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A Family Fled Ethnic Violence in India. Its Echoes Resonate in the Bay Area
One year ago, the family of Bay resident Niang Hangzo fled violence in India. Hangzo started an organization to help raise awareness of the ethnic conflict as her mother and other family members wondered how to rebuild their lives.
US Department of Labor Hails Expanded Protections for H-2A Farmworkers in Santa Rosa
The new regulations, which go into effect this summer, aim to reduce abuses faced by seasonal foreign farmworkers with H-2A visas. California employers worry the program will become more complex and costly as they deal with U.S. labor shortages.
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Berkeley Schools Chief Set to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism
BUSD Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel’s scheduled appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday follows similar high-profile Republican-led congressional inquiries into antisemitism on college campuses. It comes as the district faces allegations that Jewish students have felt unwelcome in their schools since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Meet the Bug You Didn't Know You Were Eating
The cochineal is a tiny insect deeply rooted in the history of Oaxaca, Mexico. Female cochineals spend most of their lives with their heads buried in juicy cactus pads, eating and growing. After cochineals die, their legacy lives on in the brilliant red hue produced by their hemolymph. Dyes made from cochineal have been used in textiles, paintings, and even in your food!