I am becoming an American. I was born in Bangladesh and I have been living in New York City...
The Deportation Issue
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 11
Jennifer Duran-Salcedo Humanities 9th Ms. Portugal 12-21-18 THE DEPORTATION ISSUE With Trump as our President many U.S. citizens...
Immigration and Deportation affects Families What are the effects on families dealing with immigration?based on the research i’ve...
Immigration Separation There are a lot of people that have been impacted by immigration and often the...
No one is illegal because this is a free country and no one owns it in the first...
“My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.”~ Barack...
Oakland
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3
Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
Kelly Iraheta Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
How Can We Better Our Attitudes Towards Foreigners?
, , , Education, Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Three top social issues, 0
In George Orwell’s book, 1984, he emphasizes the societal problem of people having a negative attitude towards foreigners, especially...
Xenophobia Is a Real Issue–Particularly in America
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 0
One of the many problems that society faces today is the rise of xenophobic and anti-refugee sentiment. This is...
What it Means to be American
, , , American Creed, Books, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 3
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, tells the story of how a young African couple and their son move...
Chicano Pride
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Showcase, 1
I believe people shouldn’t be judged or treated differently because of their skin color. You shouldn’t feel embarrassed because...
My name is Dust Eshan. I am 18 years old. I live in New York, USA, but I am...
Rags to Riches
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Goals, Happiness, Homelessness, Immigration, Inequality, Showcase, Sports, 0
My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
What Defines Us As American?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 0
One thing that defines people as American is freedom of choice. America is built upon the idea that...
Ragtime takes place during the biggest boost of immigration in American history. There were many polarizing opinions and laws...
My parents are immigrants in the United States so I decided to learn more about immigration in the U.S....
Children: Why we want to take them away from their parents
, , , Emotional Health, Fall 2018, Immigration, Mental Illness, Showcase, 0
I read three articles in which they all had to do with children and their parents, specifically undocumented parents....
According to Statistics…
, , , Abortion, Guns, Immigration, LGBTQA, Pro Gun Control, Racism, Refugees, Religion, War, Women, 0
According to statistics, 100% of all gun deaths in the US are due to firearms. I am so triggered...
America: Land of Immigrants
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 0
To be an American is to accept all Americans. America is “…The home of the free…” (You’re A Grand...
Separation of Families
, , , Immigration, Politics, Showcase, 1
What can we do about the kids that have parents that are deported and left here in the United...
Policing Immigration
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Inequality, Politics, Prison, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
Should immigrants in the United States be given citizenship?
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Showcase, 3
Immigration has always been an interesting topic in the United States. There have been policies, laws, and regulations because...
Why do people feel insecure in their country?
, , , Getting Started, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0
I think that people feel insecure in their countries because of the problems they have on the part of...
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My name is Oswaldo Falcon and I was born in Manhattan. I am 15 years old. I have lived...
I’m Mamoun Maflahi, The important things I want to know about me, are who I am, why I am...
My immigrant story
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2018, 2
My name is May Myint Zu. I was born in Burma (Myanmar). Now I have been here since 2017...
My Immigration
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2018, 2
My name is Muyar Khant Naing.I’m from Myanmar(Burma). Now I live in New York. My family won the lottery....
My Immigration Story and Injustice Back in Peru
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2018, 2
My name is Naiara, I’m seventeen years old and I was born in Lima, Peru. I came to America...
My Immigration Story
, , , Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Immigration is the permanent settling in a foreign country. It can be done singularly but has mostly been done...
My Immigration Story
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
I am a very calm and trustworthy person because people these days like me you don’t get often I’m the...
The Fire In The Torch
, , , Immigration, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
United States has left a trace that is made of stone. She stands tall with a torch, that implies...
Born American: Stories of Immigrant Family Members
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
My name is Charmaine Banks. I’m originally from Virginia but moved to New York when I was two years...
My Story
, , , Bio ELL, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
The things that are important to know about me is that I am an independent young adult who goes...
Glimpse of a Trip
, , , Immigration, Journey Poems, Memoir, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Oh how crazy she was, Just as risky as others Lookin for a better view She was only...
Dear Undocumedia: We hope you are striving in your work like always! We are writing to you today because...
Dear Mayor Libby Schaaf: Have you been affected by gentrification? Because we have been affected by gentrification and we...
Bombing, Damaging, Smoking, Screaming, broking, Get a staff to the car Running away from the city One week there...
Because immigrants do not have the same privileges and advantages of US citizens, the Obama administration in June 2012,...
Where I’m From I am from video games From Playstation and Xbox I am from a cold household and...
Islamophobia: A Rising Problem
, , , Immigration, Politics, Racism, Refugees, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Islamophobia is a large issue in the United States. The term describes the prejudice that occurs against Muslims, a...
Immigration
, , , Con Trump, Economy, Immigration, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is based on the fact that immigrants are being blocked from entering the country by a border...
Should Illegal Immigration be allowed to stay in the US or be deported?
, , , Immigration, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is whether illegal immigrants be deported or be allowed to stay in the US. I am passionate...
DACA: Dreamers Path to a Clean Dream Act
, , , American Dream, Decision Making, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is about DACA- Deferred action for Childhood arrivals. It was a policy made for children who...
Defending DACA
, , , Education, Family, Immigration, Latino Power, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, 0
I chose to do my video on DACA, also known as The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This topic...
What Do We Deserve?
, , , Immigration, LGBTQA, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5
What do we deserve as people living here in the United States? Should people be treated unfairly because of...
“Legal Good, Illegal Bad”
, , , American Dream, Con Trump, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
Confronting Illegal Immigration to Make It Easier for the U.S. and It’s Immigrants
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, 0
In order to confront immigration and it’s problems, we must identify why most illegal immigrants come to the U.S....
The Misconceptions of Illegal Immigration
, , , American Dream, Economy, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Racism, Rights, 0
In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
“Is Illegal Immigration an Economic Burden to America?”
, , , Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
I read a few fascinating articles on how illegal immigration into the U.S. has many benefits, which is what...
Dear Leaders of America, DACA is a Barack Obama approved policy that benefits nearly 800,000 immigrant children...
Advice for immigrants In Oakland there is a large community of undocumented people who do not...
Education should be for everyone “Approximately 17%, roughly two million, of illegal immigrants are under the age of...
We are Important I am the daughter of two immigrants, my mom and my dad. Many articles illustrate how...
Aliens don’t have healthcare, Inform yourself Did you know that California has a Affordable Care Act and 28%...
Immigrants Scared to Come Out
, , , Fall 2017, Immigration, Latino Power, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 3
“We estimate that unauthorized immigrants represent a larger part (17 percent) of East Oakland’s estimated 90,000 residents than they...
Trump Against American Values
, , , Con Trump, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Language, Politics, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, Violence, 1
Throughout Donald Trumps time in the American spotlight we have seen who he really is. From the beginning of...
DACA
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, 3
DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
Abandoning Our Roots
, , , Fall 2017, Immigration, 0
Some six hundred years ago, colonists began their gradual migration. These included a diverse range of people. Albeit most...
We No Longer Stick Up For Each Other
, , , Fall 2017, Immigration, Showcase, Social Class, Voting, 7
These past few months have been very difficult for the Citizens of the United States. Many of us don’t...
What Does It Take to Be an American?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Economy, Immigration, Showcase, 2
What makes someone American shouldn’t be a topic of conversation. “Being American” shouldn’t come in one shape or size....
What it Means to be American?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books, Bullying, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, Economy, History, Immigration, Point of View, Protest, Rights, Slavery, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
Stories From Immigrants
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Point of View, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
One of the biggest issues of the United States is the threat of deportation and determining whether an immigrant...
What it Means to be American.
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Columbus, Immigration, Showcase, 1
In 1882, Rear Admiral George Balch wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, which reads: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag...
What Does it Mean to be American
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Homelessness, Immigration, Refugees, 0
“America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.” – Will McAvoy, a character from HBO’s Newsroom created...
Is Immigration into the U.S. an Actual Problem?
, , , American Dream, Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, Showcase, 1
There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
Speak “American”
, , , American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Language, Showcase, 2
Two weeks ago, in Cliffside Park High School in N.J., the English teacher said to two students when they...
My name is Manuel Brito and I was born in the Dominican Republic. I am 18 years old. I...
My name is Eduardo Guzman a fellow student at Fremont High School. I learned that both sides had major...
Culture and Healthcare
, , , Debt, Economy, Education, Health, Immigration, Inequality, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
This research project focuses on differences that immigrants face when they encounter a foreign healthcare system, and superficially delves...
Abstract This research project focuses on the unfair bias present in the United States concerning immigrants and immigration. The...
I WASN’T BORN HERE MAN BUT HERE I MOVED WHEN I FIRST STEPPED INSIDE THIS ENORMOUS HIGH SCHOOL EVERYONE...
I believe that the safety pin movement is a good thing for many reasons. The safety pin movement is...
The safety pin campaign was supposedly created to show support and solidarity for those who have been targeted by bigotry...
For or Against the Pin?
, , , Immigration, 0
There has been a new movement has cause lots of arguments and disagreements and this day and time, this movement...
My Opinions About the Safety Pins
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Con Trump, Education, Immigration, Inequality, Politics, Refugees, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
“The Incredible Reason You Might Start Seeing Everywhere” is a really positive article in such a difficult time. I...
Our podcast is about an immigrant, Marcelo Lucero being murdered by 7 teenagers in Patchogue, Long Island
Fatal Attack on Immigrant, Patchogue, New York, 2008.
, , , Crime, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
Stunned by the violence, diverse community stakeholders openly confront the crime and divisive atmosphere, committing to ongoing actions to...
Having recently funneled my research topic to the question, “What are different ways culture influences health care, and how...
Healthcare and Culture: Patients as consumers
, , , Health, Immigration, Politics, Poverty, Spring 2017, 0
After spending time going through Gale databases to continue my search for resources about health care and culture, I...
For the research paper that our English class is drafting in class individually, I have decided to research the...
To begin, the novel Uglies does connect to 2017 because it talks about how they separate two groups. The...
I am researching the question of bias in immigration policies. I found a lot of useful research studies on...
Did “A Day Without Immigrants” Actually Have An Impact?
, , , Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2017, 10
I feel that the event ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ actually made a difference. This event took place on February...
There is a lot of controversy with “A Day Without Immigrants” that happened on Thursday. My thoughts on this...
NE OH Takes on the Women’s March on Washington (updated with videos I shot that day)
, , , 2nextprez, Abortion, Black Lives Matter, Con Trump, Gender, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, LGBTQA, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Racism, Rape Culture, Refugees, Renewable Energy, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Voting, Women, 18
Hi, Youth Voices! My name is Abby Henry, and I am a Senior at Jackson High School in Massillon,...
In my opinion, I think that they chose the right decision to not go to school or work because...
After my research proposal, I have begun actual research. On the gale database, I found two very informative articles....
Immigration Policies in Britain and the United States
, , , Fall 2016, Immigration, Rights, Showcase, 2
I am basing my research project on immigration policies. The exact issue within immigration policies I have yet to...
Immigration Rights
, , , Fall 2016, Immigration, Showcase, 4
We are four 6th graders teaching you about the rights that immigrants have when they get caught by the...
Attention youth activists!
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Con Trump, Gender, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, LGBTQA, Politics, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Women, 0
The Women’s March is looking for youth activists under the age of 18 to apply for the #WomensMarch Youth...
Border Security… ISIS 8 Miles Away
, , , American Dream, Crime, Drugs, Economy, Fall 2016, Immigration, Latino Power, Politics, Pro Trump, Rights, Showcase, Terrorism, Transportation, Violence, 4
In America, protecting the borders is essential to our homeland security. Freedom has been taken advantage of over the...
We Are Not Here to Take Your Jobs
, , , Fall 2016, Family, Immigration, Racism, Refugees, Showcase, 2
The notion some Americans have on refugees, as I’ve personally experienced, is that “Oh, refugees are just people who...
Trump wins the election
, , , Con Trump, Economy, Education, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, Showcase, 9
When I saw that Trump won the election I was baffled, disappointed and honestly disgusted, more than I thought...
November 8, 2016, marked the day that the 45th president was elected. Donald Trump became the 45th President. My opinion...
Trump: Ha ha hah! Good prank America!
, , , Fall 2016, Happiness, Immigration, Pro Trump, Showcase, Voting, 4
Donald Trump, the newest President in the White House has caught everyone by surprise when he won the...
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