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Oakland Chinatown Looks for New Leaders to Survive — Fear of Crime a Top Priority

Peter Schurmann - Mar 6, 2025

Fighting persistent crime and a struggling economy, Oakland's Chinatown is looking to new leadership with a vacant seat on the City Council.

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Five Texas Candidates Who Are Taking Democracy By the Reins

Peter Schurmann - Oct 28, 2022

With democracy on the ballot this November, these five candidates say the solution is to lean in and "be part of the solution."

News Exchange

Study Shows Negative Impact of Texas’ New Voting Laws on Voters of Color

Mark Hedin - Oct 24, 2022

The just-released study from the Brennan Center for Justice finds SB 1 has already led to diminished voting for Asian-American, Black and Latino voters.

Spotlight on Ethnic Media

‘We Consider This Hate Speech’ — LA Ethnic Media Respond to Leaked Audio

Ethnic Media Services - Oct 12, 2022

Editors with Indigenous, Latino and Black papers in the city say remarks by council members have undermined their "moral standing" on issues of race.

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Fake News Kicks Into High Gear

Peter White - Oct 10, 2022

As the midterms approach, voters are being bombarded with disinformation in multiple languages.

Voting Rights

Gerrymandered Maps Driving Electoral Process Over the Cliff

Peter White - Oct 4, 2022

Unfair election maps are bound to produce unfair results in the upcoming midterm elections with long-lasting negative impacts throughout the South.

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New Tool Tracks Misinformation Targeting Chinese Americans

Peter Schurmann - Sep 30, 2022

The website has already identified hundreds of misleading articles, a majority promoting extreme right-wing messages targeting Chinese speakers.

2022 Midterm Election Essentials for Ethnic Media Journalists

Ethnic Media Services - Sep 13, 2022

A primer on new federal election rules, new voting district maps and resources for tracking the confusing array of changes ahead of the Nov. elections.

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