Migration & Displacement

Bringing Light to Climate Migration
Climate change is a human rights issue affecting more people every day. Drought, famine, floods, sea level rise, wildfires, biodiversity loss, and many other environmental changes will displace an estimated 200 million people by 2050. …


Unheard Voices of the Pandemic: New Booklet Shares Narratives of Injustice During COVID-19
The new Unheard Voices of the Pandemic booklet is out today! Order the book here. When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in early 2020, early media coverage characterized the disease as a “great equalizer.” As …


Climate Disaster & Colonialism in Puerto Rico: New VOW Book Shares First-Person Stories after Hurricane María
Mi María: Surviving the Storm is out today! Order the book here. The latest addition to the Voice of Witness oral history book series, Mi María, launches today, September 14, in advance of the four-year …


Storytelling for Advocacy: Amplifying Sanctuary Voices
Amplifying Sanctuary Voices is a community-based oral history project centering the stories of Bay Area residents who have migrated to the US seeking sanctuary.  Amplifying Sanctuary Voices (ASV) is a storytelling initiative led by East …


Narratives of Disability and Displacement: Oral Histories of Disabled Refugees
Guest post by Jennifer Ward Jennifer Ward recently completed her Doctor of Education degree at the University of San Francisco and wrote a dissertation highlighting the experiences of disabled displaced refugees. She was trained in …


Announcing Next Book Release: Narratives from Puerto Rico
Mark your calendars! The next book in the Voice of Witness series, Mi María: Surviving the Storm, is officially launching on September 14, 2021. Mi María shares 17 first-person stories of surviving Hurricane María and …


Storytelling for Advocacy: A Temporary Protected Status Campaign with East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
Based in Berkeley, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant provides legal services, community organizing, and transformative education to support low-income immigrants and people fleeing violence and persecution. VOW is a member of the Amplifying Sanctuary Voices storytelling …


Teaching Asian American Stories and History: Resources for Educators
By Erin Vong, Voice of Witness Education Specialist and Program Coordinator The growing anti-Asian rhetoric in this country has hit very close to home for me, as a daughter of Chinese and Vietnamese refugees and …