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Luna Acharya Mulder

'Nobody knows their story' — A psychologist gives her refugee people a voice

Luna Acharya Mulder has a rare window on the refugee psyche. She and her sisters grew up in New York but all of her cousins grew up in refugee camps in Nepal. Every summer, she went back and forth between two vastly different worlds.

'Nobody knows their story' — A psychologist gives her refugee people a voice
Yamila Pastorino and Joana Dos Santos

A community college that found a way not to charge these DREAMers extra for school

A community college that found a way not to charge these DREAMers extra for school
Ina Resnikoff, academic counsellor and learning specialist at North Shore Community College, with her student Osarumwense Agbonsalo, an immigrant from Nigeria

Easy access to community college is a boon to immigrant students starting out in the US

Easy access to community college is a boon to immigrant students starting out in the US
President Obama announced executive action on immigration policy during a nationally televised address from the White House on November 20, 2014. Obama outlined a plan to ease the threat of deportion for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants.

I'm Hispanic and I don't like your plan, this woman tells Obama

I'm Hispanic and I don't like your plan, this woman tells Obama
Anil Gandhi in North Carolina

A touch of India in North Carolina

A touch of India in North Carolina
The World

A Touch of India in North Carolina

What do you do when you're yearning for the familiar sights and smells of home? One Indian immigrant in North Carolina has opened a nursery that specializes in the plants of his native India.

A Touch of India in North Carolina
Signs on bus benches in Boise promoted acceptance of new arrivals. (Photo: Welcoming Idaho)

Dear Immigrants: You're (officially) Welcome in Wilder, Idaho

You may not be aware, but it's "Welcoming Week" here in the US, events are being held in 22 states bringing together immigrants and people born in this country. The week's festivities are part of an on-going effort to make immigrants feel more welcome.

Dear Immigrants: You're (officially) Welcome in Wilder, Idaho
Sara Loscos working on an accent exercise. (Photo provided by Sara Loscos)

Having an Accent in America: An Actor Speaks

When Spanish-speaking actresses come to this country, they often spend a bundle on trying to lose their accents. But these days,a Latino accent can be an asset. Sara Loscos of Feet in Two Worlds has the story.

Having an Accent in America: An Actor Speaks
Carmine Pierre calls her 11-year-old son Marc Kelly in Haiti. She hasn't seen him since he was five. (Photo: Amy Bracken)

Why Some Haitians Are Still Waiting on Family-based Visas to Come to the US

After the 2010 earthquake, Haitians hoped that the US would expedite visas for family members already here in the US. But three years on, Haitian families are still waiting.

Why Some Haitians Are Still Waiting on Family-based Visas to Come to the US
>Seni Felić took his seven-year-old son, Venice to Sarajevo, Bosnia for the first time this year. Felić says he wants Venice to learn more about his Bosnian roots. (Photo Courtesy of Seni Felić).

Bosnian Refugees Reflect on Syrian Civil War

For Bosnian refugees who have found a home in the US, the debate over Syria is very familiar. So are the stories of refugees fleeing their homes. We hear from Bosnian refugees living in California about the crisis in Syria.

Bosnian Refugees Reflect on Syrian Civil War
A grandson hugs his grandfather after both were apprehended by Border Patrol in Hidalgo, Texas. (Photo: Mónica Ortiz Uribe)

As Illegal Crossings Rise in Texas, a Cat-and-Mouse Game With Border Patrol Intensifies

This story takes us to the banks of the Rio Grande river in South Texas. It's where a cat-and-mouse game plays out every night between migrants crossing into the US illegally and the Border Patrol. That game is intensifying.

As Illegal Crossings Rise in Texas, a Cat-and-Mouse Game With Border Patrol Intensifies

How Volunteers Keep Watch, Ease Isolation of Immigrant Detainees

With thousands sitting behind bars in America's immigration detention centers, some immigrant advocates, including many undocumented immigrants, are reaching out, setting up formal, and informal, visitation programs.

How Volunteers Keep Watch, Ease Isolation of Immigrant Detainees

One Iraqi Family Adjusts to a New Life in the US

Reporter Jill Replogle, of the public radio collaboration Fronteras Desk, follows up with a family from Iraq who moved to San Diego as refugees six months ago. Now, Replogle finds that some members of the family are struggling to adjust to their new life.

One Iraqi Family Adjusts to a New Life in the US
First Days

What's the story of your first days in America?

Some immigrants spent their first nights at the YMCA. Others saw snow for the first time. Some people didn’t mean to end up here at all. What do you — or your parents or grandparents — remember about your first days in the US? Submit your story to the South Asian American Digital Archive's First Days Project.

What's the story of your first days in America?

Immigrants Fight to Curb Controversial S-Comm Program

Criticism of S-Comm is growing, with cities and entire states, including California, now resisting the program. Adrian Florido, from the public radio collaboration Fronteras, reports.

Immigrants Fight to Curb Controversial S-Comm Program