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Mónica Novoa  Jul 6, 2011 10:16AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am Taking Action in Georgia

My name is Dulce. I am undocumented and I am no longer afraid. I am taking action.
Mónica Novoa  May 25, 2011 11:51AM EDT

I Am a Human Being and I Will Fight for My Right To Exist

My name is Nancy Meza and I am undocumented and unafraid.
Mónica Novoa  May 23, 2011 10:20AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am Undocumented, and I Own My Humanity and Power

I stand with the undocumented youth across the states because we are beautiful amazing leaders.
Mónica Novoa  May 20, 2011 10:02AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...Rising to the Challenge

I’m just a student without papers, but I’m organizing to get them. Do you think you can use “undocumented student” instead? Or call me David?
Mónica Novoa  May 19, 2011 10:05AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...Home, Both Here and There

I value New York City and Brooklyn in particular, because I feel at home amongst so many people who claim home both here and elsewhere, just like I do.
Mónica Novoa  May 18, 2011 9:02AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...an Ally, Activist and Friend

My family’s history represents the painful stain of injustice in the U.S. says Karume James in explaining why he has joined the movement.
Mónica Novoa  Mar 30, 2011 10:23AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...a Human Being

I do not live in a state of victimhood. Illegal is not a state of being.
Mónica Novoa  Mar 18, 2011 11:21AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...Defending My Dignity

“ ‘Illegal is illegal’ is straightforward logic to a kid, and at 12 it had paralyzed me,” David explains.
Mónica Novoa  Mar 17, 2011 12:19PM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...Undocumented, Unafraid and Unapologetic

“I remember just sitting there thinking, ‘One day I will be sharing my story, and I will not be ashamed of being undocumented,’” says Dayanna Rebolledo
Mónica Novoa  Mar 16, 2011 3:11PM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...FREE!

“Today, I come out publicly undocumented, unafraid, unapologetic and now I am FREE.”
Mónica Novoa  Mar 15, 2011 9:53AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...Undocumented

“I am very much like everybody in this university, except for a nine-digit number to identify me.” The latest testimony in honor of Coming Out of the Shadows Week.
Mónica Novoa  Mar 14, 2011 10:04AM EDT

Drop the I-Word: I Am...Ready to Come Out

The death of Andrea Rosales’s grandfather reminds her why she’s standing up for immigrant rights. Her essay kicks off Coming Out of the Shadows Week.
Mónica Novoa  Mar 9, 2011 10:00AM EST

Drop the I-Word: I Am...A Witness to History

Michealynn Hawk enjoys spending time with family, and mourns for those who are torn apart by deportation.
Mónica Novoa  Feb 22, 2011 9:46AM EST

Drop the I-Word: I Am...a Mother

Rosario Lopez worries about her kids’ vulnerability today, but knows they will power tomorrow’s movement for justice.
Mónica Novoa  Feb 17, 2011 11:43AM EST

Drop the I-Word: I Am...Compassionate

Diana Corcorran watches her neighbors’ children search for deported parents and asks, “What kind of country is this?”
Mónica Novoa  Feb 8, 2011 11:17AM EST

Drop the I-Word: I Am Determined

An immigrant mom in Seattle tells her family’s story in the first in a series of testimonials.