Anti-Racism Resources - June 2025
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Each month, we feature educational resources in the NAAFA Newsletter to support our community in working to dismantle systemic racism. These resources are also shared on our social media, blog, and website. Resources vary from month to month, and may include historical information, tools for personal reflection, or information about how to get involved and make change. Many of the resources we suggest will be introductory resources, and this information is never intended to be full coverage on the complex and nuanced topics that are chosen each month. We encourage you to continue learning, and we especially hope you will seek out and support scholars, artists, creators, and activists who represent the communities most impacted by the topic of the month.
This month we invite you to join us in exploring resources about Immigration and ICE.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center - ILRC is the source of the know-your-rights “Red Card” you may have seen in your community. Their Community Resources page offers a wealth of resources for immigrants and their advocates. Check out the Red Card template to print at home in 39 different languages, the Know Your Rights tools page, and more.
Video: Help in case of an ICE raid - [Content note: Strong language at the end of the video] If you are present when an ICE raid is taking place, a member of fat community and renowned poet Yesika Salgado, helps with giving some phrases in Spanish and hotlines to help those being detained. The Rapid Response number is for the ACLU in Southern California but local ACLU offices may also have them in place.
United We Dream - This is the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country; their members advocate for the dignity and respect of all immigrants. Greisa Martinez Rosas, Executive Director at United We Dream states, “I am an immigrant, I am undocumented, unafraid, queer, and unashamed.” (She is also fat!)
We Have Rights - These short, easily digested, animated videos remind us We Have Rights when targeted by ICE, once arrested by ICE, and as bystanders documenting ICE arrests.
LA Immigration Resources + Organization Guide - This is a great resource for folks who want to support those on the ground and know-your-rights education for folks who are in LA. With the amount of awful things happening at once, getting overwhelmed is natural, but don’t slip into helplessness. Those closest to harm cannot retreat, so those of us with the privilege of distance must stay engaged - and this resource lays out clearly all the ways people can help!
Know Your Rights - Regardless of your Immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. This article from the ACLU gives helpful scenarios on what to do if ICE comes to your home, work, school, or just being stopped on the streets. It also provides who to contact if your rights have been violated.
Immigration Benefits All Americans and Strengthens the Economy - The numbers tell the story: Immigrants are good for America. Immigrants are people, first and foremost, and they should be able to live where they can be near the people they love and free to be themselves because that is something we all deserve. But they also help our whole country thrive. Immigrants enrich our culture and communities, and they are a driver of prosperity for all of us–native or newcomer.
Coming Out as Undocumented: Identity Celebrations and Political Change - Drawing upon insights from Disability Studies and Fat and Queer Politics, this study suggests that the celebration of stigmatised identities through coming out events does not necessarily disrupt and transform unequal systems. What is needed is a radical shift in focus: from identity celebration to political projects, from an ‘unlivable’ present to an inclusive tomorrow.
Undocumented Chinese Immigrants Driven Further into Invisibility - Fears of ICE raids and deportation by undocumented immigrants are not limited to those of Latiné descent. This article discusses what those in Asian communities are feeling and how they are staying out of sight.
