The National Human Rights Commission met to discuss the uprising violence against women after the recent gang- rapes that shook up India. Read More »
Tag Archives: causes
Blood Chocolate
What if I told you that the majority of the chocolate you ate was fueled by the blood, sweat and tears Read More »
The Fallout from Wisconsin: What We Need to Know to Move Forward
The shooting that occurred August 5th, 2012 at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin was a tragedy of horrific proportion that invoked a response from groups across America. Read More »
My City Year
City Year is an education based non-profit organization that takes 17-24 year old young adults from all over the country and gives them the opportunity to serve in inner city schools with at-risk youth. Read More »
The Sindhi Voices Project
The Sindhi Voices Project (SVP) is a community initiative at the intersections of digital media and oral history. SVP engages people in the production of their histories and hopes to spark inter-community and inter-generational dialogue along the way. Read More »
The US Government Cares about Sinhala?!
Not only do they care about Sinhala, the American government cares about fourteen other South Asian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Farsi, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali, Punjabi, Pashtu, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. So the question is, why? Read More »
The Banyan Tree Project
"Asian and Pacific Islanders are strong, diverse, and powerful." " But when it comes to talking about sex and HIV, we shut up and stay silent." "HIV isn't someone else's problem, it's ours." Read More »
Cure Sonia
Recently, one of our readers brought to our attention a heartbreaking story of Sonia Rai, 24, a Risk Analyst from Boston, that was recently diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She is desperately looking for a ... Read More »
Pink Everywhere
It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is time to wear your pink! Read More »
CNN Heroes: Anuradha Koirala
Every year, CNN honors these individuals whom they title “CNN Heroes.” This Thanksgiving we will watch as Anuradha Koirala, one of CNN’s Top 10 Heros for 2010, will grace the world with her story. Read More »
