by Karen Chen | May 20, 2012 | Problems with Papers, Slideshow, What's New
After being separated for more than a week, American Nicole Peba tries to visit her Nigerian husband, Eugene, at the detention center in Kenosha, WI, where he is being held pending deportation. [Follow Peba’s situation in Congressional plea for Peba stymied, An...
by Karen Chen | Jan 15, 2012 | Back Home, Culture Shock, Family, Fearing the Law, Problems with Papers, The Migration, What's New, Work, Jobs and Money
Eugene Peba made it to America. Now he’s waiting to hear if he can stay. [Hear the interview featuring this story on WBEZ’s Worldview: A Nigerian refugee fights for a life and his marriage in the U.S. It aired on Jan. 31, 2012. Read an earlier story –...
by Karen Chen | Nov 24, 2011 | About, Learning the Language, Our Staff, What's New
[audio:https://immigrantconnect.medill.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/About-You-Narration-Karen-for-site.mp3] Listen to Karen tell her story – Giving more than a book to a child “Je donne un livre à un enfant,†instructs the calm, measured voice...
