Memories of Mexico, hopes for Chicago lost in Little Village fire

For Gabriela, life in the United States hasn't turned out the way she expected. After crossing the U.S.-Mexican border illegally, things went downhill quickly. In a year, her husband was deported to Mexico and she lost her apartment in a Little Village fire -- all while she was pregnant.

Chicago activists march together, work independently for immigration reform

Amid plans from the Obama administration to address a potential path toward legalization for illegal immigrants, Chicago Latino organizers are taking new approaches to demand reform. Though the movement may be fragmented, Kalyn Belsha reports it's also teeming with ideas and hope. 

In the kitchen, fusion of faith and cultures

Follow one woman on a journey of two conversions -- from Catholicism to Islam and from Mexican to Pakistani-style cooking.

State of a union: One couple’s journey from marriage to green card

Follow one woman as she goes through the process of getting a green card for her husband, an immigrant from India, in the U.S. on a high-skilled worker visa.

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