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Chasing Dreams Amid Shadows

Chasing Dreams Amid Shadows

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In an encounter with a Ghanaian nurse, I saw the dual reality of immigrant life in the United States

A protester raises a #MeToo sign during a rally against harassment at Shinjuku shopping and amusement district in Tokyo, Japan on April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato

#TimesUp on Violence and Sexual Harassment Against Women in Health Professions

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This week marks the first international treaty to end workplace harassment

Children of Immigrants and Their Mental Health Needs

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We should create more comprehensive, accessible, and culturally sensitive initiatives for U.S. children of immigrants

Amy, a two-year-old migrant from Honduras seeking asylum with her parents, crawls on a dirt road after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States in Penitas, Texas, on April 1, 2019. The photo shows a small child craling on the ground near a giant border fence. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Condoms, Cookstoves, Seatbelts, and Face Masks

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Forget all the self-righteous, public judgement—let's find better ways to cajole people into wearing face masks

An Afghan man sells protective face masks during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kabul, Afghanistan June 18, 2020. The photo shows a man in front of a small cart with masks on display. in the background is a mural of hands raised. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

The Ripple Effect of U.S. Immigration Policies During COVID-19

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Self-inflicted problems of unsafe detentions and deportations of people with coronavirus impede effective U.S. responses

Migrants in the "Remain in Mexico" program queue in Juarez, Mexico, on July 8, 2020 to renew their permission to stay legally in Mexico to wait for their immigration hearing in the United States. This is a powerful image showing people lined up seated with their backs to a chain-link fence covered in barbed wire. Some of them hold packets of papers. One of them has his head resting in his hands. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

White Supremacy in Global Health

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A Juneteenth pledge to continue the ever-changing march toward anti-racism, ending oppression, and achieving justice

General view of George Floyd's memorial site on June 4, 2020 following more than a week of nationwide protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The photo shows a mural to Floyd with lots of flowers and signs laid out in front. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi

Pig Pandemics and Other "Epizootic" Threats

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COVID-19 is scary, and so are disease outbreaks in animals—they cause great economic devastation and disrupt human lives

A statue of a hog with litter of suckling piglets. Pencil drawing by William Young Ottley (1771-1836). The picture is of a pencil drawing of a pig and her pups. CC BY 4.0 via Wellcome Collection

The Color and Gender of COVID: Essential Workers, Not Disposable People

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Women of color sit at the intersection of race and gender disparities—they should be at the center of policy solutions

A woman looks into the camera during a demonstration to protest the shooting of Michael Brown and the resulting police response to protests in Ferguson, Missouri August 15, 2014. The photo shows a woman with a red bandana tied around her face. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Silenced Voices in Global Health

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The field has come a long way from its colonial past, but global health still falls short of being diverse and inclusive

A woman living with HIV/AIDS stands in her hut in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri on July 23, 2005. The photo shows the woman with a wrap covering her mouth. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Dual Pandemics: Coronavirus and Gender-Based Violence

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With violence doubling in some places, women bear the brunt of COVID-19—lessons from Rwanda for a post-pandemic world

Congolese girls displaced by war stand on the outskirts of a makeshift camp near Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on February 11, 2009. The photo shows two girls standing on a hill overlooking a camp filled with white tents at sunset. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly

Coronavirus and America's Food Supply

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Swift action to ensure worker safety, robust food inspections, and sustained supply chains should be top U.S. priorities

Youtubers wearing masks of pigs film a video at a shopping district, which has fewer people than usual amid the coronavirus outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, on May 19, 2020. The photo shows two people wearing pig masks and dark suits standing with clear plastic umbrellas open. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

COVID-19 and America's Migrant Workforce

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Need health care and groceries? Congress should protect the immigrant workforce—even if the Trump Administration won't

Migrant worker Cesar Lopez works the fields amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Salinas Valley, California, on March 30, 2020. Picture shows Cesar working with a hoe in his hand. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton