Author: Sarah Kate Kramer
Bio: Sarah Kate Kramer first got hooked on collecting stories as a StoryCorps facilitator, then traveled the world with a microphone for a few years before settling down in her hometown of New York City. From 2010-2012 she was the editor of Feet in 2 Worlds and a freelance reporter for WNYC Radio, where she created “Niche Market,” a weekly segment that profiled specialty stores in New York. Sarah is now a producer at Radio Diaries, a non-profit that produces documentaries for NPR and other public radio outlets.
Contributions:
Posted on: 08 Apr 2011
Proposed cuts to Head Start, college aid and food assistance programs would impact Latinos across the U.S.
Posted on: 29 Mar 2011
Puerto Rico lost 82,821 people in the last ten years–did they go to New York, or newer enclaves in the US?
Posted on: 23 Mar 2011
On the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care for Americans Act, groups in New York say federal health care reform has already benefited immigrant small business owners.
Posted on: 18 Mar 2011
Less than fifty percent of Hispanics living in the U.S. are eligible to vote at this time, but that’s changing. New Census data points toward greater Hispanic political clout in coming years.
Posted on: 17 Mar 2011
Dramatic increases in the Hispanic population are seen around the country, especially in the south and west.
Posted on: 10 Mar 2011
Immigration reform – Texas-style. A proposed bill would punish employers for hiring undocumented immigrants, except if they are domestic workers.
Posted on: 09 Mar 2011
A new report finds that immigrants outpaced native-born Americans in starting new businesses last year.
Posted on: 03 Mar 2011
They have never visited Libya, but the children of Libyan refugees and exiles living in the U.S. have become a vital force in efforts to topple the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
Posted on: 24 Feb 2011
The fight to save collective bargaining and union benefits in Wisconsin has attracted a wide coalition of supporters—immigrant groups among them.
Posted on: 22 Feb 2011
Students at the University of Puerto Rico are protesting a rise in tuition. Recently the protests took a violent turn and became an issue in Congress.
