Super Bowl LX will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 8, and the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network is meeting with leadership from sports teams and different Super Bowl event venues, as well as local leaders and elected officials, to make sure the “civil and human rights of our […]
President Donald Trump’s Oct. 23 decision to cancel a planned surge of federal immigration agents into San Francisco has failed to quell anxiety in the Bay Area about detainment and deportation of undocumented immigrants. “We do not see this as anything other than a pause for the moment,” said Susan Austin, co-lead of Indivisible Mid-Peninsula,
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SAN FRANCISCO — A few hours before office workers would flood the streets of San Francisco during the post-work rush, a smattering of kaffiyeh and goggle-clad protesters dotted a quiet block of Sansome Street on Oct.7. Some clustered around its corners, sitting on the sidewalk as they unwrapped packaged burritos. Others milled around the central-most
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Ramped up ICE raids are perpetuating fear among trafficked immigrants in the Bay Area, making it harder for them to report crimes, speakers noted at an Oct. 3 conference in San Francisco. “When the policies around immigration are tougher and harsher, you normally have chilling effects on all immigrants, but it affects especially survivors of
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This Spring marked fifty years since the fall of Saigon ended the Vietnam War and ten years since Yemen descended into a civil war that continues today. Beyond these milestones are quieter stories of generations who left everything behind so that their children could grow up in places of safety and possibility.
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Reports of ICE activity throughout the Bay Area triggered widespread protests in local high schools and prompted school districts to take precautionary measures to protect students and families. At William C. Overfelt High School in East San Jose on Jan. 28, hundreds of students walked out in protest after Mayor Matt Mahan confirmed ICE activity
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For generations, Lunar New Year has been a cornerstone of cultural heritage for Asian American communities in California. It has persisted through waves of immigration, the enactment of exclusionary policies, and ongoing struggles for representation.
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An estimated 1.8 million undocumented immigrants in California who could be impacted by President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history.
Data reveals a growing trend in the nail industry, even amidst the challenges of the pandemic.
Farmworkers, many of whom are undocumented, are reluctant to be interviewed or to report violations to government officials for fear of losing their jobs or being deported.
Despite an increasing number of refugees around the world, only 1% are actually resettled in the world’s 29 resettlement countries, according to the International Rescue Committee. This is the story of one family who resettled in San Jose.
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The Hofionis are among hundreds of Afghans who have arrived in the Bay Area since August. When they first landed in California, they were greeted by resettlement agencies, non-profits and the county government, all of whom tried to help them do the nearly impossible: find an affordable home in one of the country’s most expensive housing markets.
Afghan family begins to rebuild in Bay Area, after three months of life on hold Read More »
