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Immigration Project ArtifactsCody Luk • Elizabeth Craig • Sasha Webb • Jamie Sato Honors 499
TOPIC:IMMIGRATION.
Why is immigration an issue?
Many misconceptions about immigration
Immigrants are not actually taking U.S. citizens’ jobs
Either have highly skilled jobs or manual labor jobs
Immigrants do help the economy
They pay taxes, even if they are undocumented
They start businesses
Many immigrants are educated
They have specialized skills and degrees.
Undocumented immigrants should not be called “illegal” – they are not criminals
Some Common Misconceptions
EVENT.DECEMBER 1.CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM A.
We promoted our event through different mediums–print and broadcast.
FlyerWe received approval from ASULV to post the flyer at every bulletin board on
campus.
Press ReleaseA press release was sent to
students and professors from different departments
to encourage event attendance.
RadioThe event was promoted on
LeoFM through the December 1 afternoon live
broadcast.
PublicityThe student-run ULV
newspaper, Campus Times, was invited to the event and a reporter wrote an article
on it.
The Win-Win Situation: An Immigration Discussion Forum
Panelists took turns discussing a variety of topics regarding immigrants, and after each topic, the audience members have a chance to ask any questions or comment on the topics
The projector showed the topics the panelists were discussing
Panelists
Carolyn Bekhor – Associate Professor of Legal Studies
Zandra Wagoner – University Chaplain & Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion
Gerardo Cuevas – Senior history major student and Latino Student Forum Director of Finance
Mariela Martinez – Junior political science major student, ULV College Democrats President, and Model United Nations Vice President
Topics Discussed
What are some common misconceptions about immigrants, documented or undocumented, that you have come across?
What do you think of the media’s negative portrayal of immigrants and the effects the media has on immigrants?
How has immigration changed throughout history?
How are immigrants contributing to the economy?
Why is immigration an issue? What needs to change regarding immigration? How do you propose to enact these changes?
We gave out brochures with immigration resources as a takeaway for the event attendees. This is the first page of the tri-fold brochure.
This is the back page of the tri-fold brochure.
VOLUNTEER.AZUSA CITY LIBRARY.LONG BEACH IMMIGRATION RIGHTS COALITION.
Azusa City Library
We tutored community members in preparation for their U.S. citizenship test. Many do not have much
knowledge on the English language nor U.S. history.
Long Beach Immigration
Rights Coalition
We helped a grassroots organization with
administrative tasks and learned about the process of
running a not-for-profit.
REFLECTIONS.
Cody’s Reflection
Very inspiring and made the issue very real and local to the community
I tutored a lady who has been in the U.S. for over 10 years but she did not even know how to pronounce the alphabet letters
She does not have the opportunity to learn or practice English
Made me realize how serious and real this issue is
She was very eager to learn, but she was not given the opportunity to
She is currently going through citizenship process and hopes to become a citizen soon
Her American dream is to receive education, proper healthcare, and stay with her family in the United States.
Jamie’s Reflection
Eye-opening and thought-provoking
Learned about something that I do not typically think about, but is an issue that is very present
Cleared up my own misconceptions and biases
Met someone who is actually going through the citizenship process
Learned about her and why she wants to become a citizen
Sasha’s ReflectionTo me the citizenship exam was that one exam that my friend missed school for that one time. Now, I see the work that went behind that one day.
I wanted to gain a better idea of what the citizenship process entails and I think I gained a little more than that.
I tutored several women each with their own story who helped me understand the process of gaining citizenship is not easy and must be handled different ways for each person.
Elizabeth’s Reflection
The LBIRC is a small and fairly new organization.
Their main focus is to provide ESL classes, legal clinics, and events for the surrounding community.
Because the LBIRC only has three organizers, I felt like I really made a difference by doing the work that needed to be done, so that the organizers could focus more on their weekly goals.