Immigration
New Documentary Highlights Legal Immigrant Plight
The fallout from a Kansas City-area hate crime is the subject of a new documentary film.
Kansas City’s Place in Chicano History
On Sept. 16, 1969, students mobilized a Chicano walkout at Kansas City’s West High School. Self-made periodicals, newsletters and newspapers were integral to getting the movement going.
A ‘Life in Limbo’: What’s Next for Kansas City’s DACA Recipients?
In June, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that upheld the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals program. Here’s what that means to recipients in Kansas City.
Proposed Detention Center for Immigrant Boys Withdrawn
A proposal to open a detention center for immigrant boys ages 11-17 at the former Kindred Hospital building at 8701 Troost Ave. has been withdrawn.
Finding Refuge in KC | Muna Abdi
Muna Abdi is the first of five local refugees who will share their stories on Flatland in the coming weeks.
Finding Refuge in Kansas City | Yearning to Breathe Free
A new KCPT documentary, “Finding Refuge in Kansas City,” tells the stories of five Kansas Citians who were refugees.
Mexican Artist Returned to the U.S.-Mexico Border He Crossed as a Child
It took Israel Alejandro Garcia Garcia 30 years to take a trip back to the border where his family crossed into the U.S. Two exhibits show what he found.
In Kansas and Missouri, Immigrants are Rooted in the Agriculture Workforce
This curiousKC report looks at immigrant labor in agriculture today and its history. We spoke with an economist, an immigration attorney and former farmworker to learn more.
However You Say It, Kansas City is Home
Whether they speak Nepali. Spanish, French, Bermese or another language, these Gladstone Elementary students call Kansas City home. The Kansas City Public School District is home to more than 55 languages, and some children speak more than two. Hear them introduce themselves in their native langauge, followed by a phrase in English. — Follow “Take…
Cracking The Code For Immigrant Students
Tucked within a quiet Kansas City community, Crestview Elementary School is pretty unassuming. But once inside the building, at 4327 N. Holmes St., it’s impossible to miss the multicultural faces in the classrooms or the international flags lining the hallway. A third of Crestview’s 520 students participate in the English Language Learners program, and 45…