Immigration/refugees
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Includes: immigration, refugees, hurricane refugees
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
The Anguish of the Journey: Central American Migration through Mexico, 2012-04-12
File — Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 56
Identifier: 30.93.56
Abstract
Father Heyman VazquezEvery year, tens of thousands of Central American migrants, fleeing poverty and political repression, make the dangerous journey through Mexico to reach the United States. Under pressure from the United States to close Mexico’s southern border to these migrants, Mexico has stepped up its border enforcement, and the suffering has been enormous. Kidnappings, robberies, and murders have become commonplace, many times as a result of drug gang turf wars. In...
Dates:
Event: 2012-04-12
The Immigrant Advantage: What We Can Learn from Newcomers to America about Health, Happiness, and Hope , 2012-08-29
File — Shelf 30, Box: 93, Folder: 77
Identifier: 30.93.77
Abstract
Claudia Kolker
Dates:
Event: 2012-08-29
Twilight Meditation: International Women’s Day, 2017-03-08
File — Shelf 31, Box: 97, Folder: 50
Identifier: 31.97.50
Abstract
Twilight Meditation for International Women's DayJoin us for a Twilight Meditation honoring International Women's Day, with a focus on the unique challenges that displaced refugee women face throughout the world. Women who are refugees and immigrants will share their personal stories and testimonies. The evening will close with a community conversation about the importance of individual and collective efforts to advocate for and support just and equitable policies in support of...
Dates:
Event: 2017-03-08
Welcoming the Dead, Renewing our Struggle for Migrant Rights, 2013-11-02
File — Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 57
Identifier: 31.94.57
Abstract
Join in remembering the lives of migrants who died in their attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The Day of the Dead is the time to invoke, welcome, and celebrate loved ones who have died. This year, the Rothko Chapel honors those who died in South Texas as a result of militarized borders. Last year 129 migrant bodies were recovered in Brooks County, 60-miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. More than 70 have died so far this year. These deaths add to the thousands of migrant border...
Dates:
Event: 2013-11-02
World Refugee Day: A Service of Thankfulness and Remembrance, 2007-06-20
File — Shelf 29, Box: 88, Folder: 17
Identifier: 29.88.17
Abstract
World Refugee DayAn Interfaith Service of Thankfulness and Remembrance
The Rothko ChapelWednesday, June 20, 2007, at 7:30 pmIn 2000 the United Nations designated June 20th as World Refugee Day. Annually people around the world celebrate, advocate for, and educate others about refugees. This year the 2007 Houston World Refugee Day Committee will hold an interfaith service in the Rothko Chapel. Spiritual leaders from refugee communities in Houston will...
Dates:
Event: 2007-06-20
World Refugee Day: An Interfaith Service of Thankful Remembrance , 2008-06-20
File — Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 29
Identifier: 29.89.29
Scope and Contents
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Dates:
Event: 2008-06-20