by aqilahallaudeen | Dec 31, 2018 | Fearing the Law, Problems with Papers
By Aqilah Allaudeen, Medill, Immigrant Connect Marian Aldisi recalls the incident with horror and indignation. Last summer, on July 21, she was forced to remove her clothes and was strip-searched. She remembers the settings; three different interrogation rooms in...
by aqilahallaudeen | Dec 11, 2018 | Good Question
By Aqilah Allaudeen, Medill, Immigrant Connect Jasmine Chen, a 22-year-old Taiwanese American, spent most of her lunch periods in high school holed up in the library with her friends, many of whom were Asian American. She graduated from Westlake High School, in...
by aqilahallaudeen | Nov 18, 2018 | Family, Our Staff
By Aqilah Allaudeen, Medill, Immigrant Connect The smell of disinfectant fills the room. The magnolia colored walls seem to add to the already grim mood of the oncology ward at Singapore General Hospital. The beeps of machines and intermittent coughs from patients are...
