Ximena Loeza

3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Cassandra Garibay |Ximena Loeza

Cassandra Garibay and Ximena Loeza , El TímpanoMar 28Failed to save articlePlease try againJorge poses for a portrait at a park in East Oakland on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.  (Hiram Alejandro Durán for El Tímpano/Catchlight/Report for America corps member)Unaccompanied minors’ journeys to the U.S. leave a lasting mark on their mental health, compounded by the economic demands on them when they arrive. Once here, they face a staggering cost of living fueled by the Bay Area’s housing crisis.

1 month ago | eltimpano.org | Cassandra Garibay |Ximena Loeza

Jorge llegó a los Estados Unidos a la edad de 16 años, con una deuda de aproximadamente $9,000 con quienes lo ayudaron en su desafiante viaje desde Guatemala a California. Read the English version of this story. Al día siguiente de llegar a Oakland, encontró un trabajo limpiando techos y áticos y, con el tiempo, trabajó en la construcción.

1 month ago | eltimpano.org | Ximena Loeza |Lyssette Mendoza |Hiram Durán |Cassandra Garibay

Posted inHousing Jorge arrived in the United States aged 16 and roughly $9,000 in debt to those who helped him make the harrowing journey from Guatemala to California. Lea esta historia en español. The day after he arrived in Oakland, he found a job cleaning roofs and attics and eventually working in construction.

1 month ago | eltimpano.org | Hiram Durán |Ximena Loeza |Justo Robles |Erica Hellerstein

Posted inLabor For the past fourteen years, Ximena has spent her early mornings in the fields of Brentwood, a quiet agricultural community at the eastern edge of Contra Costa County. The work begins before most people are awake.