Made Into America

06/14/2022

June 15 marks the 10 year anniversary of DACA - the executive order of Pres. Obama enabling undocumented immigrants who came as children to the US to work & travel, etc. in the US. Congress has still not been able to pass a law offering a pathway to citizenship for these immigrants who have done so much with their lives. Below are a number of links to video stories we recorded of DREAMers a few years back. Many are now contributing as teachers and professionals in other arenas. Meanwhile the DACA order has been challenged by a number of states and is being "tried" in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The federal government is currently not granting applications from first-time applicants and anyone whose DACA status expired more than one year ago.
Myriam
https://madeintoamerica.org/myriam-walk-dreamers/
Sarahi
https://madeintoamerica.org/sarahi-salamanca-espinoza.../
Karolina
https://madeintoamerica.org/karolina-hard-working-teen/
Valeria
https://madeintoamerica.org/valeria-lorenzo/
Ever
https://madeintoamerica.org/evers-story/
Orlando
https://madeintoamerica.org/orlandos-dreamer-story/
Rafael
https://madeintoamerica.org/rafael-immigration-story.../
Dulce
https://madeintoamerica.org/dulce-challenging-path.../
Lalo
https://madeintoamerica.org/lalo-strawberry-fields-uc.../
Angel
https://madeintoamerica.org/angel-barragan-deportation.../
Mayra
https://madeintoamerica.org/mayras-story.../

02/15/2022

You'll be inspired by the immigration story of a Colombian teen-ager who fended for himself (without even graduating high school), and ends up becoming an international ballet soloist and eventually an I-T specialist in the Silicon Valley. Eileen Zubiria contributed the gripping narrative.
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International Ballet Dancer, Tech Worker, Family Man (Colombia) Alexi was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, just across the border from the town he was mostly raised in, Maicao, Colombia, on the Caribbean coast of South America. His place of birth in Venezuela was solely for the utilization of the hospi...

02/14/2022

The Made Into America archive of immigration stories also includes the migration stories of African-Americans who were pressed into slavery and severed from their countries of origins. Although they weren't willing immigrants, they built this country and are an integral part of America's heritage. Here's a recent family narrative researched by a high school student.

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10/11/2021

October is Filipino American History Month. I had the privilege of interviewing 4 Filipina caretakers recently for the City of San Jose Office of Racial Equity and the Art Museum. Their stories were quite sad as they all had children (they are supporting) back in the Philippines. You can see the story exchange here.

City of San José, CaliforniaThe Heartbeat of San José: Immigrants during COVID-19, September 16, 2021In celebration of Welcoming Week, the City of San José's...

08/31/2021

Upwardly Global is an organization that helps immigrants find meaningful jobs to take advantage of their skills. Here is an interview with the Cameroonian-American founder on the Cisco Corporate Responsiblity blog site.

Upwardly Global (UpGlo), is a Cisco nonprofit partner that has supported over 18,000 internationally trained professionals restart their careers in the U.S.

08/20/2021

In 2018 we featured a storyteller from Afghanistan who became a refugee after the Russian takeover in 1978 and who has worked on behalf of Afghan Refugees in the US ever since.

Rona shares her story with an audience in Palo Alto, CA - about leaving Afghanistan and beginning from scratch in the US. When the Soviet Army marched into ...

04/16/2021

Today, a new podcast, "Our Stories" launches with the goal of making the experiences of Asian Pacific Island diasporas in the US more accessible to Asians and non-Asians alike. It is available on Spotify and at the Chopsticks Alley website: https://www.chopsticksalley.com/post/chopsticks-alley-presents-our-stories-a-new-podcast-series-releasing-on-april-16-2021 In the wake of recent hate crimes visited against the Asian community this podcast will generate more cross cultural awareness and appreciation.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8th, 2021 Contact: Trami Cron Executive Director Chief Editor (831) 239-9710 [email protected] www.ChopsticksAlley.com Zach Anderson Host “Our Stories” (916) 633-4571 [email protected] Chopsticks Alley Presents: “Our Stories” Podcast SAN ...

04/15/2021

The Italian American Heritage Foundation of San Jose and COM.IT.ES of SanFrancisco launched a new website this month -dedicated to California’s Italian and Italian American experience. The Online Almanac of the History of the Italians of California https://www.thealmanac.online/ is a site where you can also contribute your own family's Italian-American story. We, at https://madeintoamerica.org are excited to see this exciting new archive.

03/05/2021

A new narrative recently posted in our archive of immigration stories is about a Vietnamese woman who came with her family. Her son thinks it was because she was getting older and she worried about how long she could continue to work in the fields. She says it was for better opportunities for her children and indeed they are progressing in the US. She's also proud of her 2 AA degrees she earned here.
Made Into America is a project of The Midpen Media Center

02/15/2021

Recently, we got two new stories from Iranian-Americans who fled after the 1979 religious revolution. Here is a story of someone who starts his new life working in convenience stores and eventually is able to start his own business. https://madeintoamerica.org/escaping-a-revolution-to-find-the-american-dream/
Made Into America is an archive of over 600 US immigrant stories. Consider submitting one from your family or subscribing to notifications of new stories published. It's a project of the Midpen Media Center in Palo Alto, CA.

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01/06/2021

Came across this video of a teen in East Palo Alto who gives us a glimpse of the family struggles during the pandemic months. The pandemic has had disproportionate impacts of undocumented immigrants and low income communities.

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12/24/2020

Here's a new story about a family of US immigrants from Greece who came for work opportunities in the many factories of the Northeast. There are so many reasons to appreciate the contributions of immigrants in building our country. This narrative was written by student at Foothill College.

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