Valentina Harper is a Venezuelan artist based in Nashville, TN. We’re so excited to have her join our panel at Oye Vecino LIVE on September 23. Get to know Valentina and make plans to join us for the event.
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Clay Petrey has been a faithful member of TNJFON’s Board of Directors since 2016, and he currently serves as board secretary. It’s been a joy to attend quarterly board meetings with Clay, whose attention to detail always keeps us on track and and whose friendly, optimistic demeanor always keeps us smiling.
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Many LGBTQ+ people from around the world look to the United States as a beacon of hope for protection from persecution and to live openly. At TNJFON, we reflect on how relentlessly advocating for the fair treatment of the LGBTQ+ community runs in parallel with our larger mission to advocate for and represent our immigrant neighbors.
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Citizens like me can use their privilege to act as an ally to my immigrant neighbors, but they may not know exactly how. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of some simple actions you can take, because ally is a verb and requires continuous action to create a more equitable and safe world for our immigrant neighbors.
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By reaching out to lawmakers, hosting prayer vigils and using the media and social networks, the #AllOfUs campaign seeks to garner support for the U.S Citizenship Act, which will create paths to citizenship for an estimated 10.5 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States.
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TNJFON Board Member Alyssa Curran interviewed Staff Attorney Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea, about his first Father’s Day, preserving his Peruvian heritage and sharing it with his six-month-old U.S. born son, Lucas.
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To secure the financial aid you need to attend college, you need a profile like Metro Nashville Public School graduate Marcos*. Marcos has a 4.23 GPA, holds multiple student leadership roles and was accepted to 7 different universities. But Marcos will get zero federal aid despite being one of the top students in his class because Marcos is what an undocumented student looks like.
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Juanita’s story exemplifies how complicated immigration stories can be. This is a story of poverty, gang violence, sexual assault and mixed-status families; it is also a story of a woman who wanted to provide for and protect her family and overcame unimaginable circumstances to do so.
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Get to know JanieLynn Lankford, who joined the TNJFON Board of Directors earlier this year. JanieLynn is the Director of Development for The New Beginnings Center (TNBC), a free and affordable nonprofit personal training and nutrition education center for women.
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