NEWz "features the best of the region's ethnic-media journalism," writes Dan Kennedy in his CommonWealth article, "New England Ethnic News unites the region's immigrant and ethnic communities."

A new Spanish-language guide for Latino adults with type 2 diabetes explains the differences between various medications for diabetes.

Female circumcision is most common among girls in the African continent. The ritual can cause pain later in life when circumcised women give birth, reports NEWz.

Neighborhood Network News showcases a health center in Dorchester, Boston, that is trying a new approach to treating diabetes and reducing racial disparities in health.

Jamaicans in Boston are helping bee farmers back on the island with business support. Their honey association will earn 50% of revenues, reports the Bay State Banner.

A Hindu temple that collected money for tsunami victims allegedly never gave the funds to charity. Some donors now are getting refunds, reports INDIA New England.

Feetin2Worlds.org, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs, rounds up coverage of the issue of bilingual Chinese ballots in Boston, which the Mass. secretary of state opposes.

A Jewish filmmaker has partnered with a gay Muslim to produce the first full-length film to broach the largely-taboo subject of Islam and homosexuality, reports the Jewish Journal.

Gov. Patrick's new executive order focuses on better integrating immigrants and refugees into the civic and economic life of Massachusetts, reports Irish Emigrant. See the executive order itself, too.

A church group in Rhode Island has built new homes, a well and hope for an impoverished village in Haiti, says the Boston Haitian Reporter.

Thousands of Boston teens will be employed this summer, thanks to the city, the private sector and increased state funding, says the Dorchester Reporter.

A Hispanic health fair in Boston drew thousands of families out to get checked for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and other screenings — and to celebrate life and family, reports NEWz.

How can art break racial and class barriers? Nearly 200 art reps and leaders discussed that question — and solutions — at a meeting in Boston, reports the Bay State Banner.

The worksite immigration raid at Agriprocessors, producer of 60% of the country's kosher meat, continues to affect supply and prices of delis north of Boston, reports the Jewish Journal.

An Indian cultural center in Glastonbury, Conn., is teaching kids Hindi and will plan celebrations and discussions with non-Indians, reports CT Indian Life.