The Young Hands that Feed US
It was the last day of March of 2018, the day before Easter, the season of onions. By mid-morning, 16-year-old Berenise had already loaded a…
Narrative Journalism
The Death and Life of Frankie Madrid
Frankie couldn’t come back across the border, but his ashes could. They traveled in a small red wood box. His brother Beto put them inside…
For pregnant women, getting the COVID-19 jab is a challenging choice
When I found out that I was pregnant in early February, Arizona had barely begun its COVID-19 vaccine rollout for essential workers. I asked my…
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Uruguay’s virtual education
Uruguay’s virtual education was ahead of the curve when the pandemic hit The country’s Plan Ceibal program had already been supplying students with tablets and…
Cihuapactli Collective
Immigrant communities connect with Indigenous products to nurture, heal during pandemic Cihuapactli Collective, a group based in Phoenix, provides food packages to immigrant communities full…
She escaped violence in El Salvador, but there’s little time or resources to heal while seeking asylum in the US
Yocelyn’s 18-month-old has chickenpox. Her younger brother, who is 21, caught it too. “I take the kids to the doctor because they have Medi-Cal,…
“Lost and Found,” Phoenix New Times, February 1, 2017
Sara trembled, her eyes closed. Her small, 18-year-old figure was there in the passenger seat of my car, but her mind was locked behind a…
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He’s been deported twice. This third time, his family is leaving the US with him, PRI’S Global Nation, August, 2017.
Katerina Karrys Barron packed her two toddlers in the back seat of her gold Honda sedan and set course towards Mexico. She hadn’t slept all…
These asylum-seekers are being forced to raise their kids in ‘jails,’ PRI’s Global Nation, July 7, 2016
They are among thousands of families across the country who have been placed in immigrant family detention centers that mental health experts warn impose anxiety…
Valeria Fernandez 