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Spotlight on Ethnic Media

Two Years After Deadly Shooting, Farmworker Housing Takes Shape in Half Moon Bay

Peninsula 360 - Apr 22, 2025

Officials say the housing will go to low-income farmworkers, including those directly impacted by the 2023 shooting.

Domestic Violence

What’s Safer for Domestic Violence Survivors: Home or the Streets?

Selen Ozturk - Feb 20, 2024

Domestic violence is among the leading causes of homelessness, as victims often face low funds, poor credit and police evictions.

Race & Ethnicity

Biden Declares Japanese American Internment Shameful

ACoM - Feb 19, 2024

President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned a 1942 executive order forcing all Japanese Americans to internment camps.

Spotlight on Ethnic Media

Thousands Take to the Streets Throughout the US to Protest Alexei Navalny’s Death

ACoM - Feb 16, 2024

The Russian dissident's cause of death is unknown. Ukraine claims Navalny was killed.

News Exchange

Why Youth in East Palo Alto are Joining the Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza

Peninsula 360 - Feb 16, 2024

Many see a direct connection to the social inequities they experience here in the US, says Ofelia Bello, executive director of Youth United for Community Action.

Arts & Entertainment

Reading Octavia Butler in the Age of the Polycrisis

Julia Tong - Feb 15, 2024

Author Octavia Butler (pictured on screen) during a tribute in NYC in 2006. (Image via Flickr) It is 2024, and America has collapsed. A dysfunctional, authoritarian...

Stop the Hate

‘You Don’t Look Chinese’ – How Bullying Shaped One Student’s Identity

Jeannine Chiang - Feb 14, 2024

For Jeannine Chiang, the bullying she faced in school taught her that there is still work to be done in the fight against racism and prejudice.

Scams and Consumer Fraud

FBI Warns of Valentine’s Day Romance Scams

ACoM - Feb 14, 2024

According to statistics, romance scams represent one of the largest financial losses compared to other Internet crimes.

Stop the Hate

LGBTQ+ Advocates & Health Care Providers Release New Report

LA Blade - Feb 13, 2024

Report details policy recommendations to improve access to comprehensive health care & education for LGBTQ+ communities.

Politics

Hooray for H.E.R, Boo on Hur

Emil Guillermo - Feb 12, 2024

Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on Biden's handling of classified documents has thrust the issue of age -- and ageism -- center stage this November.

Scams and Consumer Fraud