El Tímpano needs your support. Community media is only possible with the support of YOU—our readers! We are halfway toward our end-of-year goal to raise $25,000, and your donation today can help us get there. DONATE TODAY Not yet subscribed? Click here to sign up for our weekly emails. The Weekly Dispatch Community-powered immigration news from the […]
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The new undocumented? TPS in the crosshairs again
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‘It’s like another pandemic’
I am from Mexico, and I came to live in the United States 30 years ago. During the pandemic, I moved from Texas to California and have been working at Eden Church in Hayward. It was during the rapid Covid response that I began working with the community for the first time. Lea esta historia […]
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The Bay Area’s new strategy to fight deportations: ICE-Free Zones
Local journalism needs your support This week kicks off our end-of-year fund drive and we need YOU to help us start strong. Join our community of donors to power the journalism you and thousands of Bay Area residents rely on. DONATE TODAY Not yet subscribed? Click here to sign up for our weekly emails. The Weekly Dispatch […]
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What we heard: The impact of SNAP delays on Latino immigrant families
On a recent, sunny Monday morning in Fremont, the line outside the Tri-City Volunteers Food Bank stretched around the building. Among those waiting was Martha Chavez, a 45-year-old mother of two who arrived early to be sure she would get a spot. When her turn finally came, just after 10:30 a.m., she carefully filled her […]
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Creating remembrance at Día de los Muertos in Oakland
On Sunday, November 2nd, dozens of altars and booths lined International Boulevard in Oakland’s Fruitvale district for the annual Día de los Muertos Festival. A sea of skeletal face paint, flower crowns, and creative “Catrina” costumes filled all seven blocks for the community celebration. Lea esta historia en español. Despite recent threats of an immigration […]
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‘I am afraid of the immigration situation’: A mother navigates the complexities of the immigration system and her son’s lifelong medical needs
When I remember my life in El Salvador, it was so different. I got married young, at the age of 20, and although my marriage didn’t work out, in the middle of that separation, the most important news of my life came: I was pregnant with Alejandro. I was a single mom from the beginning, […]
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As health care contracts in Trump era, undocumented immigrants run out of options
As California freezes Medi-Cal, who will step in to help the growing number of uninsured immigrants?
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When culture cures: the healing power of music for trauma
Not yet subscribed? Click here to sign up for our weekly emails. The Weekly Dispatch Community-powered immigration news from the Bay Area. Welcome to El Tímpano’s Weekly Dispatch. I’m Erica Hellerstein, senior immigration, labor, and economics reporter. On a balmy evening in late July, I found myself inside a tall, sunlit building in Half Moon Bay. I […]
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Deana Balinton is named Co-ED of El Tímpano
El Tímpano is excited to announce a change of titles reflecting shared top leadership at the organization. As of October 1, El Tímpano is helmed by two Co-Executive Directors: Madeleine Bair and Deana Balinton. Madeleine Bair, the founder of El Tímpano, is now the Co-ED, Chief of Programs & Strategy. She shares executive leadership with […]