Solas Live This Saturday 3 pm!
Just Added! Solas, one of this country's leading Irish-American bands, will be stopping by the KALW studios this Saturday for a live performance. Led by talented multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan,...
View ArticleAfrican immigrants worry with elimination of Diversity Visa
Last June, the U.S. Congress made a landmark decision to pass immigration reform. The new law eliminates the Diversity Immigrant Lottery Visa, also known as the Green Card Lottery.
View ArticleBridging the language gap for immigrant parents
Oakland’s Skyline High School has one of the most diverse campuses in California, with students coming from a wide range of backgrounds. That means some parents are not fluent in English, making it...
View ArticlePhilosophy Talk asks: Is racial profiling more than mere bias?
Whether for counterterrorism measures, street level crime, or immigration, racial profiling of minorities occurs frequently. However, racial profiling is illegal under many jurisdictions and many might...
View ArticleYour Call: Media coverage of immigration, the ICE raids, & resistance
On this week's media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of immigration and the recent ICE raids. More than 680 immigrants have been arrested across the country.
View ArticleYour Call Weekly Kudos: February 17th, 2017
Rose Aguilar and her guests discuss journalism that stood out this week. This week's guests: Nicholas Keung, reporter for the Toronto Star covering immigration, refugee, migrant and diversity issues...
View ArticleCity Visions: Navigating the new immigration landscape
Host Ethan Elkind and guests discuss the new landscape of immigration under the Trump administration.
View ArticleHey Area: A history of San Francisco's contested sanctuary city status
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order promising to halt federal funding for cities that limit cooperation with immigration agents. Some mayors from across the country vowed to...
View ArticleFaith leaders reignite the original sanctuary movement
In the 1980s, hundreds of congregations across the country declared themselves to be sanctuaries, safe havens for refugees fleeing civil war in Central America. Today, there’s a revival underway of...
View ArticleCall this hotline number if ICE is at your door
All over the Bay Area faith groups are stepping up to oppose the Trump administration’s executive orders that could clear the way for massive deportations.
View ArticleWhat does President Trump's executive order mean for undocumented immigrants?
Karen Musalo is a refugee lawyer and heads the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at U.C. Hastings College of the Law. She spoke with Hana Baba about why she believes President Trump’s executive...
View ArticleYour Call: What we can learn from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
The new documentary, The Chinese Exclusion Act, examines the 1882 law that was established after decades of anti-immigrant rhetoric and violence against Chinese immigrants.
View ArticleImmigration Issues in the Workplace
Immigration Issues in the Workplace/the Employment Rights of Undocumented Workers, Language Discrimination, & Document Abuse. Guests: Employment Law attorneys -- Chris Ho (attorney for workers)...
View ArticleYour Call: Public Education in the DeVos & Trump era
What will the next four years look like for public education? Betsy DeVos , the new Secretary of Education, has spent years successfully working to privatize education in Michigan, and Donald Trump's...
View ArticleSights & Sounds: Vinita Sud Belani
Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene. Vinita Sud Belani, artistic director of Enacte Arts , told KALW’s Jen Chien about three great events happening around the Bay this...
View ArticleMAP: Which Bay Area faith communities are part of the sanctuary movement?
In the 1980s, the term “sanctuary” was used in the context of churches that sheltered individuals and families fleeing war in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
View ArticleMay Day update on the Bay Area labor movement
May 1, 2017: A 40-hour work week and paid sick leave are benefits that many in today’s workforce expect - and take for granted. Organized labor is to thank for these and other hard-won protections, yet...
View ArticleWhen it comes to housing, many young migrants fend for themselves
Eighteen-year-old Milton* knows all the songs on the radio, even if he can’t pronounce all the words in English. He’s singing along with Christian Ruiz, who along with being his soccer coach and...
View ArticleOn a corner in San Rafael, day laborers wait — and worry
You’ve probably seen them: groups of men looking for work, standing in front of Home Depot or waiting on corners of busy thoroughfares. These men are day laborers, looking for short-term work ranging...
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