Immigrants /tags/immigrants Immigrants en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:55:00 GMT How the growth of Asian grocery stores helps diaspora communities find belonging in the Triangle /race-class-communities/2025-04-04/asian-grocery-stores The number of Asian grocery stores and supermarkets in the NC Triangle have grown significantly since the 1990s, reflecting the rapid growth of the Asian population in the area. The stores have also become gathering spaces for folks across the diaspora, looking for flavors that remind them of home. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:55:00 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-04-04/asian-grocery-stores Eli Chen Mebane flea market closes after 41 years, forcing community of immigrant vendors to relocate /race-class-communities/2024-07-05/mebane-flea-market-closes-immigrant-vendors-community The Buckhorn Flea Market in Orange County was a thriving economic center that sustained Latino residents and many more. It closed on June 30 to make way for a development approved by the City of Mebane. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:36:24 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-07-05/mebane-flea-market-closes-immigrant-vendors-community Aaron Sánchez-Guerra As Hmong immigrants in NC get older, their adult children shoulder the labor of interpretation /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve become more reliant on their adult children to serve as interpreters in healthcare settings, which can be challenging given major differences between the English and Hmong languages. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:09:16 GMT /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Eli Chen, Layna Hong North Carolina immigrants report language, discrimination as barriers to health care /2023-11-15/north-carolina-immigrants-report-language-discrimination-as-barriers-to-health-care North Carolina’s immigrant residents face a range of challenges such as language barriers, complex eligibility rules and discriminatory treatment when interacting with government agencies. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:09:21 GMT /2023-11-15/north-carolina-immigrants-report-language-discrimination-as-barriers-to-health-care Kayla Young GOP-backed measure on ICE and NC sheriffs looks a lot like bills vetoed by the governor before /news/2023-02-22/gop-ice-nc-sheriffs-bills-vetoed-governor The bill would require sheriffs in the state to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:49:11 GMT /news/2023-02-22/gop-ice-nc-sheriffs-bills-vetoed-governor Rusty Jacobs After quarantine, an N.C. State student copes with disconnection from her Nigerian culture /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-06/nigeria-culture-pandemic-ncstate-coping-quarantine-youth-2022 This summer, Jeanine Ikekhua reflected on how the physical distance from her community impacted her mental health, pre- and post- quarantine. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:36:39 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-06/nigeria-culture-pandemic-ncstate-coping-quarantine-youth-2022 Jeanine Ikekhua 'A Last Resort': Guatemalan Father In NC Shares How He Brought His Four Youngest Children Across The Border /news/2021-06-01/a-last-resort-guatemalan-father-in-nc-shares-how-he-brought-his-four-youngest-children-across-the-border Earlier this year, thousands of unaccompanied minors arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, sparking debate once again about the immigration system. Children have been arriving alone for years. WFAE caught up with a father in North Carolina who nearly seven years ago had to wait for months as his four children traveled from Guatemala to Charlotte. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:38:56 GMT /news/2021-06-01/a-last-resort-guatemalan-father-in-nc-shares-how-he-brought-his-four-youngest-children-across-the-border Laura Brache NC’s Shrinking Split-Ticket Voters And Encouraging Immigrant Turnout At The Polls /politics/2020-10-29/ncs-shrinking-split-ticket-voters-and-encouraging-immigrant-turnout-at-the-polls North Carolina has a history of split-ticket voting. In 2016, the state voted in a Republican president — but put a Democrat in the governor’s seat. The… Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:53:14 GMT /politics/2020-10-29/ncs-shrinking-split-ticket-voters-and-encouraging-immigrant-turnout-at-the-polls Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao North Carolina's Immigrant Groups Ramp Up Efforts To Increase Voter Turnout /race-demographics/2020-10-22/north-carolinas-immigrant-groups-ramp-up-efforts-to-increase-voter-turnout Voting can be a complicated process for many. The pandemic is exposing that, with many rules only just now being widely discovered for the first time.... Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:36:24 GMT /race-demographics/2020-10-22/north-carolinas-immigrant-groups-ramp-up-efforts-to-increase-voter-turnout Cass Herrington Court Blocks Trump's Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House Seats /2020-09-10/court-blocks-trumps-attempt-to-change-who-counts-for-allocating-house-seats The Constitution says that count must include every person living in the U.S. A three-judge court in New York has ruled to block the Trump administration's attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 21:07:00 GMT /2020-09-10/court-blocks-trumps-attempt-to-change-who-counts-for-allocating-house-seats Hansi Lo Wang