Author: Cristina DC Pastor
Bio: Cristina DC Pastor, a former Fi2W Business and Economics Reporting fellow, is the publisher and editor of The FilAm (TheFilAm.net). Her book, “Scratch the News: Filipino Americans in Our Midst” (Inkwater, 2005), is a celebration of ordinary citizens at the center of extraordinary stories. She is a graduate of The New School.
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Posted on: 27 Jan 2011
Almost a quarter century after he was overthrown in a popular uprising, former Haitian president Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier resurfaced in his earthquake devastated country on January 16. Haitians in the U.S. are trying to make sense of what his arrival means in a time of political uncertainty.
Posted on: 14 Dec 2010
The high court has heard arguments on the Arizona Employer Sanctions law which allows the state to revoke the license of businesses that hire undocumented immigrants–and requires participation in the federal E-Verify program.
Posted on: 23 Nov 2010
The Haitian immigrant community is struggling to find effective ways to address Haiti’s latest disaster.
Posted on: 18 Nov 2010
Advocates in New York are symbolically mailing pens to President Obama, urging him to use his executive powers to reform the federal immigration system.
Posted on: 04 Nov 2010
Church members are torn over the policy toward undocumented immigrants, and how to balance compassion and a conservative political ideology.
Posted on: 02 Nov 2010
People from immigrant communities, senior citizens and low-income families are likely to be affected by problems with the city’s new electronic voting technology. The Board of Elections says it has measures in place to ensure a trouble-free vote.
Posted on: 18 Oct 2010
U.S. Customs and Border Protection chief Alan Bersin says border security is not enough. He wants tougher enforcement of laws designed to weed out immigrants who have committed serious crimes and target employers who exploit undocumented workers.
Posted on: 28 Sep 2010
The new president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, came to the U.S. for the first time since living here in exile with his family.
Posted on: 20 Sep 2010
A new documentary about the struggles in Prince William County, Virginia, provides a window into the lives and emotions of people on both sides of the immigration debate.
Posted on: 31 Aug 2010
A group of Filipino lawyers is providing free legal clinics to help their community navigate a complicated immigration system.
