Jessica: Missing her Guatemalan traditions
Jessica’s journey to the U.S. is one she does not wish upon anyone. “Everything I suffered on the journey from my country to the United...
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Changing the Narrative
Too often the story of immigration is told by the law, the mainstream media, and government institutions. these narratives often “other” immigrants. U.S. law literally defines immigrants as “aliens,” and locally, openly racist, and anti-immigrant laws like SB1070 and officials like the former Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio perpetuate a deep culture of hostility against immigrants. Through our storytelling program we work to change the narrative surrounding immigrants in Arizona.
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- Nov 14, 2022
Jovana Renteria's Labor of Love
Jovana is Phoenix born and raised. She has been organizing and fighting with her community against the injustices in the immigration and...
- Nov 14, 2022
Sena Mohammed: Oromo & Proud
Originally from Oromia, Sena, a Black Muslim womxn, is the chief of staff at the Arizona Coalition for Change. Within the last 3 years,...
- Nov 14, 2022
Patient Nday Ngoy: Having Faith in Yourself
Patient is a democracy rights activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After numerous politically motivated arrests and...
- Nov 14, 2022
Paola Zavala Chairez: Raised in the States
"I consider myself to be an American, but just don't have the documents to prove it." Paola is from Mexico and moved to the US in 1986...
- Nov 3, 2022
A Tattoo on Ylenia’s Soul
Ylenia Aguilar Velderrain is proudly from Orizaba, Veracruz, México. Growing up she would spend her summers in Veracruz with her...
- Sep 28, 2022
Oliverio Balcells: Immigrating For Love
Oliverio was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. He is a multimedia artist whose practice includes painting, music, murals, mosaic...
- Sep 28, 2022
Bertica Garcia Dubus: Finding Beauty in Creation
Bertica was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The beauty of the island was her first inspiration for becoming an...
- Sep 28, 2022
Joe Barron: Moving Forward Through Art
"Instead of dwelling on how bad it was gonna be and have that dominate me, I promised myself I was just gonna focus on perfecting my...
- Sep 28, 2022
Miros Domenzain: The Migrant Butterfly
“Migration is traumatic, migration is forced, migration is needed” Miros Domenzain is a dreamer, not only because she has Deferred Action...
- Sep 28, 2022
Diana Amé: Healing Through Art
Diana immigrated to the US from Mexico as an infant. She would describe herself as an artist, a daughter of immigrants, “and basically...
- Aug 4, 2022
Gladis Molina Alt: Living Her Values to Pay it Forward
"Like any human being we are always looking for a way to survive and protect our loved ones, our newborns, our children." Gladis Molina...
- Jun 30, 2022
Karla Bautista: Finding Strength in Community
Karla Bautista Chonay is the Liberation Project Coordinator at Trans Queer Pueblo , an autonomous LGBTQ+ migrant community of color in...
- May 23, 2022
Ahmed Soussi, Loudly and Proudly Libyan-American
"I truly believe in the American vision, where we welcome whoever wants to come here—and bring their identity with them" Ahmed Soussi is...
- Oct 12, 2021
Liz Luna, PLAN Board Member, Uplifting the Voices of Mixed Status Families like Hers
So often decisions are made without the story of us – but our story is POWERFUL, our communities voice is POWERFUL.
- Aug 20, 2021
Board President, Erin Scharff, In Her Words
"My commitment to social justice and to immigrant rights is deeply rooted in my own family's stories." My mother's father came to the...
- Jul 20, 2021
Our ED, Rekha's, Immigration Story
"I stand with my Phoenix community and fight to ensure we are all seen, loved, and valued in America." My father, like most immigrants,...
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