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Posted inFamily & Youth

‘I’ll never get this time back.’ Bay Area immigrant parents long to reunite with the kids they left behind

Avatar photo by Jasmine Aguilera September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

These Bay Area parents fled their home countries in Central America in the past decade. As they explore family reunification options, years of separation from their children has taken a heavy toll.

Posted inLabor

‘We want a seat at the table’: fast food workers fight for regulations

by Justo Robles June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

Two Latina workers from the fast food industry in the Bay Area talk about the precarious working conditions that led them to speak up in favor of the FAST Recovery Act.

Posted inReporting

La búsqueda de indocumentados mayores elegibles para Medi-Cal

by Claudia Boyd-Barret February 28, 2023June 10, 2023

Desde 2022 California ha inscrito en Medi-Cal a más de 300,000 inmigrantes mayores que carecen de residencia legal. Pero el estado no sabe cuántos más podrían ser elegibles.

Posted inHealth Equity

Community workers fan out to persuade immigrant seniors to get covered by Medi-Cal

by Claudia Boyd-Barret February 27, 2023June 2, 2023

California has enrolled into Medi-Cal more than 300,000 older immigrant lacking legal residency since 2022, but the state doesn’t know how many more might be eligible.

Posted inMi Historia

‘Everything piled up’: surviving COVID-19 and violence in East Oakland

by Francisca Sánchez and Justo Robles February 21, 2023July 11, 2023

Francisca Sánchez emigrated to California so that her daughter could fulfill the dream of going to university. But the pandemic and the escalating violence got in their way.

Posted inHealth Equity

How one Oakland school is investing in mental health support

by Julia McEvoy September 2, 2022February 24, 2023

California is investing billions in student mental health. Here’s how one school is supporting the needs of Maya Mam students.

Posted inHousing

Undocumented and unhoused

by Madeleine Bair and Marta Martinez July 8, 2022June 28, 2023

Evictions went down in California during the pandemic, thanks to an eviction moratorium that protected tenants. But the housing struggles of undocumented communities aren’t being captured by authorities. 

Posted inHealth Equity

More Oaklanders left sick and in the dark as COVID surges and county says it can’t keep up

by Jacob Simas and Madeleine Bair January 12, 2021March 29, 2023

After Maria González got sick, she expected a follow-up call from county health workers. Why didn’t it come?

Posted inFamily & Youth

With online schooling, Latino immigrant parents fear their kids are being left behind

by Ashley McBride and Madeleine Bair October 10, 2020March 29, 2023

A third of OUSD students are English learners. For them and their families, getting a free Chromebook is not enough to bridge the digital divide.

Posted inMi Historia

We were happy. But when the illness appeared, things got complicated

by José Martín Aguilar June 18, 2020August 11, 2023

One member of East Oakland’s immigrant Mam community shares his story about surviving during the pandemic.

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