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The British Designer Paying Tribute to the Immigrant Experience The British Designer Paying Tribute to the Immigrant Experience In 1990s South London, a young Priya Ahluwalia would watch as members of her extended family got ready for garage raves, styling themselves in matching two-piece sets, dresses with chain belts and patterned silk shirts. “All the guys wore earrings,” she recalls. …

Inside a House in Queens, a Dark Side of the Immigrant Story Inside a House in Queens, a Dark Side of the Immigrant Story MY MOTHER’S HOUSEBy Francesca Momplaisir “My Mother’s House,” Francesca Momplaisir’s debut novel, begins from the point of view of La Kay, a house on fire. The walls talk, scheme and ultimately give in to an impulse …

‘The Infiltrators’ Review: Immigrant Activists Slip Into Detention ‘The Infiltrators’ Review: Immigrant Activists Slip Into Detention In 2012, a group of activists who were undocumented immigrants willingly got themselves sent to detention facilities, where they worked from the inside to free people who were scheduled for deportation. The docu-thriller “The Infiltrators” depicts their feat, following Marco Saavedra and Viridiana Martinez, …

How I Found Common Ground With My Immigrant Dad on a Clay Court How I Found Common Ground With My Immigrant Dad on a Clay Court Most of my childhood friends from our predominantly white New Jersey suburb have a story about how their love of sports began — usually involving their fathers. Shaun’s played catch with him for hours …

This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. When transgender women in Queens needed a safe place to be tested for H.I.V., Lorena Borjas turned her home into a clinic. When others were arrested and charged with prostitution, she bailed them out. When some faced deportation after an …