by Sabirah Abdus-Sabur With a distinct Scottish accent and a quick smile, Roxanne Aston has a humorous personality. “You can call me Roxy,” she says with a laugh. Aston’s dark brown eyes occasionally divert, often mentioning what she observes of other people in the café while in the course of telling her own story. On a recent Saturday morning, Aston is wearing a beige … [Read more...] about Immigrants Downgraded in Their Occupations
Immigrants Downgraded in Their Occupations
Leaving DR, Keeping Property
Robin Gomez, 20, embodies the American Dream. Born to poor family in the Dominican Republic, he moved to America when he was 10 and just recently became a citizen. He was the first in his family to graduate from an American high school and will be the first to attend college next semester. He works to help his family with the bills and and, according to … [Read more...] about Leaving DR, Keeping Property
Long-Time Undocumented Immigrants Hope for New Reform
Stephanie Ortigoza In 2011, more than 40.4 million immigrants were living in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trend Project. Undocumented immigrants constitute about 11.1 million with 63 percent living in the United States for 10 years or longer, according to American Progress. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill that … [Read more...] about Long-Time Undocumented Immigrants Hope for New Reform
On Upper East Side, A New Generation of Tailors Moves In
“All of our tailor friends have either died, their leases expired, or they moved. Most died,” said Nurten Onay, 63, pressing her hands against her Singer sewing machine. A Turkish calendar hangs above her tabletop, this month’s photograph of a mosque in Istanbul. Nurten’s husband, Habito, sat next to her, quietly unfolding a pair of blue jeans. The counter space in the … [Read more...] about On Upper East Side, A New Generation of Tailors Moves In
Cultures Clash Over Mental Health
“I just felt like when I was relating my problems to the counselor, it felt like I was talking to a stranger,” said Edward. Edward, who requested that his last name not be published, is a Chinese-American student diagnosed with depression. Studies conducted throughout the past decade indicate that he is one of a very small number of Chinese-Americans who have sought … [Read more...] about Cultures Clash Over Mental Health