by Yoona Ha | Dec 16, 2012 | Back Home, Family, Fearing the Law, Problems with Papers, What's New, Work, Jobs and Money
[A version of the story was also published in Spanish and in English on Reflejos, a weekly bilingual publication in Chicago’s suburbs.] As far as she remembers, Sofia Rivera, a 20-year-old business student at the College of DuPage, has always taken a...
by Yoona Ha | Nov 4, 2012 | About, Family, Our Staff, Problems with Papers, What's New
[Read the interview with Alaa Mukahhal here.] Alaa Mukahhal is almost done telling me about her upcoming court date. It may end in her deportation. A moment of silence is followed by a huge sigh that expels from Alaa’s lips. My palms sweat as I grip the phone...
