Two cultures drive the inspiration of Mexican artist Hector Duarte

by melineh | Jun 3, 2021 | Identity, Work, Jobs and Money

By Melina Chalkia, Medill, Immigrant Connect         June 2021                                                              Hector Duarte unlocks the purple, wooden door to his studio — a building covered in a colorful mural, portraying a Mexican immigrant trapped...

Yes, Black people deserve reparations, but — who gets a piece of the pie?

by amirah | Jun 3, 2021 | Good Question, Identity

By Amirah Ford, Medill, Immigrant Connect        June 2021                                      Memorial Day weekend 2021 marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre — when white mobs robbed, beat and murdered Black people in Tulsa, Okla. in 1921. The horror left...

A community leader’s Hong Kong roots propel her into activism and civic engagement

by jane | Jun 2, 2021 | Back Home, Identity

By Jane Greeley, Medill, Immigrant Connect                                                                                                     June 2021 Grace Chan McKibben has vivid memories of her visit to Hong Kong in Feb. 2020 shortly after the CDC announced it...

From one country to another, this Nigerian discovers truths that are as evident as her own hair

by amirah | Jun 2, 2021 | Culture Shock, Identity, Work, Jobs and Money

By Amirah Ford, Medill, Immigrant Connect        June 2021                                                                                  It’s the last day of school, the final closeout to the year. Amid the hugs goodbye and anticipation for break, a school head...

For this Assyrian immigrant, one safe haven lies beyond the checkout counter

by yasmeen | Jun 2, 2021 | Identity, Work, Jobs and Money

By Yasmeen Altaji, Medill, Immigrant Connect    June 2021                                  A smiley young man is working behind the register, tending to miscellaneous knick-knacks and a mid-afternoon influx of customers, his pandemic-precautionary mask almost covering...

For this Pakistani, religion decided everything

by margaret | Jun 2, 2021 | Back Home, Identity

By Margaret Fleming, Medill, Immigrant Connect              June 2021                                                                         Ali Abbas kept his head on a swivel walking home from school in Islamabad. Abbas recalls that nearly everyday, someone...