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Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Quotes

What If the Price of the American Dream Is Too High?

by michelleweber April 18, 2018October 19, 2022

In a blistering essay, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio eviscerates an American Dream that lures migrants with the promise of opportunity, then forces them to live under constant threat.

Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Coachella, Alternativo

by Gabriel Thompson April 12, 2018October 19, 2022

Durante el tiempo que pasó en el Valle de Coachella, California, el periodista Gabriel Thompson exploró cómo las comunidades latinas de la región se han adaptado a una vida de miedos e incertidumbre durante la administración de Trump.

Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Coachella, Underground

by Gabriel Thompson April 12, 2018October 19, 2022

Spending time in California’s Coachella Valley, journalist Gabriel Thompson explores how the region’s Latino communities have adjusted to a life of fear and uncertainty under a Trump administration.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

On American Identity, the Election, and Family Members Who Support Trump

by Nicole Chung September 28, 2017October 19, 2022

Nicole Chung reflects on the burden of engaging with racism and educating white people, including some in her own family.

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