American Community Media

Thank You Guest Speakers:
Dr. Maurizio Bonacini, @ucsfhealth.bsky.social
Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, @ucsfhealth.bsky.social
Dr. Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado, @stanford.edu
Dr. Benjamin Neuman, @tamu.bsky.social, @tamubiology.bsky.social

Sorting Through New — and Confusing — Vaccine Recommendations ATIP’ new MMR, Hepatitis-B, and Covid-19 vaccine recommendations clashed with policy, prompting medical concern. Several states rejected the guidance, opting to develop independent protocols.…

ACoM News Briefing | Sorting Through New — and Confusing — Vaccine Recommendations
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Experts unpack recent ACIP recommendations that reshape MMR, Hep B & COVID-19 protocols — and why states may diverge from federal guidance.
#Vaccines #HealthPolicy #ACoM

A History of Bias: Who Gets Deported in the United States? UCLA scholars and Million Dollar Hoods researchers unveil 130 years of deportation data, mapping patterns of enforcement and bias that continue shaping U.S. immigration policy today.

Thank You Guest Speakers:
Kelly Lytle Hernández, Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History, UCLA; Founding Director, Million Dollar Hoods Project
Mariah Tso, GIS Specialist, Million Dollar Hoods Project
Ahilan Arulanantham, Faculty Co-Director, @uclacilp.bsky.social at the
@law.ucla.edu

A History of Bias: Who Gets Deported in the United States? UCLA scholars and Million Dollar Hoods researchers unveil 130 years of deportation data, mapping patterns of enforcement and bias that continue shaping U.S. immigration policy today.

ACoM News Briefing | Who Gets Deported in the U.S.?
Since 1895, deportation policy has reflected bias in law, race & geography. UCLA experts unpack 130 years of data + what it means today.
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#Immigration #Bias #ACoM

SoundOnSight 007 – HydeFM The Education Department says MSI programs “discriminate by conferring government benefits exclusively to institutions that meet racial or ethnic quotas.” However, higher education advocates say that…

The Ed. Department is cutting funds for Minority Serving Institutions, calling them discriminatory. Advocates say that the programs are corrective of racial inequity.

At Laney College in Oakland, one program that Asian immigrants relied on is being forced to shutter.

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Yingjia Huang, Deputy Director for Health Care Benefits & Eligibility, DHCS, discusses Medi-Cal’s new eligibility and enrollment rules for undocumented immigrants, which go into effect January 2026.

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#medicaid #insurance #benefits #immigration #americancommunitymedia

Emerald Tse, Associate at Georgetown’s Center on Privacy & Technology, shares data on the federal government's growing surveillance efforts, including a DNA collection program that is used to create profiles in a police database.

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#immigrants #surveillance #ICE

The Wide-Reaching Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs Plan President Trump unveils plans to impose tariffs on at least 90 countries, including major economies like China, India, Brazil, and Mexico. Experts examine the potential effects on U.S. consumers,…

ACoM News Briefing Recap | The Wide-Reaching Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs Plan | See More: buff.ly/xift7ma | 90+ countries targeted. Who pays? Experts warn U.S. consumers, small biz & workers could bear the cost.
#Tariffs #TradePolicy #SmallBizImpact #EconomicJustice

Join us for a special conversation with Nobel Laureate Dr. Abhijit Banerjee on restructuring global aid to better serve the world’s most vulnerable.

📅 Tue, Sept. 9, 2025

🕚 11:00 – 11:30 AM PT

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Sam Wang, President of the Electoral Innovation Lab at Princeton University, provides information on how voters can address gerrymandering and other issues related to voting district fairness.

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#midterms #gerrymandering #votingrights #trump #republicans #texas #acom

Thank you guest speakers: Alex de Waal (@worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social), Budour Hassan (@amnesty.org), and Afeef Nessouli (Journalist and Aid worker in Gaza)

Feeding Gaza's Children — When Starvation is a Moral Imperative A critical conversation exploring the roots of this crisis, the conditions on the ground, and what must be done to protect the lives of Gaza’s children and families.

ACoM News Briefing | Feeding Gaza’s Children — When Starvation Is a Moral Imperative
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Starvation in Gaza is not inevitable—it’s preventable. Experts call for urgent action to deliver aid and protect the most vulnerable.

Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF, discusses Texas’ redistricting efforts and how they will impact Latino voting power.

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#midterms #gerrymandering #votingmaps #votingrights #trump #republicans #texas #blackvoters #latinovoters #americancommunitymedia

Dr. Anil Deolalikar, Professor of Economics at UC Riverside, Founding Dean Emeritus, UCR School of Public Policy, discusses shifting trade alliances between BRICS nations in the wake of the US’ imposition of tariffs on trading partners.

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#BRICS #tariffs #trade

Thank you guest speakers: Dr. Ilan Shapiro Strygler, SVP, Chief Health Correspondent & Medical Affairs Officer, AltaMed Health Services
Cary Sanders, Senior Policy Director, California Pan‑Ethnic Health Network
Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Families USA

Medicaid Turns 60 - The Road Ahead for Health Care Justice Aug 1 | As the U.S. now faces the largest federal subsidy rollback in history, experts discuss how can Americans keep the struggle for health care justice moving forward.

ACoM News Briefing | Medicaid Turns 60 — The Road Ahead for Health Care Justice
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Medicaid has helped tens of millions—but historic rollbacks now threaten coverage. California’s push to defend Medi-Cal could lead the way.
#Medicaid60 #HealthCareJustice #MediCal #HealthEquity

Alex de Waal, executive director, World Peace Foundation; expert on famine and mass atrocity, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, explains why the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is failing to provide food to Palestinians.

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#Palestine #Gaza #famine #acom

Thank you guest speakers:
@amybarnhorst.bsky.social | @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social,
Ari Freilich | CA Office of Gun Violence Prevention,
Sergeant Kyle Ikeuchi | Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, Chris Dargan | @caloes.bsky.social, and Gabriella Gonzales | Reduce the Risk Youth Advisory Council

California’s Gun Safety Laws Save Lives – Few People Know About Them This briefing focuses on how increasing public awareness of these laws can improve safety and save lives, especially in communities that have been hit hardest by gun violence.

ACoM News Briefing | CA Gun Laws Save Lives—but Most Don’t Know How
California leads the nation in gun safety, yet awareness of tools like GVPOs remains dangerously low. Experts explain how we can change that.
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#GunSafety #GVPO #California #PreventGunViolence

Ari Freilich, Director, California Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the Department of Justice, gives an overview of California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order (GRVO) and how it is helping to protect the states’ residents from gun violence.

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#gunviolence #gunsafety

California Launches Campaign to Fight Gun Violence Crisis As gun violence surges nationwide, California has launched a new campaign focused on protection orders.

As gun violence surges nationwide, many Californians still don’t know that powerful tools already exist to help prevent gun violence. In response, has launched a new campaign focused on protection orders. Read more:
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SoundOnSight – HydeFM

For our latest episode of SoundOnSight, Journalist and photographer Manuel Ortiz speaks with ACoM’s Peter Schurmann about his current reporting mission in El Salvador. He says conditions have grown more dire, especially for the nation’s poorest people.

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Thank You Guest Speakers: @kalvarezphd.bsky.social ( @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social ), Dr. Ovsanna Leyfer ( @bostonu.bsky.social ), Two young adults from @belovedvillage.bsky.social

Why Gen Z Grapples with Loneliness, Depression and a Sense of Rejection Just Live | Speakers will discuss the many drivers of poor mental health in children and young adults, including poverty, racism, rejection, and the many uncertainties of contemporary American life.…

ACoM News Briefing | Why #GenZ Grapples with #Loneliness, #Depression & a Sense of #Rejection | See More: buff.ly/Rg8otNg | Why is depression, anxiety & disconnection soaring among young adults? Real stories & expert insight into the mental health impact—and paths forward. #GenZMentalHealth

Laila Ayub, Director of Project ANAR, an Afghan American women-led immigration justice group, explains the impact a recent justice department decision on asylum will have on women and girls in Afghanistan.

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#women #asylum #refugees #girls #violence #immigration #acom

Afghan women and girls fleeing violence may no longer automatically be eligible for asylum in the US, says Laila Ayub of @ProjectAnar speaking on a new decision issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals. @CGRS_Asylum @tahirihjustice

Thank you guest speakers: @larrylevitt.bsky.social (@kff.org),
@billmckibben.bsky.social (@thirdactorg.bsky.social), @natasharsarin.bsky.social (@budgetlab.bsky.social), and
Richard Prisinzano (@budgetlab.bsky.social)

Unpacking The New ‘One Big, Beautiful’ Law Speakers will discuss some of the impacts of the new budget and spending bill, including long-term effects on American health, the environment, and the national deficit, which is expected to rise by…

ACoM News Briefing | Unpacking The New ‘One Big, Beautiful’ Law | See More: buff.ly/5Yv63Il | Tax cuts, fossil fuel & border boosts—but healthcare & SNAP take a hit. Deficit set to swell by $3 T. #OneBigBeautifulBill #BudgetPolicy #HealthCare #Climate #Deficit

Bill McKibben, writer, environmentalist, and founder of Third Act, which organizes older adults to act on climate change, discusses the financial and health costs of delaying our transition to green energy.

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#bigbeautifulbill #climatechange #greenenergy #solar power #acom

Rob Bonta, California Attorney General, discusses the Supreme Court’s June 27 ruling limiting judges’ power to block Trump’s birthright citizenship policies and what it could mean for the future of birthright citizenship.

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#immigration #birthrightcitizenship #ice #trump