In the U.S., anxious Chinese immigrants follow news of quake: Monterey Park, Alhambra and
San Gabriel are home to many immigrants from the affected area in Sichuan province. Talk
there focuses on the fate of loved ones in China.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/immigrants-vigdor-communities-2041054-assimilation-civic
Immigrants assimilate quicker today, study shows
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-tutu-obamamay14,0,4305030.story
Desmond Tutu: Equality of U.S. blacks an 'illusion'
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9251131
State Assembly marks a milestone: Karen Bass, Speaker of the California Assembly, is the
first black woman to lead either house of the state Legislature.
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=217288&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=31055
Gender discrimination 'is embedded in Arab culture'
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/world/middleeast/13girls.html?em&ex=1210910400&en=4d8be7c4a0a75c89&ei=5087%0A
Generation Faithful: Love on Girls Side of the Saudi Divide
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-quakereact14-2008may14,0,716355.story
L.A.-area Chinese mobilize for quake relief: Several fundraising campaigns are underway by
Chinese American groups, which are taking donations and planning events.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/fashion/15WORK.html?_r=1&ref=fashion&oref=slogin
Lifes Work: Diversity Isnt Rocket Science, Is It?
http://shiftingcareers.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/diversity-at-work-more-than-just-numbers/?hp
Diversity at Work More Than Just Numbers
http://www.gazettes.com/adoption05152008.html
Chinese and Cambodian Officials To See International Adoptions Success in Long Beach
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSL1319001520080516
New York imam forges close ties with city's Jews
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9287126
Imam Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini: Shia spiritual leader will 'always embrace optimism' - He
is committed to putting people first and offers his perspective on Iraq, Islam
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-japanese17-2008may17,0,6772047.story
A monument to Japanese Americans in the Antelope Valley is restored: Vandalized during
WWII, the memorial is brought back with the help of many in the community and descendants
of the pioneers who first erected it.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs17-2008may17,0,2612198.story
Buddhist Meditation Center rises in Adelanto
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-soboba17-2008may17,0,7421588.story
Soboba tribe members, government officials try to defuse tensions: A meeting between
tribal leaders, Riverside County sheriff's officials and some federal representatives aims
to improve cooperation following the shooting deaths of three tribe members in a week.
05/10:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/FEATURES01/805040564
An awakened culture: 2nd-generation Asian Americans embrace identity
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucas/20080503/cm_ucas/thugculturecelebratestheworstpossibleexamples
THUG CULTURE CELEBRATES THE WORST POSSIBLE EXAMPLES
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/us/04island.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Sapelo Island: A Georgia Community With an African Feel Fights a Wave of Change
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-05-04-Blackchurches_N.htm
Black churches come to terms with Obama-Wright schism
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nails5-2008may05,0,3901012.story
Vietnamese nail down the U.S. manicure business
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/nyregion/05detain.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Few Details on Immigrants Who Died in Custody
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1737323,00.html
Is Liberal Catholicism Dead?
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/student/article3862170.ece
Diversity in the legal profession and judiciary: facts and figures
http://www.legalweek.com/Navigation/27/Articles/1123420/Cleary+leads+as+US+firms+hit+20+mark+on+diversity.html
Cleary leads as US law firms: They hit 20% mark on diversity
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/center-irvine-bakery-2035024-taiwan-asian
Asian shopping center to open in Irvine: A Taiwan-based bakery with more than 300 stores
will debut in the U.S., upscale Tokyo Table comes to O.C. and H Mart supermarket will
anchor the center.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-liberal6-2008may06,0,5898412.story
In the library with a leading Islamic liberal: Egyptian Gamal Banna backs women's right to
lead prayers and thinks clerics should adapt to modern times.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-libreria6-2008may06,0,1400403.story
A Latino institution struggles to stay open: Ruebén Martinez's Libreria Martinez has
become a cultural focal point in Santa Ana and a magnet for famous authors. But dwindling
customers and landlord pressure may put him out of business.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004397212_here07m.html
Seattle: Saturday festival celebrates West African culture
http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2008/0507/front_page/046.html
Diversity fair helps teen pursue Girl Scout award [NJ]
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/GPG0101/805070723/1978/GPGsports
Celebrating diversity through dance [WI]
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nablus6-2008may06,0,1241904.story
Divergent paths for West Bank brothers
http://philanthropy.com/premium/articles/v20/i12/12001401.htm
Muslim Philanthropists Discuss Ways to Raise Profile of Islamic Giving
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/world/middleeast/07israel.html?hp
After 60 Years, Arabs in Israel Are Outsiders
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136085
ISRAEL AT 60: From Dove to Hawk: A prominent Israeli historian explains why, after decades
of research about the Jewish state, he now holds out little hope for reconciliation
between Jews and Palestinians .
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-onestate8-2008may08,0,3112598.story
For some Palestinians, one state with Israel is better than none: Frustrated by years of
failed peace talks for a two-state solution, some are giving up hope of independence and
pushing the idea of a single democratic state with equal rights for all.
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/05/long_beachs_jewfearing_pr.php
Cal State Long Beach's Jew-fearing professor
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080508p2a00m0na020000c.html
Hibakusha: Sharing the pain of double atomic bombings through poetry
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHs9Z0k1LvAi2QG_X7PnhL6BoboQ
£4m boost for black culture archive [London, UK]
http://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-md.kane10may10,0,2880801.column
Working beyond the rap culture
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/arts/design/10rast.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1210418652-+I36Ads49M4L4jufi4Z0zg
Exhibition Review: Mystics and Militants: A Look at the Rastafari Kingdom
http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2008/05/09/funds-industry-criticized-for-lack-of-diversity/
U.S. Mutual Funds industry criticized for lack of diversity
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs10-2008may10,0,5107153.story
Group of evangelical Christians writes manifesto urging separation of religious beliefs
and politics: By politicizing faith, Christians become 'useful idiots' for one party or
another, the group warns
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/maldonado-chinese-david-2038211-culture-jen
A Chinese mom and an American dad: Cultures add up for member of '1.5' generation
05/03:
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=102947
Cultural diversity handled with care: Ferhan Alesi, an intercultural communication
consultant, who trains people on other cultures and diversity thinks that there are no
good or bad, right or wrong cultures, there are just differences between cultures [Turkey]
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/8-4-27/69804.html
Chinese Attorney: 'Chinese Spectacular' Celebrates Traditional Chinese
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/nyregion/28school.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Battle in Brooklyn | A Principal's Rise and Fall: Critics Cost Muslim Educator Her Dream
School
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/chi-wrighttranscript-04282008,1,1921384.story
Transcript: Rev. Jeremiah Wright speech to National Press Club
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90111137
Does Jeremiah Wright Speak for All Black Churches?
http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9090240
Tim Grobaty: The five days of Cinco [Cinco de Mayo in L.B.]
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9087953
Religious protest angers students: CSULB: Activists with signs warning of 'judgment'
against Jews, Muslims, gays, others draw crowd.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/torah-university-chapman-2029149-holocaust-procession
100 Holocaust survivors to take part in ceremony: A historic Torah will be installed at
the Chapman campus as well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/education/29student.html?em&ex=1209614400&en=c70b587b17baf321&ei=5087%0A
Chinese Students in U.S. Fight View of Their Home
http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2008-04-29-voa25.cfm
Hazami Sayed Makes Arabic Art, Culture and History Come Alive for Philadelphia Youth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/30/israelandthepalestinians.religion
For the good of all its people, Israel must pursue diversity: If Jews and Arabs alike had
the right to practise their religions - or none at all - violence and hatred would be
curbed
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080430/WDH0101/804300671/1981
Diversity Circles opened: Program aims to tear down barriers, 'build trust' [Marathon
County, WI]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lapd30apr30,0,356351.story
320 complaints of racial profiling and not one had merit, LAPD says: The report to the
city Police Commission is greeted with skepticism. 'This is not a racist department,'
Chief Bratton says in defending the report.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120959501599257567.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Surge in U.S. Hispanic Population Driven by Births, Not Immigration
http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty359.htm
CONGRESS IMPORTS 182,000 IMMIGRANTS INTO THE US EVERY MONTH
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9112913
Long Beach Cambodian group set on bridging gaps
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/nyregion/30torah.html?em&ex=1209787200&en=6c89b55c4ffb0d81&ei=5087%0A
From Auschwitz, a Torah as Strong as Its Spirit
http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2008/04/28/daily40.html
Development Council partners with Cox for diversity tradeshow targeting minority firms for
contracting opportunities with majority businesses
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sclc2-2008may02,0,1300213.story
Lunch meeting soothes tensions between L.A. Jewish and black communities: Leaders of a
pro-Israel group break bread with leaders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Their common goal is to 'rise above all the hate.'
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/05/01/why-islamic-states-would-be-bad-for-muslims.html
Why Islamic States Would Be Bad for Muslims: Two scholars, despite their differences, say
that defining 'sharia' is crucial to finding a healthy place for religion in Muslim
nations
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/02/AR2008050203416.html
Methodists Struggle To Reflect Diversity: African and Asian Congregations Are on the Rise
http://www.wfn.org/2008/05/msg00039.html
[UMNS-GENERAL-CONFERENCE-NEWS] UMNS GC113 - Justice petitions address welfare, hate,
torture
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/ISRAEL_IRISH_CHURCHMEN?SITE=ILSPR
Irish prelates barred from Jerusalem's Western Wall
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/108378.html
Methodists overwhelmingly defeated measures calling for divestment from companies that
allegedly enable Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs3-2008may03,0,4454106.story
Fund helps Holocaust survivors from Eastern Europe: Actress and director Zane Buzby's
Survivor Mitzvah Project sends funds directly to poor Eastern Europeans.
04/28:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-passover20apr20,1,5213095.story
Creating partnerships at Seder: The Passover meal helps build bonds with other
communities.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bread-jews-2022171
Passover rites tell story of freedom: Annual 8-day celebration began Saturday night.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/holocaust-chapman-torah-2021257-center-remembrance
Chapman to dedicate Torah, host Holocaust survivors: 100 Holocaust survivors expected to
attend ceremony on April 29.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-cesaire20apr20,1,1709903.story
Obituary: Aime Cesaire, 94; poet and human rights leader
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080420/NEWS05/804200574/1001/news
Dalai Lama tells listeners to embrace their traditions: Thousands hear Buddhist leader in
Ann Arbor
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-salazar22apr22,1,7279146.story
Mexican American journalist to be honored with U.S. postage stamp: Ruben Salazar's columns
for the Los Angeles Times and his management of a major TV outlet helped shape the
community's political and social identity.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89742485
Israel's Bedouins Fear an End to Their Way of Life
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hate-crimes-year-2024142-county-last
Adding up hate crimes is a misleading rite
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/county-orange-santa-2024747-first-www
Latino Notebook: Writer work focuses on three sisters: LULAC holds annual convention in
Anaheim
[See: http://www.sarahrafaelgarcia.com/]
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/martinez-books-bookstore-2025151-behind-business
Landmark Santa Ana bookstore fighting to stay open: The Librería Martinez bookstore,
owned by a nationally recognized literacy champion, has seen its sales collapse and bills
pile up.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-vets25apr25,1,3458818.story
Filipino WWII veterans win Senate vote on military benefits: The measure would expand
support for those who helped U.S. troops fight Japan. The House plans a similar bill.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_bossert26.3c5e0ae.html
UCR's Graduate School of Education addressing criticism about attention to diversity
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/april-black-saigon-2026517-little-vietnam
Black April events commemorate fall of Saigon: Many local Little Saigon residents fled
Vietnam in boats after communist regime took over April 30, 1975.
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/communities/gardengrove/article_1405139.php
Asian-Americans making their voices heard: Most-ever Asian-Americans were on November
ballot, observers say.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinese26apr26,0,6415623.story
Protest over 'goons' remark reflects a shift in Chinese Americans' views: A surge of
nationalism and warmer opinions of Beijing are emerging among some migrants in Los Angeles
and elsewhere.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-survey26apr26,1,3082542.story
Many South L.A. students frightened and depressed, survey finds: The report, prepared by a
youth group with help from Loyola Marymount, says that the conditions of their schools is
contributing to a loss of hope and drive.
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2544760620080426
NY festival showcases films on Muslim world
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/a-world-of-casual-racism-exposed-at-ba-815842.html
'A world of casual racism' exposed at British Airways: Senior BA pilot exposes shocking
cockpit culture of Britain's flag carrier
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/muslim-jew-christian-2026655-faith-beliefs
IN THE SPIRIT: Diverse faiths find hope in SARAH [Spiritual and Religious Alliance for
Hope]: Muslim, Jewish, and Christian women use common beliefs and goals as a uniting force
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mexstudy27apr27,1,3434451.story
New study builds on old one to track Mexican American progress: After finding
questionnaires from a 1965 survey in a UCLA basement, two professors followed up with
about 700 of the participants and their children. The news is good and bad.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/world/asia/27seoul.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Elite Korean Schools, Forging Ivy League Skills: Two rigorous South Korean prep schools
have achieved a spectacular record of admission to U.S. colleges.
04/21:
http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_8982580
Passover gets under way tonight [04/19/2008]
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080409/31881_New_Dictionary_to_Explain_Christian-Muslim_Relations_.htm
New Dictionary to Explain Christian-Muslim Relations
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8907684
L.B. Program to offer help to new moms
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8906506
L.B. group to discuss summer youth programs
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/04/12/korean_cosmonaut_shares_culture_in_space/1221/
Korean cosmonaut shares culture in space
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-auto13apr13,1,4631139.story
Walnut church recalls four of its own: Families and friends say the young Korean men
killed Friday in a Pomona car crash were well-liked and active in their congregation.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-afromexside13apr13,1,6377888.story
Mexico's black history is little-known: 'Mixed race' tends to refer to indigenous and
European roots, but the influence of Africa is also strong there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/12/us/12naturalize.html?ei=5087&em=&en=ec43756b934ad7f3&ex=1208232000&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1208091814-k11CA7Dt762guK2+/4M9bg#
Perfectly Legal Immigrants, Until They Applied for Citizenship
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/together-seder-passover-2017380-latino-jews
Jews, Catholics to unite for Passover: Temple Beth Sholom will again host members from
Diocese of Orange.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8905105
Jewish bones tossed out: Former Soviet republic refuses protection for old cemeteries
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-frankel13apr13,1,853345.story
Obituary: Judy Frankel, 65; singer recorded centuries-old Sephardic music
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8926814
Survivor tale to inspire students: Cambodian author talks to Wilson students
http://origin.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8952711
Refugees at vigil to recall `Killing Fields'
http://www.newsweek.com/id/131769
EDUCATION: Color Blind at Schools That Arent: Black Coleges targeting Hispanic
students
http://www.newsweek.com/id/132409
RELIGION: Hope--and Skepticism: American Muslims wait to see if the pope will reach out to
them.
http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_8966851
Community news roundup: Rancho Los Cerritos is offering a presentation exploring the
experience of Japanese-Americans in California following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in
1941.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8966833
Rite for killing fields: L.B.: Despite pain, survivors at 33rd anniversary vigil say
remembrance is vital.
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_8966830?IADID=Search-www.presstelegram.com-www.presstelegram.com
Native American panel seeks timely Bolsa remains burial: HUNTINGTON BEACH: Coastal panel
personnel cites `grave goods' review, state notification rules.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hate-latinos-crimes-2020473-reported-crime
Report: Most hate crimes targeting O.C. Latinos involve violence: Hate crimes dropped
across Orange County last year, but the number targeting Latinos jumped.
04/12:
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Public Hearings and Testimonies: http://www.archives.gov/research/japanese-americans/hearings.html
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8835023
A Banner Day for Cambodians
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/us/politics/07mccain.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
Rice Eyeing Ticket? Thats News to McCain
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8829545?source=most_viewed
Smart vs. cool: Culture, race and ethnicity in Silicon Valley schools
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ccit-donor-marrow-2012756-donors-bone
Father appeals for Latino marrow donors: Each year about half of minority patients needing
a bone marrow transplant cant find a compatible donor, recruitment campaign says.
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL0768852020080407
Research explores what 1.3 billion Muslims think
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728061,00.html
Being American and Muslim
http://www.newsweek.com/id/130609
RACE: Al, Jesse and Barack: Barack Obama is asking us to talk through our racial problems.
But what if that actually works?
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-reeducate8apr08,1,4223454.story
China orders Tibetans 'reeducated' about Dalai Lama: Class materials denounce exiled
leader as a reactionary. The effort may have incited some recent unrest.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8838597?source=rss_viewed
Asian-American becomes highest ranking LAPD officer
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_8843908
MySpace Latino: Hispanics get their own space
http://www.gazettes.com/youthtrip04102008.html
Long Beach, Japanese, Chinese Youth To Talk Environment
http://www.gazettes.com/seadip04032008.html
Executive Director Retires From SCIC Interfaith Outreach
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/books-club-mendez-2013827-human-relations
School's Mendez Family Bookshelf tells story of inclusion: Library section at Los Amigos
High School reminds students of landmark desegregation decision and their own diversity.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tibet11apr11,0,7759679.story
Chinese Americans feel sting of Olympic protests: In communities such as the San Gabriel
Valley, some have complained that demonstrations have gone beyond criticizing China's
communist government and have an anti-Chinese sentiment.
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1728754,00.html
Liking What White People Like
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL1081083620080411
First South Korean astronaut enters space station
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jgS9FSyV3gSjErN5vP5V0ca_wYkgD8VVIN0O0
Dalai Lama Set to Discuss Compassion
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/apr/12/four-virtues-for-enlightenment-shared-by/
Four virtues for enlightenment shared by religions
http://www2.presstelegram.com/religion/ci_7606543
Tales light up Hanukkah
http://www.newsweek.com/id/131458
BOOKS: Not Your Fathers Immigrant Lit: In Jhumpa Lahiri's new book of stories, there
are no fixed cultural stars to steer by.
04/06:
BlackPast.org: Reference guide to African American history: http://www.blackpast.org/
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/site-remains-artifacts-2009023-developer-perry
HB ancient burial ground memo reveals findings and tribal fighting: The Juaneño and the
Gabrielino-Tongva are at odds about tribal ancient remains on Bolsa Chica Mesa
http://www.newsweek.com/id/129528
TIBET: A Race Fight Roils China
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-morlims2apr02,1,2488142.story
U.S. Muslims and Mormons share deepening ties: The connection is based not on theology but
on shared values and a sense of isolation from mainstream America.
http://www.latimes.com/la-na-schools2apr02,0,4299687.story
City students less likely to graduate than suburban kids: A new analysis finds that
nationally, only 52% of students in urban areas' main school districts finish. The rate is
even lower at LAUSD.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8790590
UC study finds few Latino, black doctors in state
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/03/28/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-dalai-lama.html
10 Things You Didn't Know About the Dalai Lama
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8803763
Memories of Martin Luther King Jr. still resonate in Long Beach
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8803765
Long Beach residents share vivid memories of sorrowful day
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/04/voices-blend-to.html
L.A. Voices blend to honor a civil rights icon
http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs5apr05,0,1883556.story
Mayor joins mosque's tribute to civil rights icon: Villaraigosa attends to honor the Rev.
King and to ease tensions with L.A. Muslims.
http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/domestic?type=domesticNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B9IYAiV6g03xWUXstkq1JR&src=blogBurst_domesticNews&bbPostId=BCZHt1x1HhDGCzCfpgqQf7Bf6CzDIUjNdxR2lIB1UmpD0vf7UD&bbParentWidgetId=B9IYAiV6g03xWUXstkq1JR
Top Woman Leaders To Participate in LULAC National Womens Conference in San Antonio,
Texas | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cemetery6apr06,1,248458.story
Chinese Americans discuss fate of unearthed remains: At an annual festival to honor the
dead, people offer opinions about whether to quickly rebury or to study materials dug up
during Gold Line construction.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bratton6apr06,1,3541318.story
Bratton walks a fine line on race: LAPD chief concedes he could be more sensitive, but
statistics back his assertions on black-Latino killings.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8826586
Big lineup expected for Cambodian parade today
03/31:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/03/25/the_black_mans_burden/
The black man's burden
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89053354
Religion: Class Teaches New Muslims About Faith's Practices
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/us/27florida.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Florida Legislature Apologizes for States History of Slavery
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/3/prweb797614.htm
Hispanic Speakers Tour for Commencement Speeches at Colleges and Universities across the
U.S. - An increasing number of colleges and universities are reaching out to successful
Latino entrepreneurs and keynote speakers as the choice for their commencement speeches in
2008
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/03/no-more-answers.html
No more answers from "Ask a Mexican" columnist: column has angered and amused a
great many Mexicans and non-Mexicans alike
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carwash28mar28,1,4919854.story
Unions join to organize carwash workers: Leaders target 18,000 workers in Southern
California. They also tell consumers what businesses to avoid.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8736951
Workshop to offer Cambodians a voice
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8744792
A call for Cambodian victims to end their silence: Panel on lingering effects of genocide
urges people to tell their story.
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8752853
`Killing fields' survivor Dith Pran dies at 65
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/jewish-uci-student-2007512-students-israel
Jewish students say UC Irvine is safe: Student leaders refute claims of dangerous
anti-Semitism.
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3543/context/cover/
German Muslim Center Wraps Counseling in Faith
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726561,00.html
Vatican: Islam is the World's Largest Faith
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/year-persian-day-2008575-irvine-sunday
Persian festival welcomed the new year
http://innovation.freedomblogging.com/2008/03/27/asian-americans-embrace-plastic-surgery-most-quickly/
Asian Americans embrace plastic surgery most quickly: The most frequent surgical
procedures were nose reshaping, breast augmentation and eyelid surgery
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-wright30mar30,1,1768663.story?track=rss
Obama pastor's words spring from complex tradition: The Rev. Wright's mix of theology with
race relations in America belongs to the 'prophetic' style of black preaching. Is he more
outrageous than Frederick Douglass?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/us/politics/31race.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1206976336-P0RkRNDLuec0mO3jsw55EA
Who Are We? New Dialogue on Mixed Race: Americans of mixed race have questions about
whether Mr. Obama, with a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya, is
"too black" or "not black enough."
03/23:
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/5683856/Islamic-leaders-meet-in-Senegal
Islamic leaders meet in Senegal: Discuss issues such as how to deal with 'Islamophobia' in
western countries
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-islamic15mar15,1,1283415.story
Muslim nations condemn terrorism
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/us/politics/17wright.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin
Pastor Defends His Predecessor at Obamas Chicago Church: Others have defended Mr.
Wright, saying his preaching is out of black liberation theology, which interprets the
Bible as a guide to fighting oppression of African-Americans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/us/16rabbi.html?ei=5087&em=&en=c6086a9a63410dae&ex=1205899200&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1205753261-XJVpOOEQkIVLjsrTX48gjQ
Black Rabbi Reaches Out to Mainstream of His Faith
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3530 Turkey's Political Tensions Weigh on Women's Heads: In the wake of Turkey's lifting of the head scarf ban women's groups have been grappling with the damage to tentative secular-Islamist partnerships. Third in a series on women and Islam.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/17/ny.paterson/
David Paterson becomes New York's first black governor
http://www.siftingsherald.com/articles/2008/03/17/news/news1.txt
Open Forum: What drives Palestinian-Israeli conflict?
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswire.asp United Nations Finds US Not Combating Racism Effectively
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gRloD01UY7O-mlm7HkoTEgFcoPJgD8VGDFC01
Obama Confronts Racial Division
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/03/20/supreme_court_finds_racial_bias_in_la_murder_verdict/
Supreme Court finds racial bias in Louisiana murder verdict: Voids conviction over
exclusion of blacks from jury
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dixon20mar20,1,1512097.story
Obituary: Ivan Dixon, 76; actor's roles reflected life for blacks
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_8646031
Singer's story comes to light at last: HISTORY: Hope Foye, now of San Pedro, has traveled
the world fighting for justice and the right to do what she does best, perform.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-language21mar21,1,4969307.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-whittier22mar22,0,1662601.story
Upscale Latinos find a home in Whittier
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-profile22mar22,1,5505073.story
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