Theresa Thanjan and I produced the following PSA for the Dream Act. The music, Star Mangled Banner was composed by John Plenge.

If you have been following the immigration debate, you might know that the DREAM Act is one of the provisions that applies to young people who came here with their parents. It essentially allows these kids to have a fair chance to compete with every one else for access to education and jobs.

My colleague Theresa Thanjan and I have made a music video for a song written by a couple of kids about the DREAM Act.

Some of the stories about these young people are just heartbreaking. This American Life has a story about one such girl who is struggling to get an education.

To get involved, get in touch with New York State Youth Leadership Council.

I am slowly sorting through our travels in India in January. And some of that stuff is making its way into a videoblog.

A twenty five second quicktime of a clock store window in Ahmedabad. Courtesy of the good folks at Archive.org.

Here is a 30 sec clip from the protest at Narendra Modi’s teleconference at Madison Square Garden. Its part of a conversation I had with a photographer called Stan.

Eventually it might make its way into a bigger piece, but for now its on my videoblg. Its 4.4 mb, feedback regarding how easy it was to view and download would be appreciated.

(Photo by Kerim)

The monkey population in India has increased tremendously. Their natural predators have decreased in population, and their natural habitat has shrunk. In search for food, the monkeys are coming into contact with humans more and more regularly. Something that will probably prove fatal for the monkeys. But meanwhile, they are gracing us with their ingenuity and street smarts. On the road to Delhi from Dehradun, we encountered one such bold fellow.

The monkey above is the subject of my first video-blogging effort. After waiting to see if we would provide food, it padded onto the hood of the car and put his hand in to see if a bag on the dashboard had anything useful in it.