Tag: politics

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Filipino Families Unaware of Affordable Care Act

Part 2 of a series by Cristina Pastor.

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Improving Access to Care for Children with Disabilities Under Obamacare

Part one of a two-part series on the Affordable Care Act and immigrant families.

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Cracks Starting to Show in DACA Program for Young Undocumented Immigrants

Von Diaz reports for Colorlines on the experiences of three young immigrants and the deferred action program.

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Chinese Media Dissects Defeat of Mayoral Candidate John Liu

New York’s Chinese community does not appear ready for the post-Liu era.

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A First for New York – Mexican-American Headed to City Council

Carlos Menchaca made history this week, beating incumbent Sara González.

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Could Voters in a Heavily Hispanic District Elect the First Arab-American to the New York City Council?

Zead Ramadan could make history, but is considered an underdog in the race in upper Manhattan.

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DREAM Act Timeline Tracks Immigration Reform Progress and Activism

A new interactive timeline charts the history of the DREAM Act.

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Ethnic Media Outlets Urge House Republicans to Pass Immigration Reform

Media serving immigrant communities insist ‘There is no room for failure.’

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Judge Lorna Schofield: ‘I had no Filipino consciousness growing up’

Judge Lorna Schofield is the first Filipino American federal judge in U.S. history.

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Podcast: The “High Road” Restaurant – A New Approach to Improving Conditions for Restaurant Workers

NYC restaurant workers, many of them immigrants, survive on low wages and must endure poor working conditions.