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Category Archives: Immigrants
Ukrainian Refugees and National(ist) Politics in Eastern Europe
In an article in our last issue (November-December Public i), I used the case of Hungary—its positive reception of Ukrainian refugees, alongside its negative role in hindering EU political and material support of Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression—to … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, Immigrants, International, International, Poland, Politics, Refugees, Section, Ukraine
Tagged Eastern Europe, Immigrants, migrant politics, refugees, Ukraine War, Ukrainian refugees
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A Win for the Whole Community: New Funds Will Improve Immigrant Access to Mental Health Services in Champaign County
All who work with newly arrived individuals and families in the Champaign-Urbana community are aware of the challenges in trying to connect immigrants with mental health support. Teachers, school counselors, public health workers, legal aid societies, and others who are … Continue reading
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Posted in health, Immigrants, Immigration, Mental Health, Public Health, Section
Tagged community health care, Immigrants, mental health
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June/July Issue Back Cover
Posted in Immigrants, Uncategorized, Voting Rights
Tagged Immigrants, mental hearlth, Voting
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The Congolese Community of Champaign County
We are the Congolese Community of Champaign County. The estimated number of Congolese living in Champaign County is more than 6,000 persons. Our mission is to support each other and help our children learn about the country, as well as … Continue reading
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Posted in Champaign County, Community, Immigrants, Immigrants, Voices
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The Border We Build Every Day: Guatemala in Champaign-Urbana
The border mechanisms that capture headlines—the roundups, the cages, and the deportations—deserve attention, but this human sorting isn’t confined to the moment or space of the frontier crossing. It is part of the food we buy, the clothes we wear, … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, Immigrants, Immigration, Indigenous, Refugees, Violence
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On the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis: Our Farmworkers Face Heat’s Deadly Dangers
Heat kills, and it kills farmworkers with distressing regularity. The list of the dead includes migrants like 17-year-old Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez in the grape fields of California; 38-year-old Francisco Perez working in a tree nursery outside Portland; Miguel Angel … Continue reading
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Posted in Farmworkers, Immigrants, Labor, Worker Health and Safety
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How the Campus Becomes the Border
In August, 2020, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) opted for a hybrid in-person/online semester. The decision to partially reopen was made possible by the innovative SHIELD: Target, Test, Tell initiative. A crucial part of this program was … Continue reading
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Posted in COVID-19, Immigrants, Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Mateo’s Story: Connecting with the Twice-Marginalized
If you are a Q’anjob’al speaker in CU, you are probably familiar with the young face of Mateo Sebastian. In videos shared through social media he has helped the local community keep up with information on the virus, school closures, … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Immigrants
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Visibility and Vulnerability in the Age of COVID-19
While diseases don’t discriminate, social responses to pandemics do. The disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on African Americans in Chicago, the Navajo in the Southwest and the incarcerated across the country highlights the way marginalization contributes to tragically different outcomes … Continue reading
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Posted in COVID-19, Food Insecurity, Immigrants
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