Immigrant Motherhood, ICE in Austin, & Community Storytelling

On this episode, Owala Maima and co-host Brian Greene, President and CEO of the Houston Food Bank, explore immigrant family health, immigration enforcement, and the power of community storytelling.

• Immigrant Mothers & Family Health: Dr. Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Executive Director of Children’s HealthWatch and Research Associate Professor at Boston University School of Public Health, discusses her research on immigrant mothers, structural vulnerability, immigration status as a social determinant of health, and how these experiences can affect children and families.
• Immigration Updates: Krystal Gomez, Managing Attorney at the Texas Immigration Law Council, provides an update on recent immigration enforcement in Texas, including the ICE shooting in Austin, community arrests, and what families should know about Texas’ SB 4 law.
• Community Storytelling: Laura Gomez, Communications Manager at Woori Juntos, shares how the organization is amplifying stories from Houston’s immigrant communities and what these personal experiences can teach us about immigration, family, and community.

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