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Undocumented Immigrants in Oakland: “We Live in a Country that Hates Us, but Benefits from Our Labor. We Belong Here.”

November 17, 2022 Katharine Davies Samway 6

In October 2022, a federal court ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. The participants of the program are immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors, and are […]

A Chicana woman with dark brown hair smiles. On the right, an illustrated image of a young brown girl in braids, with a wire fence in front of her and "Land of the Cranes" as the title in white font

Oakland Author Aida Salazar Humanizes Border Detainees Through Children’s Book

April 26, 2021 Katharine Davies Samway 2

Oakland author Aida Salazar’s latest book delves into immigration centers for children to understand, through a series of free-verse poems […]

The Fear of Living with I.C.E.

July 19, 2018 Tonya Shipp 0

Some persons in Oakland live in fear of being arrested and sent back to their original land although Oakland is a sanctuary city. A sanctuary city is “a city (or a county, or a state) […]

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Undocumented Immigrants in Oakland: “We Live in a Country that Hates Us, but Benefits from Our Labor. We Belong Here.”

Oakland Author Aida Salazar Humanizes Border Detainees Through Children’s Book

The Fear of Living with I.C.E.

Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Iris M. Crawford

Oakland Voices Alumni Spotlight: Ayodele Nzinga

Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Rasheed Shabazz and Alumnus Tony Daquipa

Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga Featured in ‘The New Yorker’ Film “The Game God(S)”