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By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO — Listos California—a disaster preparedness campaign based in the Governor’s Office of...
Clockwise, from top left: Dr. Margot Kushel, executive director of the Center for Vulnerable Populations at the University of California, San Francisco; Nisha Vyas,...
Clockwise, from top left: Dr. Margot Kushel, executive director of the Center for Vulnerable Populations at the University of California, San Francisco; Nisha Vyas,...
Clockwise, from top left: Dr. Margot Kushel, executive director of the Center for Vulnerable Populations at the University of California, San Francisco; Nisha Vyas,...
Clockwise from top left: Constance 'Connie Rice, co-founder and co-director of the Advancement Project; Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future;...
Clockwise from top left: Constance 'Connie Rice, co-founder and co-director of the Advancement Project; Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future;...
Clockwise from top left: Connie Choi, Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign Field Manager and Strategist at the National Immigration Law Center; Luvia Quiñones, Health Policy...
Clockwise from top left: Constance 'Connie Rice, co-founder and co-director of the Advancement Project; Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future;...
Sukaina Hussain, Central California Outreach Director of Council on American Islamic Relations
By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor
Immigration advocates hailed the Supreme Court’s surprise 5-4 ruling...
Clockwise from top left: Dr. Charlene Harrington, gerontologist and professor of sociology and nursing at the University of California San Francisco; Dr. Farida Sohrabji,...
Clockwise from top left: Dr. Charlene Harrington, gerontologist and professor of sociology and nursing at the University of California San Francisco; Dr. Farida Sohrabji,...
Clockwise from top left: Dr. Charlene Harrington, gerontologist and professor of sociology and nursing at the University of California San Francisco; Dr. Farida Sohrabji,...
Clockwise from top left: Dr. Charlene Harrington, gerontologist and professor of sociology and nursing at the University of California San Francisco; Dr. Farida Sohrabji,...
John Yang (top left), Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC; Professor Jody Armour (top right), University of Southern California; Thomas Saenz (bottom left), Mexican...
A collection of works by the artists who participated in the youth contest.
Sunita Sohrabji and Sandy Close撰文
在舊金山人口普查參與率落後全美平均之際,青少年藝術家與作家要給尚未填寫人口普查問卷的民眾一個特別的訊息:「別讓我們消失。」
這些青少年是人口普查競賽「為何我的家庭應該被統計」(Why My Family Counts)的得獎者,他們在6月3日舉行的網路頒獎典禮上如此呼籲。這項競賽吸引了超過100位青少年參賽,項目包括水彩、素描、詩詞、作文、演講和影片,競賽目的在讓青少年參與推動確保正確人口統計的過程。
頒獎典禮由多位民權領袖和人口普查專家致詞展開序幕,他們對堅持要被人口普查統計的青少年,和全國針對種族暴力的抗議活動做了直接的連結。
贊助此次競賽的舊金山民政與移民辦公室(Office of Civic Engagement and...
John Yang (top left), Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC; Professor Jody Armour (top right), University of Southern California; Thomas Saenz (bottom left), Mexican...
John Yang (top left), Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC; Professor Jody Armour (top right), University of Southern California; Thomas Saenz (bottom left), Mexican...
A collection of works by the artists who participated in the youth contest.
Also available in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.
By Sunita Sohrabji and Sandy Close
At...
上圖:紐約聯邦儲備銀行董事菲利普斯(左)和華裔聯邦眾議員劉雲平。
下圖:ZIBA美容沙龍執行長巴特拉(左)和創投業者暨加州州長創業工作小組成員柯林斯。
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5月29日一場討論會的嘉賓總結,大部分商戶為少數族裔小商業的Main Street America雖然受新型冠狀肺炎(COVID-19)疫情重創,但在聯邦紓困資金的幫助下有機會復甦。
這場討論會由少數族裔媒體服務中心(Ethnic Media Services)主辦,出席的嘉賓包括華裔聯邦眾議員劉雲平(Ted Lieu)、紐約聯邦儲備銀行(New York Federal Reserve Bank)董事菲利普斯(Charles Phillips)、創投業者暨加州州長紐森(Gavin Newsom)創業工作小組成員柯林斯(Shelly Kapoor Collins)和ZIBA美容沙龍執行長巴特拉(Sumita Batra)。
國家經濟研究局(National Bureau of Economic Research)4月公布的一份調查報告指出,美國有超過10萬家小商戶被迫永久停業,43%的受訪商戶表示目前已暫停營業,並已裁員40%。
國家獨立企業聯合會(National Federation of Independent Businesses)的調查結果也顯示,六成的受訪商戶表示,如果眼下的大環境持續,他們將被迫在勞工節前結束營業。在加州,95%的企業被歸類為小型企業。
4月批准的美國國會3500億美元紓困計畫,也稱薪資保護計劃(Paycheck Protection...
Photo, Top: Charles Phillips, a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (left); Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California. Bottom: Sumita Batra, CEO, Ziba...
From left to right: Dr. Beatrice Duncan (UN Women), Dr. C. Nicole Mason (Institute for Women’s Policy Research), and Dr. Kirsten Swinth (Fordham University)
By...
From left to right: Dr. Beatrice Duncan (UN Women), Dr. C. Nicole Mason (Institute for Women’s Policy Research), and Dr. Kirsten Swinth (Fordham University)
Ethnic...
From left to right: Dr. Beatrice Duncan (UN Women), Dr. C. Nicole Mason (Institute for Women’s Policy Research), and Dr. Kirsten Swinth (Fordham University)
Por...
From left to right: Dr. Beatrice Duncan (UN Women), Dr. C. Nicole Mason (Institute for Women’s Policy Research), and Dr. Kirsten Swinth (Fordham University)
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Dr. Tung Nguyen, UCSF, authored a research brief by the Asian American Research Center for Health detailing the disproportionate high mortality rate for Asian...
Dr. Tung Nguyen, UCSF, authored a research brief by the Asian American Research Center for Health detailing the disproportionate high mortality rate for Asian...
Dr. Tung Nguyen, UCSF, authored a research brief by the Asian American Research Center for Health detailing the disproportionate high mortality rate for Asian...
Live Thurs | Drug overdose deaths are falling in Los Angeles County, but disparities persist in Black, Latino, Indigenous, and low-income communities. Experts discuss prevention, harm reduction, treatment strategies, and efforts to address overdose inequities.
As the federal government expands surveillance technology, Bay Area communities are weighing the impact on civil liberties and immigration protections.