Cristian Padilla Romero petitions ICE to release mother
His mother propelled him from Cross Keys High School to Yale. Now, she faces deportation.
His mother propelled him from Cross Keys High School to Yale. Now, she faces deportation.
Join current 2019 National Book Awards Longlister Greg Grandin (The End of the Myth, Nonfiction) and Finalist Carmen Giménez Smith (Be Recorder, Poetry) for a conversation on borders, both physical and figurative, in shaping identity, history, and literature. Moderated by John Jairo Lugo, Co-Founder and Community Organizing Director of Unidad Latina en Acción - ULA in New Haven.
This event is presented in partnership with the New Haven Free Public Library and will be followed by a reception and celebration of NHFPL’s National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
As a general rule, Yale puts little stock in external rankings. But every now and again, when there’s especially good news, it’s hard not to boast just a little.