Free asthma screenings will be available this Saturday, May 17, in Danvers, Mass., and Murray, VT. In Massachusetts, 11% of school children have asthma, which can distrupt breathing.

Join Massachusetts state Rep. Marie St. Fleur for the Haitian Unity Day march, May 17, 12:00 SHARP, in Mattapan Square in Boston.

Boston students visited Senegal, where they learned about their African roots and visited a dungeon where people were held for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, reports the Bay State Banner.

Basketball isn't just sport for a team of Vietnamese and Filipino teens; it's also a way to keep them out of a "subculture of gangs" in a "dangerous place, especially for young Asian males," says the Dorchester Reporter.

VISION HISPANA - NH will have its next Latino networking meeting on May 13, 2008, in Manchester, NH.

Indian native and neurologist Dr. Sudha Seshadri is making headway in assessing lifetime risk for dementia and stroke, reports INDIA New England.

Older Bostonians are enjoying a series of social events this month. On May 20, 2008, an AgeWell Expo will connect them with businesses that work on behalf of elders, says the Boston Haitian Reporter.

Jason Lee ran for selectman in Westwood, Mass., but the Korean political newcomer lost despite his experience in technology and commercial development, reports Korean American Press.

The new Irish Ad Network aims to reach Web users and consumers of Irish products. Its creator is the publisher of the Irish Emigrant, a media partner of EthnicNewz.org.

A Chinese supermarket in Chinatown, Boston, settled today to pay nearly $67,000 to former and current employees and to the state Attorney General, for wage violations, reports NEWz.

Nayahra Resende, a senior in high school, is sending school supplies to poor students in Brazil, as part of her class project.

Cambridge cable-access TV has a new Spanish-language TV show, Vida Latina. Catch the live Web stream at cctvCambridge.org.

The Connecticut Senate voted today to establish a Commission on Health Equity to eliminate health disparities related to race, ethnicity, culture or linguistic barriers, reports NEWz.

Robin Kim, 17, is the founder, designer and producer for wspnlive.com, the student Web site for Wayland (Mass.) High School, where he is a sophomore.

Rhode Island wants smokers to kick their tobacco habit in the butt. The state's Health Department launched a quit-smoking campaign that uses Spanish-language ads on Latino radio, TV and newspaper.