December 2008 Archives

Language and cultural difference still pose a barrier to access to health information against HIV in the Oaxacan community.

Santa tunes to a more upbeat reggae-Christmas carol by the time he and his reindeers have reached the West Indies. Many Caribbean Americans in Los Angeles reminisce their Christmas in the tropics by sharing the traditional fares such as Sorrel drinks and fruitcakes.

With millions of Filipinos working abroad around the world, sending balikbayan boxes -- care packages -- to loved ones back home has become a tradition, as is going to the midnight mass on Christmas Eve in the Philippines.

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the City of Angels...

Millions of Americans are struggling to weather the storm of our current hard times. Ron Ellerbe tells how he has learned to make ends meet and live within a tight budget.

The battle between two of the world's best-known luxury brands appears set to play out against the hardscrabble backdrop of Santee Alley.

Virtually no sectors and groups are spared from this modern day great depression. For Mexican immigrants, the U.S. economic crisis has caused fewer job opportunities and less money to send back home.

According to the CDC, every year about 36,000 people die from influenza in the US. Most vulnerable groups are children under 19 and seniors from the African American and Hispanic communities.

A wrestling match between Mexicans and wrestlers dressed as the U.S. Border Patrol is drawing huge crowds in California, where the drama of the show reflects real-life tensions.

The mother had lost track of her baby. The baby crawled behind the wheel of a neighbor's truck. And the neighbor didn't notice the child there...

While the focus of the auto industry collapse is on the big three of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler in Washington, out on the streets, small car dealers are being squeezed into disappearance.

Tensions between the black and gay communities in Los Angeles following the passage of Proposition 8 on Nov. 4 have prompted a number of community forums in African American neighborhoods, but the talks have yet to bring both sides together.

The planned Palestinian Book Center in Southern California, home to the country's largest Arab American community, is an effort to archive and promote history and culture of Palestine and Arab diaspora around the world.

Already hurt by the economic doldrums prompting consumers to curb their spending, many merchants in the L.A. Chinatown area got another blow from the property tax imposed under the Business Improvement District (BID).

Poverty is on the rise during this worst economic crisis since the great depression of the 1920s. Many families throughout Southern California are now searching for help from non-profit organizations like the Salvation Army.

With the recent crime wave of narcotic trafficking and the rise in incidents of corruption, Mexican authorities have launched an information campaign to help visitors get help and avoid becoming prey.

This year, the Historic Filipinotown Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles hopes the inauguration of some two dozen "paroles," Christmas lanterns, would help revive the Historic Filipinotown to become a tourist destination.