Across The Tracks: What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone”
Co-published with The Nation. A community of migrants and unhoused people call the shuttered downtown of this California city home.
My Family Came to the US to Start a New Life. An Obscure Credit Score Held Us Back
Co-published with The Guardian. A FICO score determines your financial future in America. But for new immigrants, getting one can be nearly impossible.
Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.
Co-published with The Nation. In California’s agricultural heartland, farmworkers are fighting back against expensive rents, substandard housing, and economic disenfranchisement.
The Latinx Future Will Not Look Like the Latinx Past
Co-published with The Nation. My generation is more outspoken—about inequality, assimilation, racism, and more—than those that came before.
Indigenous Cultures Take Root in New York
Co-published with The Nation. The traditional systems of mutual support that undergird many Indigenous Central American cultures have formed a safety net during a very dark time in New York City’s history.
There Is a Name for Women Like My Mother
Co-published with The Nation. In the Haitian Creole language, “Gwo Fanm” means “Big Woman,” a woman who shoulders more than their fair share of burdens in this life.
How This City in a Deep Red State Is Helping Immigrants During COVID-19
Co-published with Latino Rebels. Despite being in one of the reddest states in the nation, Tulsa is leading the way in breaking down barriers for immigrants and refugees, especially during COVID-19.
Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era
Co-published with The Nation. Immigrant networks ought to be supported and funded, not dismantled and driven into hiding.