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Dinora Hernandez’s three children make bracelets at home in Oakland, California. Every Tuesday, Hernandez heads to a local food bank, assistance that allows her to wire cash to family in El Salvador.
Economics
‘I want to send more money home’: Remittances are a sign of sacrifice, resilience in immigrant communities during pandemic
A man in a yellow shirt helps fix the bike of an elder leaning over bike wearing casual clothes and cap
Community
Oakland’s Chinatown finds solutions to hate crimes
(Clockwise from top left) Meklit Hadero in red lighting, Sinkane stsnding in front of wooden wall, Diana Gameros standing in front of a brick wall and Hello Psychaleppo looking down at a keyboard.
Movement
Four musicians grapple with the same question: What is home?
Khafre Jay, the executive director of Hip Hop for Change, based in Oakland, says he has experienced anti-black actions from Indian Americans when visiting his in-laws in Sunnyvale, a suburb of the Bay Area that is majority South Asian.
A Black radio host calls on South Asian Americans to reject racism
Detained immigrants are seen at Otay Mesa immigration detention center in San Diego, May 18, 2018.
Trump administration retaliates against states trying to lessen use of immigrant detention
A man stands next to a white board.
Global Nation Education
Growth of Oakland’s Guatemalan community sparks interest in Mam
A man holds a boy on his lap.
Immigration
California governor halts deportations of 2 Cambodian refugees, thwarting Trump administration
A school campus with small blue buildings
Global Nation Education
Newcomer students face daunting obstacles to graduate. This California high school makes it possible.
A teacher speaks in front of the classroom.
In this California classroom, students teach each other their home languages — and learn acceptance
class
This sex trafficking survivor is moving on — by learning how to code
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Global Politics
An immigrant mother’s plea: ‘Send me back. But don’t take my kids.’
Kabul Dreams
Music
Afghanistan’s first rock band wants to build a cultural bridge in the US
Two men in smile in posed photo in front of small market
Justice
A Muslim immigrant and a Christian pastor find common ground — and try to connect with their Latino neighbors too
California turns to Chinese company, labor to build most of new Bay Bridge span
Health & Medicine
Citing failed studies, FDA rejects breast cancer drug
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Technology
How police license plate readers can invade your privacy
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Justice
For some women fleeing violence, safety means changing US law ‘stuck in the past’
The Pop Up Archive interface lets users jump around in an audio recording by clicking on the accompanying text.
Technology
A California startup tries to capture the elusive spoken word — and make it searchable
Igor Pidkoshani is a Ukrainian engineer who couldn't do his job in eastern Ukraine anymore. So his bosses in the San Francisco Bay area helped him set up temporary shop in Thailand.
Conflict
When your experiment in outsourcing turns into an immigration adventure
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Belief
How a Buddhist shrine transformed a neighborhood in Oakland
Los Rakas, a California-based hip hop duo led by two cousins with Panamanian roots, is elbowing their way into the mainstream.
Arts, Culture & Media
This Afro-Latino hip hop duo takes a hard look at the sueño americano
Global Politics
Governor-elect Jerry Brown heading back to Sacramento
Sports
Pitchers draw spotlight from the mound of the World Series
Mohammed Shamma, an Egyptian American in Berkeley, contributed to the anthology,"Salaam, Love." He writes about the cultural consequences of his first kiss during a game of spin-the-bottle.
Arts, Culture & Media
Muslim American men share their stories of love and intimacy in a new book
Cho Mei and her parents, refugees from Burma, bought their first Christmas tree this year. Mei says she's even participating in a 'Secret Santa' gift exchange with her family-- something she learned from her Burmese church group in Oakland.
Lifestyle & Belief
These Liberian and Myanmar refugees cook up old, and new, Christmas traditions
New citizens are naturalized during a ceremony in Oakland, California, on August 13, 2013.
Global Politics
Could you pass the test? International citizenship tests are often more interested in cultural quirks than national knowledge
>Seni Felić took his seven-year-old son, Venice to Sarajevo, Bosnia for the first time this year. Felić says he wants Venice to learn more about his Bosnian roots. (Photo Courtesy of Seni Felić).
Conflict & Justice
Bosnian Refugees Reflect on Syrian Civil War
Business, Economics and Jobs
After Detroit bankruptcy, city’s minorities eye opportunities
Global Politics
Stop-and-frisk policy not unique to New York
Arts, Culture & Media
Oakland Singer Fuses Cambodian Psychedelic Rock and Hip Hop
Remembering Elmore Leonard
Global Politics
California grandmother fights deportation after 30 years in United States
Arts, Culture & Media
Teenage Ethiopian Americans bring parents’ music to life
Global Politics
Debate and protests follow not guilty verdict in Zimmerman trial
Global Politics
Despite law, some new Americans may not get voting support they need
Arts, Culture & Media
Detroit voters agree to hike their own property taxes — for the arts
With Chinese immigration waning, U.S. Chinatowns are at a crossroads
Environment
‘Mohawk guy’ becomes the new face of NASA
Global Politics
U.S. cities implement ‘surge’ strategy to fight violent crime
Global Politics
Filipino-Americans finally ‘making waves’ in politics
Global Politics
Is this the end (or the beginning?) of the Occupy Wall Street protests?
Business, Economics and Jobs
VIDEO: Thousands Occupy Oakland, shutting down port
Global Politics
Occupy Wall Street-inspired protests testing response of local governments
Global Politics
Wall Street protests enter second week with arrests
Public transportation as a civil right
Environment
Van Jones’ resignation and the green agenda
Business, Economics and Jobs
Green jobs and inner-city youth
Conflict & Justice
A Grandmother Fights Deportation After 30 Years in the United States
Global Hit
Teenage Ethiopian Americans Bring Their Parents’ Music to Life
Conflict & Justice
Back to School at Oakland’s International High
Arts, Culture & Media
Exiled Iranian Musician Mohsen Namjoo
Conflict & Justice
California’s Store-Front Colleges Appeal to Immigrants
Top of the Hour: 95 Delegates at Stake Today with Primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, DC; Morning Headlines
Over 400 Occupy Oakland Protesters Arrested
Top of the Hour: Occupy Protests at West Coast Ports, Morning Headlines
The Origins and Future of Occupy Wall Street
After Ouster, Occupy Oakland Protesters Return
Police Evict Occupy Wall Street Protesters
The Beginning of the End for Occupy Wall Street?
Top of the Hour: Occupy Oakland Protesters Clash With Police, Morning Headlines