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Redevelopment of our park
The city of Salinas Library and Community Service Department received a grant from the David & Lucile Packard Foundation to redevelop Cesar Chavez Park located in the eastside of Salinas, CA. Adults, Youth and Children were invited to attend a community forum to determine how to improve the park.
Civic Participation
Activists discuss with teens the value of Civic Activism and the Cesar Chavez Movie. Civic engagement involves “working to make a difference in the civic life of one’s community and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both […]
The gift of biliteracy
Six states have passes laws promoting a Seal of Biliteracy, awarded to high school graduates who can demonstrate that they can read and write in more than one language. On a recent Linea Abierta show, a teacher and a student discussed the importance of making sure children become biliterate.
Living in the Shadows: No Bail and No Healthcare
In Arizona, undocumented immigrants who are arrested are held without bail, even when they need healthcare. One undocumented woman with breast cancer was preparing for a mastectomy, when she was arrested and accused of identity theft. Just days before her programmed surgery, Valeria Fernández interviewed her in jail.
Texas to close a school that graduates dropouts
A charter school in Texas is dedicated solely to teaching students who previously dropped out of school and helps them graduate. But the state is about to close the school because it says it doesn’t meet academic and financial standards set for all schools. Joy Díaz reports from Austin, Texas.
Dual Immersion Bill in Arizona Leaves ELL Students Out
Children who speak Spanish at home could be left out of a bill in Arizona that proposes to create a pilot dual immersion program and allocates crucial funding.
Living in the Shadows: Children Who Witness Parent’s Immigration Arrest May Suffer Lifetime Health Consequences
Every day more than 1,000 immigrants on average are deported from the United States, and many of them are parents who were arrested and handcuffed in front of their children, before they were taken to a detention center to wait for their deportation. Over time, this means that hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of high level of trauma exposure.
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Living in the Shadows: After parents’ deportation, U.S. children face mental struggles
Every month, between 6,000 and 7,000 people are deported who have families in the United States. Researchers who have examined the mental health problems connected to forced family separations find a daunting web of factors at play, including economic conditions, family relationships, trauma, and childhood upbringing. The consequences of separating parents from children can include causing or exacerbating mental health problems such as depressive or anxiety disorders.
