On Assignment
A series of photos from various assignments in news/editorial.
Asian Americans Navigate Dual Identity Through Pageant
Founded in 1997, the annual Miss Vietnam Florida pageant bridges the generational gap between American-born Vietnamese women and their immigrant parents. It’s one of many pageants that occur within immigrant communities across the nation; In Miami, you’ll find Miss Cuban-American, there’s also Miss Texas Czech Slovak, Miss Nigeria USA, and so on. All of these explore the evolving concept of what it means to be American in a country with an increasingly diverse population.
Anguish remains, but Alejandra Juarez and family find hope a year after her deportation to Mexico
Returning from Mexico to visit her father and older sister in Davenport, 10-year-old Estela Juarez needed a moment alone inside her pink princess-themed bedroom to relish being back in the U.S.
A year ago, she was wedged between her sobbing mother and sister at Orlando International Airport. They were surrounded by a horde of media members as Alejandra Juarez self-deported to Mexico.
It was a wrenching scene for a family being ripped apart amid the heated politics of illegal immigration.
Anastassia Vitkovitsky, 27, was drinking tea at her Toronto home when she received a message “help, SOS. We’re in trouble.” It was her cousin, Katya Aksenko, who lived in Mariupol. Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Sarah Espedido for The Wall Street Journal.
