Articles Published in May, 2011

The number of Asian Americans with AIDS has climbed a remarkable 10 percent in each of the last five years. Health educator Malaya Arevalo is working to reduce those statistics.

With escalating enforcement on immigrants, Luisa Montero offers legal protections that immigrants can use if ever faced with ICE officers.

Jeysson Minota, a permanent legal resident, faced deportation, stemming from a vandalism charge due to graffiti. After four years of being in and out of detention, he was able to beat the deportation order, and stay with his family in the US.

The following video was aired May 16th at a community action to save the seniors nutrition program. At the event, elders asked city council members Sam Liccardo and Madison Nguyen to protect services for seniors.

With the city of Fremont leading the way, California marked the highest increase in Indian American’s in the country. Here are the numbers…

Acclaimed San Jose Poet Yosimar Reyes talks about his poetry that is born from his immigrant, working class, and queer perspective.

In the absence of government support, homeowners facing foreclosure are taking things into their own hands.

The work of LibForAll Foundation has found international approaches to quelling Islamic extremism.

Former Gov. Schwarzenegger was keeping a secret all these years: a child with a member of his household staff. But he's not the first GOP man caught with his pants down.

Two bills introduced by Republicans last week would repeal a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and could hurt millions.

Amidst major budget cuts that have left senior citizen services on the chopping block, Maria Fernandez of Sacred Heart Community Services shares the organizing efforts by elders who are fighting to keep their community healthy and whole.

A public health worker, motivated by her own immigrant family experience, addresses the health issues of her Vietnamese community.

A downtown resident, and high school teacher, wanted to celebrate the festivities with an evening of dancing. Instead, she was forced to trek around police blockades, and told she could not go home.

Author Ras Siddiqui comments on the diversity of Islam, and the misconceptions that have fostered an environment of hate and suspicion.

Block2Block Radio talks with Alo Kofeloa whose 8-year-old son Tevita (Vita) was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia, a bone marrow failure disease where the body can not produce enough blood cells to fight off infections and stop severe bleeding.

Fired Mi Pueblo workers, with the assistance of UFCW Local 5 and supporting communities, held a hunger strike to challenge the workplace standards of one of the largest ethnic markets in the Bay Area.

Samuel Rodriguez gives an glimpse of his trip to Hong Kong for a Far East exhibition of his and fellow artist Aaron De La Cruz's work.

Serenely perched on 40 landscaped acres, the gurdwara is considered to be not just the largest in the United States, but the biggest outside India.

Patriotism is not the same thing as cheering in the streets when your side wins the Super Bowl. Patriotism is truest and best when it is quiet, the acceptance of civic duty, as a kind of fate—never with childish glee, but with mature resolution.

An advisory board member reports back from the group's first meeting, and says how the new San Jose Police Chief handles the upcoming Cinco de Mayo weekend may be an important indicator for the future of community-police relations.

A 20-city tour organized by the Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) aims to energize and refocus immigrant rights supporters.