Immigrants Wake America is back with a new season titled “Hidden Heroes in a Small Town”. During this season we will get to know the staff and case workers at the American Civic Association, a non-profit organization in Binghamton, New York, whose mission is to help refugees and immigrants start a new life while preserving their ethnic and cultural diversity. This six-episode installment showcases the amazing work and journeys of migration of the people “behind the scenes”.

Our guest in this episode is Laila Hernandez, Deputy Director of the American Civic Association in Binghamton NY. Laila shares her journey as a remarkable woman wearing many hats - as an immigration caseworker accredited by the department of justice, as the chief mentor for her busy staff, as an educator for student interns, as a mother homeschooling her children, and more.

Transcript for this episode: https://www.immigrantswakeamerica.com/transcripts#h.ghdtqwdoaqoh

This podcast is supported by Humanities New York, Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, Centre for Civic Engagement, Department of English, Asian and Asian American Studies, Institute for Asia and Asian Diasporas at Binghamton University. In partnership with the American Civic Association and the Tenement Museum.

For more information visit our Website: https://www.immigrantswakeamerica.com/

For more information about the America Civic Association visit: https://americancivic.com/

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