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Bay Area High School Students Protest ICE Raids Amid Rising Deportation Fears

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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Lanterns of Legacy: How Lunar New Year Threads the Past to the Future

Immigration, News / By Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Nina Subkhanberdina

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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How Trump’s Mass Deportation Promise is Already Impacting California’s Undocumented Community

Immigration, News / By Hannah Bensen, Arundathi Nair

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.

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Canvas at Her Fingertips: The Stories of Asian Female Nail Artists in the San Francisco Bay Area

Business, covid-19, Immigration, News / By Tracy Zhang

Data reveals a growing trend in the nail industry, even amidst the challenges of the pandemic.

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More needs to be done to protect farmworkers’ children from harmful pesticides in California, advocates say

Agriculture, Health, Immigration, News / By Irene Casado Sanchez

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.

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What comes next: The settling in after resettling

Immigration, News / By Elissa Miolene

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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A man is holding a baby, a young girl kisses the baby’s hand. Another girl is in the background at a table.

Afghan family begins to rebuild in Bay Area, after three months of life on hold

Immigration, News, Projects / By Elissa Miolene

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.

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A vehicle is decorated with a sign that says, "If you eat today, thank a farmworker."

COVID-19, other threats continue to hit California farmworkers

Agriculture, covid-19, Environment, Immigration, News / By Irene Casado Sanchez

Farmworker Caravan delivers nonperishable foods and household essentials to Santa Clara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and San Luis Obispo Counties, where local organizations distribute the items to more than 500 farmworker families once a month.

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Protest in San Francisco criticizes treatment of Haitian migrants at Mexico-U.S. border

Immigration, News / By Elissa Miolene

Protesters in San Francisco rallied against the treatment of Haitians seeking safety at the United States’ borders.

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Undocumented Workers Face Worsening Economic Crisis Without Relief

Health, Housing + Development, Immigration, News, Politics / By Christopher Rios

California’s undocumented workers face food insecurity and evictions now that $75 million in California state funding appropriated in April to support them through the crisis has been depleted.

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Domestic abuse advocates rally around incarcerated woman facing deportation

Crime, Immigration, News / By Nisa Khan

OAKLAND — Activists came together Feb. 7 at the Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland to show support for Liyah Birru, an Ethiopian immigrant who faces deportation after serving a four-year prison sentence.

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Activists petition Gov. Newsom to pardon prisoners facing deportation after serving their sentence

Crime, Immigration, News / By Nisa Khan

SACRAMENTO — Immigration and prison reform advocates across the state are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to stop California prisons from collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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