Immigrant

My Mother ... and Motherhood

T. Sher Singh | Posted 05.12.2013 | Religion

Read More: Immigrant, Motherhood, Mother, Muslim Extremism, Widowhood, Mother's Day, Immigration, Canada, Hindu Fundamentalism, Partition, 1947, Punjab, Matriarch, Sikh, Religion News

In the context of our larger family: my father's family is a collection of alpha males ... and females! My mother's family is a collection of ... well, gentle souls who choose to live tranquil lives, far from the madding crowd!

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How a Stateless Refugee Overcame Low Self-Esteem to Become a Successful Entrepreneur

Karin Kamp | Posted 04.25.2013 | Women

Read More: Refugee Camps, Immigration Reform, Palestinian Refugee, Woman Entrepreneur, Women in Business, Immigrant, The Story Exchange, Nada Hasan Kiblawi, Video, Women News

Nada Kiblawi was born in a refugee camp, lived through regional wars and finally found safe haven and economic independence as an entrepreneur in the U.S.

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From Dream to Wasteland: Boston Bombers and the Denial of America's Grandeur

Andrew Lam | Posted 04.24.2013 | World

Read More: Ambition, Anger, Trauma, Children, Chechnya, Vietnam, Immigrant, Peace, Rage, War on Terror, Terrorism, Tsarnaev, World News

Though I have moved far from my own refugee past -- I've become an American writer and journalist -- I never underestimate the speed with which an immigrant boy can go off track, and how his vision of America as a land of milk and honey can quickly shift.

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Where I Finally Realized Modesty Is Not An Option As A Mom

Valerie Weiss | Posted 05.11.2013 | Parents

Read More: Mores, Korean Spa, Female Modesty, Body Image, Modesty, Motherhood, Nudity, Immigrant, Self-Conscious, Childbirth, Birthing Class, Parents News

Yesterday, as I was having my first-ever body scrub at a Korean Spa -- a service that is described as "not for any woman who is shy about her body" -- it struck me how having kids has expunged every bit of modesty impressed upon me by my upbringing.

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Ricardo Arjona Supports Immigrant Families

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.28.2013 | Latino Voices

Guatemalan singer and songwriter Ricardo Arjona is offering support to a group of Hispanic immigrants who have embarked on a tour through the United S...

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The Education of a Vietnamese American Writer

Andrew Lam | Posted 03.30.2013 | Healthy Living

Read More: Writing, Individualism, Immigrant, Family, American Dream, Immigration, The American Dream, Writers, American Dreams, Writer, Follow Your Passion, Follow Passion, Immigrants, GPS for the Soul, Families, Healthy Living News

Finding and following my passion and path in life is a bit like that. Scary. Delightful. A struggle, to be sure. But once I dove into that pool, I took to the water. And I kept on swimming.

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'Shh-Thanks-Givin': My First Thanksgiving in America -- A Former Refugee Remembers

Andrew Lam | Posted 01.14.2013 | Healthy Living

Read More: Literature, California, Poverty, Thanksgiving, Vietnamese, Food, Living, Immigrant, Refugee, San Francisco, American Dream, Holiday Season, Thanksgiving 2012, Thanksgiving Stories, Giving Thanks, Gratitude, Thanksgiving Story, Healthy Living News

We had arrived in America with nothing but rags in our backpacks and a few ounces of gold that my mother had tucked into her money belt. An impoverished aunt took us all in. Soon there were 10 people crowding together in Auntie Lisa's tiny two-bedroom apartment in San Francisco.

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Climate Change and Sandy's Impact in the Age of Inequality

Hugh Hogan | Posted 01.05.2013 | New York

Read More: Social Justice, Hurricane Sandy, Brooklyn, Hurricane Sandy 2012, Homeless, Climate Change, Immigrant, Staten Island, New York City, Economic Inequality, Inequality, New York News

Hurricane Sandy's aftermath reminds us that when it comes to climate change, we are all in it together. All communities need a voice in how relief and recovery funds will be distributed and the future planning of infrastructure improvements.

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Film Briefs for Latino Studies

Virginia Sanchez-Korrol | Posted 10.17.2012 | Home

At lectures, I'm often asked by teachers to recommend course materials in Latino Studies. One strategy that worked for me was to use films. Here are ten titles that worked for me.

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A Teacher's Reach: A Vietnamese-American Writer Remembers His First Teacher

Andrew Lam | Posted 10.13.2012 | Home

Read More: Berkeley, Vietnamese, English, Student, Immigrant, Refugee, San Francisco, Teacher, Learning, Lowell, American Dream, Education, Literature, California, Books, Classic Literature, Home News

The man who stood at the entrance to my New World was my first English teacher, Ernie Kaeselau. He passed away recently, and though I hadn't seen him in decades, the news of his demise left me unexpectedly bereft.

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Undocumented Immigrants Prove Big Business For Prison Companies

AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and GARANCE BURKE | Posted 08.02.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Illegal Immigrant, Immigration Reform, Immigrants, Video, Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, Latino Voices News

MIAMI -- The U.S. is locking up more undocumented immigrants than ever, generating lucrative profits for the nation's largest prison companies, and an...

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Over A Million Undocumented Youth Live In The U.S., Report Says

LatinaLista.com | Posted 10.01.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Illegal Immigrant, Immigration Reform, Immigrants, Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, DREAM Act, Latino Voices News

Today in Chicago, Rep. Luis Gutierrez announced the plans for DREAM Relief day events for Illinois undocumented youth to be held on August 15 at the N...

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Immigration Activists 'Self-Deport' In Order To Infiltrate Detention Center

Univisionnews.tumblr.com | Posted 10.01.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigrants, Immigrant, Illegal Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, Latino Voices News

Undocumented immigration activists infiltrated an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Southern Florida to conduct an under...

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Cross-Country Bus Tour Urges Undocumented Immigrants To Stand Up For Rights

DenverPost.com | Posted 10.01.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Latino, Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigrant, Immigrants, Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, DREAM Act, Dreamer, Latino Voices News

Esmeralda Garcia recounted the time police pulled her over. It was back in 2009 and her husband sat in the passenger seat. Police asked if he was lega...

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Undocumented Immigrant Rearrest Rate Is 16%, Study Says

LATimes.com | Posted 10.01.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Immigrants, Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, Latino Voices News

WASHINGTON — In January, Evin Adonis Ortiz was arrested and charged with killing a 24-year-old man in Los Angeles. After running Ortiz's fingerprint...

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WATCH: Love Without Papers

Posted 07.25.2012 | Latino Voices

Love is hard. Love without papers can be even harder, according to an undocumented advice columnist, Angy Rivera. In Rivera's column, Ask Angy, she...

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California Attorney General Endorses Undocumented Immigrant

AP | FENIT NIRAPPIL | Posted 07.20.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Immigration Reform, Sergio Garcia, Latino Politics, Kamala Harris, Mexicans, California Attorney General, DREAM Act, Illegal Immigrant, Immigrants, Mexican, Immigrant, Law School, Undocumented Immigrant, Latino Voices News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sergio Garcia completed law school with the help of odd jobs and proceeds from a self-help book. Then he passed the state law exam on...

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WATCH: PBS' 'VOCES' Documentary Series Back For Third Season

Posted 09.12.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Pbs, Latino, Video, Hispanic Heritage, Latino Public Broadcasting, Immigrants, Pbs Documentary, Hispanics, Immigrant, Mexican Wrestler, Mexican, Slideexpand, Latino Prosperity, PBS Documentaries, Latino Voices News

It’s no secret that the Latinos population have has grown steadily over recent years. Hispanics in the United States are reshaping our culture and ...

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Arizona Cardinals Give Thousands to Arizona Governer's Super PAC

www.latino.foxnews.com | Andrew O'Reilly | Posted 07.19.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Cardinals, Jan Brewer, Immigrant, Arizona, Latino Voices News

This may not be what many people had in mind when they said the Arizona Cardinals needed to toughen up their defense during the off season....

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U.S.-Born Children Of Migrants Lose Rights In Mexico

AP | ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON | Posted 07.18.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Immigration Reform, Video, Mexicans, Illegal Immigrant, Mexico, Immigrants, Immigrant, Mexican, Undocumented Immigrant, Latino Voices News

MALINALCO, Mexico -- As a cold drizzle washed over this town of narrow cobblestone streets in the forested highlands of central Mexico, mothers waitin...

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Sheriff Arpaio To George Lopez: 'Come Say It To My Face'

Posted 07.17.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: George Lopez Joe Arpaio, Latino, Video, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Immigrant, George Lopez HBO Special, Joe Arpaio George Lopez, George Lopez Rant, Latino Voices News

George Lopez said some not-so-nice things about America's so-called "toughest sheriff" Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. “Sheriff Joe in A...

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In California, More Latinos Among Strawberry Growers

AP | GOSIA WOZNIACKA | Posted 07.16.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Latinos, Latino, Strawberry, California, Mexicans, Strawberries, Salina, Illegal Immigrant, Mexico, Immigrants, Mexican, Hispanics, Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, Latino Prosperity, Strawberry Growers, Latino Voices News

SALINAS, Calif. -- Alejandro Ramirez was 15 when he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to work alongside his father and brother in California's strawberry...

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Controversial Athlete Says He's Not Racist In New Book

HuffingtonPost.com | Cristina Costantini | Posted 07.16.2012 | Latino Voices

John Rocker chose a unique way to prove that he's not racist: He launched his own "Speak English" campaign. The former Atlanta Braves pitcher -- wh...

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PHOTOS: Central Americans Flood North Through Mexico To U.S.

AP | OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Posted 07.14.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Immigration Reform, Video, Mexicans, Honduras, Mexico, Illegal Immigrant, Immigrants, Immigrant, Mexican, Slideexpand, Undocumented Immigrant, Latino Voices News

TULTITLAN, Mexico -- Deported from the United States after years working construction in New Jersey, Hector Augusto Lopez decided to rebuild his life ...

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