In this issue:

• DACA discussion continues, new Public Charge rule lessons fear, confusion

• Declan and Dorothy Doogan: not a typical immigration story

• IASC Instagram highlights

• We talk with Jeffrey Zapata, barber extraordinaire

Welcome!

Aspirations

In this issue:

• Attorney Joseph Marino on how the courts, instead of Congress, are taking the lead on immigration policy

• Mystic Seaport Museum Flag Day Naturalization Ceremony

• LEAD Community Center and Mosaic Coalition Ribbon Cutting in Norwich

• IASC Instagram highlights

• We talk with Jonathan A. Palomino-Gutierrez

In this issue:

• Attorney Joseph Marino on moves by the Biden Administration to help citizens of Sudan and Ukraine

• Frank Taylor on meeting hearing challenges

• IASC Instagram highlights

• Our First Generation series: we talk with Stivenson Jean-Louis

Deaf History Month

In this issue:

• Attorney Joseph Marino on Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas' Announcement

• Director Rebecca McCue on Connecticut College's Holleran Center and the School's Community Outreach Programs

• Thank you to the Power of Together!

• Church of the City and Hispanic Access are offering Vaccination Clinics

• IASC Instagram highlights

• First Generation series: we talk with Cathy Stoddard

In this issue:

• Attorney Joseph Marino on USCIS's new, more welcoming Mission Statement

• Mirna Martinez and Claudio Melendez-Cooper on the Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut

• IASC Instagram highlights

• First Generation series: we talk with Hispanic Alliance Co-Director Mirna Martinez

Celebrating Entrepreneurs

In this issue:

• Attorney Joseph Marino on Immigration and Labor Shortages

• Bassem Gayed, Multi-Cultural Services Coordinator, on programming and services for immigrants at Norwich's Otis Library

• IASC Instagram highlights

• The first in our First Generation series, we talk with Connecticut College student Amaya Fokuo

Happy Holidays!

In this issue:​

• Guest Post, New American Economy: New economic data show immigrants help cities bounce back faster

• Chris Soto, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Education talks about immigrant students' challenges and resources

• IASC Instagram highlights

• The Pedrozas and New London's CJ Peruvian Bar & Restaurant (Pollos a la Brasa CJ

In this issue:

• The Haitian Diaspora

• We talk with new board member Bill Rivera about his life and protecting children and families

• IASC Instagram highlights

• Everything's blooming at Letty's Flowers