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Women Immigrants Forum Coming to Coachella

January 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, aurora saldivar, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Cristian Cabrera, Irma Herrera, Megan Beaman, Mily Treviño-Sauceda, New America Media, Nora E. Vargas, Silvia Paz

By AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. — New America Media is hosting a women and immigrants community roundtable, focusing on how immigration laws affect women – and the role of women leaders in fighting for fair treatment for their families.

Ruiz Riding Latino Vote to Congressional Victory in Riverside County

November 8, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 36th congressional district, aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Coachella, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Mary Bono Mack, Mecca, New America Media

Editor’s Note: As of late Wednesday night, the official count had Democrat Raul Ruiz leading Republican incumbent Mary Bono Mack in California’s 36th Congressional District by 2.8 percent, with 100 percent of precincts reporting.

California’s Pickiest Eaters Grade New School Lunches

October 24, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Fatima Ramirez, Jacob Simas, New America Media, New York Times, Olive Crest Academy, school lunch, the california endowment, Youth reporters

By Jacob Simas and Youth Reporters, New America Media Two months into a new school year that saw stricter federal nutrition guidelines go into effect for school meals, youth reporters from New America Media fanned out in high schools across California to interview their peers and check out the view from the lunch line.

New America Media Launches “Soda Sucks 2” Creative Contest for Youth

September 25, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Allen Meyer, Anti Ad Campaign, Beverage Digest, Coachella Unincorporated, Health Happens Here, Liz Gonzalez, New America Media, Soda Sucks, Soda Sucks 2, The California Museum

By Liz Gonzalez, New America Media Picture this: Stylish, athletic and beautiful people are dancing in the street to hip-hop beats.

Changing Lives A World Away

September 21, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Esperanza Navarro, Indio High School, Interact Club, Kimberly Miranda, Malawi, Mali, New America Media, Peanut Butter Project, Philippines, Rotary, Rotary International, Severe Acute Malnutrition, Sierra Leone, Somalia

By Kimberly Miranda, Coachella Unincorporated A few years ago, my friends and I decided to help nourish children in Africa – and we were able to do so without leaving the Eastern Coachella Valley.

OPINION: 2012 Presidential Election “Got Personal” at DNC

September 12, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, barack obama, Charlotte, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, college of the desert, Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention 2012, DNC, Eastern Coachella Valley, Farm Workers, health, health care access, immigration reform, Jacqueline Lopez, Julian Castro, Michelle Obama, NC, New America Media, Republican National Convention, RNC, the california endowment

By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated CHARLOTTE, NC – It got personal for me at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

Youth Reporters: A Great Night for Women at DNC

September 5, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, barack obama, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Dasire'e Norman, Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention 2012, DNC, DNC 2012, Eastern Coachella Valley, FLOTUS, Kamala Harris, Lilly Ledbetter, Long Beach, Mary Kay Henry, Michella Obama, New America Media, Nydia M. Velázquez, POTUS, Tammy Duckworth, the california endowment, Voicewaves

By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated, and Dasire’e Norman, VoiceWaves CHARLOTTE, NC — First Lady Michelle Obama tugged on American heartstrings Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention.

Youth Reporter Attends Prep School in Search of Opportunity

September 4, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Farm Workers, Johnny Flores, New America Media, OLPH, opportunity, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Palm Desert, Xavier, xavier college prep, Xavier College Preparatory High School, youth journalism

By Johnny Flores, Jr. Coachella Unincorporated A year ago, I was feeling anxious, nervous, and scared.

Green Space: A Community Changing its Urban Landscape

August 7, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, antonio ruiz, Bay Area Video Coalition, Berkeley Studies Media Group, boyle heights beat, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, city heights, Coachella Unincorporated, green space, healthy neighborhoods, Jessica Perez, Kris Rivera, Media Arts Center San Diego, New America Media, patricia johnson, Rico Blevins, San Diego, san diego media bootcamp, san diego union tribune, South Kern Sol, the california endowment, Voices of San Diego, Voicewaves, Youth Advocacy Boot Camp

[youtube]http://youtu.be/TPtyG4CAJqs[/youtube] 2012 YOUTH MEDIA BOOT CAMP: SAN DIEGO In July 2012 the Media Arts Center San Diego, with funding from The California Endowment, hosted a three-day boot camp to train Southern California youth journalists how to effectively tell individual stories within a community context.