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Tag: Immigration

From ‘Dirt’ to dignity: How to join the movement to promote Latinx voices

January 28, 2020 stanleyobando

Just like that, the conversation has moved from frustration to inspiration. My post yesterday about the misguided bestseller “American Dirt” was not quite as constructive

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I learned something from ‘American Dirt’ – just not what the author intended

January 27, 2020 stanleyobando

The $13 I spent so I could read this book should have gone into other pockets.

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The power of immigrant vision

May 29, 2017 stanleyobando

Founders’ Day remarks delivered at The Derryfield School, Manchester, New Hampshire, May 19, 2017. Thank you, Dr. Carter, the Founders, Mr. Sanborn, and everyone who

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‘Nothing is black and white: there’s a lot of gray’

March 22, 2017 stanleyobando

How old were you when you became an adult? Were you 16? 15? How about 10? That’s the question the Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project

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Why despair in the age of Trump means we need to know more, not less

February 28, 2017 stanleyobando

Here’s what surprised me the most during Donald Trump’s first month in office – a period I prefer to think of as my first month

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‘Before you say you want to help, say you want to learn’

January 31, 2017 stanleyobando

Allegra Love doesn’t mince words. It’s obvious from the pace and passion of her speech that she doesn’t waste time, either. The immigration lawyer can’t

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