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Teela Magar and Cing Neam prepare the roti dough as part of Edible Alphabet, a program in Philadelphia that folds English lessons for new immigrants to the U.S. into a cooking class. Students also learn about seasonality and healthful eating on a budget.

A Cooking Class Where New Immigrants Learn The Recipe For English

2:25pm January 22, 2016

by Neema Roshania

A program in Philadelphia folds lessons in English as a second language into a cooking class. The goal is to add a dash of the familiar to ESL class for new arrivals, and teach healthful eating, too.

National

Immigration Relief Possible In Return For Crime Victims' Cooperation

1:54pm January 20, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

The road to a U visa is long, and difficult to navigate. Proposed rule changes in New York City may streamline the process, and provide a model for other law enforcement agencies around the country.

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A U.S. Coast Guard crew (foreground) with six Cubans who were picked up in the Florida Straits in May. A larger Coast Guard vessel is in the background. The number of Cubans trying to reach the U.S. has soared in the past year. Many Cubans believe it will

Cuban Immigrants Flow Into The U.S., Fearing The Rules Will Change

4:18pm December 29, 2015

by Greg Allen

One consequence of improved relations is that Cubans believe it will soon be harder to immigrate to the U.S. This year has seen the largest influx of Cubans in more than two decades.

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The photographer brings a surreal touch to the epidemic that struck West Africa in photos titled "Le Temps Ebola." The suits worn by the people portraying health professionals evoke carnival masks and animal masks. The question the photographer ponders: "

Ghost Towns, Surreal Ebola Docs, Hip Hats: It's Africa's Big Photo Show

11:42am December 05, 2015

by Vicky Hallett

This year, the Biennale of Photography is all about "Telling Time" — and it comes at a telling time for the host country of Mali.

Carlos Alfaro, 19, practices with a soccer ball before a match in New York City. Some members of his youth soccer team are set to meet with Pope Francis in September.

Through Soccer, Teen Migrants Rebuild Lives And Get Chance To Meet Pope

6:17am October 20, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

During his U.S. visit in September, the pope is set to meet with unaccompanied minors from Central America who have formed a youth soccer team co-sponsored by New York's Catholic Charities.

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Immigrant families board a bus headed to the downtown bus station in McAllen, Texas, after being released by the Border Patrol.

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Federal Requests For Immigration Holds Continue To Decline

7:34pm September 08, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

A research group at Syracuse University has determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is decreasing its practice of asking local police to hold detained immigrants.

Race

Radio 101: Student Navigates Three Cultures

3:08pm July 17, 2015

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Photographer Gabriel Garcia Roman's "Queer Icons" series portrays queer people of color as saints and warriors. Jahmal Golden is a poet and a student at The New School.

Not Your Mother's Catholic Frescoes: Radiant Portraits Of Queer People Of Color

4:54pm May 29, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

Inspired by Mexican religious art, photographer Gabriel Garcia Roman portrays queer people of color as saints and warriors.

Brig. Gen. Viet Luong of the 1st Cavalry Division came to the United States in the 1970s after his family fled Vietnam in the waning days of the war there. He's now leading the effort to train Afghan soldiers to fight the Taliban.

The Frightened Vietnamese Kid Who Became A U.S. Army General

8:46pm May 03, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Forty years ago, Viet Luong was a 9-year-old Vietnamese boy fleeing Saigon with his family. Today he's the first Vietnamese-American general in the U.S. Army and is helping train the Afghan military.

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A year ago, Lina says her parents took her to Yemen because her grandmother was gravely ill. But when the family arrived, Lina's father announced that she would be getting married to a local man.

Thousands Of Young Women In U.S. Forced Into Marriage

8:13pm May 03, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

Sometimes the women aren't allowed to leave their homes. Some commit suicide. Many have little recourse, advocates say, because current laws are ill-equipped to address this hidden crisis.

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