Sandhya Dirks

With immigration a hot-button issue in Washington, some version of immigration reform is likely this year. Even so, immigrant activist Sandra Sanchez concedes that the country might not be ready for an overhaul of its immigration laws.

Sanchez, director of the American Friends Service Committee Iowa's Immigrants Voice Program, doesn't ...

New York, NY —

Many New Yorkers with Russian and Georgian roots are paying close attention to reports of intense fighting in Georgia today.

Ika Avallani is from the capitol of Georgia. He says he couldn't sleep last night — and spent long hours trying to contact friends and family ...

New York, NY —

The crack of the bat and the roar of the crowd are familiar sounds of summer, but on a field in Brooklyn, teenage boys are gathering to play a game that might not be so familiar: cricket.

The police department has organized a citywide youth league ...