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Education Channel
News that includes education as a topic.
Boston's school-dropout crisis has adverse effects on the city, notably crime, prosperity and quality of life. Dorchester residents should demand more accountability from elected officials and from a school system that graduates less than 60% of its enrolled students, says Mamadou Ndiaye.
Nayahra Resende, a senior in high school, is sending school supplies to poor students in Brazil, as part of her class project.
Emmanuel Verdine is a one-man force in giving Haitians and non-Haitians alike access to the Creole language. Through his books and dictionaries, he inspires Haitians to take pride in their roots, something that older generations have shunned upon arrival in America.
Teens Channel
News that includes Teens as a topic.
Que Chi Nguyen, 16, finds herself in a balancing act as a "quiet, obedient Vietnamese girl" and a "loud, headstrong American."
Boston's school-dropout crisis has adverse effects on the city, notably crime, prosperity and quality of life. Dorchester residents should demand more accountability from elected officials and from a school system that graduates less than 60% of its enrolled students, says Mamadou Ndiaye.
Boston teen Alicia Johson, who lives in Roxbury, is opposed to a proposed gun-recovery initiative of her city's police.
Housing Channel
News that includes Housing as a topic.
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Ciclón Bangladesh pulsado Sidr y matado 3.500 personas de noviembre el 15 de 2007. Ocho días más adelante, el oficial Liz Lucas de la prensa de Oxfam América habló a las noticias étnicas de Nueva Inglaterra sobre los impactos del desastre en unos 5.5 millones de personas de. Ella agregó que el calentarse global y el aumento en desastres naturales por todo el mundo no son coincidencias meras, según un nuevo informe de Oxfam América que la organización internacional de la relevación y del desarrollo lanzará de noviembre el 26. Lo que sigue es una transcripción corregida y condensada entrevista del teléfono de NEWz ' con Lucas de noviembre el 23.
Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh and killed 3,500 people on Nov. 15, 2007. Eight days later, Oxfam America press officer Liz Lucas spoke to New England Ethnic News about the disaster's impacts on some 5.5 million people. She added that global warming and the increase in natural disasters worldwide aren't mere coincidences, according to a new report of Oxfam America that the international relief and development organization will release on Nov. 26. Following is an edited and condensed transcript of NEWz' phone interview with Lucas on Nov. 23.
This is a test of translation. Spanish version
Brazilian Channel
News that includes Brazilian topics.
Laws should be enforced for immigrants who commit crimes, but the new partnership between Danbury, Conn., police and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not the answer, says Celia Bacelar, publisher of the Tribuna. (**EM PORTUGUES**)
Nayahra Resende, a senior in high school, is sending school supplies to poor students in Brazil, as part of her class project.
Brazilians in Eastern Massachusetts are becoming regular blood donors. Their turnout at blood drives has been the goal of at least one Brazilian, who was determined to disprove a rumor that her peers were bringing diseases into the state, reports NEWz.
Political Channel
News that includes Politics as a topic.
Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, says it is "inappropriate and even unsettling" for presidential candidates to use shared religiosity to appeal to voters.
An e-mail and other falsehoods circulating on the Internet are preying on Jewish fears to pit voters against Barack Obama. The Grand Rabbi Y.A. Korf, publisher of the Jewish Advocate, urges Jews to "carefully examine the legitimate record of Senator Obama."
The Irish have united with other immigrants who have come to America in search of opportunity. We can improve our state by promoting citizenship and engaging in the political process, writes the director of the Irish Immigration Center, in the Boston Irish Reporter.
Business Channel
News that includes Business topics.
Laws should be enforced for immigrants who commit crimes, but the new partnership between Danbury, Conn., police and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not the answer, says Celia Bacelar, publisher of the Tribuna. (**EM PORTUGUES**)
The total dollar amount of loans to African American small business owners in Mass. has decreased. The proposed federal Office of Minority Small Business Development would create a 24/7 advocate for minority entrepreneurs, writes Sen. John Kerry for the Bay State Banner.
Wilson Hernandez, VP of the Ecuadorian Civic Center of Greater Danbury, and Danbury (Conn.) Councilor Tom Saadi disgree on a proposed city partnership with ICE that would allow their police to act as immigration agents.
The details of what the partnership's Memorandum of Understanding would spell out have yet to be revealed.
Immigration Channel
News that includes Immigration topics.
The mayor, police chief and Common Council of Danbury, Conn., are foolish to push an official police partnership with ICE – without knowing the specifics of the deal – says publisher Eliette Matos of El Canillita.
Laws should be enforced for immigrants who commit crimes, but the new partnership between Danbury, Conn., police and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not the answer, says Celia Bacelar, publisher of the Tribuna. (**EM PORTUGUES**)
The head of a Latino nonprofit in Rhode Island says Gov. Carcieri's executive order against illegal immigration incompetently addresses the state's budget deficit and blames non-legal immigrants.
Native American
News that includes Native American topics.
Claims that Gov. Sarah Palin is against hiring minorities may be unfair, considering that her press secretary is part African American, and two of her senior advisors are Asian. Still, some black leaders in Alaska support the claims, says Earl Ofari Hutchinson for NewAmericaMedia.org.
JudyAnn Bigby, MD, secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) for Massachusetts, wants healthcare institutions held accountable for their quality of care to patients of color.She spoke to NEWz about this and other issues, following the Nov. 28 release of the state report, "Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities by EOHHS Regions in Massachusetts."
The following information is from the U.S. Census Bureau, at www.census.gov.
These "Facts for Features" presents data for American Indians and Alaska Natives, as they are one of the six major categories for race.
Chinese Channel
News that includes Chinese topics.
Que Chi Nguyen, 16, finds herself in a balancing act as a "quiet, obedient Vietnamese girl" and a "loud, headstrong American."
Bilingual Chinese- and Vietnamese-transliterated voting ballots in Boston may disappear if Secretary of State William Galvin has his way. Galvin knows he can "count on a growing anti-immigrant political climate...to misrepresent the facts and poke fun at Chinese names," says the director of a Chinese organization, in a commentary for the Bay State Banner.
The Beijing Olympics were supposed to be China's coming-out party to the world. Instead, it might have backfired despite the country's great lengths to be prepared and considerate hosts. "It's the control that's made an impression on China's foreign guests, not the country's hospitality," writes Jun Wang for New America Media.
Health Issues
HEALTH Coverage Gets a Shot in the Arm
Do you have questions you’d like to ask a doctor? Want to know about health trends and access to medical care? NEWz’s own health reporter, Eduardo Amaral de Oliveira, is here to help connect you with reliable answers.
Email him HERE if you have questions for his “Ask the Doctor” column, news tips, or other comments.
NEWz’ health beat is made possible by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts, Partners HealthCare, The Boston Foundation and the Metro West Community Health Foundation of Framingham.
What follows below are news stories that include content related to health.
After shuttling between countries or camps in Tanzania or the Democratic Republic of Congo, 39 Burundian refugees are transitioning into a new life – and happiness – in Nashua, NH, reports NEWz.
A robot techology is being used successfully by some physicians to perform heart-bypass surgeries, though some doctors oppose it, reports NEWz.
NEWS BRIEF: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a new Spanish-language Web site, www.cdc.gov/spanish, that provides information on health issues of relevance to Latinos.
Latino Channel
News that includes Latino topics.
The mayor, police chief and Common Council of Danbury, Conn., are foolish to push an official police partnership with ICE – without knowing the specifics of the deal – says publisher Eliette Matos of El Canillita.
Laws should be enforced for immigrants who commit crimes, but the new partnership between Danbury, Conn., police and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not the answer, says Celia Bacelar, publisher of the Tribuna. (**EM PORTUGUES**)
The head of a Latino nonprofit in Rhode Island says Gov. Carcieri's executive order against illegal immigration incompetently addresses the state's budget deficit and blames non-legal immigrants.
Haitain Channel
News that includes Haitian topics.
Haitian parents in the U.S. face new challenges, such as youth gangs and drugs, on top of daily stressful realities. Mentoring programs can help these parents and their children, says educator Yolette Ibokette in this commentary for the Boston Haitian Reporter.
Emmanuel Verdine is a one-man force in giving Haitians and non-Haitians alike access to the Creole language. Through his books and dictionaries, he inspires Haitians to take pride in their roots, something that older generations have shunned upon arrival in America.
African American Channel
News that includes African American topics.
An e-mail and other falsehoods circulating on the Internet are preying on Jewish fears to pit voters against Barack Obama. The Grand Rabbi Y.A. Korf, publisher of the Jewish Advocate, urges Jews to "carefully examine the legitimate record of Senator Obama."
For African Americans, the noose is a hostile symbol of racial oppression.
Boston's school-dropout crisis has adverse effects on the city, notably crime, prosperity and quality of life. Dorchester residents should demand more accountability from elected officials and from a school system that graduates less than 60% of its enrolled students, says Mamadou Ndiaye.