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Capturing the Immigrant Experience

PHOTO ESSAY. Capturing the Immigrant Experience. Digitizing the Reality of Naturalization with Hogar Immigrant Services. Sujin Hong March 14 th , 2012 Branch Out National ‘ 12. Hogar Immigrant Services Catholic charities diocese of Arlington.

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Capturing the Immigrant Experience

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  1. PHOTO ESSAY Capturing the Immigrant Experience Digitizing the Reality of Naturalization with Hogar Immigrant Services Sujin Hong March 14th, 2012 Branch Out National ‘12

  2. Hogar Immigrant ServicesCatholic charities diocese of Arlington • Monday, March 5th, 2012 @ Hogar for the first day • Mondays are “staff-in-service” day at Hogar, meaning no client appointments.

  3. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Sudan Somalia Haiti Liberia T Visa for victims of human trafficking U Visa for victim of a crime which occurred in the US. Must have been helpful to police, suffered substantial harm March 2012 Priority Dates Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) If you are inside the U.S.– apply for Greencard at USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services). $1,070 fee • Cindy Brown, BIA Accredited Representative & a W&M alumna filled us in with basic immigration myths and facts.

  4. First day working with old legal documents • Digitalizing all the legal and confidential documents that Hogar has been working with in the past thirty years took some time for us to figure out the system that worked the best: from the filing room to two different types of letters to digitally recording the information before destroying the files.

  5. Daily reflection time after dinner allowed the team members to share and elaborate on each other’s thoughts. During the time, every opinion was valid and guaranteed protection. As a result, we could ensure that the next day would be a more fulfilling and rewarding day for us.

  6. We had the opportunitiesto interview a handful of current TPS holders. Hearing their side of the stories was refreshing and enlightening to re-examine the current immigration policies, especially in comparison to what the media and mainstream stereotypes portray.

  7. Waking up early to beat the traffic congestion during the morning commute and coming home late, followed by cooking dinner and the reflection time were not all that easy. Yet, we knew how to entertain ourselves to keep the day enjoyable. 

  8. We tried switching up between the tasks, so we get to have variety of experiences. We also shared some stories that stood out as we were going through the old case files. Happy moment: when the record indicated that the client was granted with the status s/he was seeking.

  9. All the unorganized, old case files  cleaned up by a team of W&M active citizens!

  10. By the last day, everyone was pretty comfortable with the work and seemed even more focused to make as much last minute progress as possible.

  11. We’ve used all the materials Hogar had prepared for us to use and had to ask for more space and supplies because our work exceeded the expectation!

  12. Hogar staff surprised us with ice cream party on the last day of work! • Mary, one of the lawyers we have worked with closely for questions, was impressed with us.

  13. Our babies from the week of volunteering work! 

  14. We were happily exhausted and proud of our service.

  15. Hogar staffs have been very hospitable and patient with us, agreeing to do interviews, answering questions, and really making us feel appreciated.

  16. During the week, we gained a lot of priceless things, including friendship. • We learned how to make the tiring daily commutes fun.

  17. Cooking every meal on a budget turned out to be much more successful than initially expected. Our fearless team leaders brought a surprise stop by the Georgetown cupcakes.

  18. On Saturday, March 10th, 2012, we volunteered at the Naturalization Workshop. Chelsea, the Hogar lawyer, led information sessions for the regular volunteers and volunteer lawyers.

  19. We helped with individual clients to fill the forms correctly. • We had to be cautious with every question on the form before it was ready to be reviewed by lawyers.

  20. The Flores’ generous hospitality further enhanced our abilities to create a remarkable Spring Break 2012 Branch Out National!

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