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Immigration

Collected by: Bensenville Community Public Library

Archived since: Apr, 2021

Description:

A collection of articles and documents covering immigration statistics in and around Bensenville and discussing the many challenges of Latinx people who come to Bensenville and Chicago in order to help support people back home and make a better life in the United States.

Subject:   Society & Culture,  Politics & Elections,  Government - US States,  Demographics,  Latino heritage,  Integration,  Financial,  Suburban,  Municipalities,  Predatory lending,  Immigrant communities,  Mortgages,  Banking,  Churches,  Trump administration,  Mental health,  Anti-immigrant threats,  Exploitation,  Asylum seekers,  Child labor,  Teenagers,  Immigrants,  Latinx,  Social services,  Education,  Employment,  Immigration

Coverage:   Bensenville (inhabited place),  Elmhurst (inhabited place),  Chicago (city),  DuPage (county),  Cook (county),  Illinois (state),  North Carolina (state),  United States (country),  Guatemala (country),  Central America (region)

Format:   PDF,  WARC,  mp4,  MP2T

Type:   Document,  Website ,  Video

Date:   2020,  2019,  2018,  2015,  2014

Rights:   The Items in this collection are protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use these Items in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Language:   Spanish,  English

Collector:   Bensenville Community Public Library

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Title: Our Latino Heritage: Growing Up In A Heavily Guatemalan Illinois Town

URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hispanic-heritage-month/our-latino-heritage-guatemalan-community-illinois-n424211/

Description: Chicago born Guatemalan Wendy Melgar describes growing up in Chicago and Guatemala, being the family translator, the self-reliance that lead to a college degree, helping others navigate banking and education, and her dreams of holding onto her heritage and culture. The article also discusses immigration patterns of Guatemalan settlement in the United States since the 1980s.

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Subject:   Immigrants,  Latino heritage

Creator:   Esther J. Cepeda

Publisher:   NBC News Latino

Language:   English

Coverage:   United States (country),  Illinois (state),  DuPage (county),  Bensenville (inhabited place),  Guatemala (country)

Format:   WARC

Type:   Website

Date:   2015-09-28

Collector:   Bensenville Community Public Library

Contributor:   Wendy Melgar

Rights:   © 2021 NBC UNIVERSAL

Identifier:   BCPL_IA_IMMIGRANT_007

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