Category: Featured
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Budget Cuts, Layoffs And Closures Hit Refugee-Serving Organizations
The administration’s recent announcement to slash refugee arrivals for this upcoming fiscal year is causing uncertainty for people overseas and also affecting organizations assisting newcomers in the U.S.
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State Looks To Local Organizations For Help Counting All Californians In 2020 Census
The state effort comes amid new challenges posed by the upcoming federal survey.
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Civil Liberties Project
by Namu Sampath On February 19, 1942, following the attacks on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 authorizing the exclusion and forced removal of “resident enemy aliens” (ie., Japanese Americans) from identified military areas in the Western United States. During this time, the civil liberties of Japanese Americans were infringed upon…
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Mid-City Program That Addresses School-To-Prison Pipeline Looks To Expand
Organizers behind a limited program that steers youth offenders away from detention are exploring expanding to other communities.
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Refugee Art Project Maps Home
In July 2018, a diverse group of refugees and immigrants living in San Diego came together to collaborate in a joint art installment. The project explores symbols and concepts of home and place, bringing together seniors and teen youth from local refugee communities to work with local artists. The immersive art installation in the gallery…