The Latino community faces a multitude of challenges, these challenges include poor socioeconomic resources, a crisis with religious identity, the risk for behavioral problems, such as drug use and early pregnancy, and low educational attainment. All of these combined with the crushing weight of the parents, and self-immigrant status, as well as the “taboo” that […]
Growing up in a traditional Mexican household, I was raised hearing the phrases “You feel like this because you are in the house all day” or “That’s not real, stop pretending to be sick” when I would communicate my feelings to my family. Just like in my household, there are thousands of other traditional families […]
Upon arriving in the United States, it can be seen that acculturation tends to greatly affect older generations of immigrants versus their children. Between adapting to an entirely new cultural norm, learning to navigate language barriers, all while ensuring that their family is able to remain safe and secure in their new home, adult immigrants […]
As of March 18,2021, the House of Representatives has voted on a bill that would not only provide a path for citizenship for DACA recipients but for agricultural farm workers with an undocumented background. This is the first of many progresses made for the undocumented community as this will bring many a sense of stability […]
As a result of the recent events surrounding the mass shooting that occured in Atlanta Georgia targeting Asian Americans, many ethnic groups, especially the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community are feeling an overwhelming rush of sadness, anger, and fear. In grieving and attempting to understand these attacks, many are at a loss for words […]
Given the continued state of our nation, and with the upcoming anniversary of the start of shelter in place orders and the COVID-19 pandemic, many immigrant communities are at risk and in a state of constant stress as they fear for their jobs, lives, and families on top of contracting a deadly virus. While the […]
Given the recent events that have unfolded in the United States political sector, many in the immigrant community are facing difficult and confusing emotions concerning the rise of a new president and policies to be put into place. With a hectic turn of events, there is the fear of safety, stability, and security for those […]
Moving forward into a new year brings to light many concerns among the immigrant community as it is a year filled with new possibilities as seen with the full reinstatement of the DACA program. For those who are looking to better their health, look towards citizenship, or even certain visas or work permits to allow […]
It has been announced that the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) program has been fully reinstated in terms of its conditions prior to the 2017 attempt to terminate the program and the halting of applications that had taken place in July 2020. This ruling was put into place as of December 7th, 2020 and […]
For those who have made the journey to their new life in a country and culture unknown, the holidays can be a tough time as they adjust. It can prove to be even more so difficult when the networks that were in place before may not be around during the holiday season. Although it may […]
