Immigrants
Over 500 chanting students and parents representing communities from throughout Los Angeles, converged at Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD, headquarters in April 2006 to demand the school board adopt a resolution opposing HR 4437 and declare Los Angeles schools a “safe zone” for all students, regardless of their immigration status.
For many immigrant students, gaining access to the resources and skills needed to succeed in college can be daunting. It’s hard enough when you are the first in your family to go to college. It’s harder still when the path requires negotiating a new language, culture, and system. A group of seniors at Bronx International High School, a small school for newcomers to the United States, decided to document the obstacles they and their classmates face on the road to higher education. They also wanted to show how small schools, like Bronx International, put language minority students on the college track. For this film, the students interviewed and surveyed classmates and their families. They visited other international high schools in New York City. Finally, they produced this film partnership with a Bronx telecommunications group called Deep Dish.