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One Chinese Elder Learns that U.S. Citizenship Doesn’t Mean Renouncing Her Homeland

One Chinese Elder Learns that U.S. Citizenship Doesn’t Mean Renouncing Her Homeland

Asia & Pacific Islanders, Feature Stories, Heritage, Immigration, The Immigrant Experience
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King Man Lam Ng clearly remembers the day she passed the naturalization test for her citizenship application. “I was so nervous that I kept fiddling with the button on the…
In Wake of Obama's Executive Action, Advocates Warn About Scams

In Wake of Obama’s Executive Action, Advocates Warn About Scams

Feature Stories, Immigration
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President Obama announced on Thursday his plan to take executive action on immigration. His plan would revise enforcement priorities to focus on recent arrivals and those who had committed serious…
Executive Actions on Immigration

Why Executive Actions on Immigration Will Crack Down On Illegal Immigration

Feature Stories, Immigration
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On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions to crack down on illegal immigration at the border, prioritize deporting felons not families, and require certain undocumented…
'Hollywood Street' Actress, Clotilde Delavennat, A Rising Hollywood-Nollywood Star

‘Hollywood Street’ Actress, Clotilde Delavennat, A Rising Hollywood-Nollywood Star

Entertainment, Feature Stories, The Immigrant Experience
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French actress Clotilde Delavennat, is paving the way to successfully navigate two mega movie industries, Nollywood and Hollywood. In an interview with The Immigrant Magazine, Tilly as she is fondly…
Miss Asia USA 26th Annual Cultural Pageant

26th Annual Miss Asia USA and Mrs. Asia USA Cultural Pageants on November 22, 2014

Asia & Pacific Islanders, Entertainment, Feature Stories, Heritage
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Virgelia Villegas, President of Virgelia Productions, Inc., announces that the 26th Annual Miss Asia USA and the 10th Annual Mrs. Asia USA Cultural Pageants will be held at the Redondo…
Artesia on Our Minds -- Diary of an Immigration Detention Camp

Artesia on Our Minds — Diary of an Immigration Detention Camp

Feature Stories, Immigration
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Earlier this month immigration attorney Helen Lawrence joined a team of 10 Bay Area lawyers for a week-long stint providing free legal aid to immigrant detainees being housed at the…
Immigrant Workers Fight ‘Wage Theft’ in Texas

Immigrant Workers Fight ‘Wage Theft’ in Texas

Feature Stories, Immigration
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When construction worker Jose Rivera opened his pay envelope, it was bad news. His employer had paid him only $100 for a 40-hour workweek. When he complained, the employer, a…
In Search of a Sanctuary for Migrant Children

In Search of a Sanctuary for Migrant Children

Feature Stories, Immigration
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Edwin can hardly understand Spanish and is slowly learning English, but his biggest dilemma now is finding a way to save his mother from the violence in…
Q&A: Understanding Ebola

Q&A: Understanding Ebola

Feature Stories, Living Well
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Ed. Note: Since a 2-year-old child fell ill in Guinea last December, the Ebola virus has spread through West Africa, first with an outbreak that seemed to have died out…
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