Nathaniel Hoffman has worked in journalism, activism, and nonprofit communications for over 20 years based mostly out of Boise, Idaho, with a three-year stint in San Francisco. He has reported from Mexico, Cuba, Lebanon, and Israel/Palestine. In addition to co-authoring the book “Amor and Exile,” Mr. Hoffman has helped to develop immigrant storytellers and media narratives with the group Define American. In January 2021, he started a communications consultancy called Paleomedia which works with organizations and individual activists to strengthen local and regional reporting on diverse communities. Mr. Hoffman has a B.A. in Africana Studies from Cornell University and an M.A. in Data Journalism from Boise State.
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Amor and Exile
True Stories of Love Across America’s Borders
Wednesday, July 07, 2021, 2pm EDT
Event Overview
In this Keynotes event, Nicole Salgado ‘98, an advocate for environmental conservation and migrants’ rights based in Querétaro, México, and journalist Nathaniel Hoffman ‘99 based in Boise, Idaho, will discuss their chronicle of a highly underreported aspect of our country’s punitive immigration system: the often insurmountable process faced by couples of mixed immigration status.
Their 2013 book, “Amor and Exile: True Stories of Love Across America’s Borders,” documents the experiences of six couples, including Ms. Salgado’s first-person account of life in the U.S. with her husband while he was undocumented, her tortured decision to leave the country with him, starting
over together in Mexico, and their 15 years of exile.
Mr. Hoffman and Ms. Salgado will examine how little has changed policy-wise in the years since their book’s publication. They will also highlight current proposals for legislative reform that could provide relief to millions of U.S. citizen partners and families of undocumented immigrants who are languishing in legal limbo, driven underground, exiled abroad, and/or separated.
Views shared in this program are exclusively the authors’.
Their 2013 book, “Amor and Exile: True Stories of Love Across America’s Borders,” documents the experiences of six couples, including Ms. Salgado’s first-person account of life in the U.S. with her husband while he was undocumented, her tortured decision to leave the country with him, starting
over together in Mexico, and their 15 years of exile.
Mr. Hoffman and Ms. Salgado will examine how little has changed policy-wise in the years since their book’s publication. They will also highlight current proposals for legislative reform that could provide relief to millions of U.S. citizen partners and families of undocumented immigrants who are languishing in legal limbo, driven underground, exiled abroad, and/or separated.
Views shared in this program are exclusively the authors’.
What You'll Learn
- An overview of U.S. immigration policy under multiple presidents and Congresses
- Racially based aspects of American immigration and citizenship
- The power of personal narratives — especially love stories — to drive policy reform at a time when several bills are being considered in Congress
Speakers
Nathaniel Hoffman
Writer and communications consultant
Paleomedia
Writer and Communications Consultant, Paleomedia
Independent Activist; Writer, Educator, and Ecologist, Peace Corps
Nicole Salgado, CALS ‘98, earned an M.A. in science education from San Jose State University. She is an ecologist, educator, and advocate for environmental conservation and migrants’ rights based in Querétaro, México. Raised in upstate New York, Ms. Salgado relocated to Mexico in 2006 when her husband was unable to obtain permanent residency status in the United States. In 2019, after an 18-year process, Ms. Salgado’s husband’s permanent residency was finally granted; she remains committed to telling her story so that others can understand the impacts of U.S. immigration law on binational families like hers. Most recently, Ms. Salgado has worked with Peace Corps Mexico as an Environment Program and Training Specialist. She is also the author and illustrator of “The Bajio’s Bounty,” a cookbook focused on Mexican native food plants.
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2021-07-07 14:002021-07-07 15:00Amor and ExileAdd to CalendarIn this Keynotes event, Nicole Salgado ‘98, an advocate for environmental conservation and migrants’ rights based in Querétaro, México, and journalist Nathaniel Hoffman ‘99 based in Boise, Idaho, will discuss their chronicle of a highly underreported aspect of our country’s punitive immigration system: the often insurmountable process faced by couples of mixed immigration status.
Their 2013 book, “Amor and Exile: True Stories of Love Across America’s Borders,” documents the experiences of six couples, including Ms. Salgado’s first-person account of life in the U.S. with her husband while he was undocumented, her tortured decision to leave the country with him, starting
over together in Mexico, and their 15 years of exile.
Mr. Hoffman and Ms. Salgado will examine how little has changed policy-wise in the years since their book’s publication. They will also highlight current proposals for legislative reform that could provide relief to millions of U.S. citizen partners and families of undocumented immigrants who are languishing in legal limbo, driven underground, exiled abroad, and/or separated.
Views shared in this program are exclusively the authors’.https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K070721/primaryAmerica/New_YorkeCornell
Their 2013 book, “Amor and Exile: True Stories of Love Across America’s Borders,” documents the experiences of six couples, including Ms. Salgado’s first-person account of life in the U.S. with her husband while he was undocumented, her tortured decision to leave the country with him, starting
over together in Mexico, and their 15 years of exile.
Mr. Hoffman and Ms. Salgado will examine how little has changed policy-wise in the years since their book’s publication. They will also highlight current proposals for legislative reform that could provide relief to millions of U.S. citizen partners and families of undocumented immigrants who are languishing in legal limbo, driven underground, exiled abroad, and/or separated.
Views shared in this program are exclusively the authors’.https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K070721/primaryAmerica/New_YorkeCornell
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