He knows this part of his journey should be the best one — living in a suburban Seattle apartment, learning English, starting a new job and trying to make friends in a place that has embraced him. ...
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How the son of Pakistani immigrants became the voice of the women’s Final Four
It looks as if immigration, that ceaseless churn on a tireless planet, has hit another of its patented half-court shots. How on the turbulent Earth did the fourth son of immigrants from a giant country long discouraging ...
An exhibit on an Arlington bus documents the inspiring stories of local immigrants
Public transit commuters rarely interact with those around them, much less take the time to dig deep into their personal lives. But aboard a bus in Arlington, passengers will be introduced to six complete strangers and g ...
‘Top Chef’ Host Padma Lakshmi Torches ‘Lunatic’ Donald Trump With Her Immigration Story
“The only crisis is that we have a lunatic with a lot of power,” Lakshmi said on “The Daily Show.” ...
Claiming the History in Family Names
My immigrant father considered adopting an American name a prudent measure to avoid mispronunciations. To me it felt like admitting defeat. ...
He lived an exemplary life. Then he kept an immigration appointment — and got deported.
For most of the past year, Samuel Oliver-Bruno stayed in the basement of a church in Durham, N.C., taking refuge against a deportation order that would separate him from his seriously ill wife, his son and the quiet life ...
Caravan Migrants in Tijuana: God Will ‘Touch the Heart of Donald Trump’ and Let Us In
“I have faith in God we’ll get to the United States,” said Aguilar, who carries a Bible and a change of clothes in his backpack. “With the faith we have, [Trump] have a hard heart, but if God touches it, he’ll change and ...
Feds deport undocumented immigrant whose church supporters went to jail to protect him
Samuel Oliver-Bruno, an undocumented immigrant who took refuge in the basement of a North Carolina church for 11 months, and whose fellow congregants were jailed after trying to block immigration authorities from arresti ...
At 87, her mission to help immigrants hasn’t slowed down
Growing up, she experienced first-hand the burden of being a child of immigrants who didn't speak English. Helping her parents interact with the outside world fell on her shoulders. ...
Listen to This Remarkable 19-Year-Old Describe Why She’s Running for Office
Hadiya Afzal is just one of the unprecedented number of people between the ages of 14 and 35 running for political office this election season, according to the progressive group, Run For Something. ...
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