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Deferred Action: The legal split between two generations

Deferred Action: The legal split between two generations

by Tony Kim | Dec 20, 2013 | Family, Fearing the Law, Identity, Problems with Papers, Uncategorized, What's New, Work, Jobs and Money

Ana Munoz, a 16-year-old who had spent her life hiding she was an undocumented immigrant, said she felt unimaginable joy and relief when she received the deferred action reprieve in March, which ensured she would not be deported for two years. Her new status however...

A Son Comes to Understand his Father’s Sacrifices

by Tony Kim | May 20, 2013 | Back Home, Culture Shock, Family, Uncategorized, What's New, Work, Jobs and Money

I began ripping off the wrapping paper and my eyes widened as the edge of the box for a purple Game Boy Color peeked through. I was in second grade living in Canada and it was the first time my family celebrated Christmas, a holiday that wasn’t popular in Korea. My...

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