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Oakland Chinatown Looks for New Leaders to Survive — Fear of Crime a Top Priority

Peter Schurmann - Mar 6, 2025

Fighting persistent crime and a struggling economy, Oakland's Chinatown is looking to new leadership with a vacant seat on the City Council.

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Reclaiming Citizenship — Photo Exhibit Reveals the Struggles of Deported US Veterans

Peter Schurmann - Jul 14, 2022

According to some estimates the United States has deported some 94,000 military veterans. A new exhibit highlights their experiences.

International Affairs

Will the U.S. Shift its Narrative on a Changing Latin America?

Jenny Manrique - Jun 14, 2022

Transformations including new migration patterns, climate change, and grassroots social movements require a shift in U.S. thinking about the region.

News Exchange

California Offers $10k to College Students for a Year of Public Service

Peter Schurmann - May 4, 2022

The #CaliforniansforAll College Corps, which will focus on admitting low-income students as well as Dreamers, could serve as a model for other states.

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‘Another World is Possible’ – March Celebrates Farmworker Victory in Wa.

David Bacon - May 3, 2022

Hundreds of farmworkers and their supporters marched May 1 through the streets of Mt. Vernon in northwest Washington State.

Tijuana Sees Sharp Increase in Ukrainian Refugees Seeking Entry into U.S.

Manuel Ortiz - Apr 7, 2022

Some 2,000 Ukrainians are currently being sheltered in Tijuana as they wait to enter the US amid Russia's ongoing invasion of their country.

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Born an Activist: A Venezuelan Student Protester Turns into an Advocate for Latinos in the United States

Pilar Marrero - Jan 26, 2022

Cecilia González Herrera's earliest memories are of the successive closure of independent television channels and newspapers in her country, Venezuela.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Proposes Universal Healthcare, Including Undocumented

Sunita Sohrabji - Jan 12, 2022

The $614 million proposal is part of the 2022-23 state budget known as the California Blueprint, which the governor unveiled a day earlier.

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Water, Water, Everywhere: But Only Temporarily for Hmong Farmers in Siskiyou County

Sunita Sohrabji - Oct 27, 2021

Court injunction temporarily halted the County unfair water ordinances, inferring discrimination.

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More Women are Targets of Xenophobic Hate

Jenny Manrique - Oct 13, 2021

Immigrant women account for most of the victims of hate crimes. Why is this phenomenon so pervasive?

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Angelica Salas, Chirla Action Fund: “California Governor’s Recall is an Attack on Immigrants”

Pilar Marrero - Sep 1, 2021

Salas believes that “this recall attempt is not against the governor but against the immigrant community through the governor.”

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Six Months in, a Mixed Outcome of Biden’s Immigration Policies

Jenny Manrique - Aug 19, 2021

Although many of Trump's era directives have been reversed, the border and the interior tell a different tale for immigrants in the country.

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Hmong Community Activist Ends 19-day Hunger Strike as California Attorney General Agrees to Look at Demands

Sunita Sohrabji - Jul 26, 2021

Attorney General Rob Bonta agreed to look into the death of farmer Soobleej Hawj, who was killed by Siskiyou County law enforcement officers late last month.

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