(Video by Mario Zepeda) By Melody Keilig (Interviews conducted by Nyan Lynn) A student group at Emerson College is working to help and protect undocumented students in the wake of the Trump administration’s efforts to increase deportations. The student group Understanding National Immigration Through Education (UNITE) was created in 2013 to rally around immigration […]
Big Sister Fashion Show Inspires Confidence In Little Sisters
(Video by Nyan Lynn, Temi Adeleye, and Melody Keilig; Edited by Nyan Lynn.) By Melody -Joy Keilig The Big Sister Association of Greater Boston held its annual fashion show at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, to raise money for the organization. Project Role Model featured young girls and their mentors walking down an illuminated runway with cameras […]
Strong Bond Keeps Big Sister/Little Sister Relationship Going
By Melody Keilig At nine years old, Ashlyn Medina was looking for a big sister. The qualifications she laid out were simple: she wanted someone that would do anything fun with her, ranging from trips to the library to skiing and other athletic activities. Her only condition was to have a sister that loved Chinese […]
Gladys Vega Helps Unite the Undocumented in Chelsea
For Gladys Vega, work at the Chelsea Collaborative doesn’t end when she leaves the office. (Video by Nyan Lynn) By Melody Keilig If there is one thing that Gladys Vega wants the Latino immigrant community of Chelsea to know, it’s their basic human rights. Vega, executive director of the Chelsea Collaborative , has been with the organization […]