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Connections: Brian Quijada, star of "Where Did We Sit on the Bus?"

During a lesson on the civil rights movement and Rosa Parks, a young Latino boy asks, "Where did we sit on the bus?" His teacher couldn't answer the...
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Fri, 02/26/2021 - 9:36am
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Connections: The stories of young people who have come to Rochester as immigrants or refugees

We hear the stories of young people who have come to Rochester as immigrants or refugees. A new book called "Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration...
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Mon, 12/07/2020 - 10:07am
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Connections: What does it mean to be first-generation American in 2020?

"I Was Their American Dream" is a graphic novel by NPR deputy editor Malaka Gharib. Gharib is Egyptian-Filipina-American and grew up with her immigrant...
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Mon, 11/30/2020 - 3:59pm
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Advocates call on state lawmakers to outlaw ICE arrests at courthouses

Immigration advocates gathered Tuesday in Albany to urge state lawmakers to pass a bill that would prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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Wed, 01/15/2020 - 7:04am
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