immigrants

Tenzin Dorjee, one of the owners of the Himalaya Restaurant in Plattsburgh, N.Y., was repeatedly harassed in the days after the presidential election.

Support Pours In For N.Y. Immigrant After Post-Election Harassment

4:46am November 24, 2016

by Zach Hirsch

Bhutan-born Tenzin Dorjee has experienced an uptick in racial slurs recently in the rural, upstate town he has lived in for years. Now, his community is rallying behind him, publicly and powerfully.

Public schools and Chinese community groups in New York City are becoming increasingly familiar with "satellite babies."

Born In The U.S., Raised In China: 'Satellite Babies' Have A Hard Time Coming Home

6:46pm October 13, 2016

Some immigrant families from China send their U.S.-born babies to their home country to be raised by relatives. Psychologists are studying what happens when these children return home.

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Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee living in Ontario, and when the bride next door's zipper broke, he came to the rescue.

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An Act Of Kindness, From One Immigrant To Another

8:28am October 01, 2016

by Scott Simon

Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee who had recently arrived in Ontario. And when the bride next door's zipper broke at the last minute, he came to her rescue.

President Obama is interviewed by NPR's Steve Inskeep at the White House on Monday.

President Obama Defends His Record On Race

3:00pm July 01, 2016

by Alicia Montgomery

In an interview with NPR, Obama answers critics among people of color who say that, despite their overwhelming support at the ballot box, he hasn't delivered enough results for their communities.

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Asking Mom: 'Did You Know I Was Depressed In High School?'

4:32pm May 25, 2016

by Kenny Malone

Telling your parents you have mental health issues can be tough, even if you are a trained psychotherapist. Add in another culture and there's even more room for apprehension and misunderstanding.

Siao, a chef with Mazi Mas, in the kitchen.

World News

'Invisible Army' Of Immigrant Women Finds Its Voice Through Cooking

10:16am May 24, 2016

by Roberta Siao

Brazilian immigrant Roberta Siao says being both a foreigner and mother made it hard to find work in London. At Mazi Mas, a restaurant that trains and employs immigrants, she found more than a job.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at a news conference at the Sheriff's headquarters in Phoenix in 2013.

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In Racial Profiling Lawsuit, Ariz. Judge Rules Sheriff Arpaio In Contempt Of Court

1:41pm May 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The judge says Joe Arpaio has repeatedly and knowingly violated his orders to cease policing tactics against Latinos that he says amount to systemic racial profiling.

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Immigration To Renew Effort To Deport Central American Immigrant Families

8:25pm May 12, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a renewal of a controversial operation aimed at detaining and deporting Central American immigrant families who crossed into the country illegally.

Maria Sanchez, a legal U.S. resident, narrowly missed being deported to her native Mexico for a felony she committed in 1998.

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Immigrant Felons And Deportation: One Grandmother's Case

1:55pm April 09, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

President Obama says his administration seeks to deport immigrant "felons, not families." But some immigrants with criminal records may still have a strong case for remaining in the United States.

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Patrons of the the New World Mall in Flushing ride the escalator from the food court. The Queens neighborhood has become a hot spot for northern Chinese immigrants in the past few years. The trend has brought a cultural wave of influence on the food and b

Leaving China's North, Immigrants Redefine Chinese In New York

9:23pm January 26, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

Take the train to the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, and you'll find newcomers who are reshaping the largest Chinese community of any city outside of Asia.

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