immigration

Local filmmaker Josh Chitwood explores the little-known history of Indy’s Arab immigrants—including his own family—in a new documentary debuting at the Spirt and Place Festival.

It’s not the Hoosier’s most famous work by a long shot, but “Within the Quota” is newly resonant today.

Now, virulent hate speech and frightening ideology called “alt right” or “white nationalism” are infiltrating the mainstream. Swastikas appear as graffiti, Holocaust deniers court the media, and bomb threats on Jewish community centers are commonplace.

“It’s not just believing in it as a human and for humanity and for morality.”

When Armando left, Maria worried about his journey. She worried about Liliana, who fell into fitful slumber every night, gasping for air between sobs. More than anything, Maria worried about the fragile ties holding her family together.

Kaw Lah is one of thousands of refugees who have fled Myanmar in recent decades. Official statistics put the number of Burmese asylum-seekers in Indiana at around 15,000, but some estimate that as many as 20,000 have resettled here.