From left to right: Supervisor Kathryn Barger, 5th District, LA County Board of Supervisors; Dr. Jonathan Sherin, Director, LA County Department of Mental Health; Dr. Jorge Partida del Toro, Chief of Psychology, LA County Department of Mental Health; Dr. Eloisa...
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Lessons from Glasgow: Don’t “Greenwash” the Climate Gap
From left to right: Ramón Cruz, President of the National Board of Directors, Sierra Club; Alex de Sherbinin, Associate Director for Science Applications & Senior Research Scientist, Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Climate School,...
AAPI allies join chorus against Texas gerrymandering
Also available in Korean. New voting maps ‘crack’ political power of communities of color By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services A new lawsuit against the recently adopted Texas political district maps alleges deliberate, illegal discrimination against the state’s...
From Disappointments to Lawsuits over Alabama’s New Redistricting Maps
From left to right: Kathryn Sadasivan, Redistricting Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Felicia Scalzetti, Southern Coalition for Social Justice CROWD Fellow, Alabama Election Protection Network; Jack Genberg, Senior Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Practice Group,...
SENATE REPUBLICANS STALL CONFIRMATION OF MUSLIM AMERICAN SBA NOMINEE DILAWAR SYED
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chair of the Small Business Committee, (left) is shown with entrepreneur Dilawar Syed, President Joe Biden’s nominee for deputy administrator at the Small Business Administration. Photo courtesy of Dilawar Syed.By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS...
Vaccinating kids can help win the battle against COVID, experts argue
From left to right: Dr. Monica Gandhi, Professor of Medicine & Associate Division Chief, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, &Global Medicine, UCSF/SF General Hospital; Dr. Jennifer Miller, Pediatrician, East Bay Pediatrics; Maria Meraz, Founder-Director,...
Vaccination protects children from the dangers of COVID-19
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Surgeon General of CaliforniaAlso available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH Our state experienced the most devastating point of the pandemic last winter. More than 21,000 Californians were hospitalized with...
Honduras elections a test for democracy in a failed state
The town of Yorito, around 200 km north of the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa. Two years ago residents here drove out a mining company. Many here see the coming elections as an opportunity to change course for their community and the country. Also available in Spanish....
Democracia en peligro: 19 estados limitan el derecho al voto para minorías
From left to right: Wade Henderson, Interim President, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights & The Leadership Conference Education Fund; John C. Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC; Jacqueline De Leon,...
VOTING RIGHTS IS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE OF OUR TIME
From left to right: Wade Henderson, Interim President, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights & The Leadership Conference Education Fund; John C. Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC; Jacqueline De Leon,...
Voting rights advocates call for filibuster reform
Despite all outreach, minority GOP stubbornly blocks voting rights By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services On a day when Republicans in the U.S. Senate again used filibuster rules to stop voting rights legislation, civil rights leaders said it’s time to change that...
Latino GDP in US Ranks 8th in the World – New Report Contradicts Stereotypes
Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA, co-authored a study on Latino economic performance.Also available in Spanish. Maria Luisa Arredondo, Ethnic Media Services A new report presents compelling data that...
Redistricting hearings redefine what “public” means – Alabama and Georgia a case in point
From left to right: Felicia Scalzetti, Redistricting Fellow, T.O.P.S. (The Ordinary People Society); Jack Genberg, Senior Staff Attorney, SPLC; Karuna Ramachandran, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Asian Americans Advancing Justice; Dr. Adia Winfrey, Founder,...
Immigrant victims of domestic violence still struggle to get asylum
From left to right: Milagro, a Salvadoran woman who won asylum on domestic violence grounds; Marta Victoria Canossa, immigration attorney, Ortega, Canossa and Associates; Blaine Bookey, Legal Director, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies Also available in Spanish....
Government Imposters and Fake COVID Cures – How Scammers Rip Off Communities of Color
Monica Vaca (left), Associate Director, Division of Consumer Response and Operations, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Roasrio Mendez (right), Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, Federal Trade CommissionAlso available in...
WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE: BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY FOR HMONG FARMERS IN SISKIYOU COUNTY
By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Hmong American farmers in Northern California, pitted in a battle with law enforcement over access to water, have won the first round of a protracted fight but may have to wait until June 2023 to declare victory. “Everyone...
TO BOOST OR NOT TO BOOST: WHAT IS THE ANSWER?
Dr. Dali Fan, UC Davis Health Science Clinical ProfessorAlso available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor As of Oct. 22, both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Western States Scientific Safety Review...
AG WORKERS LAG FURTHEST BEHIND IN VACCINATIONS
From left to right: Edward Flores, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California, Merced; Naindeep Singh,Executive Director, Jakara Movement; Sarait Martinez, Executive Director, Centro Binacional; Margarita Ramirez, Community Worker, Centro Binacional...
Activists Target Roadblocks to Fair Redistricting
Clockwise from top left: Ashley Shelton, Executive Director, Power Coalition; Evan Milligan, Executive Director, Alabama Forward; Moné Holder, Senior Director of Advocacy & Programs, Florida Rising; Jamara Wilson, Redistricting Program Manager, Equal Ground;...
VOICE FOR THE SRI LANKAN DIASPORA: Journalist and Activist Hassina Leelarathna Dies
Hassina Leelarathna, co-founder of Sri Lanka ExpressBy Julian Do, Ethnic Media Services Hassina Leelarathna, who co-founded with her husband the first weekly newspaper to serve the Sri Lankan diaspora in the United States, died on October 17 at home in Los Angeles....
The Ordinary People Society- Alabama’s Faith-Based Grassroots Group Takes On Redistricting
Also available in Chinese. “People get it,” says ED Rodreshia Russaw By Khalil Abdullah. Ethnic Media Services T.O.P.S., The Ordinary People Society, has carved out a formidable space in Alabama’s universe of Christian faith-centered grassroots organizations as an...
IRS Helps Taxpayers in 350 Languages – touting expanded child tax credits and other benefits
Susan Simon (left), Director, Customer Assistance, Relationships and Education, Wage and Investment Division, FTC; Kenneth Corbin (right), Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, FTCAlso available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. With the expansion of the child...
Georgia’s Immigrant Communities See Redistricting as a Path to Parity
From left to right: Anh Nguyen, Data Dissemination Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau; Karuna Ramachandran, Director of Statewide Partnerships, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta; Victoria Huynh, Vice President, Center for Pan Asian Community Services; Glory A....
California’s Redistricting Process Gives Citizens Lead Roles
From left to right: Paul Mitchell, Owner, Redistricting Partners; Sara Sadhwani, Assistant Professor of Politics, Pomona College; Linda Akutagawa, President and CEO, LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics)Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Mark...
More women are targets of xenophobic hate
From left to right: Basima Sisemore, Researcher, Global Justice Program, Othering & Belonging Institute; Helen Zia, activist, author, and former journalist; Irene de Barraicua, Director of Operations and Public Relations Manager, Líderes Campesinas; Elsadig...
FAQ WITH DR. DALI FAN ON NEW VACCINE MANDATE FOR STUDENTS
Dr. Dali Fan, UC Davis HealthAlso available in Chinese and Vietnamese. Governor Gavin Newsom is directing the California Department of Public Health to add the COVID-19 vaccine to other vaccinations required for in-person school attendance—such as measles, mumps, and...
Universal or selective boosters: Who should get a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?
Monica Gandhi MD, MPH (left), Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief (Clinical Operations/ Education), the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital; Dr. Ben Neuman (right), Chief Virologist, the Global...
Latinos in Durham Want a Voice in Redistricting– A kitchen table conversation with Spanish language media
In the North Carolina city, Hispanics are attending public hearings to speak out about why they want electoral maps to be redrawn. Meeting informally around a kitchen table, they told Spanish language media reporters what they would have told the hearings if they had...
Lessons from California Recall – Reaching Ethnic Voters Is Key
Top, left to right: Raphe Sonenshein, Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State LA, Sonja Diaz, Founding Director, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (LPPI). Bottom, left to right: Jonathan Paik, Executive Director of Orange...
Arizona Activists Battle To Be Heard — Redistricting Hearings Ignore State’s Diversity
Clockwise from top left: Jennifer Chau, AZ AANHPI for Equity, Jaynie Parrish, Navajo County Democrats, Andrea Varela, One Arizona Coalition/Rural Arizona Engagement, Sandy Ochoa, Mi Familia Vota, Victoria Grijalva Ochoa, Redistricting Program Manager, One Arizona,...
GRANDPARENTS MAY HOLD KEY TO OVERCOMING COVID VACCINE HESITANCY IN BLACK COMMUNITY
Clockwise from top left: Dr. Oliver T. Brooks, Chief Medical Officer, Watts Healthcare Corp., Los Angeles, Alva Brannon, recent vaccine recipient, Rev. Steven Shepard, Pastor, St. Paul AME Church, San Bernardino, Michael LeNoir, pediatrician, Oakland, Ca., and Board...
Activists: Access to Guns and Domestic Violence Are a Deadly Mix
4.5 million women in the US have been threatened with a gun by their domestic partner, 1 million have been shot during a domestic dispute, and at least 600 women are shot to death each year under these circumstances. Also available in Chinese, Korean, and Spanish. By:...
캘리포니아주의 주택부족 현상, 인종차별적 조닝법에서 유래했다.
마크 하딘, 에스닉 미디어 서비스(EMS) 연방정부 및 주정부 차원에서 내려진 렌트비 미납에 따른 강제퇴거 중지명령이 9월 30일로 종료된다. 이에 따라 전국 200여만명, 캘리포니아주 88만명의 성인이 당장 살던 곳에서 쫓겨날 위기에 처했다. UC버클리 터너 주택발전센터 (Terner Center for Housing Innovation)의 캐롤라이나 리드(Carolina Reid) 연구원은 지난 9월 14일 에스닉 미디어 서비스(EMS) 주최 기자회견에서 지난 8월 나온...
加州住房危機源自種族歧視的區域畫分法律
Mark Hedin報導／Ethnic Media Services 加州和聯邦的未付租金暫停逼遷令將於9月30日到期，全美超過200萬名成年 租 面臨即刻被逼遷的危險，其中88萬人居住在加州。 柏克萊加大特納住房創新中心（Terner Center for Housing Innovation）的雷德 （Carolina Reid）在9月14日少數族裔媒體服務中心（Ethnic Media Services） 召開的座談會上，引用了城市研究院（Urban Institute）公布的這些調查結果。...
La crisis de la vivienda en California está arraigada en las leyes racistas de la zonificación
Por Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services En todo el país, con vencimiento el 30 de septiembre de las moratorias estatales y federales sobre el desalojo por no pagar la renta, más de 2 millones de arrendatarios adultos están en riesgo inminente de desalojo, 880,000 de...
北卡羅萊納州多族裔維權人士要求公平重畫選區 — 從歷史學取教訓
Khalil Abdullah報導／Ethnic Media Services 在少數族裔社區不斷發展的推動下，北卡羅萊納州人口自2010年開始激增 ，這項 實獲得2020年人口普查數據的證實，也讓北卡羅萊納州在國會中 多爭取到一個席次，使該州國會席次增加為14席。卡羅萊納人口統計中心 （Carolina Demography）主 提皮特博士（Rebecca Tippett）指出，所有 選區都得重畫，以符合聯邦法律要求 區必須依人口比例畫分的規定。 選區的形狀和應該包含哪些社區，必須由州立法會決定，方式可能是透過 公聽會...
다인종 커뮤니티, 노스캐롤라이나주에 공정한 선거구 재획정 요구
칼릴 압둘라, 에스닉 미디어 서비스(EMS) 노스캐롤라이나주 연방하원의석 숫자가 최근 1석 늘어나 14석으로 늘어났다. 최근 발표된 2020센서스에 따르면 주 인구가 2010년 이래 증가했기 때문이다. 늘어난 인구의 상당수는 이민자와 유색인종이 차지하고 있다고 비영리단체 캐롤라이나 모그래피(Carolina Demography)의 국장인 레베카 티펫 박사(Dr. Rebecca Tippett)는 밝혔다. 그는 모든 선거구는 연방법에 따라 인구에 비례해 획정되어야 한다고 ...
Los defensores multi-raciales de Carolina del Norte exigen la imparcialidad en la redistribución de los distritos electorales – Son desconfiados por la historia del estado
Por Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services El aumento de la población de Carolina del Norte desde 2010, impulsado por las comunidades de color y documentado en el Censo del 2020, gana un asiento más en el congreso para el estado, su decimocuarto. Se tienen que dibujar...
California’s Housing Crisis Rooted in Racist Zoning Laws
Also available in Chinese, Korean, and Spanish. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Across the country, with both state and federal moratoria on evictions for non-payment of rent set to expire September 30, more than 2 million adult renters are at imminent risk of...
LA 다민족 인구, 또하나의 리오그란데 강을 꿈꾼다
LA강 재개발에 대해 주민들을 대상으로 한 다국어 설문조사가 처음으로 실시됐다. 조사 결과 주민들은 LA강 재개발에 대해 전폭적 지지를 보냈다. LA강 관련단체는 수십년의 계획 끝에 강을 바람직한 방향으로 개발할 수 있는 순간이 왔다고 평가했다. By: Jenny Manrique 로스엔젤레스(LA)주민들의 절대다수(91%)가 로스엔젤레스 강(Los Angeles River) 51마일 구간의 재개발에 찬성하는 것으로 나타났다. 이들 중 절반 이상은 강에 방문해본 적이 없었음에도...
洛杉磯縣多元人口重新規畫其河流的未來
對洛杉磯河（Los Angeles River）進行的首次多語言民調顯示，民眾強烈支持 振興這條河流。支持者表示，經過數十年的計劃，將夢想變為事實的時刻已 經到來。 Jenny Manrique報導／Ethnic Media Services 民調顯示，儘管一半以上的洛杉磯人沒有到過洛杉磯河，但絕大多數民眾 （91%）都支持對這條長51英哩的河流進行振興。這是一項以四種主要語言 ，英語、西班牙語、中文、韓文，對600多名洛杉磯縣居民所做的民調最重要 的發現之一。 羅耀拉馬利蒙特大學（Loyola Marymount...
North Carolina’s Multi-Racial Advocates Demand Redistricting Fairness – Leery of State History
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services North Carolina’s population surge since 2010, driven by communities of color and documented in the 2020 census, earns the state one more seat in congress, its fourteenth. New...
Los Angeles’ diverse population reimagines its Rio
Clockwise from top left: Rudy Ortega, Jr.,Tribal President, Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians; Fernando Guerra, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University; Anthony Rendon, Speaker, California State Assembly;...
With just days to go, recall election questions linger: State officials address how and where to vote, replace lost ballots, more
Joe Kocurek, office of the California Secretary of State By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Ballots for Tuesday, Sept. 14’s vote on whether or not to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom were mailed out to registered voters weeks ago, and are already being mailed...
“Latinos are late deciders” – Anti-recall activist campaigns focus on increasing Latino turnout before next Tuesday
Also available in Spanish. By Pilar Marrero, Ethnic Media Services With just a few days left of actual voting on the September 14th California Governor´s recall election, turning out Latinos whose participation so far in this election has lagged behind other groups...
COVID-Relief Grants Target Nonprofits and Small Businesses: California’s $4 billion program still has $1.5 billion left – if you apply soon
From left to right: Everett Sands, CEO, Lendistry; Earl Jones, Treasurer, Bridge Builders Foundation; Jan Masaoka, CEO, California Association of Nonprofits By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Time is running out for small businesses and nonprofits to apply for $1.5...
North Carolina Redistricting Fact Sheet
By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services 2020 Census figures show that North Carolina’s population has grown by 9.48% since 2010, to 10,439,388, more than double what it was in 1970. In the once-every-decade reapportionment process, in which seats in the U.S. House of...
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO TAKE MAJOR TOLL, DESPITE EFFECTIVE VACCINES: Q/A WITH THE CDC
From left to right: Dr. Peggy Honein, State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support Task Force, CDC; Dr. Cindy Friedman, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine in 2020, CDC; Dr. Jennifer Layden, CDC; Dr. Kevin Chatham-Stevens, Medical Officer, CDCBy SUNITA...
CDC urges all travelers to get vaccinated
From left to right: Dr. Peggy Honein, State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support Task Force, CDC; Dr. Cindy Friedman, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine in 2020, CDC; Dr. Jennifer Layden, CDC; Dr. Kevin Chatham-Stevens, Medical Officer, CDCAlso available...
Angelica Salas, Chirla Action Fund: “California governor’s recall is an attack on immigrants”
Angelica Salas, Director, Chirla Action FundAlso available in Spanish. By Pilar Marrero The first time Angelica Salas heard about the current recall process for California Governor Gavin Newsom, it was right after he announced special relief for undocumented essential...
Promoting Vaccines in Rural California
Clockwise from top left: Melody Cannon-Cutts, Public Health Program Manager, Del Norte County Department of Health and Human Services; Terry Supahan, Executive Director, Del Norte & Tribal Lands True North Organizing Network; Miguel Pelayo-Zepeda, Del Norte-based...
A DOCTOR’S WORD: EXPOSURE TO SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES CAN INCREASE RISK FOR COVID-19
University of California San Francisco pulmonologist Dr. John BalmesAlso available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020...
Thousands Face Eviction without a Lawyer—A Bill Before the State Senate Would Even the Odds
Also available in Spanish. By Tina Rosales, housing advocate at Western Center on Law & Poverty Imagine coming home one day to find a notice on your door stating in bold letters: TO ALL TENANT(S) AND ALL OTHER PERSONS IN POSSESSION: YOU ARE HEREBY...
On the Record with Governor Gavin Newsom: Choosing not to be vaccinated puts others at risk
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Armenian, Russian, Arabic, and Thai. By Governor Gavin Newsom Despite California’s progress against COVID-19, we’re not out of the woods yet – too many folks in our communities remain unvaccinated, putting...
Turnout will decide recall election – Important vote is simpler than it seems
Dr. Shirley Nash Weber (left), California Secretary of State; Dr. Raphael Sonenshein (right), Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs, Cal State Los Angeles.Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic...
Easier to get a gun than a Covid test – Multi-Racial Coalition Seeks Fair Redistricting To Reshape Alabama’s Priorities
Clockwise from top left: Evan Milligan, Executive Director, Alabama Forward; Rodreshia Russaw, Executive Director, The Ordinary People Society (TOPS); Felicia Scalzetti, Southern Coalition for Social Justice CROWD Fellow, Alabama Election Protection Network; Jaeyeon...
Outreach worker for ‘unhoused’ just got her shot – Fear of Delta variant chips away at vaccine hesitancy in California’s rural north
By Peter Schurmann, Ethnic Media ServicesPhotos and video by Manuel Ortiz-Escamez CRESCENT CITY, Ca. – The last time Daphne Cortese-Lambert saw a doctor was when her daughter was born 27 years ago. The Executive Director of Mission Possible, which provides...
L.A. County’s eviction fighters – With moratoria ending, aid programs ramp up
From left to right: Peyman Malaz, LA Center Director, Pars Equality Center; Jessica Hayes, Disaster Recovery Branch Chief, CA Dept. of Housing & Community Development; Cindy Shin, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles; Manny Ruiz, Senior Policy...
Redistricting Champions – Evan Milligan’s Vision of a Freer Alabama Hinges on Fair Redistricting
Evan Milligan, Executive Director of Alabama ForwardAlso available in Spanish and Korean. By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Evan Milligan has high aspirations for the state of Alabama where communities of color -- including recently arrived Spanish, Korean,...
Alabama Redistricting Fact Sheet
By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services 2020 Census figures show that Alabama’s population has grown by 6.3% since 2010, to 5,024,279. That change is not enough to gain or cost Alabama a seat in Congress, where the state’s contingent will remain at seven. Those seven...
As minorities grow, their representation relies on redistricting
From left to right: Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Hispanic Research, Pew Research Center; Yurij Rudensky, Redistricting Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice. NYU Law School; Jesselyn McCurdy, Interim Executive Vice President for Government Affairs, The Leadership...
Will Eviction Moratorium Save Renters and Landlords?
From left to right: Juan Pablo Garnham, Audience and Community Engagement Editor, Eviction Lab, Princeton University; Dr. Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, Principal Investigator and Leader, Social Epidemiology to Eliminate Disparities (SEED) Lab, Ohio State University;...
“We recognize that many students have experienced the trauma of the pandemic”: Superintendent Tony Thurmond
Tony Thurmond, California Superintendent of Public InstructionAlso available in Spanish. The California Superintendent of Public Instruction said that in tandem with a mask mandate, massive rapid tests, and improved ventilation systems, schools in the state will...
Six months in, a mixed outcome of Biden’s immigration policies
From left to right: Muzaffar Chishti, Director of the MPI office, New York University School of Law; Nicole Elizabeth Ramos, Director of the Border Rights Project, Al Otro Lado; Ava Benach, Founding Partner, Benach CollopyAlso available in Spanish. Although many of...
As You Prepare to Vote in Recall Election, Know Your Rights, say California State Officials
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Jaya Padmanabhan At a time when eighteen states have enacted 30 laws that will make it harder for Americans to vote, California’s voter bill of rights expands voting access in order to increase voter participation. ...
Schools Are Safest Place for Kids from COVID
From left to right: Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor for the First District, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; Debra Duardo, Superintendent of Schools, Los Angeles County; Dr. Nava Yeganeh, MD MPH, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of...
Face-to-face outreach by community members persuades the unvaccinated
From left to right: Kim McCoy Wade, Director, California Department of Aging; Irma R. Muñoz, Founder and Executive Director, Mujeres de la Tierra; Esperanza Vielma, Executive Director, Environmental Coalition for Water; Jorge Pingarron, Canvasser, Todos UnidosAlso...
U.S. grows ever-more diverse – Census data show a multiracial, urban and older U.S.
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Mark Hedin, ETHNIC MEDIA SERVICES The United States population is more diverse than ever and increasingly urban, according to new data collected in the 2020 Census. But overall population growth in the country has...
Redistricting Advocates Brace for Gerrymandering After Census Data Release
By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Redistricting advocates across Georgia worry that redistricting – the process by which states every 10 years redraw electoral districts to align with census data – will be “heavily tied to voter suppression,” in the words of...
A Day in the Life of a Vaccinator Outreach Worker—20 somethings lead the charge
Jocelyn ZambranoAlso available in Spanish. A young community worker reveals what a day in her life is like, while campaigning to raise awareness about immunization BY ARACELI MARTINEZ, ETHNIC MEDIA SERVICES/LA OPINON | Araceli Martinez is a veteran reporter for La...
SEC. OF STATE WEBER BREAKS DOWN KEY FACTS ABOUT RECALL
Dr. Shirley N. Weber, California Secretary of StateAlso available in Spanish, Chinese. and Korean Secretary of State Shirley Nash Weber explained the nuts and bolts of the Sept. 14 election that will decide whether or not the Democratic governor ends his term. By:...
Médicos: “Hay que dejar de culpar a los no vacunados por la pandemia”
From left to right: Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at UCSF/ SF General Hospital; Dr. Tiffani Jenae Johnson, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, UC Davis...
VACCINES STILL WIN IN RACE AGAINST DELTA VARIANT
From left to right: Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at UCSF/ SF General Hospital; Dr. Tiffani Jenae Johnson, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, UC Davis...
Why Demonizing the Unvaccinated Won’t Work
Dr. Tiffani Jenae Johnson, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, UC Davis Children's HospitalAlso available in Spanish and Chinese. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Low-income minorities in the U.S., many of whom remain unvaccinated because of hurdles in...
As Food Insecurity Rises – Millions Missing Out on LA County Food Support Programs
From left to right: Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor, First District, LA County Board of Supervisors; Kayla de la Haye, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California; Rigo Reyes, Executive Director, LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs;...
Lessons of the Pandemic – Demanding Equal Access to the Internet as a Human Right
Clockwise from top left: Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance; Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO, California Emerging Technology Fund; Érica Del Torro, Parent University Program, Cal State University Fresno; Michelle Flores,...
HMONG COMMUNITY ACTIVIST ENDS 19-DAY HUNGER STRIKE AS CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL AGREES TO LOOK AT DEMANDS
By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor A Hmong community activist ended his 19-day hunger strike July 23 afternoon as the office of California state Attorney General Rob Bonta agreed to look into the death of farmer Soobleej Hawj, who was killed by Siskiyou County...
Key to Democracy – Minnesotans of Color Push for Equity in Redistricting
By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Editor’s Note: Mark Hedin reports for EMS’s redistricting newsbeat. Minnesota’s fastest-growing communities, in an effort to have their voices heard in shaping society’s future, are targeting the state’s imminent redistricting...
CDC Experts Call New Surge “The pandemic of the unvaccinated”
Lauri Hicks, DO (left), Medical Epidemiologist, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC; José T. Montero, MD, MHCDS (right), Director, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and...
Siskiyou County New Frontier for Resisting anti-Asian Violence
Hmong protestor in Yreka July 17Also available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By: Sandy Close With additional reporting by Sunita Sohrabji and video/photographs by Manuel Ortiz YREKA, California — Over 600 Hmong Americans from across California and as far away as...
‘HISTORIC MOMENT!’ ASIAN AMERICANS CHEER PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA’S $156 MILLION FUND TO COMBAT AAPI RACISM
California Governor Gavin Newson holds a copy of the state’s 2021-2022 budget, which he signed July 12 (photo courtesy of Governor Gavin Newsom’s office).By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor Asian Americans cheered the July 12 passage of California’s API Equity...
How do you say “gerrymandering” in Spanish?
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. By Pilar Marrero There are terms that are hard to translate and concepts that are foreign, even if you can find a word in another language to say them. If not, just ask Miguel Rivera, from the Texas Civil...
Election audits in five states set off warning signals, report finds
Also available in Spanish. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice examines so-called ‘audits” either under way or proposed for five states that voted to replace Donald Trump with Joe Biden as president in the Nov. 3, 2020...
COVID-19: Doctors agree that masks are here to stay
From left to right: Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, Senior Fellow, Federation of American Scientists; Dr. Jose Perez, Chief Medical Officer, South Central Family Health Center; Dr. Ben Neuman, Chief Virologist, Global Health Research Complex at Texas A&M UniversityAlso...
Redistricting battle heats up – Houston activists fight for fairer maps
Clockwise from top left: Nina Perales, Vice President of Litigation, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund; Debbie Chen, Attorney, OCA-Greater Houston; Roshawn Evans, Co-founder and Organizing Director, Pure Justice; Myrtala Tristan, Lakewood Resident,...
As Housing Gap Widens – Rural Californians Run Out of Homes
From left to right: Kristina Rosales, Housing Team, Western Center; Sara Kimberlin, Senior Policy Analyst, California Budget and Policy Center; Francisco Dueñas, Executive Director, Housing Now!; Larry Halstead, activist, political scientist, and Paradise Camp Fire...
Three California Republicans Share Views on Future of GOP
From left to right: Young Kim, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, California’s 39th District; Suzette Martinez Valladares, Member of the California State Assembly, 38th District; Walter Allen III, City Councilmember, City of CovinaAlso available in Spanish....
File Your Tax Return – You May Qualify for Tax Credits & Stimulus Payments
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, California has led the way in establishing a variety of supports to help people through a time of increased needs and reduced earnings. At a...
Fighting global warming requires an equity approach
From left to right: Dr. Daniel Swain, Climate Scientist, UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Dr. Kristie L. Ebi, Professor, Center for Health and the Global Environment; Aradhna Tripati, Associate Professor, UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and...
Broad coalition of Americans fights against voter suppression laws
From left to right: Mimi Marziani, President, Texas Civil Rights Project; Alex Gulotta, Arizona State Director, All Voting is Local; Elizabeth Hira, Spitzer Fellow and Policy Counsel, Brennan Center's Democracy ProgramAlso available in Spanish. Advocates put faith in...
Future of housing depends on drawing fairer maps – A conversation with New Orleans activist Andreanecia Morris
Andreanecia Morris, HousingNOLA Executive Director By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of EMS profiles of redistricting champions. Andreanecia Morris’ passion for housing has made her one of New Orleans’ most ardent...
Vaccinating Ethnic Elders and Disabled – Hardest to Reach, Most at Risk
From left to right: Kim McCoy Wade, Director, California Department of Aging; Dr. Louise Aronson, Geriatrician ,UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine; Anni Chung, President and CEO, Self Help for the Elderly; Cindy Cox-Roman, CEO, HelpAge USA; Jessica Lehman,...
On the Record with Dr. Erica Pan: Protecting Our Kids with COVID-19 Vaccines
Dr. Erica Pan, California State Epidemiologist Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese, and Korean. By Dr. Erica Pan, California State Epidemiologist California’s future is brighter now that protection from COVID-19 is within reach for even more of our...
Summer Brings Out Door to Door Scammers – Chicago Fraud Busters Share Tips at FTC Briefing
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. By Khalil Abdullah, Ethnic Media Services Summer’s here, and Deacon Reginald Patterson, who directs the senior ministry of Chicago’s New Covenant Church, anticipates fraudsters and scammers to descend upon parishioners’...
KOREAN AMERICANS TO LEGISLATORS – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS NEED PERMANENT FUNDING STREAM
Jennifer Oh, Deputy Director of Korean American Family Services (Los Angeles)Also available in Korean. By Jennifer Oh, Ethnic Media Services As deputy director of Korean American Family Services (KFAM) in Los Angeles, I welcomed news last week that the Senate and...
Ethnic media reporters recognized for covering 2020 epic events
California Governor Gavin Newsom opened the California Ethnic Media Awards on Thursday, June 3, with a special tribute to the sector for covering the epic news stories of 2020Also available in Spanish. By: Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services Some 30 ethnic media...
Ethnic businesses in the post pandemic: Catch the boom or left behind?
From left to right: Everett Sands, CEO, Lendistry; Ro Khanna (D), Representative, California’s 17th Congressional District; Virginia Ali, Co-founder, Ben’s Chili Bowl Also available in Spanish. Since the pandemic started, 200,000 small U.S. businesses have closed...
California Senate revisits ‘death in prison’ law – Judges would regain discretion in cases overwhelmingly affecting young people of color
By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services A little-known provision of California’s criminal code condemns an average of three people per week – typically young adults of color -- to spend the rest of their lives behind bars for being unwitting accomplices to crimes they...
Hesitancy and lack of access contribute to low rates of kids vaccinated
From left to right: Dr. Jose Perez, Chief Medical Officer, South Central Family Health Center, Los Angeles; Dr. Grace Lee, Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine; Matthew Simonson, Researcher, Covid States ProjectAlso available in Spanish....
County expands free vaccine program – No appointments needed, but you have to be at least 12 years old
Valentina Pereda, LA-based communications expert and documentary filmmaker (left); Eloisa Gonzalez, M.D., M.P.H., Director for Cardiovascular and School Health, LA County Department of Public Health (right) By Mark Hedin, Ethnic Media Services LOS ANGELES -- COVID-19...
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