Tag: portrait
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The Freedom to Go to Work
//Witness“Because here, people can go to work.” For most Americans, those words would hardly seem worth mentioning. But for Bernardo, a Cuban immigrant who has built his life in Austin, Minnesota, they reveal a troubling reality: a town that depends on immigrant workers, even as those workers live with the fear of immigration enforcement.
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So That Is Also Who We Are
//WitnessFor more than three decades, immigration attorney Elizabeth Streefland has sought out the stories of strangers—only to discover they were never strangers at all. Through her experiences with immigrants, families, and an increasingly unforgiving legal system, she reveals the human lives behind immigration policy and reminds us of another America: one that still opens its…
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David Harris: Seriously Funny. Behind the Laughs.
A studio session with my friend and comedian David Harris—built around his personality, his expressions, and the seriously funny guy behind the laughs.
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When Fear Closed Doors, They Opened Theirs
//WitnessWhen fear drove immigrant families in Austin behind closed doors, Flor and Maria kept showing up—bringing food, answering calls, guiding neighbors through uncertainty, and reminding us what it means to help when others are afraid.
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Inside Cuba’s Broken Safety Net
//CubaIn a crumbling Havana apartment, two mothers raise three children with no doctors, no daycare, and no reliable water. Love and grit keep them afloat, but a broken system shapes every part of their lives, from bread to schooling to survival.
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Minneapolis did not wake up to a federal “operation” today. It woke up to a killing.
//WitnessI arrived shortly after an ICE agent killed a woman in Minneapolis. What follows is a firsthand account of what I witnessed as federal agents withdrew and the city gathered to bear witness.
