Stories by Bernice Yeung
Bernice Yeung is a freelance writer based in New York and a 2004-2005 Independent Press Association George Washington Williams Fellow.
Lawmakers are attempting to suppress the rising popularity of misleading 'refund anticipation loans,' which target minorities and the working poor.
Posted on Apr 20, 2006, Source: TheNation.com
When a British newspaper targets residents of Clark County, Ohio with a letter-writing campaign hoping to sway voters, that old Yankee spirit gets fired up.
Posted on Oct 22, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Generational political splits in immigrant families are commonplace in America, and so are attempts by the second generation to nudge their parents in a more progressive direction.
Posted on Oct 18, 2004, Source: AlterNet
"The Life of David Gale" is one of the first major motion pictures to take an explicitly anti-death penalty perspective.
Posted on Feb 18, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The new J. Lo movie, "Enough" could have helped increase awareness of a long-neglected social problem. But instead it fuels popular misconceptions about domestic violence.
Posted on May 23, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Rising violence among youth -- mostly young males -- is all over the news. But new studies show violence among girls is mounting -- as well as the media attention given to such crimes.
Posted on May 3, 2000, Source: Shewire.com
