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Welcome to My Undocumented Life! A place where we can document our lives as undocumented immigrants. MyUndocumentedLife.org is dedicated to providing up-to-date information and resources for undocumented immigrants. Here, you will find the latest on scholarship opportunities, immigration news, ways in navigating the educational system, and more.
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[June 2020] My Undocumented Life Newsletter
Many undocumented community members across the country are doing their best to mentally prepare for the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on DACA, while also participating in ongoing Black Lives Matter protests across the country (as UndocuBlack community members or… Read More ›
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Building Solidarity & Strengthening Ties Between the Immigrant Rights and Black Lives Matter Movements
By PATRICIA, RAMON, MIRIAM, and CAROLINA The United States is currently in the middle of an upheaval prompted by yet another murder of a Black community member at the hands of police. On May 25, George Floyd was murdered by four police officers… Read More ›
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Join Webinar on Developing Emergency Funding for Undocumented Students at California Community Colleges!
By RACHEL Join Immigrants Rising on Wednesday June 3rd at 2pm PT for an informative webinar titled, “Developing Post-CARES Act Emergency Funding for Undocumented Students at California Community Colleges.” The webinar will include strategies and support for faculty and staff to… Read More ›
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2020 HACU Scholarship Program: Open to Undocumented Students
By KENIA The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) helps to administer scholarship opportunities provided by their partners. Some of the scholarships that they list are open to all undocumented students, while others are only open to those with DACA,… Read More ›
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Preparing for the Upcoming DACA Decision & Coping with Its Aftermath: Recommendations for School Administrators, Educators, Counselors, and Undocumented Students
By NORMA, DIANA, and CAROLINA Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an executive order that was implemented by President Obama in June 2012 in response to growing immigrant youth-led organizing across the country. DACA provided a type of liminal immigration status where… Read More ›
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2020 Korean American Scholarship Foundation: Open to Undocumented Students With a Korean Heritage
By KENIA The Korean American Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit established to help meet the financial needs of Korean-American students who are pursuing a higher education. This year, they are awarding scholarship awards ranging from $500 – $5,000 each. This… Read More ›
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#Immigrad 2020 Virtual Commencement May 23rd Open to All Immigrant Graduates from High School and College!
By RACHEL Define American, FWD.us, United We Dream, I Am An Immigrant and Golden Door Scholars are hosting a virtual commencement on Saturday, May 23 at 12pm PT, 3pm ET for immigrant students across the country to celebrate their accomplishments with… Read More ›
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2020 NYSYLC Scholarship for Undocumented Students in New York!
By RACHEL The New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC) is providing $500 scholarships to ten students who are either: graduating from high school, have a GED, or are currently in college in the state of New York! NYSYLC notes, “2020… Read More ›
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Applications for Covid19 State Financial Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants in California Now Open!
CA Governor Gavin Newsom Source: Rich Pedroncelli / Pool via AP If you are undocumented and live in California, you may be able to qualify for a one-time state-funded disaster relief assistance. Note: “An undocumented adult who qualifies can receive… Read More ›
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UndocuGrads Workshop: Learn How to Apply & Navigate Graduate School as an Undocumented Student
We are excited to share a video recording of the brief presentation that we gave at the start of the workshop. See video below. On May 16, 2020, we hosted the UndocuGrads Virtual Workshop where we discussed key information and… Read More ›