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Want to join a committee?

Want to join a committee? Want to help BIIN achieve its 2022 goals? We need action-minded individuals to help on our committees! If you have interest in planning, fundraising, publicity,…
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Immigrant Stories: Yazmín García

Immigrant Stories: Yazmín García Meet Yazmín García, known by friends and family as Yaz. She and her family are from Monterrey, Mexico, where she worked as a chemist in a…
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New BIIN Board Assumes Leadership

New BIIN Board Assumes Leadership Members of the 2022-23 BIIN Board of Directors gather in September 2022. From left to right: Susan Dennis, Angela Rios, Judith Briseno, Maria Martinez, Nancy…
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Transitions: BIIN’s Staff for Fall 2022

Transitions: BIIN’s Staff for Fall 2022 BIIN Director Jaimi Washburn consults with colleagues Janet Morford and Adriana Stowe, and board chair Amy Klinkovsky, in September 2021. At the start of…
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Immigrant Stories: Joel Nava

Immigrant Stories: Joel Nava Joel Nava, who was born in 1959 in Mexico City, Mexico, grew up in a big family with 10 siblings.  Joel attended the Instituto Politecnico Nacional,…
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Congratulations to Angela Suarez, U.S. Citizen!

Congratulations to Angela Suarez, U.S. Citizen! Angela Suarez had given up much to move to the United States in 2014.  As a young educated professional in her native Colombia, she…