A SpaceTime Tour of Chicano Park
A short photo essay on a journey through the history of Barrio Logan and Chicano Park.
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SUBMISSIONS
This is intended to be a live, interactive website. We invite you to take part in the conversation and help build this repository by sharing your own experiences as and with newcomers through artwork, essays, reports, photos, short stories, and poetry about refugee life in San Diego.
Diana Calderon
Growth through Resiliency and Resettlement
Digital Collage
Lessons from The Kitchenistas of San Diego
In this commentary, I look at lessons learned from the documentary "The Kitchenistas of National City"
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Photo Essay: Afghan Refugees and Kabul Kabob House
refugee-owned restaurant 'Kabul Kabob House' brings forth Afghan culture and cuisine to the city of El Cajon.
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From The River To The Sea, Palestine Will Be Free
This contribution showcases my family's journey of immigrating from Ramallah, Palestine to San Diego and uplifts their story.
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Refugee Healing
With collective power in refugee mental health healing comes light.
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Refugee Spaces: Gentrification and City Heights
This zine discusses gentrification that is moving into City Heights and beginning to displace refugees, refugee spaces and others.
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Know That What Has Come to You Could Not Have Missed You
An Oral History Narrative of an Afghan refugee in San Diego
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The Activist East African Taxi Drivers of San Diego
Contextualizes the predominance of East Africans as taxi drivers in San Diego, the organizing work of the United Taxi Workers of San Diego.
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LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
A short overview of some issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community of asylum seekers and refugees.
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Chaldean Refugee Women Experiences
An interview with a recent SDSU Chaldean woman graduate who was born and raised in Iraq was displaced due to political unrest, and...
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How can San Diego improve the pre-migration conditions of LGBTQI+ international migrants?
This paper looks at Biden's recent memorandum regarding LGBTQI+ international migrants and offers recommendations
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Share the Plate: Forming Refugee Community Across Generations
We explore how centering experiences of food, cooking and communal spaces allows for the fostering of culture and healing in San Diego
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"We left with a hole in the boat" - An Oral History
An audio oral history recording that follows the journey of Katalina , who arrived in the U.S. as a refugee from Vietnam in 1975.
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A Short Guide to Barrio Logan
While not everything on the block is included, here is a small look at what can be found in Barrio Logan.
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Vision of Refugee Healing
A painting documenting an interview on refugee community healing.
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Internationally Delicious: A Photo Collection
A photo of the diversity of San Diego's two International Markets.
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Roots Garden: A History in the Making
City Heights Roots Garden is one of the original sites of a national community garden project. The City Heights Garden is comprised of 89...
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Two Borders
A re-imagination of the San Ysidro Border that facilitates free passage. The inspiration for this work was an image of the San Ysidro...
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Tshe82
A silver-white Toyota Corolla '82 that was a lifeline to my family in resettling in San Diego. My parents' resettlement experience was...
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A Friendly Afternoon in La Cocina de Anita
Experiencing Mexican culture and community through the food and environment of an authentic Mexican restaurant. The inspiration behind my...
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Ending Title 42: The Importance of Returning the United States to Universal Human Rights
An essay on the importance of ending the use of title 42 to expel asylum seekers. Icon image credit: Michael Chow/The Republic
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The Housing Crisis
A piece about the increase in Housing prices in San Diego.
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Tolerance Under the Sunset
This painting demonstrates the impact Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy had on family separation in San Diego.
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Migrant ‘Protection’ Protocols: Restrictive Policy Prevents Migrants from Dignity on the U.S. Border
This policy brief discusses the multiple human rights abuses associated with the Migrant Protection Protocols and recommends policy changes
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Detainee Direct Support
Getting in contact with the outside world.
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