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February 14, 2017

What to Do if ICE Raids

February 14, 2017

The Boy is riding with me as I make multiple calls to different faith leaders, police officers, and contacts in the immigrant community. After one call, he says “Why are people stealing your immigrants’ ice?” Out of the mouth of teens. I explained that frozen water was not the problem, but that the Unites States […]

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Filed Under: Current Events, immigration Tagged: resist

January 31, 2017

Immigrant and Refugee Day

January 31, 2017

Pennsylvania has been built on immigrant contributions. From the early arrival of Pennsylvania “Dutch” to Italians, Irish, African, and Chinese, to more recent waves of Latin American, South and Southeast Asian, Eastern European, Korean, Arab, and new African immigrants, most Pennsylvanian families were once immigrants, and newcomers continue to build the strength and prosperity of […]

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Filed Under: Current Events, immigration

October 28, 2016

Girls’ School in Rural Afghanistan Defies the Odds

October 28, 2016

Don’t miss this incredibly inspiring documentary WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS that will debut on Oct. 31st on the PBS television series POV. Inside the very first girls’ school in a small Afghan village, education goes far beyond the classroom as the students discover the differences between the lives they were born into and the lives they […]

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Filed Under: immigration, TV Tagged: Education, immigrants

October 20, 2016

HB1885 Could Become Law. Steps You Can Take to Fight Back

October 20, 2016

The Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania has a message for Pennsylvania friends and family: We need your help! MILPA is reaching out to you all in preparation of a very important vote coming down the pike next week.  HB1885 is being billed as an anti “sanctuary cities bill” in our state.  It represents a […]

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Filed Under: immigration, Politics Tagged: HB1885

August 12, 2016

Burundi

August 12, 2016

The last Naturalization ceremony I attended, a man interrupted to claim his country, Burundi. I have been exposed to new countries in my day job, but Burundi was a new one for me. A quick Wikipedia search and screen shot, I knew I wanted to explore this country further. Burundi is in East Africa, along […]

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Filed Under: immigration Tagged: Voices of ESL

June 13, 2016

Flag Day

June 13, 2016

“When is Flag Day?” “Flag Day is in June” The Reading and Writing part of the USCIS citizenship interview according to Prem, Nepal Neighboring town Yeadon held their annual Flag Day celebration. This year was special because I had the pleasure of witnessing 15 people become United States citizens. It was also special because the […]

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Filed Under: immigration, USCIS Tagged: US Flag

April 30, 2016

Fios for English Language Learners

April 30, 2016

This post is sponsored by Verizon FiOS as part of the #FIOSPhilly Campaign. My day gig gets more interesting each day. I love that I can travel the world without leaving my neighborhood,. With the help of my students, I can now greet people in six different languages! Using Fios with my students has made […]

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Filed Under: immigration Tagged: FIOSPhilly

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