Michelle Chen
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Posts by Michelle Chen
Black Women Don’t Swim?
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 21, 2010 - 4:20 pm
Posted in On Gender, blackhair, cities, media, sportsandpolitics, swimming | No comments
On public radio, we’ve been hearing a lot about how Black people and water don’t mix. Or more precisely, why so many Black people don’t swim.
Asylum System May Open Door for Femicide Survivors
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 21, 2010 - 6:02 am
Posted in Asylum, Global Affairs, On Gender, femicide, genderbasedviolence, guatemala | No comments
A narrow window to humanitarian relief could be opening in the for survivors of femicide in the U.S. asylum system.
White House Bans Abortion Coverage in New High-Risk Pools
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 20, 2010 - 5:00 am
Posted in Obama Abortion Ban, On Gender, healthcarereform, healthdisparities, reproductivehealth | No comments
Rule makes Stupak amendment reality for pools that cover patients with preexisting conditions until the new system takes effect in 2014.
Obama’s Immigration Enforcement a Carbon Copy of Bush’s
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 19, 2010 - 10:45 am
Posted in Deportation, Immigration, ice, immigrationenforcement | No comments
A year and a half into his presidency, Obama has reached a new low on immigration enforcement. Or rather, a new high.
Passport Flap Keeps Iroquois Out of World Lacrosse Championships
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 17, 2010 - 3:31 am
Posted in Global Affairs, nativeamericans, sportsandpolitics, unitedkingdom | No comments
The travel restrictions that barred the Iroquois team from a major tournament in England marked the limitations, and the vitality, of tribal sovereignty.
No Free Pill Yet Under New Healthcare Regulations
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 15, 2010 - 6:40 am
Posted in On Gender, abortion, birthcontrol, healthcarereform, reproductiverights | No comments
From a reproductive justice standpoint, birth control isn’t just a women’s issue but an issue of racial and socioeconomic equity as well.
Despite VA Reforms, Military Women Struggle Silently With Sexual Trauma
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
New regulations for reviewing veterans’ claims for PTSD offer little comfort for military women who have survived sexual trauma.
In Haiti, a Miami Transplant Seeks New Horizons
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 13, 2010 - 10:33 am
Posted in Global Affairs, Haiti, Immigration, dreamact, immigrantyouth | No comments
Shooby Leroy Jean-Pierre finds despair and opportunity in earthquake-stricken Leogane.
"Culture" Cop-Out Won’t Stop Rape in Eastern Congo
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 13, 2010 - 6:36 am
Posted in Global Affairs, On Gender, War, congo, sexualviolence | No comments
The brutal war in eastern Congo has become synonymous with rape as a military tactic. Sensationalism combines with subrosa racism to dull the international response.
Stereotype: Debunked. Latinos Are MORE Progressive on Gender
originally posted by Michelle Chen for Colorlines [click here]
July 12, 2010 - 10:00 am
Posted in On Gender, latinos, publicopinion, workplace | No comments
A survey finds Latinos out ahead in opinions about women in the workforce and family structures.