Author: Sarah Kate Kramer
Bio: Sarah Kate Kramer first got hooked on collecting stories as a StoryCorps facilitator, then traveled the world with a microphone for a few years before settling down in her hometown of New York City. From 2010-2012 she was the editor of Feet in 2 Worlds and a freelance reporter for WNYC Radio, where she created “Niche Market,” a weekly segment that profiled specialty stores in New York. Sarah is now a producer at Radio Diaries, a non-profit that produces documentaries for NPR and other public radio outlets.
Contributions:
Posted on: 26 May 2010
Yet another children’s character has been roped into the immigration debate. This time it’s a thinly disguised Kermit the frog, sponsored by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Sarah Palin.
Posted on: 25 May 2010
What started as a spoof is now a biting protest against Arizona’s new immigration law.
Posted on: 19 May 2010
Schools in both states are battlegrounds in the telling of American history, especially the role of Latinos in the U.S.
Posted on: 18 May 2010
The suit by a broad coalition of civil rights groups is the latest move against Arizona’s new law, which has also prompted civil disobedience demonstrations.
Posted on: 17 May 2010
Rima Fakih was born in Lebanon. Representing the state of Michigan, she took the crown at the Miss USA contest on Sunday night.
Posted on: 13 May 2010
A language barrier compounds problems for Vietnamese immigrants working in Louisiana’s fishing industry who are suffering from the shutdown of fishing in state waters.
Posted on: 12 May 2010
Arizona’s tough new immigration law, and the debate over immigration reform continue to dominate the headlines of Spanish-language media.
Posted on: 07 May 2010
The MLB players union has openly criticized the law, and pro baseball and basketball players are speaking out.
Posted on: 30 Apr 2010
According to the 2000 Census, there were approximately 1.25 million people living in the United States who self-identified as Arab. But many advocates estimate the Arab American population to be three times that size—over 3.5 million.
Posted on: 28 Apr 2010
The law making it a crime to be in Arizona without proper documents is story number one in the Spanish-language press.