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...

What is Vice President Kamala Harris doing for Indian immigrants? Has she abandoned S.386?

by margaret | Jun 3, 2021 | Good Question, Problems with Papers, Work, Jobs and Money

By Margaret Fleming, Medill, Immigrant Connect      June 2021                Sandeep Kumar has a hard time getting out of his head a clip of Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in Iowa. An eighth grade Indian immigrant asks Harris to speak with fellow Democratic...

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...

Religion complicates the destiny of this Iraqi refugee

by benefield | Jun 2, 2021 | The Migration, Work, Jobs and Money

By Victoria Benefield, Medill, Immigrant Connect                                                                           June 2021 Ashor Younan, an Iraqi refugee, was hard at work at Scissor’s Palace, his salon in Evanston, when a new customer walked in. As Younan...

For this Mexican immigrant, hurtful stereotypes are a motivation to break glass ceilings and scale walls

by kenagy | Jun 1, 2021 | Family, Identity, Work, Jobs and Money

By Isabelle Kenagy, Medill, Immigrant Connect                                                                                     June 2021 As Socorro Castro steps out of O’Hare International Airport, she can’t help but notice the cold and gloom. The trees are dead....