When my mom was nine months pregnant with me, she, my dad, and my sister had to flee their home country of Nicaragua suddenly. A war had broken out and
A Call to Embrace Compassion in a Divided World
Tag: immigrant story
The Role of the Church
What are we so afraid of? Fearing people who look, dress, speak, or worship differently from us often stems from unfamiliarity and a lack of understanding. Fueled by stereotypes and
What is it like to be a perpetual foreigner?
“But where are you really from?” “So what are you?” What might seem like harmless questions rooted in genuine curiosity about someone’s background can imply that they don’t truly belong,
Ethnic Loneliness
Have you ever felt like an outsider in your own home? For many immigrants, refugees, and people of color in America, this isn’t just a fleeting feeling—it’s a constant reality.
A Migrant Child’s Journey with the Immigration Court System
Amanda Maya, KIND’s Senior Attorney in the Legal Department in San Francisco, shared her client’s journey with the immigration court system with us. After years of legal preparation, her client’s
Finding Hope in the Legal Maze
She fled Guatemala after she was abused and entered the United States as an unaccompanied child when she was 15. Then, she faced the daunting immigration court system, but because
