My journey as an undocumented immigrant
By Guest Contributor: Yin Yin Chan (@yinychan) My daughter, Mia, has another year in preschool, and her father and I…
Tag: Undocumented Immigrants
Asian American Advocacy Group Launches 22-Day, 24hr White House Vigil to Defend Immigrants | #DREAMAction17
Asian American advocacy group, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC), is currently one week into a marathon 22-day vigil…
Under Trump, Dreamers — But Not Parents — Will Be Allowed to Remain in U.S.
In a surprise announcement on the 5th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the Trump administration announced…
Deportations of Southeast Asian Americans: A Glaring Human Rights Issue in an Unjust Immigration System
By Guest Contributors: Chanida Phaengdara Potter (@LittleLaosBlog, @chanidanoy) and Mia-lia Boua Kiernan (@1lovemovement1) Last week, war veterans, mothers, fathers, family, friends, and…
Why a Vice President Mike Pence is Bad News for AAPIs
Hours ago, the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump confirmed weeks of political gossip with his announcement that he…
2016 Presidential ElectionAsian Americans & Pacific IslandersAsian DiasporaElectionsHistoryImmigrationPolitics
Asian Americans, We Must Stand Strong with our Undocumented Immigrants | #MyAsianAmericanStory
Whether it is Donald Trump’s verbal caricature of overseas Chinese businessmen, or Jeb Bush’s proclamation that when it comes to “anchor…
Immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas detained by US Border Patrol at TX airport
Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) — journalist, documentary-filmmaker and immigrant rights’ activist — has been handcuffed and detained by US Border…