The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is pleased to announce the launch of a health care resources component within our Language... Read More
Depression is a serious problem among ethnic elders who are often less likely than white seniors to get appropriate and effective treatment. Poverty, lack of... Read More
The situation at the Varick Detention Facility in Greenwich Village shows just how complicated and painful the immigrant detention system is for those who are... Read More
From the dark days of the Chinese Exclusion Act to post–September 11 crackdowns on undocumented immigrants, immigration detention has a controversial history in both our... Read More
As our project moves forward, we invite you to a preliminary look at our work:
http://www.whyy.org/widerhorizons/ourstories.html
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The suspected burden that undocumented immigrants may place on the U.S. health care system has been a flashpoint in health care and immigration reform debates.... Read More
New Report: Immigrants Largely Left Out of Federal Health Reform New York, NY – New York is home to more than two million non-citizens, and... Read More
Immigrants to the U.S. may face an increased risk of depression if they feel they've lost the social standing they once had in their native... Read More
A new North Carolina immigration organization has formed. While it focuses on a hot issue of the day, it differs from most other immigration groups... Read More
“Officials, some of them still on the job, used their role as overseers to cover up evidence of mistreatment of immigrants in federal custody.” Nina... Read More
Recently obtained documents shed light on immigrant deaths that occurred while immigrants were held in detention. They foreshadow later ones that galvanized public attention. Nina... Read More
By all accounts, Frances Vasquez ought to be a diabetic. At age 47, she was overweight and had high blood sugar. But she radically changed... Read More
Find interesting data in easy-to-understand chart form: Age-Sex Pyramid of Immigrants, Age Distribution of Immigrant Population, Median Age Sex Ratio. From the Migration Policy Institute.... Read More
Hanna Do is an outreach worker at SEAMAAC, Inc. in Philadelphia. Hanna explains how her experience as a Vietnamese refugee continues to strengthen her and motivate her to do meaningful, community-based... Read More
Ming Lo is a producer for Chinese language television LA 18 in Los Angeles, California.
Being an immigrant has mixed blessings in America. On the... Read More
Senior volunteers are contributing to the cultural and language diversity in preschool education and filling in the language gaps for new immigrant children. Read More
This Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief provides an overview of key questions related to immigrants' health coverage and health reform, addressing subjects such as how... Read More
Working in a hotel can be hazardous to your health, especially for women and ethnic minorities, according to a recent study of occupational injuries among... Read More
A report by Marshall Fitz outlines a 21st century immigration system that will stimulate innovation, enhance competitiveness, and cultivate a high-skilled U.S. workforce. Read More
“The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is an educational
initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States
that aims to help two members... Read More
“The latest loser in the political pandemonium over health care reform may be immigrants living in America, an estimated 24 million people likely to be... Read More
As Fall is making a quick path towards winter, Our Stories, Our Health team has been busy at building our project and increasing the dimensions... Read More
On October 10, 2009 Sagal Radio Service, an native language broadcast for New Americans, and Oakhurst Medical Center, a local health clinic that provides affordable,... Read More
I have started a drum circle and dance for refugees coming out of Dekalb Tech which has a very large number of ESL students in... Read More
ECHO Minnesota, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has created video, audio, print and other resources on H1N1 Novel Influenza in multiple... Read More
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