Tag: Immigrants: Page 42

Opening Doors to Homeownership

Opening Doors to HomeownershipFannie Mae Foundation relies on education, outreach to help minority, low-income families become homeowners Since the fall of 1999, Stacey Davis Stewart has presided as president and chief executive officer over the Fannie Mae Foundation based in Washington, D.C. As head of the nation’s largest foundation devoted to affordable housing and community […]

December 18, 2002

Cultural Immersion

Cultural ImmersionBlack Issues associate editor experiences first-hand the benefits of studying abroad during a weeklong trip to Strasbourg, FranceKnowing what I know now, there is no way I would have finished my undergraduate degree without studying abroad for some period of time during those four years — a semester, a year, or even two weeks […]

August 14, 2002

Asian American Pacific Islander

Connecting The Classroom and the Community

Connecting The Classroom and the CommunityService-learning programs allow students to apply real-world experience with classroom studyBy Phaedra Brotherton The events of Sept. 11 have been credited with awakening a desire for many to do something meaningful and give back to their communities. But for the past decade, a growing number of institutions of higher education […]

April 24, 2002

Undocumented Immigrants to Get Tuition Break

Undocumented Immigrants to Get Tuition BreakLOS ANGELES Undocumented immigrants will get a break on tuition at the University of California under a plan approved late last month allowing many of them to pay the amount charged to in-state residents. Under the plan, students who graduated from a California high school after three years of attendance […]

February 13, 2002

Asian American Pacific Islander

Dosing Out Lessons Of Diversity

Dosing Out Lessons Of DiversityBy Lydia Lum DEXHEIM, GermanyMy eyes were still adjusting to the auditorium lights flickering back on, as the crowd of young American soldiers swarmed me. I had just finished my slide-show talk about Angel Island — the Ellis Island of the West Coast and a major entry point for Chinese Americans. […]

November 7, 2001

A New World Order

A New World Order“Life is a gift.” I really gave those words serious thought following the death of the 22-year-old hip-hop artist Aaliyah in late August. And after the recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, those words still ring true — but just a little louder this time.It doesn’t matter […]

September 26, 2001

Community Colleges

Legislation Would Flatten Barriers for Undocumented Students

Legislation Would Flatten Barriers for Undocumented StudentsBy Kristina LaneWASHINGTON Under bills recently introduced by state and federal lawmakers, it would be significantly easier for some illegal immigrants to afford a college education — and for the colleges to afford the students.Two bills, one passed by the Texas state legislature and another introduced in the U.S. […]

July 4, 2001

Hispanic Advocates Seek College Aid for North Carolina Illegal Immigrants

Hispanic Advocates Seek College Aid for North Carolina Illegal ImmigrantsWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Advocates for North Carolina’s Hispanic population are pressing for changes that would make illegal immigrants eligible for admission and reduced-rate tuition at public universities. Federal law requires North Carolina and other states to educate illegal immigrants through high school without questioning their residency status. […]

April 25, 2001

Rethinking U. S. Immigration Policy

Rethinking U. S. Immigration Policy From the looks of things, it’s all about Elian. The immigration saga has offered political intrigue and heart-tugging soap opera. Almost from the start, U.S. officials, adhering to current policy, insisted Elian should be returned to his father in Cuba. His American relatives, meanwhile, dug in for a long siege, […]

April 26, 2000

The Life After Death of Proposition 187

The Life After Death of Proposition 187 By Sandra HernandezFor nearly four years Carlos Montes has lived in fear, wondering what would happen if Proposition 187 were allowed to take effect. “I just kept wondering why this happened. It’s all very complicated, but I knew that suddenly a pregnant women might get turned away at […]

September 1, 1999

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