Articles Published in December, 2011

New America Media's top immigration pieces of 2011.

The good, the bad, and the criminal of desi headliners in 2011.

Inspired by the recently released film "Pariah," Salon teamed up with New America Media to run a series of coming out stories by minority and immigrant LGBT youth. One new story will be published each day throughout the week. This is the second installment.

For the first time this past year, more Latino students than white students applied for admission to California State University’s 23 campuses. These numbers not only reflect the growing Latino population, but the impact of early education programs.

Our troops are barely out of Iraq, and we can’t wait to move on. It’s as if Americans have a collective will to forget.

Journalist and author Fariba Nawa shares her journey through Afghanistan with the book Opium Nation.

As part of a new effort to reduce potentially lethal confrontations between the police and those with mental health needs, the County is employing a new program called Post Crisis Intervention.

Writer Diane Solomon talks about the January 1st plastic bag ban hitting San Jose.

California ethnic media weigh in on the meaning and impact of the Occupy movement on their communities. Some say the protests have caused civic chaos and economic hardships for immigrant small business owners, while others feel the movement has done much to spur greater dialogue on issues of class and poverty.

As participants of the Occupy movement protested in front of Wells Fargo, with the back drop of Christmas in the Park, De-Bug asked protesters what their resolutions were for the Occupy movement in 2012.

Budget cuts have forced Gardener Academy in West San Jose to utilize a cost saving mechanism which combines classes from different grades. Educators say the students are the ones paying the price.

Santa Clara County Faith Leaders Convene to Discuss Their Role in Criminal Justice Realignment.

"Dreamers Adrift" comes out with episodes of everyday awkward situations that undocumented folks go through everyday. Yosimar Reyes plays in this episode of when dating goes wrong because of being undocumented.

A bloody attack on a 56-year-old Sikh preacher in the city of Fresno last week has rattled the local community.

Sure, Facebook allows mom to connect with family across the border, but what do you do when she want be your Facebook friend?

GlassClops is a film photography magazine, and along with this third issue brings Ashley Gulizia, Andrea Acosta, and Alicia Aldama.

Uncubed comic shares some insight on intergenerational dialogue.

Lorenz Mazon Damuk is a San Jose writer and community organizer. He performs his poem "Fat" from his book Ay Nako;Writing Through The Struggle, which deals with the reality of being a man and dealing with body issues but more so self love issues. A poem he hesitated to share, but as he says during his interview, "if you write it, you should share it."

Elder abuse and neglect are growing problems with the rapid aging of the United States, but Chinese seniors in this country face special challenges, according to a new study presented at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual convention.

Less than a third of people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States are in successful enough treatment that they will remain healthy and reduce the likelihood of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners, according to the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Millions of South Asians have been affected by contaminated water filled with arsenic, according to Ashok Gadgil, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Berkeley, during a talk here Nov. 17.