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Immigrant Rights are Human Rights Too!

May 11, 2013by krekaren 3 Comments

Through an independent study at Occidental College, I’ve focused on the discourse of immigration. Although this presentation focuses on the United States, I have taken what I learned from my […]

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Culture, Human Rights

Occidental College Alternative Spring Break Program: Voices of LA

April 21, 2013by krekaren Leave a comment

This year Occidental College’s Alternative Spring Break program sought out to focus on the issues surrounding immigration and citizenship in the city of Los Angeles. The objectives of the program […]

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Culture

Coincidence or Not?

March 18, 2013by krekaren 1 Comment

It’s interesting to that recently we have experienced a reminiscence of the Bracero programs that was implemented throughout the 1940s through the 1960s. This program called for temporary Mexican labor […]

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News

US Economic Policies Regarding Mexico: Notice a Pattern?

March 18, 2013by krekaren Leave a comment

The North American Free Trade Agreement began on January 1, 1994 between the United States, Mexico and Canada.  This enacted lower custom barriers that promoted a free market among the […]

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News

Why is the Preservation of Cultures Important?

March 14, 2013by krekaren 1 Comment

      Two days ago a professor from Occidental College, Thaddeus Russell of the American Studies Department, asked the students participating in the Alternative Spring Break a pressing question, “Why […]

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Culture

Born with an American Heart

March 12, 2013by krekaren Leave a comment

What does it mean to be American? To be American means to have a common bond, a mutual respect for our nation, to value freedom and liberty, to have a […]

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Building a Pathway to College

March 11, 2013by krekaren Leave a comment

It’s common knowledge now, most everyone stresses the importance of obtaining higher education. However, when the mandatory K-12 system is broken or fragmented among low-income public schools to begin with, […]

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A Look at Second-Generation Immigrants

February 25, 2013by krekaren Leave a comment

In the current immigration reform discourse, it’s easy to focus on first generation immigrants. Yet, it’s essential to also take into account of the fact that many of those immigrants […]

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Culture, Uncategorized

Immigrants or Guinea Pigs?

February 25, 2013by krekaren Leave a comment

Yale University has taken the notion of immigrants to a different level. A $1.8 million program will be headed by Dr.Charles Morgan III, the associate professor of psychiatry at the […]

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Culture, News

Immigrant Integration

February 16, 2013by krekaren Leave a comment

Looking into a typical school cafeteria, after a few moments of observation, one can begin to see the differentiation that occurs naturally in this environment. That’s not to say that […]

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