Earlier this week, Nafissatou Diallo, the accuser in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) rape case, came forward to share tell her version of what happened in May at the Sofitel Hotel in New York City in a print interview with Newsweek and also on television with ABC News. Yesterday, she gave a press conference sharing more [...]

July 29, 2011 by Eesha Pandit | Tags: Bell Bajao, breakthrough, culture shockers, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Nafissatou Diallo, Sofitel Hotel, violence against women | Comments Off

When the New York Times published Jose Antonio Vargas’s piece “My Life As an Undocumented Immigrant” it shed  light on a huge issue.  He decided to quit his job as a journalist, and took the risk of coming clean about his immigration status in his hope to launch “Define American” a campaign he hopes will strike up a [...]

July 14, 2011 by Maya | Tags: antonio vargas, b-listed, breakthrough, Colbert Report, Comedy Central, define american, immigration, immigration reform, journalist, my life as an undocumented immigrant, new york times, petition, pulitzer prize, undocumented | Comments Off

We know you’ve been waiting for Harry Potter forever, but make sure you support the film A Better Life! Undocumented stories are being told.  Just recently, award-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas came out of the shadows.  For years, the Dreamers – the students actively fighting for the Dream Act – have been sharing their stories.  And now,  A Better Life is bringing [...]

July 12, 2011 by Maya | Tags: A Better Life, b-listed, breakthrough, Chris Weitz, Demian Bichir, Eric Eason, father, film, future, gang, Hope, illegal immigrant, immigrant, invisible, Jose Julian, Los Angeles, Mexico, promise, Roger L. Simon, son, struggle, undocumented immigrant | Comments Off