Mahdi Rasikh went from weaving carpets in a refugee camp to representing his hometown in Afghanistanâs Parliament. But after the Taliban took over, Rasikh had to escape to the U.S.
Antes de su nueva exposiciĂłn en Milwaukee, el artista que actualmente reside en Chicago habla sobre su trabajo y la democracia radical del arte del grabado.
La pastora de Chicago Emma Lozano analiza el movimiento para mantener a los inmigrantes indocumentados con sus familias y una exhibiciĂłn relacionada con la MCA.
En medio de mĂșltiples crisis en su LĂbano natal, Siham Ibrahim preserva la herencia libanesa en Chicago y ayuda a la gente que se encuentra en el LĂbano.
Thomas Kong, nacido en Corea del Norte, emigrĂł a Estados Unidos en busca de oportunidades. Ahora, tiene una profesiĂłn distinta: propietario de una tienda de conveniencia y artista.
Mi Fogata: La galardonada propietaria de un restaurante mexicano estĂĄ adaptĂĄndose a la pandemia de COVID con el apoyo de los habitantes de Chicago en North Center y otros lugares.
Para Altyn y Enesh Mantyyeva, copropietarias del icĂłnico restaurante Russian Tea Time de Chicago, servir los platos de su infancia no es solo un negocio, es una responsabilidad personal.
For Altyn and Enesh Mantyyeva, co-owners of the iconic Chicago restaurant Russian Tea Time, serving the dishes of their childhood isnât just business â itâs a personal responsibility.
Con el conocimiento de las redes sociales, los propietarios del lugar de brunch y restaurante Wake 'N Bacon han cumplido su sueño, incluso en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19.
After years in the corporate world, Patricia Gonzalez decided to pursue her passion project in Chicago. She opened it right when the city was shutting down due to COVID-19.
Chicago band Quinto Imperio, whose members grew up in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood, has never stopped supporting its community while chasing its ambitions â even through the pandemic.
La banda de Chicago Quinto Imperio, cuyos integrantes crecieron en un barrio predominantemente inmigrante, nunca ha dejado de apoyar a su comunidad mientras persigue sus sueños, incluso durante la pandemia.
Cuando la pandemia golpeĂł a su comunidad en La Villita, Elizeth Arguelles, emprendedora y beneficiaria de DACA originaria de Chicago, duplicĂł su trabajo comunitario.
When the pandemic struck her community in Little Village, Chicago, self-made entrepreneur and DACA recipient Elizeth Arguelles doubled down on her community care.Â
Formada por tres latinxs que se identifican como femme , Femme Defensa estĂĄ abordando la falta de apoyo por parte del gobierno en los barrios de Pilsen y La Villita de Chicago ayudando directamente a los mĂĄs necesitados.
Formed by three Latinx femmes, Femme Defensa is addressing a lack of government aid in the Chicago neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little Village through direct community care.
Por casi un año durante la pandemia global, el Grocery Run Club ha abastecido con productos frescos y otras necesidades a miembros de la comunidad de todo Chicago. Sus organizadores no planean detenerse.
For nearly a year during the global pandemic, Grocery Run Club has supplied community members across Chicago with fresh produce and other necessities. Its organizers have no plans to stop.Â
As human rights abuses continue in Ethiopia, Chicago chef Tigist Reda is among the many Ethiopians in the U.S. who are left with more questions than answers.
Over half of the workers keeping offices and stores clean in the United States are immigrants. During the COVID-19 pandemic, their job has become more essential than ever.Â
Alrededor de la mitad de los trabajadores que mantienen limpias las tiendas y oficinas de los Estados Unidos son inmigrantes. Ahora que vivimos una pandemia de COVID-19, su labor se ha hecho mĂĄs esencial que antes.
After being detained by immigration authorities, a 27-year-old Mexican immigrant finds a chance for an education with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.
After fleeing conflict, young Africans who come to Chicago find themselves navigating a city struggling with racism, inequity and violence. Here are three of their stories.
After ICE detained Jesus Alberto âBetoâ Lopez Gutierrez on his drive home from camping, his family has banded together to challenge his detention and deportation.
Jaime di Paulo is the executive director of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce. Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, di Paulo was recruited to come work with the thriving business community here.
They came to destroy. ISIS forces flooded the Sinjar region of Iraq at dawn determined to wipe out Yazidism, an ancient faith with a rich oral tradition.
A year after the Syrian uprising began, Northwestern University professor Wendy Pearlman headed to Jordan to collect the stories of Syrian refugees who were pouring out of their war-torn country.
At least 8,372 Muslim Bosniaks were killed in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide when Bosnian Serb soldiers swept into a U.N.-designated âsafe haven.â Ć ehoviÄ remembers the fear and horror that her family experienced at the time, emotions that she has channeled into her public monument to the genocide: Ć TO TE NEMA or âWhy are you not here?â
In April, President Donald Trump pledged not to deport undocumented immigrants with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals statusâââaka âDreamersââââtelling the more than 875,000 people brought to the U.S. illegally as children that they should ârest easy.â