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The following excerpt is from NewAmericaMedia.org, August 15, 2010, where the entire commentary and video clips are posted.

Haitians Hope for Humanitarian Parole

(photo: NoDiwali.org)

The following is from CT Indian Life, April/May/June 2010 issue:

Quang Truong traveled to Haiti, where the experience of meeting earthquake survivors in the tent camps left an indelible impression on him. (pic: BostonHaitian.com)

The following excerpt is from BostonHaitian.com, June 18, 2010, where the entire commentary is posted.

Inside the refugee camps, resilient people leave an indelible impression 

The following English- and Spanish-language editorial is from ElMundoBoston.com, June 3, 2010.

Mohamed Brahimi (left), of the Muslim American Civic and Cultural Association, talks to a fellow attendee at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center & Mosque, after a public meeting with Gov. Deval Patrick on May 22, 2010. (pic: EthnicNEWZ.org/MT)

Muslims are very predictable. I mean this with the utmost respect – and, no, I am not a self-loathing Muslim.   

Red Sox slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz congratulates one of 17 middle school students honored by El Mundo newspaper for their academic success. They received certificates during a pre-game ceremony at Fenway Park on May 5, 2010. (pic: El Mundo)

The following editorial is from ElMundoBoston.com.

Parents should be recognized as well...

In the March 2010 cover piece for The Kenya Monitor, now online at TheKenyaMonitor.com, publisher Paul Waithaka demands the government leaders of Kenya to adopt a new constitution now. (image: TheKenyaMonitor.com)

The following editorial is from TheKenyaMonitor.com, March 2010.

Kenyans want the new Constitution NOW

The following commentary is from NewAmericaMedia.org, March 25, 2010. 

The following edited excerpt is from a commentary published by Rumbo, 22 March 2010.

The entire English- and Spanish-language commentaries are at RumboNews.com (starting at PDF page 5).

Ray Hanania, a Palestian American, won New America Media's national award for "Best Ethnic American Columnist" in 2006. A Vietnam War military vet, he hosts a radio show (RadioChicagoLand.com) on Middle East and other issues. (photo: ArabWritersGroup.com)

The following commentary is from NewAmericaMedia.org, Nov. 8, 2009.

New America Media editor Marcelo Ballvé is reporting on the political crisis in Honduras for NAM and PBS' "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," which aired his first report on Oct. 12, 2009. That report included his phone interview with ousted Pres. Manuel Zelaya.

The following interview transcript is from New America Media (NAM), Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.  

The following article is from NewAmericaMedia.org.

Massachusetts State House (photo: masscomo.org)

The following commentary is from the monthly BrazilianJournal.net.

Budget Crisis Hides Disparities

Colombian singer Juanes lives in Miami, a hotbed of anti-Castro Cuban exiles. (photo: myspace.com/juanes)

The following advance editorial is from ElMundoBoston.com, Thursday, 20 August 2009.

The following excerpt is from NewAmericaMedia.org, 14 July 2009, where the entire commentary is posted.

Hondurans in Washington, DC, protest the ouster of Pres. Zelaya by the country's military. (photo: Peruanista blog via Feetin2Worlds.org) See map of Honduras below.

The following commentary is from Feetin2Worlds.org.

Election protestors demonstrate peacefully in Iran. (photo: Farhad Rajabali, news.gooya.com, via Flickr.com account of "FHashemi")

The following commentary is from TehranBureau.com, an independent news Web site run by journalist and Iranian immigrant Kelly Goulnoush Nikenejad in Massachusetts. 

Maria Lopez is the first Latina judge to be appointed to the Massachusetts District Court. In 1993 she became the first Latina appointed to the state's Superior Court. (courtesy photo: El Planeta)

The following commentary is from El Planeta (TuBoston.com).

Recipients of the New America Media (NAM) National Ethnic Media Awards were honored in Atlanta, Ga., June 4, 2009. (photo: Kevin Chan, Min Lee, NewAmericaMedia.org)

The following article is from NewAmericaMedia.org.   

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor (right) and her mom, Celina Sotomayor (photo: whitehouse.gov)

The following editorial is from ElMundoBoston.com.

Flag and coat of arms of Armenia (image: ARMENICA.ORG)

The following opinion piece is from ArmenianWeekly.com.

Activists and commentators react

Sue Yang, an awardee in the "Ethnic Elders" category of the NAM 2009 National Ethnic Media Awards, is the editor of Korean American Press, bostonKAP.com (KAP courtesy photo). See photo below of Boston Irish Reporter awardee Brian Concannon Jr.

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The following commentary is from NewAmericaMedia.org.

Luis Tiant (image: aeispeakers.com)

The following editorial is from El Mundo newspaper.Scroll down to read the editorial in Spanish.

The following commentary is from NewAmericaMedia.org.

The American Civic Association in Binghamton, NY, which helps immigrants, was the scene of a crime that left 14 dead on April 3, 2009. The killer reportedly was laid off from work and was taunted over his broken English. (image: unitedwaybroome.org)

The following commentary is from Feetin2Worlds.org, April 6, 2009.  Scroll down to post your comments.

The following excerpt is from Feetin2Worlds.org.

The following commentary is from the Trotter Review, which BayStateBanner.com republished March 26, 2009.

Immigrants, such as those shown here, cost an average of $95 per day to detain, though cheaper detention alternatives may cost as little as $12 per day, says Amnesty International USA. (photo: Steven Rubin, AmnestyUSA.org, via feetin2worlds.org)

The following article is from Feetin2Worlds.org, March 26, 2009.