New American Story Project
We want you to see them—refugees in our community—and ask, “Who are they? Why are they here? What are their stories? How can I support immigrants in my own community?”
Those Who Didn't Arrive: Stories of the Disappeared
story
Rosa, María, and Elvira
Visiting a Detention Center for Child Immigrants
Interview
Professor Bill Ong Hing
Being a Girl in El Salvador: Sooner or Later They Come for You
story
Adriana and Valeria
As Girls in Honduras, We Live Without Freedom
story
Monica
Riding La Bestia
story
Ana
Immigration is a Human Right
Video
Amílcar Méndez Urízar
Migration Will Not Be Deterred by a Wall
Video
Father Ismael Melo
Over There We Think That Here Everything is Easy
story
Roberto , 17
The Forgotten Piece of the Immigration System: The Courts
Video
Judge Dana Marks
Fleeing the Gangs in El Salvador
story
Carlos
A Brief History of El Salvador, Gangs, the U.S., and The Difficulties of Empathy
Interview
Oscar Martínez
The Border Wall is a Metaphor
Interview
Jason De León
Living Without Answers
story
Vielma , 17
Journey to the North
story
Miguel Angel , 17
The New Violence
Interview
Anthony W. Fontes
What Kind of Life Do Children Have in Guatemala?
Interview
Amílcar Méndez Urízar
The Gangs Came to Our Village
story
Theresa , 17
A Refugee Crisis
Interview
Wendy Young
A Completely Disempowered Population Living Within a Fully Criminalized State
Interview
Thomas Boerman
The Violence of the Free Market
Interview
Jon H. Carter
I Wish I Could Be Doing More
Interview
Patricia Segura
They Followed Me Home
story
Valeria , 16
