This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Ritu Marwah, a participant in the 2020 California Fellowship.
Other stories in this series include:
Punjabi Truckers! Tell Us Your Health Concerns
Part 2: Road Warrior
Immigrant and Migrant Health
Why parachuting into these communities when it's editorially convenient is not an accurate representation of how they're coping with regular physical and verbal attacks against them.
More than four decades after the community began arriving in the country en masse, many immigrants still struggle to access culturally competent and sensitive health care.
Domestic violence poses a dire public health threat, but in many Asian households it’s still viewed as a private family matter.
The raid at MPC enterprises is part of a trend of increasing worksite raids, according to a Midwest Center analysis of federal data and interviews with immigration officials.
When and why does ICE inject detainees with sedatives? And what kind of medications are officials using? A reporter seeks answers on a disturbing practice.
News stories about health care policy are often way too dry and boring. The missing ingredient? Stories of real people. One reporter shares a few lessons from the field.
Climate change is fueling devastating wildfires in California, and in some cases, low-wage immigrant workers are cleaning up after them. They sweep ash out of houses and strip debris from burned buildings.
Low wages and a stagnant housing market have pushed Salinas families to the margins. Advocates say the city’s low-income farmworker community bears the heaviest burden.
In quick-hit coverage of health policy, it’s easy to skip the tough task of tracking down real families struggling to afford insurance and find health care. But their stories are essential.