第十七集｜隱形移民故事: 一位來自香港的無證朋友｜Episode 17｜Untold Migrant Story: an Undocumented Immigrant from Hong Kong

無證移民是我們亞裔社區的其中一分子。目前約1.9萬名 DACA (兒童入境暫緩遣返計劃) 受益人來自亞洲。雖然有12萬名亞裔青年符合DACA申請資格，但是亞裔社區對無證社群存有不少偏見及誤解，以至大部份人仍然抗拒申請DACA。今集的嘉賓正正是一位來自香港的無證人士Yudy。自17歲起便獨自來到美國讀高中，Yudy分享她過去20多年無證的日子，包括如何跨越困境、險被驅逐出境，並追求她的夢想成為一位護士。她希望藉由自己的故事為移民社區發聲。 Undocumented immigrants are part of our AAPI communities with around 19,000 DACA recipients coming from Asia. Despite having more than 120,000 Asian youth eligible for DACA status, many are discouraged to come forward and apply for the program. This is in part due to misunderstanding and prejudice against undocumented immigrants among our communities. Our guest today is Yudy, an immigrant from Hong Kong who came to the US alone at age 17 for high school and became undocumented. From overcoming barriers and risk of deportation to pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse, Yudy shares her courageous journey of being undocumented for the past 20 years. Her extraordinary story re-defines what it means to be American and serves to uplift immigrant community voices.