immigrant experience Archives

Latina Stanford Student Exposes Reality of Farmworker Wages

Virginia IsaadAugust 5, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 5, 202002296

Incoming Stanford medical student and Mixteca Oaxaqueña Gianna Nino has been working the fields since she as 14. But it was her recent tweet about picking blueberries that went viral for putting farmworker wages in the spotlight. In the tweet,...

News and Entertainment

How Selena Quintanilla Welcomed Me to America

Irina GonzalezApril 16, 2018October 14, 2020

by Irina GonzalezApril 16, 2018October 14, 202011865

The first few months of 1995 were quite harrowing for fans of Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez. On February 26th, Selena performed at the Houston Astrodome in front of more than 65,000 people in what would ultimately be her final concert,...

News and Entertainment

Miguel’s ‘Now’ Music Video Shows the Upsetting Truth About Immigration Detention Centers

Irina GonzalezDecember 12, 2017November 24, 2020

by Irina GonzalezDecember 12, 2017November 24, 20201919

Miguel has always been outspoken and, on his latest album War & Leisure, he bares his truth in his most political and woke album yet. On display is the fact that he’s not afraid to speak up for immigrants, as listeners...

Culture

10-Year-Old Undocumented Child Is Now In ICE Custody Right After She Had Surgery

Araceli CruzOctober 27, 2017December 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzOctober 27, 2017December 10, 20200183

There’s a reason why undocumented immigrants are afraid to leave their homes or even go to the hospital. There’s a reason why undocumented immigrants will withstand any kind of pain to avoid leaving the safe space of their house or a...

Lifestyle

Two Mexican Americans Reach New Heights for the Second Generation

HipLatina KitchenMarch 31, 2017February 8, 2021

by HipLatina KitchenMarch 31, 2017February 8, 20210524

The road to success is unique for each second generation immigrant family. Susie Jimenez has become a successful celebrity chef. Jose Calderon has become a talented winemaker in Napa. They sat down together to share thier respective journeys and family...