by delia | May 28, 2021 | Learning the Language
By Delia Corridon, Medill, Immigrant Connect May 2021 Jialiang “Rocky” Li recalls the first time he felt like an American. It was startling. He was visiting his hometown of Taishan in the southern...
by shin | May 10, 2019 | About, Family, Learning the Language, Our Staff, Work, Jobs and Money
By Sian Shin, Medill, Immigrant Connect I’m sitting at the kitchen table with my ESL homework laid out in front of me when my mother walks in and tosses something on the table. It’s my mother’s art portfolio, featuring her best artwork throughout her career. I look up...
by mammini | May 9, 2019 | About, Family, Identity, Learning the Language, Our Staff
By Lauren Mammini, Medill, Immigrant Connect I sit with my mom, dad and brother in our family room after returning from my aunt Diana’s funeral service and reception. It’s been 13 days since my mom’s only sister passed. Family and friends begin to trickle in. I try to...
by ritaoceguera | Nov 21, 2018 | Learning the Language, Our Staff
By Rita Oceguera, Medill Immigrant Connect Rocio Oceguera and I enter through the doors, check in and take our seats until we’re called. My mom is visiting the dermatologist in Naperville, a growing city west of Chicago. Although we are only one city away from my...
by clarissadonnellyderoven | Nov 18, 2018 | Learning the Language, Our Staff
By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven It’s Monday. Probably raining. It seems to always rain on Mondays. At 12:30 sharp, Sarra arrives, pushing Salamita in a small stroller. Sarra’s deep brown skin glows, her face hugged by a bright hijab. She and Salamita almost always wear...
by Jack Doppelt | Feb 28, 2018 | Blogs, Learning the Language, Social justice journalism
[An earlier version – How Master Propagandists Linked Immigrants to the Florida School Shooting: No, Nikolas Cruz is not an immigrant. But his name has helped people like Ann Coulter stir the xenophobic melting pot – was published on Feb. 28, 2018 by Yes!...
