Immigration

Immigrant community in fear after nearly 600 detained in southern Miss. ICE raid
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) - A day after the largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, Elizabeth Alegria was too scared to send her son to... read more
Hundreds of Workers Held in Immigration Raid
Federal officials detained at least 350 workers in Mississippi who they said were in the country illegally. Source: New York Times. 1-time registration required. read more
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Inheriting the City: The Children of Immigrants Come of Age
Inheriting the City examines five immigrant groups to disentangle the complicated question of how they are faring relative to native-born groups, and how achievement differs... read more
Teatro Americano Featured in La Raza!
Check out Teatro Americano in La Raza! Fabiola Pomareda's article describes the involvement of Teatro American in the SALUD project and includes commentary from the... read more
Small town Iowa struggles after immigration raid
Short term memory is what we all suffer from. More than three months after the raids in Postville some of us are starting to forget... read more
ImmigrationProf Blog: The World of Mexican Migrants
New Press has announced the publication of Judith Adler Hellman's "The World of Mexican Migrants." In her groundbreaking book "Mexican Lives," Judith Adler Hellman profiled... read more
Immigrants and Health Care Collision: Some Immigrants Deported by Hospitals
Many hospitals are taking it upon themselves to deport seriously injured or ill immigrants because nursing homes won’t accept them without insurance. Link is to... read more
The State of Opportunity: A blog about human rights and the American Dream
"Even after weeks of people discussing the horrific effects of the Postville and Houston raids, ICE has done it again – according to The Providence... read more

Listening to theater

Submitted by Tania Unzueta on July 3, 2008 - 12:23pm
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The Radio Arte students part of Salud: Healing through the arts, recorded their first radio novela during the first week of the program. In order to get a feel for listening to performance, we all sat in a room, with our eyes closed, as groups of 3 or 4 performed their skits and made sound effects.

Listening to theater

Submitted by Tania Unzueta on July 3, 2008 - 12:22pm
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Listening to theater
The Radio Arte students part of Salud: Healing through the arts, recorded their first radio novela during the first week of the program. In order to get a feel for listening to performance, we all sat in a room, with our eyes closed, as groups of 3 or 4 performed their skits and made sound effects.
La Raza Centro Legal Video - La Raza Centro Legal at 35
This short piece summarizes the work of La Raza Centro Legal including the housing team, day laborer program, and senior law project. View video
Twa Zanmi Makes the News
The Boston Haitian Reporter featured an article by Martine Louis on the New Routes Twa Zanmi project. From the article: The Twa Zanmi [Three Friends] project—... read more
Taking Action on June 20: Night of 1,000 Conversations
“Washington, DC – On June 19, 2008 the Rights Working Group will kick off a new campaign to hold the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)... read more
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
This Illinois coalition is dedicated to promote the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political... Visit website
Imagine2050.net
The Center for New Community launched a new blog named Imagine2050 Imagine2050.net. In honor of the year 2050 the blog seeks to explore that by... Visit website
Public News Service: News in the Public Interest

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American Purgatory Documentary - Political Asylum in the Age of Terrorism
Each year thousands of people arrive in the United States seeking refuge from violence and persecution in their home countries. American Purgatory, an audio documentary,... Listen to audio

Top court eases rules for foreigners to try to stay in US
The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for some foreigners who overstay their visas to seek to remain in the United States legally. The court ruled... read more
Public News Service Report - 2007 ICE Raid: A Year Later the Chill Remains
A look at the impact of Oregon's largest immigration raid a year later produced by Chris Thomas of Public News Service. It helps tell the... Listen to audio

Chinese Immigrants in the U.S.
By 2006, the number of Chinese immigrants in the United States had increased nearly fivefold, making them the third-largest immigrant group in the United States... Visit website
NPR Covers Postville Immigration Raids Aftermath on Community
Postville, Iowa, is home to the kosher meat packer Agriprocessors, which was the target of a huge raid by federal immigration agents last month. The... read more
No Employers Charged In Immigration Bust
“(AP) After the biggest immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds of workers have been sentenced but not one company official as yet faces any charges... read more
Crossing Borders
Listen to a Tale of Two Countries, from Mexico to US, in this Hearing Voices Cinco de Mayo National Public Radio special. First broadcast on... read more
Not-so-Untouchable in America
Though he had been an untouchable in India, Selvaraj had fortunately never been the target of a violent crime there. Then, only one year after... Listen to audio

Hammad Ahmed

I am an aspiring public radio producer and fiction writer living mostly on the East Coast of the United States. Born in Pakistan and multilingual,... Read More

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