The Hidden Side of Violence in Ciudad Juárez: Student Shot by Federal Police

by Moira Birss -USA- “Ciudad Juárez won’t be a big deal. You spent two years in Colombia!” my friend reassures me. “Yeah,” I reply with nervous knots in my stomach, “but isn’t Juárez one of the most dangerous cities in...

Posted by Moira Birss on December 10, 2010 12:01 AM

Local Arizona Voices Chime In on Immigration Debate

by Melissa Hahn -USA- When Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law, she thrust the state into the national spotlight as a catalyst for immigration reform. As the reverberations pulse across the country, the law is best...

Posted by Melissa Hahn on June 22, 2010 12:00 AM

Cultural Challenges and Personal Sacrifices: Is the Journey Worth it for Hispanic Women in Hi-Tech?

by Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk - USA - Talking to my friend Nevada Flores* about her decision to leave her comfortable engineering job reminded me of one of our scary trips into the Cuyamaca Mountains outside San Diego. An avid hiker,...

Posted by Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk on May 25, 2009 12:00 AM

Alberta’s Government Fills the Province’s Labor Force Shortage with Temporary Foreign Workers

by Jasmin So-Armada - Canada - Walk into a convenience store, coffee shop or supermarket in Calgary and chances are you’ll be waited on by a temporary foreign worker (TFW). Though they come from many countries, they share one story:...

Posted by Jasmin So-Armada on December 9, 2008 12:00 AM

The Granny Peace Brigade Campaigns to Close All US Military Bases - in Latin America and Around the World

by Nancy Van Ness - USA - Their hats adorned with artificial flowers identify them at many of the protests in which I participate. The Grannies also show up on New York City's Union Square to sing their signature anti-war...

Posted by Nancy Van Ness on November 21, 2008 12:00 AM

Former UFW Organizer Dolores Huerta Weighs in on Leadership, Immigration and Society

by Diane Solomon - USA - Like Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. before them, when Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez organized California’s exploited and marginalized farm workers into the United Farmworkers of America (UFW) in the 1960s...

Posted by Diane Solomon on July 16, 2008 12:00 AM

My Unlikely Life Mission: Self-defense as Physical Literacy

by Ellen Snortland - USA - Midnight. Intensely urban downtown neighborhood in Los Angeles where the alleys reek of urine and garbage. Dark Craftsman house in the Carpenter-Gothic style. My home. I cross the threshold and meet an interrupted burglar...

Posted by Ellen Snortland on April 2, 2008 12:00 AM

A Current between Shores: Leaving Home

by Rose-Anne Clermont - Germany - They leave holding only their children's small hands in their own. A crumpled photo of a relative might find its place among their few possessions. Most often it is nothing more than a prospect—of...

Posted by Rose-Anne Clermont on February 25, 2008 12:00 AM

Turn Back South: Immigration Through the Lens of a Bosnian Immigrant

by Jessica Mosby - USA - Though the United States is a country of immigrants, immigration divides the culture and fuels an endless debate clouded by strong emotion on both sides. Over 11.3 million people are living illegally in the...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on January 19, 2008 1:47 AM