February 2012
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“Aside from her professional character, I am also impressed with the treatment of...”
– Anurag Lahiri, Why I’m Team Kalinda: A New Face For Desi Women On TV, Racialicious 1/25/12 (via racialicious)
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“I will always wish
that you could see in yourself
all I see in you.”
– Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via delucazade)
January 2012
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REU Summer 2012 Program Immigration, Geography,...
The Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with the Department of Sociology, is hosting the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in Immigration, Geography, and Race/Ethnicity in the U.S. for the summer of 2012. This eight-week summer program, which is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (but also with significant...
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Sh!t Legal South Asians Say To Me →
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When you have so much love to give that it scares...
I need this on a poster.
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“While globalization is seen to liberate and promote local sexual differences,...”
– Cruz-Malava, A. & Manalansan, M. (2002).Queer Globalizations: Citizenship and the Afterlife of Colonialism. New York, NY and London: New York University Press (via queerhappy)
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Mental Health: Study Links Immigrating at Young... →
ookii:
A new study has found that among immigrants, younger age at the time of migration predicts a higher incidence of psychotic disorders.
The study, published in December in The American Journal of Psychiatry, was conducted from 1997 to 2005 in The Hague, where there are detailed records on almost everyone ages 15 to 54 who has made contact with the health care system for a possible...
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‘White Only’ Pool Sign Discriminatory, Not... →
lielikeyoumeanit:
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission dismissed a landlord’s claim today that a“white only” pool sign was simply an historical antique sign and ruled that it was discriminatory.
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The Ohio Civil Rights Commission found on Sept. 29 that Hein did violate the Ohio Civil Rights Act by posting the sign, but Hein has asked that the decision be reconsidered. The sign has since been...
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Testimony for the D.C. SCOMM Hearing
Dear Council Members,
Thank you for giving me a chance to speak on the Immigration Detainer Compliance Bill in front of you today. My name is Prerna Lal and I am one of the founders of DreamActivist.org, a national network of immigrant youth.
My parents immigrated to this country when I was about 14 and they became legal residents over time. Right now, I am pursuing my second graduate degree at...
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Board of Immigration Appeals just denied Hadi... →
We need as many petition signatures as possible to take to his Congressional representative and get them to pressure ICE before they deport him to Pakistan - a country he has not seen since he was 4 years old. More info here.
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Real-Life Documentarian: An introspective note on... →
reallifedocumentarian:
It’s dawning on me that as an APIA advocate within the immigrants rights movement and as someone who is bilingual in Spanish, that I need to put my language skills to use in reminding other advocates, supporters and members of the community that immigration is not an issue that can be talked about in its entirety while excluding a significant portion of the community...
Anonymous asked: What were some of your past relationships like?
Anonymous asked: What motivates you to do what it is you do everyday?
Anonymous asked: What do you look for in a significant other?
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December 2011
32 posts
Anonymous asked: Hi. I'm a big fan of yours and a supporter of rights for all immigrants, documented or undocumented. But recently you tweeted something that confused me: you said that even with all the work and hell you've been through, even if you were given citizenship you'd reject it. Forgive me, but I don't understand. Is it because all of the work and pain wasn't worth it? ...
If you had one question for me, what would it be?
Ask here
I’m the type of person who snoozes through New Year because every day is a new beginning.
Hope 2011 was good for everyone!
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Queer Immigration Reading List →
The Adventures of Ro: Won't lose →
bornthisbrown:
can’t stop, won’t stop.. sorry, back to the subject. So I’m on week 12 of working my asylum case. I was suppose to hear back 2 weeks ago regarding my finger prints from the FBI. We’re waiting on what my status in the US is. Even though I’m undocumented, I was deported when I was 15 and may be…
I unfortunately do not have the INA with me right now but I have a sneaking...
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South Asian Diaspora: #NSEERS Lands #DREAMAct... →
southasiandiaspora:
CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION
Photo Credit: IYJL
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The good old days when I used to get amazing letters for @dreamactivist. Now I just get notices from USCIS and bills.
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Undocumented and Unafraid on Tumblr
We are much more than that obviously, but I’m delighted with the growing community of undocumented immigrants that are using Tumblr! It’s such an awesome micro-blogging (and reblogging) platform.
Reblog and add yourself if I missed you. Apologies in advance for any transgressions.
maria-grazia
maria-fernanda
luigimonstre
dreamsfullofhope
marquito
pensamientosmexicanos
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Kiss The Hummingbirds: Why is our South Asian... →
maheensworld:
All these bleaching creams and what not…
It’s disgusting.
My own shade is a light pale olive and I’ve never experienced the kind of harassment I’ve seen darker girls in my family experience for having darker skin, but it really breaks my heart.
Instead of teasing and bullying over dark skin, why not tease and bully over hanging onto a white-superemacy mindset! I mean, we are...
DHS Spies on YOU when your social networks deal... →
dreamactivist:
We are still unsure as to wether or not the following is disturbing or amusing:
Image by Truthout.org via Flickr
“Homeland Security spies on Facebook and Twitter users, recording the activity of people who search for terms like “human to animal,” “collapse” and “infection,” according to an online privacy advocacy group that has sued to peruse the agency’s data. …
As part of...
My Top 10 Blogs of 2011 | PrernaLal.com →
In case you missed some of my “wonderful” (or crappy) writing during this tumultuous year, I’m listing the very best.
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SB1070 for Muslims (NSEERS) Lands DREAM Act Youth...
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration terminated NSEERS, a post-9-11 program that targeted and placed non-citizen Muslim men from over 24 countries in deportation proceedings. But the termination provides no relief for thousands of immigrants who face deportation as a result of the program. Hadi Zayed Zaidi, a Pakistani-American who was brought here at the age of 4, is one such...
