Asians have surpassed Hispanics as the largest wave of new immigrants to the United States, pushing the population of Asian descent to a record 18.2 million and helping to make Asians the fastest-growing racial group in the country, according to a study released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center.
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A supervisor is proposing a two-thirds reduction in the money given to the Orange County Human Relations Commission, which leaders say could devastate the group.
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Immigrants own 33% of California’s small businesses, the highest share in the U.S., and make up 27% of the state’s population.
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For years, gay rights organizations and major civil rights organizations viewed each other warily. African-American leaders often saw the gay rights groups as insensitive to racial concerns, and some resented the movement’s use of civil rights language to make the case for same-sex marriage. Advocates for gay rights, in turn, sometimes blamed socially conservative African-Americans
Some Catholics are wondering whether bishops have abandoned their historic nonpartisanship as they campaign against contraception provisions in President Obama’s healthcare plan.
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Hey, I heard that: “Oh, no, the black columnist is writing about race, again.”
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A hush fell over the King High School gym when Jeffrey Warren was announced as winner of an African-American student scholarship.
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DENVER — The nation’s rapidly growing Latino population is one of the most powerful forces working in President Obama’s favor in many of the states that will determine his contest with Mitt Romney. But Latinos are not registering or voting in numbers that fully reflect their potential strength, leaving Hispanic leaders frustrated and Democrats worried
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and President Obama now agree on gay marriage. But Villaraigosa’s view puts him at odds with some Latinos, and the issue could cost the Democrats votes.
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West Hollywood Presbyterian was an early proponent of LGBT rights, an issue that has split the parent church. After 47 years, the church reached a crossroads.
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