Thu December 13, 2018
On Being Unwanted: A Conversation on Immigration with Eileen Truax
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In an era of increasing anti-immigrant sentiment and bigotry, journalist Eileen Truax illuminates the issues affecting the Mexican community and shows the breadth of a frequently stereotyped population. Dreamers and their allies, those who care about immigration justice, and anyone interested in the experience of Mexicans in the US will respond to the stories that Eileen has to share—stories of Mexican immigrants (some documented, some not) illuminating their complex lives. Regardless of status, many are subjected to rights violations, inequality, and violence—all of which existed well before the Trump administration—and have profound feelings of being unwanted in the country they call home.
Join Eileen as she talks about her life, and her work covering immigration, politics, and Mexico-US relations, as well as her latest book, How Does it Feel to Be Unwanted.
Eileen Truax was born in Mexico City, where she was a political reporter. In 2004 she moved to Los Angeles and for seven years worked for La Opinión, the largest Spanish-Language newspaper in the US, covering immigration, politics, and Mexico-US relations. Her work has been published in the Spanish-language editions of The New York Times and Newsweek; in Al Día News and Hoy Los Angeles newspapers, and in Vice, Proceso, Gatopardo and Americas Quarterly magazines, among others.
Eileen is the author of Dreamers, an Immigrant Generation’s fight for their American Dream; We built the wall, how the US keeps out asylum seekers from Mexico, Central America and Beyond, and How does it feel to be unwanted. Stories of resistance and resilience from Mexicans living in the US.
She has been a board member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She has twice received the José Martí Publishing Award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications; the Media Woman of the Year Award from the California State Legislature, and a Reporting Honorary Mention by the Inter-American Press Society.
Among others, she has been an international reporting fellow with the International Center for Journalists and the International Women Media Foundation. Her current project is a series of stories about immigrant youth in Spain.
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Join Eileen as she talks about her life, and her work covering immigration, politics, and Mexico-US relations, as well as her latest book, How Does it Feel to Be Unwanted.
Eileen Truax was born in Mexico City, where she was a political reporter. In 2004 she moved to Los Angeles and for seven years worked for La Opinión, the largest Spanish-Language newspaper in the US, covering immigration, politics, and Mexico-US relations. Her work has been published in the Spanish-language editions of The New York Times and Newsweek; in Al Día News and Hoy Los Angeles newspapers, and in Vice, Proceso, Gatopardo and Americas Quarterly magazines, among others.
Eileen is the author of Dreamers, an Immigrant Generation’s fight for their American Dream; We built the wall, how the US keeps out asylum seekers from Mexico, Central America and Beyond, and How does it feel to be unwanted. Stories of resistance and resilience from Mexicans living in the US.
She has been a board member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She has twice received the José Martí Publishing Award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications; the Media Woman of the Year Award from the California State Legislature, and a Reporting Honorary Mention by the Inter-American Press Society.
Among others, she has been an international reporting fellow with the International Center for Journalists and the International Women Media Foundation. Her current project is a series of stories about immigrant youth in Spain.
In an era of increasing anti-immigrant sentiment and bigotry, journalist Eileen Truax illuminates the issues affecting the Mexican community and shows the breadth of a frequently stereotyped population. Dreamers and their allies, those who care about immigration justice, and anyone interested in the experience of Mexicans in the US will respond to the stories that Eileen has to share—stories of Mexican immigrants (some documented, some not) illuminating their complex lives. Regardless of status, many are subjected to rights violations, inequality, and violence—all of which existed well before the Trump administration—and have profound feelings of being unwanted in the country they call home.
Join Eileen as she talks about her life, and her work covering immigration, politics, and Mexico-US relations, as well as her latest book, How Does it Feel to Be Unwanted.
Eileen Truax was born in Mexico City, where she was a political reporter. In 2004 she moved to Los Angeles and for seven years worked for La Opinión, the largest Spanish-Language newspaper in the US, covering immigration, politics, and Mexico-US relations. Her work has been published in the Spanish-language editions of The New York Times and Newsweek; in Al Día News and Hoy Los Angeles newspapers, and in Vice, Proceso, Gatopardo and Americas Quarterly magazines, among others.
Eileen is the author of Dreamers, an Immigrant Generation’s fight for their American Dream; We built the wall, how the US keeps out asylum seekers from Mexico, Central America and Beyond, and How does it feel to be unwanted. Stories of resistance and resilience from Mexicans living in the US.
She has been a board member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She has twice received the José Martí Publishing Award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications; the Media Woman of the Year Award from the California State Legislature, and a Reporting Honorary Mention by the Inter-American Press Society.
Among others, she has been an international reporting fellow with the International Center for Journalists and the International Women Media Foundation. Her current project is a series of stories about immigrant youth in Spain.
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Join Eileen as she talks about her life, and her work covering immigration, politics, and Mexico-US relations, as well as her latest book, How Does it Feel to Be Unwanted.
Eileen Truax was born in Mexico City, where she was a political reporter. In 2004 she moved to Los Angeles and for seven years worked for La Opinión, the largest Spanish-Language newspaper in the US, covering immigration, politics, and Mexico-US relations. Her work has been published in the Spanish-language editions of The New York Times and Newsweek; in Al Día News and Hoy Los Angeles newspapers, and in Vice, Proceso, Gatopardo and Americas Quarterly magazines, among others.
Eileen is the author of Dreamers, an Immigrant Generation’s fight for their American Dream; We built the wall, how the US keeps out asylum seekers from Mexico, Central America and Beyond, and How does it feel to be unwanted. Stories of resistance and resilience from Mexicans living in the US.
She has been a board member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She has twice received the José Martí Publishing Award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications; the Media Woman of the Year Award from the California State Legislature, and a Reporting Honorary Mention by the Inter-American Press Society.
Among others, she has been an international reporting fellow with the International Center for Journalists and the International Women Media Foundation. Her current project is a series of stories about immigrant youth in Spain.
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