Even with the snow storm last week, OneAmerica has been moving our state legislative priorities to better the lives of immigrants by ensuring Washington remains a state where immigrants can thrive and prosper. On Valentine’s day, OneAmerica parent leader Hodon Bulale traveled to Olympia with her son, Tariq. Hodon, a Somali immigrant, is raising Tariq to speak English and Somali, …
by OneAmerica Executive Director Rich Stolz and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Executive Director Jorge Baron Voters, especially New American voters, turned out in record numbers in this last election to send a message to state legislatures across the country and to Congress that they should reject policies that harm immigrants and further divide our country. Yet in the remaining days …
On Thursday, December 13th 2018, OneAmerica held an event highlighting our Speak Your Language Campaign supporting English Learners, Celebrating Bilingualism and announcing the release of our report “Celebrating the Power of Bilingualism.” The event was attended by nearly 100 supporters, including OneAmerica parent leaders and Community Language Organizers, the English Language Learner Work Group, elected officials, and educators and district …
