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What Borders Must We Cross?

July 14, 2022

By Gloria Chan

Many borders are crossed in the struggle for a future that allows migrants safe entry into our country and a place that nurtures the livelihoods of immigrants rooted in our communities.

What My Immigrant Parents – Frontline Nurses from the Philippines – Gave up and Built Back

February 16, 2022

By Gloria Chan

Video fellow Maris Medina shares her family’s immigration story and the resilient love her parents shared to build a legacy for her and her sister.

A Day in the Life of a Childcare Worker

November 4, 2021

By Gloria Chan

Elida Cruz is a child care provider from California supporting the children of farmworkers. In this video, she shares the struggles and rewards of her work.

The Pandemic Cost Him Everything. But the Child Tax Credit Is Giving His Family Hope.

July 8, 2021

By Domenica Ghanem

Phil came to the U.S. in search of opportunity, but when COVID-19 hit he lost his job, immigration status, and health care when he needed it the most. Name has…

Storytelling at the center of racial healing 

March 24, 2021

By Nissa Tzun

The way we tell stories colors how we remember our own experiences and eventually the longer history of how we fit in society. Repeating these stories leaves a mark on…

‘The Undocumented Americans’ Captures the Reality of a Community Living in Fear

March 1, 2021

By Topacio Marrero

You’d be hard pressed to find a meaningful literary platform for undocumented immigrants who work as day laborers, housekeepers, deliverymen, construction workers or students to share their raw and complex…

Because…

October 30, 2020

By Ayanna Albertson

I Vote Because I Want To Be a Cause Beyond Myself I wasn’t eligible to vote until the 2012 Presidential election. During that time, I was a freshman in college…

Because…

October 27, 2020

By Maya Boddie

Still. I vote because of his work. I have made a conscious decision that his work and that of countless others cannot be in vain. I must remember that sacrifice of those before us, their persistence and refusal to back down, runs through my veins.

Because…

October 23, 2020

By Sa'iyda Shabazz

I vote because my life depends on it, literally and figuratively. As a Black, queer, low-income mother, another four years of what we’ve had feels like I’m signing over my own death certificate. 

Six Issues We Expect the Candidates to Address During the First Presidential Debate

September 29, 2020

By Maya Boddie

It’s imperative the candidates address how they are thinking about how they will ensure voters’ basic needs are met as we continue to live through this pandemic, and beyond.

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