i'm carla jimenez live on campus. a san jose state professor has made a new documentary that unveils the lives of muslim women ...i'll have the live report. you won't have to travel back east anymore to pay tribute to the fallen victims of the vietnam war. april is autism awareness month and big corporations are joining forces for the good of the cause. update news starts now.

hello and welcome to update news... im pedro garcia. and i'm elizabeth olveda... thanks for joining us. students dress a number of ways on the san jose state campus...but for some women what they wear is not just fashion...but a cultural statement. update news reporter carla jimenez is live on campus. the viewing of a different type of documentary was presented this week in the dr. king library. "just a piece of cloth," was directed by sjsu professor rosemary henze. it concentrates on the topic of muslim women who chose to wear, or not to wear a veil, also known as the hijab. " the documentary is based on four different muslim women, with very diffefrent beliefs of why they choose to wear or not to wear the hijab. the two guest during the viewing were arwa abushariefeh originally from jordan and mahsa modirhazadeh orignially from iran. both women answered questions from the audience regarding their culture. "i feel like i have to represent muslim women, and i have to take it all on me to represent them the best

way i can." the documentary also concentrates on the stereotypes that many of the women had to deal with after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. abushariefeh said she was called a derrogatory name as she was walking home from school. she continues to wear the hijab despite being stereotyped and dealing with trying to fit into a western society. professor henze says this film was created to educate people on the culture of islamic women. so that we can approach and treat them equally as individuals. "if you take this one piece of clothing and you ask people their stories about it you will find out a lot of things that also relate to culture, identity, struggles, resolutions of struggles so i realize that it would give the film a real nice sense of unity and it would sort of unpack all these other things that are underneath the hijab." but unlike abushariefeh, modirhazadeh, who once was a native of iran says living through the revolution has shaped her beliefs of why not to wear the hijab.

"one of the things that i have learned and have been practicing since i moved to the states is that you can be who you want to be and you have the rights to your opinion. "" professor henze says the documentary will be shown in local schools and churches. live on campus i'm carla jimenez for update news. vietnam veterans are being honored in downtown san jose. update news reporter victor guzman was at an unveiling of the new memorial for soldiers of that war. " [nat sound- trumpet it was an afternoon of remembrance for many friends, family,a and veterans at guadalupe river park just outside of the hp pavilion. [nat sound of reading namen names of the local veterans

on the memorial were read. family members reflected on the emotions of loved ones lost long ago. geraldo cervantes is one of the names on the memorial. roberto cervantes, brother of veteran geraldo cervantes" "coming here today is just like, sparked an emotion in me like i've not felt probably since the day i felt when he died, when i was five years old in 1968, so um...very proud right now." michael r. salas, vietnam veteran" "young lives barely lived, young loves barely loved. may their memory forever burn bright, like a candle's glimmering flame in the peaceful darkness of night." victor guzman, update news reporter" "the sons of san jose vietnam memorial stands here in downtown san jose in remembrance of the one-hundred forty-two san jose residents who lost their lives in the vietnam war." the memorial was designed and constructed by the san jose vietnam memorial foundation. the project started five years ago. president of the foundation and former member of the 82nd airborne division during the vietnam war, dennis fernandez, was pleased to present a memorial closer to home for the families of those lost in the vietnam war. dennis fernandez, 82nd airborne division, vietnam veteran" "today is welcome home vietnam veterans day, and we're welcoming them home. they're on the wall. they don't need to go to d.c., they don't need to go to sacramento, it's right here in san jose. they can come and visit 'em any day of the week." mayor chuck reed officially accepted the memorial. chuck reed, mayor of san

jose" "on behalf of the people we accept this monument, we revere this monument, we will take care of this monument we will take care of our veterans." one of the driving forces for this memorial vietnam veteran frank lopez sr., passed away before seeing this memorial become reality. he died from complications of agent orange. in downtown san jose. i'm victor guzman with update news." april is autism awareness month. update news' jessica melcher reports on efforts to educate more about the disorder. " this child has autism, and according to the autism speaks national website, autism is a complex disorder of brain development. it can cause difficulty with social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. autism appears in the first three years of a person's life and affects one in 88 children. san jose state student marissa germano-jackson's twin brother has autism.

one day, my brother came home from school upset. my mom took off his--my mom noticed that he was holding his sweater, so she checked him and he had black and blue bruises all over him and she had to call my god-mom, who's an attorney, and she started taking pictures and they sent it over, and the boys had basically beat brendan up because he was different. corporations such as home depot have partnered with autism speaks to help raise awareness this month. they have blue lightbulbs for sale to encourage shoppers to "light it up blue" and show their support by changing their lightbulbs from white to blue. sjsu's alpha xi delta sorority has an annual philanthropy event focusing on autism awareness for college students. the sorority set up a table earlier this week to spread the word about its upcoming events. students were asked to sign a pledge to support finding a cure for autism. there's a lot of parents who struggle raising their kids not knowing if their kid has autism so autism speaks helps make these kits for them to understand better what their child is going

through and help them kind of incorporate them into the real world. there is no known detection or cure for autism, but alpha xi delta nationally raises $??,000 a year to keep taking steps closer to finding one. in light of april, people can go out and buy blue lightbulbs just like this one to light up their porches and show their support. in san jose, this is jessica melcher, update news" at a diversity forum put on by the black unity group this week, the theme was, quote, "the university doesn't discriminate, but it doesn't seem to encourage, either." the gathering was in light of recent controversy about possibly cutting african-american studies at s-j-s-u. the program focused on creating a list of demands for the university to meet--a list the group feels would improve the retention and recruitment rate of minorities at s-j-s-u. " "given that california is certainly a conglomerate of a lot of different ethnicities, what better training ground for us to come together and learn how to deal with everyone here on this campus?""

members of the local n-double-a-c-p organization attended the forum. the black unity group plans to meet at tower lawn on april 10th and hopes that the n-double-a-c-p takes up this list of demands at its next meeting. this past week marked the eighty-sixed birthday of united farm workers union leader cesar chavez. update news has the story on how people celebrated the holiday. " "nat sound chanting" students from san jose state, uc berkeley and various bay area high schools and middle schools chanted "we're here and we're not leaving" at a gathering in oakland on monday. they commemorated cesar chavez' holiday with a rally and march to fight for immigrant rights. "our opinion is, if we had open borders and people had equal rights on both sides of the borders, the kind of exploitation that is happening now would not be able to exist. " the organization by any means necessary, or bamn, seeks to end discrimination and other second-class treatment of all minorities.

"nat sound marching and chanting" at the march, the coalition focused on: full citizenship rights for everyone who lives in america, open us borders, citizenship for youth brought here by their parents, and a lenient policy for immigrants who allegedly violated immigration laws. "this is really an opportunity for the movement to get back in the streets and make the demands that we need to win justice and equality for everyone. " bamn also strives to push the passage of the federal dream act in congress. the coalition has fundraised enough money to send about 50 of its members to the washington rally. "washington dc march is a chance to popularize our demands, we feel very strongly that we have to have demands." the washington rally will be held next wednesday on the west lawn of the us capitol building." for more information on how to get involved, visit www.bamn.com. coming up on update news we will have a special report on college students who face different challenges than most of their peers.

but first we asked students if they were the victim of an april fools prank. " i mean i would i just haven't thought about it i guess haven't. i don't have enough information about it to really go out and vote for it so if i had more information or knew where to even go to vote than i'd probably do it. i wasn't planning on it but i did see that one of my friends was running for something so i might look into that. i don't know actually because i never really thought about it so i don't even know what it's really about. and it's kind of weird if i put in a vote randomly if i don't know like what it's really about. you actually vote for the people you want in that position so if you don't vote and somebody that does something that you don't like or is in that set position or voted in something you didn't agree with um in my eyes you can't

really be upset because you didn't take the opportunity to vote for the candidate or get to know the candidate that were running for the positions that were opened" this week the associated press decided it will no longer use the term "illegal immigrants" in news stories. it is part of the continuing divisive debate over america's immigration policy. joining me is update news reporter kate loewen for a special report on this issue. whatever immigration policy is eventually adopted, it will definitely affect college students. in this special report, we will profile the lives of unauthorized immigrant students who are in the california college system because of the provisions of assembly bill 540 and the california dream act. the invidiuals we spoke to were candid and without fear in opening up about the daily challenges they face due to their immigration statuses. here are their stories. " >

> > vo: among the thousands of college students across campuses in california...there is a small group of students carrying a unique load. > > jaime: "i feel exactly the way they do, except they were born here and i wasn't." > > vo: jaime porras says he was brought to the united states as an infant by his parents. > > jaime: i guess back in the nineties when for babies, the passports didn't require pictures, so they just handed me to some random, i guess 'con coyote,' and they got me into the country while my parents did it the old fashioned way. > > vo: according to the 2010 us census, between 1990 and 2000, about 1.3 million children with immigrant parents moved to california. > > today, the department of homeland security's office of immigration statistics

say an estimated 11.5 million unauthorized immigrants reside in the u.s. > > in 2001, the development, relief, and education for alien minors act...commonly referred to as the dream act, was introduced in the united states senate. > > california introduced it's own version in 2011. > jamie: when i heard of the opportunity, like, people were saying "oh, the dream act passed! the dream act passed!" but then i put more research into it, and it wasn't the dream act, it's the deferred action. that's separate from the dream act, it's more like a short-term sort of thing, but it looks like it's going to help a lot.> > > vo: on june 15th, 2012, president obama announced his administration would stop deporting young undocumented immigrants who match the criteria to qualify for deferred action. > > jamie: i had a clean background, so it was really easy for me. > > this enables him to receive a social security number, and apply for a work permit, or a driver's license and get a job. >

> the criteria includes: > > being of good moral character. > > enrollment in a secondary or post-secondary education > > program or current application to a college or junior college. > > entered the united states by age 16 and were no older then 25. > resided continuously in the united states for a minimum of five years. > > porras is one of thousands of students taking advantage of deferred action.

> > roberto rayon feels he has not been as fortunate. > > roberto: yeah, i did have the feeling that it was unfair because i guess, um... i didn't ask for it. i didn't ask for it, i was just brought here by my parents. i had no ideas of the laws and everything like that. > > like porras, rayon went through the same american educational system. after high school graduation, rayon had to work to support his family. > > roberto: i don't want to say that it's been hard, or like, easy; but i guess it's been somewhat challenging because there are certain jobs that i can apply for, and there are certain jobs that i can't. i'm like, "dude, i'm sick of working the way i do." work hard, get paid little, and get i guess not that much respect. i've heard sayings of coworkers, they say in spanish, "niemodo, ay que da le duro" which pretty much means "whatever, just keep on working." to me, i'm just like "oh hell no, i'm not going to have that." > > vo: zelica rodriguez, spokesperson for services, immigrant rights, and education network, or siren bay area, works with individuals such as rayon every day. > she says she comes away with great respect for their

determination. > > zelica:one of the things that i think has been most beneficial and has impacted the organization is the resilience. is the fact that you're working with a population that has faced a lot of anti-immigrant sentiment. and so, i think the resilience. folks, even though they are dealing with a lot of this fear, they are still working, they still providing for their families, still wanting to make sure their kids have all the opportunities that available for them. > > immigrations customs enforcement, or ice, are working with federal, state, and local law enforcement to implement immigration policy throughout the united states. > > an article in the la times published last week that 19 per cent of californians are against assisting undocumented immigrants. > > the golden gate minute men is a group of citizens that want to raise awareness on their views against unlawful immigration. > > communications associate steve kemp says what they consider educational resources should not be spent on undocumented students. > > steve: if they're paying for it themselves that's one thing, you know, and if they aren't displacing any students. i just believe as far as this whole thing goes with the dream act, with the dream students, undocumented students going to colleges

and what not, is that first of all...we must think about american students. we must make sure that american students can go to college if they are qualified and if they you know, so desire. > > kate standup: we contacted kris kobach, the lawyer who has sued the state of california and just last month the state of kansas for acts similar to ab 540. his offices did not follow up with us, but he said in court that students who lawfully obtain student visas have to pay out-of-state tuition fees. > > he said quote, "i think that is an absurd reverse incentive. if you follow the law, we're charging you three times more." > > vo: miguel vasquez graduated last year from san jose state as a double major. since deferred action was not implemented until august 2012, vasquez paid out of pocket for tuition. > > miguel: now that i graduated and my situation is fixed, it's been hard trying to get that chance or just given an opportunity to prove what i can do. it's a big struggle. > > because vasquez says he lacks a social security number, he says finding a job has been difficult even though he feels he is more than qualified. > > sjsu communications director of student affairs fernanda perdomo karp works to provide support to ab 540 students every year. >

> fernanda: i think that if we have a society that is educated, everybody wins. in my role, i work with a university community as well as an outside community, and what i try to do is basically bring information to families about college. > > vo: similar to the success story of vazquez, luis martinez is pushing his way towards a better future. > luis: "now i'm in college and i'm working, trying to get more ideas in order to push myself in the terms of me wanting to be more than just the ab 540 student or an immigrant."> > > vo: each individual offered the same words of advice for others in their situation: never give up on your dreams." in the state of the union address last month, president obama said his aim in the near future is to increase border security and establish a responsible pathway to earned citizenship. but he did not mention the

dream act in federal immigration policy reform. only time will tell what happens. a san jose state photo journalist is making quite a name for himself. update news' reporter monday reynolds takes a closer look. " wherever photojounalism major james tensuan goes he always has a camera. tensuan" "my grandmother was moving and she handed me like a box which had an old icon camera which is a film camera and she had a book by dorothea lange called the heart and mind of a photographer and so that book kind of served as a text book in my foyer of photojournalism." even though he is only a sophomore tensuan has won awards and his work has appeared in pbs and bay area publications. tensuan is an intern at the san francisco chronicle.he covered the funeral of the two santa cruz police officers who were shot and killed. tensuan's photo ran on the front page of the newspaper. tensuan:

"all of the photographers were kind of down on the floor and i saw that no one was really walking in the nose bleed seats in the hp pavilion so i decided to shoot it from above and shooting down and we had a really clean view of the caskets making its way out." when pbs was looking for rising journalist to cover president obama's inauguration tenauan applied and made the cut.t tensuan" "to my surprise i got chosen as one of the sixteen. in about four days we set up a website and put about forty pieces of content about the inauguration and the things happening around it." because of tensua hectic schedule he says he has been close to burning out but he will never get tired of photography. "photography is always on my mind ill walk to class and observe how light falls on a certain thing and it really makes me want to take out my camera and take a picture in between classes. i kind of plan my life and schedule around photography. stand-up:t this is one of several photosl that tensuan shot in cuba durning a study abroad class.tensuan says his goal is to be a better photojournalist with each passing day."

close to one hundred people showed up for ceasar chavez day of service, commemorating the birthday of farm worker and labor leader cesar chavez. the public allies leadership group and san jose state university's cesar chavez community action center, teamed up for the event. the public allies leadership group spent nine months planning for the day. the hub of the event was the washington youth united center. the center held mural painting, free youth dance studio, and an afro-latin drum lesson. san jose state students from the action center helped kids with the murals and even showed off some dance moves during the studio session. there was also other events where participants cleaned bike trails and helped cultivate a community garden. spartan art and food lovers gathered outside macquarrie hall thursday afternoon for the sjsu art and dine festival. student artists and organizations set up shop while street eats fired up the grill. " so we are the erc, the environmental resource center. we are a student organization on campus. pretty much at the art and

dine festival we come here, we do a clothing swap, and it promotes sustainability on campus." the art and dine festival runs the first wednesday of every month in an effort to promote sustainabilty, healthy eating and local artistry. it's all bubbles for one san jose state class, update news reporter tracy hinson took a swim to find out more. " no they're not looking for nemo, they are sjsu students seeking an underwater education. the classroom is the san jose state indoor pool. "if you adjust everything properly you're just sitting there you're just floating, you're not going up you're not going down, you're just hanging out, it's almost like being in space." it takes more than just hanging out underwater to ace beginning scuba diving, students must complete a professional dive instruction course. there are a series of water drills, including one where students lose their masks

and are guided to safety by their dive partner. "they're young, they're in pretty good shape, they're professional learnrs, so this is really easy for them. we get everything from water polo players to people who can barely swim but they all do well. this is the ultimate class to teach." students can earn more than just a grade in this class too. "we just don't have problems. we blow bubbles. we make lots of noise. they don't want anything to do with us." i'm here at spx 79 the san jose state indoor pool, and i'm wearing a buoyancy compensator device. this equipment allows the scuba divers to breathe under water, at the san jose state scuba diving class, i'm tracy hinson update news."

san jose state basketball is looking to bounce back...in more ways than one...from a disappointing season. find out how when we come back. but first we asked students whether we need the associated students. " i fooled my mom pretty good, though. i told her i wet my bed when i woke up and she fell for it, and i said "aw, no, april fools." i asked my friend out. and then i-when she looked at me, i was like, "april fools." my friend asked me to be his girlfriend and it was really awkward. and then he's like "april fools!" and i was like "yes!" i woke up in the morning-well they're really

strict with me about my car and like, miles and everything, and they're always telling me "lock your windows, lock your car," blah blah blah. and i woke up, was leaving to come back to san jose, and my car wasn't there, so i started freaking out, called my parents and they were like "that's what you get for leaving your windows unlocked-or your windows down and your doors unlocked." and figures they just moved it down the street." and now we go to ashley cunha with sports. ashley anything new happening at san jose state this week? well there's some fun news in sports this week, so let's get started. there's a new basketball coach on campus who has some ideas on how to get the ball rolling next season......update news reporter jonathan lester met dave woe-jick at his first press conference at san jose state. " "i pride myself on making sure our guys know what's going on at all times, we don't beat ourselves, and we're gonna have a good product out there...spartan nation get ready cuz we're coming...and we're coming with the force." fourty-four year old coach dave woe-jick takes over a team that only won nine games last season. the team struggled in the weak western athletic conference but now the spartans will be playing in the tougher mountain west conference.

"we are gonna be aggressive, aggressive, aggressive. we are gonna be aggressive offensively, we are gonna be aggressive defensively, and we are gonna be especially aggressive on the boards." this is coach woe-jick's first go at being a division one head coach but junior guard d.j. brown said that shouldn't be a factor. "i've done my research on him just to be prepared and he's coached under a lot of great coaches and been in the coaching business for college for so many years so i'm not worried about it." (standup)c coach woe-jick and his staff are getting new offices and locker rooms for both the men's and women's basketball teams. the facilities will be in the spartan gym you see behind me. i'm jonathan lester...update news." the san jose state softball team continued its winning ways this week dispatching rival santa clara university.

the spartans defeated the visiting broncos four-zero in non-conference play wednesday to extend its winning streak to three games. the spartans did the bulk of its damage in the fifth inning, scoring three runs. s-j-s-u scored once in the first inning, and that was all pitcher amanda pridmore needed. the senior right-hander earned her fourth complete game shutout of the season. pridmore allowed six hits while striking out five and walking only one. with the win the spartans improve its overall record to twenty-seven and eleven. san jose state women's water polo team got splashed last friday playing against number four ranked u-c-l-a. it was a good game despite some friendly interference. just before the second quarter began... an actual duck landed in the pool and floated in the water, refusing to leave. after some aggressive defense from a few polo players... the duck took off and the game resumed. the bruins led in the second quarter five to two... but the spartans fought back hard with maddie rearden leading the team with some great offense. despite their tactics... the spartans lost to the bruins with a final score of

fifteen to eight. that's about it for sports this week back to you guys. that'll do it for now. thanks for watching. be sure to check us out on facebook by searching 's-j-s-u update news.'