Brazilian housecleaners in Vida Verde co-op are using chemical-free products to reduce health hazards.  Moreover, they must pay their helpers 40 percent each of a house contract's value, reports NEWz.

Volunteers are needed to help ensure Asian voters' rights are respected on Election Day, Nov. 4.  Training will be on Oct. 16 & 17, 2008, in Boston.

Latino media professionals from El Planeta, El Mundo, Encuentro Latino, the Boston Globe, and other outlets have formed a new chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, reports NEWz. 

Journalism professors from Turkey visited NEWz and UMASS Boston.  They inquired about effective teaching of media literacy as well as ways for media to promote ethical standards.

Artisan women in Dehra Dun, India, are gaining financial security as the creators of eco-friendly greeting cards for a Vermont-based nonprofit, reports INDIAnewEngland.com.

It's déjà vu for a Vietnamese nonprofit in Boston that, yet again, is vying for the support of neighborhood civic groups for its proposed 29-unit affordable-housing building, reports DotNews.com.

A city councilor, a Zoning Board of Appeals vice chairman, an auto dealership owner, and others are uniting -- and dancing -- to help their local health center, reports OJornal.com. **EM PORTUGUES**

Jewish leaders met with Sen. Kerry to press the case of three Lithuanians being prosecuted by their government for resisting pro-Nazi military action in 1944, reports TheJewishAdvocate.com 

Works of the late Armenian photographer, Yousuf Karsh, who immigrated to Canada in 1924, are on exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, until Jan. 19, 2009, reports ArmenianWeekly.com.

Religious leaders rallied in Boston for national immigration reform and a moratorium on ICE raids on undocumented immigrants, reports BayStateBanner.com.

The South Vietnamese flag, banished after Saigon's fall in 1975, turns 60 this year.  Vietnamese will fete the 60th anniversary in Boston with a confirmed guest from the Obama campaign, reports DotNews.com. 

Seven years into the war on terrorism, the United States' presence in Iraq has become a recruitment tool for Al Qaeda, says Jalal Ghazi in a commentary for NewAmericaMedia.org.

A Brazilian missionary tells NEWz his tale of traveling in the Democratic of Republic of Congo, where he reached a remote Pygmy village, ate monkey and "seasoned" bat, and preached.

The new US citizenship exam has 100 questions, such as "Who was president during the Depression and World War II?"  Six of 10 questions must be answered correctly, too, in the interview component, reports OJornal.com.

The economic crisis has resulted in the loss of homes for many immigrants, including Brazilian factory owner José Bertolini, who depended on subprime lending, reports NEWz.