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.
Posted on Apr 20, 2006, Source: TheNation.com
Lawmakers are attempting to suppress the rising popularity of misleading 'refund anticipation loans,' which target minorities and the working poor.
Posted on Oct 22, 2004, Source: AlterNet
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 18, 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 Feb 18, 2003, 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 May 23, 2002, 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 3, 2000, Source: Shewire.com
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.
