by hannahgonzalez | Dec 9, 2019 | Fearing the Law
By Hannah Gonzalez, Medill, Immigrant Connect It’s Saturday in late Sept. 2019, in Pilsen, and Francisca Lino is making a sign with a marker and paper in the front hallway of the Lincoln United Methodist Church (LUMC). “No use esta puerta use la del jardín,” the sign...
by hannahgonzalez | Dec 4, 2019 | Problems with Papers
By Hannah Gonzalez, Medill, Immigrant Connect On Nov. 10, Evelyn Venegas gazed at Capitol Hill with tears in her eyes. A participant in the March for DACA, she had marched all the way from Baltimore to be in Washington, D.C. Surrounded by love and support from more...
by hannahgonzalez | Nov 19, 2019 | Good Question
By Hannah Gonzalez, Medill, Immigrant Connect Meli Santoyo says that in today’s political climate, she cannot afford to be Republican. “I grew up in the context of being a first-generation college student, a low income student, a woman in the U.S.,” she says. “No...
by hannahgonzalez | Oct 18, 2019 | About, Family, Identity, Our Staff
By Hannah Gonzalez, Medill, Immigrant Connect At ten years old, my younger brother Ian stands in full padding in front of the net at his hockey game. His head barely visible above the crossbar, he clutches the goalie stick in his right hand. He uses it to sweep the...
