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When Christina Kaviani’s son, 6, doesn’t want to hug a grandparent or friend, Kaviani goes against some parenting methods and doesn’t make him. To her, it’s a matter of consent. As an educator on healthy relationships, consent is at the heart of what she teaches. Kaviani is a professor...
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The figures for the number of victims of firearms in the United States are tragic, devastating and unacceptable: Firearms are the leading cause of death among American children and adolescents. One in 10 deaths by firearms corresponds to children under 19 years of age. Four out of 10 adults...
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Julia Tong AsAm News/Ethnic Media Services When Angela Kim first fell in love at 16, teen dating violence was the last thing on her mind. Her boyfriend showered her with love, and she was infatuated with their whirlwind romance. But then, she recalls, things suddenly started to change: Insults,...
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Peter White Ethnic Media Services Young people are coming of age without knowing how to create a loving relationship or what the warning signs are that maybe they’re not in a good one. So says Ana Campos, 17, who was blinded by “fake love” and thought everything was fine....
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Los grupos de reforma de la justicia penal están apoyando un nuevo proyecto de ley que facilitará a las personas heridas en encuentros con la policía para que obtengan apoyo de la Junta de Compensación de Victimas de California. En la actualidad, la mayoría de las reclamaciones, aparte de las relativas a...
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Criminal justice reform groups are rallying behind a new bill that would make it easier for people hurt in encounters with police to get support from the California Victim Compensation Board. Right now, most claims – aside from domestic violence or sexual assault – require that the person be identified as a...
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Brian Malte & Chet P. Hewitt CalMatters There’s an African proverb that says, “In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.” As gun violence rates increase across the country, police budgets have risen like dams in the name of prevention and interruption. To decrease violence in California, research shows that we...
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A coalition of domestic violence (DV) organizations in California are advocating to continue $15 million for domestic violence prevention, a grant that was left out of the proposed budget introduced by Governor Gavin Newsom May 13. The state Legislature, which is expected to announce its final budget on June...
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Hace cuarenta años, en la víspera de su boda, un joven estadounidense de origen chino llamado Vincent Chin fue golpeado fatalmente con un bate de béisbol en las calles de Detroit por dos hombres blancos que gritaban insultos contra los asiáticos. El asesinato fue alimentado por los temores generalizados...
When Christina Kaviani’s son, 6, doesn’t want to hug a grandparent or friend, Kaviani goes against some parenting methods and doesn’t make him. To her, it’s a matter of consent. As an educator on healthy relationships, consent is at the heart of what she teaches. Kaviani is a professor...
The figures for the number of victims of firearms in the United States are tragic, devastating and unacceptable: Firearms are the leading cause of death among American children and adolescents. One in 10 deaths by firearms corresponds to children under 19 years of age. Four out of 10 adults...
Julia Tong AsAm News/Ethnic Media Services When Angela Kim first fell in love at 16, teen dating violence was the last thing on her mind. Her boyfriend showered her with love, and she was infatuated with their whirlwind romance. But then, she recalls, things suddenly started to change: Insults,...
Peter White Ethnic Media Services Young people are coming of age without knowing how to create a loving relationship or what the warning signs are that maybe they’re not in a good one. So says Ana Campos, 17, who was blinded by “fake love” and thought everything was fine....
Los grupos de reforma de la justicia penal están apoyando un nuevo proyecto de ley que facilitará a las personas heridas en encuentros con la policía para que obtengan apoyo de la Junta de Compensación de Victimas de California. En la actualidad, la mayoría de las reclamaciones, aparte de las relativas a...
Brian Malte & Chet P. Hewitt CalMatters There’s an African proverb that says, “In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.” As gun violence rates increase across the country, police budgets have risen like dams in the name of prevention and interruption. To decrease violence in California, research shows that we...
A coalition of domestic violence (DV) organizations in California are advocating to continue $15 million for domestic violence prevention, a grant that was left out of the proposed budget introduced by Governor Gavin Newsom May 13. The state Legislature, which is expected to announce its final budget on June...
Hace cuarenta años, en la víspera de su boda, un joven estadounidense de origen chino llamado Vincent Chin fue golpeado fatalmente con un bate de béisbol en las calles de Detroit por dos hombres blancos que gritaban insultos contra los asiáticos. El asesinato fue alimentado por los temores generalizados...