Category: Portraits & interviews
Written by Kara DeDonato Our November News Digest takes a look at the midterm election results and their potential ramifications for immigration reform, before turning to the long-awaited executive action announced by President Obama on November 20. The Digest concludes with a look at the impact of Obama’s executive action in New York, and other developments in New York City. What the midterm election results say about immigration reform The midterm elections were a major victory for the...
Did you know that about a third of women immigrants in the US have not completed high school, according to the findings of a poll conducted by the New America Media (2009)? The same poll points out that a majority of women immigrants have very limited English proficiency. Women immigrants also often lack familiarity and proficiency in using computers, the Internet, and other electronic resources and media, when these technologies could help open the door to greater opportunities for them....
Written by Khatia Mikadze “New York City is a place where you can find your own formula of success,” says Ms. Mzia, while serving her pastries to waiting customers standing in line. The owner of a tiny traditional Georgian bakery located on a street corner of Little Odessa, in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood, she attracts locals from different ethnic groups with her exceptional cooking and baking skills. The bakery serves Georgian food such as “Khachapuri” (cheesy bread), “Shoti” (oven-baked...
Written by Kara DeDonato The October News Digest examines new developments regarding US refugee status, particularly for individuals applying from Syria and Central America. It also looks at the unfortunate affects of the Ebola epidemic on African immigrant communities; federal politics and the Latino vote; and new policies enacted or proposed by New York State and New York City. Mixed news on refugee status in the United States During the month of October, the Obama administration moved to...
