July 04, 2025

What to the Immigrant is the 4th of July?

July 04, 2025/ Jose Antonio Vargas

On July 5, 1852, over a decade before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass delivered a keynote address at an Independence Day event. “What, to the American slave, is the Fourth of July?” Douglass asked. “A day thatreveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery.”

April 30, 2025

‘Dirty Kitchen’ Comes Clean on Private Dilemmas in the Diaspora

April 30, 2025/ Anthony Maddela

Dirty Kitchen captures the inhumanity that exploits a marginalized population and tells us what they would say if they were protected by the First Amendment.

April 09, 2025

Are You a Green Card Holder at Risk of Detention at a U.S. Airport?

April 09, 2025/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

Know if you are at risk of detention at U.S. ports of entry.

January 29, 2025

What ‘Immigrant Privilege’ Means to Me

January 29, 2025/ Katherine Winston

Immigrants possess some unique advantages that can help them overcome obstacles posed by factors such as race, socioeconomic background, and legal status.

January 22, 2025

Know Your Rights During An ICE Encounter

January 22, 2025/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

Being prepared can mitigate the risks associated with potential ICE raids or detention.

January 19, 2022

Fortune’s Call: Albert Samaha’s Family Saga

January 19, 2022/ Michael Gonzalez

Albert Samaha’s Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortune chronicles the rise and fall of his family's immigration project and weaves their stories within the complicated tapestry of Philippine history.

July 01, 2020

[PARTNER] 10 Essential Info About Trump's Ban on Legal Immigration

July 01, 2020/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a second proclamation "Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the COVID-19 Outbreak." This proclamation became effective on June 24, 2020 and will expire December 31, 2020.

February 11, 2020

[PARTNER] The Final Public Charge Rule And How It Will Affect You

February 11, 2020/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

On February 5, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published its Final Rule on Inadmissibility based on Public Charge Grounds (final public charge rule). This final rule was released after the Supreme Court of the United States, on January 27, 2020, ordered the stay of the last nationwide injunction. This decision has the effect of allowing the Department of Homeland Security to implement this Public Charge Rule in all States except the State of Illinois where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit still enjoins implementation of this public charge rule.

July 02, 2019

[PARTNER] Are ICE Raids Really on Hold? Know Your Rights

July 02, 2019/ Lourdes Santos Tancinco

On June 17, 2019, President Trump tweeted that ICE raids will take place that weekend. Then, a day before the raids are to happen, he tweeted again to announce that the ICE raids are on hold for two weeks “to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border. If not, Deportations start!” The 2 weeks hold will end by July 6, 2019. Whether or not ICE will then begin the process of apprehending and removing immigrants who are unauthorized to stay in the United States, one must be vigilant about his/her rights.

December 18, 2018

Banana Leaves, Rice, and Coconut

December 18, 2018/ Leah K. Sicat

What a Filipino American writer learned about Filipino Christmas traditions, memories, and diaspora.

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