Author: Feet in 2 Worlds

Bio: Feet in 2 Worlds (Fi2W) is an independent media outlet, journalism training program, and launchpad for emerging immigrant journalists and media makers of color. Our work brings positive and meaningful change to America's newsrooms and has a broader impact on how immigration is reported and the ethnic and racial composition of news organizations.

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D.C. Inauguration Photos From Around The Web

Posted on: 20 Jan 2009

Here are some Inauguration pictures, taken this morning in D.C., from around the web. We’ll keep adding more through the morning.

Hispanics Suffer Crisis In The Auto Industry: Martina Guzmán on WDET, Detroit Public Radio

Posted on: 14 Jan 2009

Detroit public radio WDET today aired a piece by Feet In 2 Worlds reporter Martina Guzmán on the plight of Hispanic autoworkers and business owners who are suffering the crisis in the auto industry. From the webpage of Detroit Today, hosted by Craig Fahle: For decades Latino immigrants have achieved the American dream through the […]

Guest Column: The Obama Effect on Black and Latino Communities

Posted on: 03 Jan 2009

To begin the New Year, Feet in Two Worlds invited ethnic media journalists to write about the most significant challenges they see facing the communities they cover, and their expectations for the Obama administration and the new Congress. The following article was written by Sharon Toomer, Managing Editor of BlackandBrownNews.com (BBN). The Black and Latino […]

After Eventful Year, Haitian-Americans Continue to Hope

Posted on: 30 Dec 2008

By Macollvie Jean-François In the aftermath of the devastation four major storms wrought on Haiti’s already fragile ecosystem and precarious daily life a few months ago, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it would stop deporting Haitians, temporarily. The news brought on such euphoria among some, it was as though the U.S. government had finally granted […]

Hispanic Businesses Thrive In Detroit, Despite Poor Economy: FI2W’s Martina Guzman on WDET

Posted on: 19 Nov 2008

The crisis in the U.S. auto industry is among the many serious challenges facing Michigan’s economy. People are moving out of Michigan at a higher rate than any state in the nation, and at 8.5 percent Michigan has the highest average annual unemployment rate in the U.S.  Despite these trends, business in the state’s Hispanic community is flourishing. Feet In Two Worlds‘ Martina Guzman […]

Election Day Coverage: Feet In 2 Worlds Brought You The Immigrant Vote

Posted on: 07 Nov 2008

On Election Day, the Feet In 2 Worlds team spread out to polling places in immigrant and ethnic neighborhoods across the U.S. to report on how foreign-born voters experienced this historic day. Our contributors covered voting in battleground states Florida and New Hampshire, as well as Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New York: Macollvie Jean-Francois […]

Analyzing the Latino Vote: Pilar Marrero on PRI’s The World

Posted on: 07 Nov 2008

Reporter Pilar Marrero, a columnist for La Opinión newspaper in Los Angeles and Feet In 2 Worlds contributor, appeared yesterday on PRI’s nationally-syndicated radio show The World. She spoke with anchor Lisa Mullin about the impact of first-time Latino immigrant voters on the outcome of the presidential election. Marrero reported –among other data– that Latino […]

Asian American Watchdog Group Cites Voting Day Irregularities

Posted on: 04 Nov 2008

NEW YORK – Yan Tai, World Journal reporter As Election Day drew to an end, an Asian American watchdog group said there were more problems among Asian American voters than people thought. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, a civil rights organization based in New York, said Tuesday that for many Asian American […]

Morning in Harlem: Voices of Immigrant and First-Time Voters in New York

Posted on: 04 Nov 2008

Through Election Day, Feet in 2 Worlds reporter Aswini Anburajan interviewed voters from very different origins. She talked to a Polish first-time voter in Harlem, and then she interviewed two Bangladeshi men and an Argentinean woman in Jackson Heights, Queens. She even had time to make an appearance on PRI’s nationally syndicated show The World. […]

Immigrant Voters in New Hampshire: Eduardo de Oliveira on New York Public Radio

Posted on: 04 Nov 2008

Eduardo A. de Oliveira, a Brazilian-born reporter for New England Ethnic News and a Feet in 2 Worlds contributor, appeared this morning on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, New York Public Radio, to describe the scene in the battleground state of New Hampshire. You can listen to that segment of the show here.