July 2012
Extraordinary Machine: When I go “home”, it won’t... →
fumblingtowardshappiness:
When I go “home”, it won’t feel like home.
Everything will feel strange, frustrate me. The sun will feel too hot.
I might get sick if I go to an awesome chop bar. The air might make me wretch.
It will feel like my country is forcing me out, like a splinter, or like a virus.
I shouldn’t delude…
“I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked...”
– Grace Hopper (via r-siad)
blank white page.: Value. →
eriruin:
Do each person have a specific value? Does it increase or decrease based on your actions? Your decisions? Your merit? Is there an unwritten system of rules and regulations that we must follow or else we might endanger our value? I guess that’s called culture.
I’m all for culture and tradition but…
Queer and Undocumented: How My Sexual Identity and... →
foreverliberal:
I am queer, undocumented, a community activist, an immigrant, a person of color, a recent college graduate, and a loving son and brother. Every single one of these identities has sustained my dedication to continue the work toward an inclusive society for all people.
Really great personal account about being LGBT and undocumented in the United States — click on the link to...
Welcoming Rhode Island: Puerto Ricans in Rhode... →
welcomingrhodeisland:
Did you know?
The first Puerto Ricans who came to Providence did so in the 1920s. They moved to Providence and the surrounding areas to find work in the agriculture and manufacturing industries. Estimates of how many Hispanic people were living in Rhode Island before this time are complicated by…
Watchtomreadertv:
A beautifully raw confession of the heartbreak of stereotype and desire to do better in a place that doesn’t care.
Anything goes.: What is your opinion in regards to... →
digidestined11:
What is your opinion in regards to the idea of national borders?
Anonymous
“I believe national borders are a joke. You always hear conservatives ranting and raving about protecting the borders from so called terrorists and “illegal” immigrants, but the reason you cannot protect the…
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welcomingrhodeisland:
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We’ll continue posting upcoming events happening in Rhode Island, local immigrant and refugee stories, and historical information about Rhode Island’s...
La Hoops: STOP THESE DEPORTATIONS! →
lahoops:
I urge you all to sign, call, share, tweet these petitions and stop the separation of these families. Damnit Obama, where the fuck is the relief and deferred action for these people?! Ugh, you make me sick.
http://action.dreamactivist.org/florida/bonilla/ …
Polish
maclima:
A polish immigrant is doing an eyesight test for driving in New York.
The examiner shows him a card containing the following letters:
C Z A J K O W S K I
Examiner: Can you read this?
Polish immigrant: Read?! This guy owes me money!!
Welcoming Rhode Island: Colombians in Rhode Island... →
welcomingrhodeisland:
This weekend many Colombians in Rhode Island will celebrate their heritage at the Colombian-American Parade and Festival. Join them this Sunday, July 22nd! The parade will step off at 10am in the parking lot of Dexter Credit Union in Central Falls, wind through the streets of Central Falls, and…
huerca zafada: Chase Bank Confirms Fund to Aid... →
latinorebels:
it is one of the most horrific murders of the social media age. Three Chicago teens decided to play a game called “”Pick ‘Em Out and Knock ‘Em Out” at 5 am on Tuesday morning. Soon, their game turned deadly and their target—62-year-old Delfino Mora—would die as he was…
