Author: John Rudolph
Bio: John Rudolph, Executive Producer, is a journalist with more than 40 years experience as a public radio program host and producer of documentaries, podcasts and news reports. John produced the award-winning documentary Feet in Two Worlds: Immigrants in a Global City, which was the debut for the Feet in 2 Worlds project.
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Posted on: 15 Oct 2008
Feet in 2 Worlds journalist Aswini Anburajan joined WNYC‘s Brian Lehrer this morning to talk about John McCain’s waning prospects in the presidential election, the role of race in the campaign and other election-related issues. Here’s an excerpt of her analysis of tonight’s debate. It’s on John McCain: what does he have to offer to […]
Posted on: 09 Oct 2008
If the presidential primaries are any indication, voter turnout on November 4 will be very heavy. Some electoral analysts believe this will be especially true in key ethnic communities, including among Latinos, who appear set to turn out in record numbers. At a recent Feet in Two Worlds town hall forum on “Deconstructing the Immigrant […]
Posted on: 08 Oct 2008
Writing in today’s New York Daily News, Feet in Two Worlds blog editor Diego Graglia writes, Despite ambitious voter registration drives by Hispanic advocacy groups this year, it still remains to be seen whether the election will be the breakthrough they expect. Despite predictions of record turnout by Hispanic voters on November 4, Diego spoke with […]
Posted on: 08 Oct 2008
Answer: Immigrants and anyone interested in fixing the nation’s immigration system. It’s now clear that immigration has replaced Social Security as the “third rail of American politics.” Touch it and you’re dead. The words “immigration” and “immigrants” were never mentioned in Tuesday night’s debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama at Belmont University in […]
Posted on: 12 Sep 2008
During the Democratic and Republican National Conventions Feet in Two Worlds worked with the New York Community Media Alliance to bring a group of ethnic media journalists to Denver and St. Paul to cover the conventions, the candidates and the parties. The following article was written by a member of the group, Jehangir Khattak, a […]
Posted on: 11 Sep 2008
There are many points where Senator John McCain’s career and life story intersect with immigrant communities across the US. He was one of the principal sponsors in the US Senate of comprehensive immigration reform, legislation that he subsequently repudiated during the presidential primary campaign. He and his wife Cindy have an adopted daughter from Bangladesh. […]
Posted on: 08 Sep 2008
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is getting most of the credit for a new slogan that sums up the Republican position on energy. But the phrase, “drill, baby, drill,” was actually used first by former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele in his speech to the Republican National Convention last Wednesday night. Later that […]
Posted on: 08 Sep 2008
Asian voters have been called the, “new sleeping giant,” of American politics. Asians make up about 5 per cent of the US population, and their numbers are growing rapidly. But according to a recent study by researchers at UCLA, political participation by Asian Americans is significantly lower than the national average. Even so, both the […]
Posted on: 05 Sep 2008
In his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Senator John McCain promised that if he’s elected, “we’re going to reach out our hand to any willing patriot, make this government start working for you again, and get this country back on the road to prosperity and peace.” During the fall campaign the outreach may […]
Posted on: 04 Sep 2008
As Republicans get ready to wrap up their convention in St. Paul, Minnesota on Thursday, across the river in Minneapolis Feet in Two Worlds and the New York Community Media Alliance will host a discussion about immigrant and ethnic voters in this year’s election. “Deconstructing the Ethnic Vote,” a conversation with ethnic media reporters from […]
