Ruxandra Guidi

Ruxandra Guidi has written 6 posts for PRI's The World

Vietnamese Immigrants Remember Life in the Old Country

In California, a group of college students has launched an oral storytelling project to draw out how Vietnamese immigrants remember life back home. Many of them arrived here after the Vietnam War.

Uncertainty in Caracas Weighs on Venezuelans in the US

An ailing Hugo Chávez was a no show for his inauguration Thursday and the uncertainty around the country’s political future is troubling Venezuelans living in the US.

One Immigrant Muslim’s Battle with Alcoholism in the US

Some Muslim immigrants in the US struggle with alcohol problems and it is hard for them to find culturally sensitive programs to deal with it.

Arriving Young and Alone: One Guatemalan Migrant’s Trek

A growing number of young people from Mexico and Central America are entering the US without documentation and without parents.

US Aerospace and Defense Companies Set Up Shop in Mexico

American defense and aerospace companies are opening factories in Tijuana, Mexico and employing high-skilled workers there.

Professionalizing the US – Mexico Human Smuggling Trade

The tightening of the border between the US and Mexico has dramatically reduced the number of illegal border crossings. It’s also had the unintended effect of professionalizing the human smuggling trade.