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, where he earned a degree in business administration. He then had a successful career working for the Mexican government as Read more…
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 had a thriving practice as a psychologist, a deep circle of friends, and the comforts of speaking her native language, Read more…
Immigrant Stories: Nara Vera Nara (right) working with a fellow student to learn new vocabulary and the verb “to be” during an early summer 2022 Conversational English class at BIIN. Every Wednesday night, student Nara Vera is the first to arrive at the Conversational English classes offered at BIIN. She’s Read more…
Immigrant Stories: Isabel Noriega Meet Isabel Noriega. She has five children, one son and four daughters, all adults now. She and her family are from the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, where she worked for 20 years as a bookkeeper. Isabel is very devoted to her children and outside of work, Read more…