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Valeria Fernández | Feet in 2 Worlds | Feb 3rd, 2012 | Topic: Education | Region: South | Cities: Tucson |
In response to a local law that would virtually outlaw Mexican-American studies classes in a Tucson school district, several hundred high-school and middle-school students staged a walkout and teach-in to remedy the discriminatory gap that had opened up in the classroom. (
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Sandra Svoboda|City Limits | Jan 11th, 2012 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Detroit |
DETROIT: The auto bailout helped Motor City. Could immigration save it?
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Next American City | Jun 16th, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Culture, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: San Francisco |
The Angel Island Immigration Station has sometimes been referred to as the “Ellis Island of the West.” But it has a more complex history than its East Coast counterpart, which was a symbol of welcome to immigrants from all over. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Dec 20th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Boston |
An interview with Amy Cheung, Director of Programs at the Asian Community Development Corporation in Boston. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Nov 30th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: |
An interview with the coordinator of the E Pluribus Unum Prizes, a national program that provides four $50,000 prizes annually to exceptional immigrant integration initiatives. Also, learn more about eligibility and the application process. (
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Ferentz Lafargue | Aug 25th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix |
Today, police chiefs representing twenty-seven major cities will gather in New York for an unprecedented discussion of law enforcement responses to racial profiling, immigration policy and in approaches to countering intra-departmental racism. (
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Maggie Tishman | Jul 19th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix |
A new immigration-reform alliance is making promising strides in uniting business leaders and local politicians around a controversial issue. (
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Maggie Tishman | Feb 25th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: New York |
In the second installment of her column, Borderline, Maggie Tishman discusses how Army recruiters in New York City are getting creative, looking to recruit new citizens to fill the armed-forces gap. (
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Maggie Tishman | Feb 16th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
This week and next,
americancity.org will premiere a series of columns whose writers will address urban issues ranging from culture to design, diversity to transportation and poverty to politics. Today brings the first installment of “The Borderline,” in which columnist Maggie Tishman covers immigration and cities. Today, she discusses a new health care reform bill that aims to expand coverage for immigrant children. (
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Brian Krier | Aug 4th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Last week, the Brookings Institution released its latest report from its Blueprint for American Prosperity initiative. The report, entitled “Mountain Megas: America’s Newest Metropolitan Places and a Federal Partnership to Help Them Prosper,” highlights the Southern Intermountain West – a region developing at a rate presently unparalleled elsewhere in the country, bringing with it all the blessings and burdens of rapid growth. (
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In response to a local law that would virtually outlaw Mexican-American studies classes in a Tucson school district, several hundred high-school and middle-school students staged a walkout and teach-in to remedy the discriminatory gap that had opened up in the classroom. (keep reading…)
DETROIT: The auto bailout helped Motor City. Could immigration save it? (keep reading…)
The Angel Island Immigration Station has sometimes been referred to as the “Ellis Island of the West.” But it has a more complex history than its East Coast counterpart, which was a symbol of welcome to immigrants from all over. (keep reading…)
An interview with Amy Cheung, Director of Programs at the Asian Community Development Corporation in Boston. (keep reading…)
An interview with the coordinator of the E Pluribus Unum Prizes, a national program that provides four $50,000 prizes annually to exceptional immigrant integration initiatives. Also, learn more about eligibility and the application process. (keep reading…)
Today, police chiefs representing twenty-seven major cities will gather in New York for an unprecedented discussion of law enforcement responses to racial profiling, immigration policy and in approaches to countering intra-departmental racism. (keep reading…)
A new immigration-reform alliance is making promising strides in uniting business leaders and local politicians around a controversial issue. (keep reading…)
