http://www.capitolweekly.net/news/article.html?article_id=1534
by Malcolm Maclachlan
Published June 19th, 2007
Three nominees to the California Community College Board of Governors (BOG) are in trouble with GOP Senators for supporting financial aid to undocumented students.
(Los Angeles Times 6-7-07)
Robert Gauthier
In Soon Park helps Kim Hwang Jin, right, with her sign Wednesday in front of the Westside office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) as they join Korean and Latino groups protesting the immigration bill now before the Senate. Participants oppose any measure that would divide families.
Labor, Consumer, and Healthcare Groups Statewide Healthcare Hotline: Effort will assist in gathering thousands of healthcare stories.
California Chronicle, April 25, 2007
Labor Desk
http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=25361
Asian American Activists Call White House Immigration Paper ‘Anti-Family’
New America Media, News Report, Eugenia Chien, Posted: Apr 06, 2007
Editor's Note: A newly leaked White House immigration draft could be as devastating as the Chinese Exclusion Act, according to Asian American community leaders. Eugenia Chien writes and monitors Chinese media for New America Media.
Organizations plan APA mobilization and rally for immigration reform
Asian Reporter 4-3-07
A7
National Asian Pacific American organizations are planning a national mobilization of AP As that will converge on Washington, D. C. on April 30 and May 1 in support of immigration reform. The event will include community dialogues, legislative visits, and a rally at the Capital.
The Long Ride Home
Story and Photographs by Daniel Won-gu Kim
KoreAm Journal
http://thestrategycenter.org/pdfs/eng.%20gk%20trip%208.pdf
For 82-year-old L.A. Bus Riders Union organizer Hee Pok Kim, traveling to Seoul for a milestone anniversary of Korean liberation becomes a bittersweet journey in search of home. Fellow organizer Daniel Won-gu Kim accompanies “Grandma Kim,” as she is popularly known in Los Angeles, and records their 10-day journey.
Angered by rhetoric in Congress and anxious about the future, immigrants endure long lines in Los Angeles to get the process started.
By Jeffrey L. Rabin, Times Staff Writer [1]
July 2, 2006
Several thousand legal immigrants stood in line for hours Saturday in Los Angeles to take the first step toward becoming citizens of the United States.
Health : Medicine
Study: Healthcare Concerns Getting Lost in Translation
Language barriers can affect patient-doctor relations and quality of care, UCLA report says.
By Juliet Chung, Times Staff Writer
May 13, 2006
About 1 million Californians with limited English proficiency could receive lower-quality healthcare from their HMOs because of language barriers, according to a UCLA study released this week.
Healthcare Issues Are Discussed at Hearing - Los Angeles Times
A federal commission listens as 500 people share their views on coverage for all Americans and how to pay for it.
By Rong-Gong Lin II, Times Staff Writer
March 5, 2006
"What I want from this meeting is for Congress to do their job, and fix the healthcare system."
