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Community Garden Fights Diabetes in Latinos, Immigrants

Posted September 2nd, 2010 by Mary
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Source: 
NewHavenIndependent.org
Writer: 
Thomas MacMillan
A community vegetable garden in the Fair Haven area of New Haven, Conn., is tackling diabetes among the neighborhood's mostly-immigrant women. (photo: Thomas MacMillan, NewHavenIndependent.org)

The following excerpt is from NewHavenIndependent.org, Sept. 1, 2010 where the entire story and pics are posted.

Chinese Visitors Grow Amazing Vegetable Garden in New Haven

Posted August 25th, 2010 by Mary
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Source: 
NewHavenIndependent.org
Writer: 
Allan Appel
Xiaoping Li (left) and Yonggui Diao arrived in New Haven in April 2010 to visit their son studying at Yale University. Four months later, their Chinese vegetable garden is one of the most spectacular in the city. (photo: Allan Appel, NewHavenIndepent.org)

 

The following excerpt is from NewHavenIndependent.org, August 25, 2010.

Visiting Hands Help Chinese Gardens Bloom

NEW HAVEN, CONN., pilots new public school

Posted August 19th, 2010 by Mary
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New Haven is starting a new "Boost!" public school, which currently five other schools will pilot.

 

 

From the office of Public Information, City of New Haven, Connecticut, 19 August 2010:

 

 

NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANNOUNCES PILOT BOOST! SCHOOLS

Pizza Breaks Ramadan Fast at Masjid Al-Islam in New Haven

Posted August 16th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
NewHavenIndependent.org
Writer: 
Allan Appel
Adrian Ashir Kirk, who is Muslim, takes a drink of water at night after a day of strict fasting, in accordance with the holy month of Ramadan. (photo: Allan Appel, NewHavenIndependent.org)

The following excerpt is from NewHavenIndependent.org, where the full story and photos are posted.

Ramadan Fast Broken. & Repeated. & Broken…

NEW HAVEN city officials to visit random residents at home for "community canvasses," Aug. 19, 2010

Posted August 16th, 2010 by Mary
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New Haven city officials will knock on residents' doors as part of "community canvasses" for their Qs and concerns. FOLLOW NEWz on Twitter at  Twitter.com/EthnicNEWZorg

 

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Dr. Mario Garcia to Head New Haven’s Health Dept., First Latino in Post

Posted August 16th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
New England Ethnic Newswire, EthnicNEWZ.org
Writer: 
M. Thang
Mario Garcia, MD, MSc, MPH, who has Colombian roots, is the City of New Haven's new Health Department director. He is the first Latino to fill the post. (courtesy photo: City of New Haven)

 

Ecuadorians Introduce New Haveners to "Ecuavolley" Volleyball

Posted August 10th, 2010 by Mary
in
Source: 
NewHavenIndependent.org
Writer: 
Allan Appel
Patricio Bravo plays in an "Ecuavolley" tournament held at a fellow Ecuadorian's driveway-turned-court in New Haven. The sport is a popular pastime in Ecuador. In New Haven, Club Independiente organizes Equavolley games. (photo: NewHavenIndependent.org)

The following excerpt is from NewHavenIndependent.org, August 9, 2010, where the entire story is posted.

Play Ecuavolley!

(talk) New Haven official discusses "Sister City" Project and Trip to Vietnam

Posted July 19th, 2010 by Mary
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07/28/2010 - 6:30pm
07/28/2010 - 6:50pm

 

 

 

Sister Cities Presentation – Hue, Vietnam and New Haven, Conn. -- by New Haven's Director of Cultural Affairs

 

NEW HAVEN govt & school officials push Census, April 9

Posted April 8th, 2010 by Mary
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The New Haven mayor, Board of Aldermen members and others will push the Census at events on Fri., April 9, 2010.

 

 

"Sisters" Event Builds Self-Esteem and Mentors for Girls

Posted December 28th, 2009 by
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Source: 
NewHavenIndependent.org
Writer: 
Melinda Tuhus (writer and photographer)
At the Sisters of Today and Tomorrow event in New Haven, 12-year-old Dymin Ellis and other girls participated in activities to build self-esteem and sisterhood, with successful black women as role models. (pics: M. Tuhus, NewHavenIndependent.org)

The following story and photos are from NewHavenIndependent.org, Tuesday, 29 Dec. 2009.

Strong Black Women Mentor Their Younger Selves

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