{"id":154,"date":"2019-10-21T11:39:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T17:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/?p=154"},"modified":"2019-11-18T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T15:43:48","slug":"mcmurry-stands-with-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/2019\/10\/21\/mcmurry-stands-with-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"McMurry Stands With Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October 22nd<\/sup>\nmarks a national movement amongst college universities in solidarity to stand\nwith immigrants. \u201cI Stand With Immigrants\u201d is an initiative powered by FWD.us\n(Moving America Forward) that promotes the United States\u2019 rich immigrant\npopulation and what immigrants have contributed to our country. \u201cI am an\nImmigrant,\u201d specifically celebrates immigrants\u2019 personal contributions to our\ncountry, both past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three campaigns\npromote the advancement of positive immigration rhetoric through personal stories\nof immigrants and their accomplishments. McMurry University is no stranger to\nsuch stories, and assistant chaplain Julia Puac-Romero is making it her mission\nto bring the \u201cI am an Immigrant\u201d initiative to McMurry University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I was attending\ngrad school, the Latin female sorority would always host some kind of sit-in or\nstand-in, protesting immigrant rights,\u201d said Puac-Romero. \u201cIt was very crucial\nfor me to participate in this. When the current administration threatened DACA\nfor the first time, we emailed our professor, who was a second-generation\nKorean American, that we weren\u2019t going to class because we were taking a day of\naction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puac-Romero, a native of\nGuatemala City, immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three\nyears old in 1995. Puac-Romero went on to live the dream that her parents set\nout for her moving to the U.S. by graduating from Centenary College in\nLouisiana; but, Puac-Romero didn\u2019t stop there. She received her Master of\nDivinity in 2017, and she has made it her mission to serve others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhenever you\u2019re serving\nthe body of Christ, you\u2019re serving the whole\n<\/em>body of Christ, not just one part of it,\u201d asserted Puac-Romero. This also\nserves as her motto in life for serving others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to McMurry\u2019s HSI (Hispanic\nServing Institution) status, Puac-Romero wants to bring an awareness to our\ncampus by connecting all our students for a similar cause. Specifically,\nPuac-Romero wants to engage second-generation or third-generation Hispanic\nstudents with their original family\u2019s roots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puac-Romero wants to use\nOctober 22nd<\/sup> to inform students of, not only the benefits immigrants\nbring to our country, but also the plight of the immigrants, and stigmas\nattached to certain immigrants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be using the\npillars in the perch to present certain stigmas attached to immigrants,\u201d said\nPuac-Romero regarding the day national college day of action. \u201cI want to bring\nawareness of the uniqueness of what it is to be an immigrant and reach out to\nprofessors that claim immigrant heritage. I specifically want to incite the pride <\/em>immigrants have in their roles as\nimmigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, McMurry will\nproudly join campuses across the U.S. showcasing their support for immigrants,\nand specifically DACA students who face an uncertain future. The fate of DACA\nstudents relies on The Supreme Court, whose decision can affect more than\nhundreds of thousands DACA recipients. Together, however, the fate of these\nhundreds of thousands of lives can be saved with both a strong initiative and a\nvoice that can be heard across the country. Together, as a campus, we can save\nthe future of many of those pursuing a dream, similar to Julia Puac-Romero\u2019s\ndream that came true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy parents made the\nchoice to give me a better future when they came to this country. DACA students\nare people just like me, that, just as myself, they didn\u2019t ask to come. DACA\nstudents work the hardest and fight the hardest for their future in this\ncountry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you are a\nsecond-generation immigrant, third-generation immigrant, or wanting to learn\nmore, be sure to check out and inform yourself on this important national day\nof action that McMurry will participate in. After all, aren\u2019t we all\nimmigrants?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 22nd<\/sup> marks a national movement amongst college universities in solidarity to stand with immigrants. \u201cI Stand With Immigrants\u201d is an initiative powered by FWD.us (Moving America Forward) that promotes the United States\u2019 rich immigrant population and what immigrants have contributed to our country. \u201cI am an Immigrant,\u201d specifically celebrates immigrants\u2019 personal contributions to our country, both past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three campaigns promote the advancement of positive immigration rhetoric through personal stories of immigrants and their accomplishments. McMurry University is no stranger to such stories, and assistant chaplain Julia Puac-Romero is making it her mission to bring the \u201cI am an Immigrant\u201d initiative to McMurry University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I was attending grad school, the Latin female sorority would always host some kind of sit-in or stand-in, protesting immigrant rights,\u201d said Puac-Romero. \u201cIt was very crucial for me to do this. When the current administration threatened DACA for the first time, we emailed our professor, who was a second-generation Korean American that we weren\u2019t going to class because we were taking a day of action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puac-Romero, a native of Guatemala City, immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three years old in 1995. Puac-Romero went on to live the dream that her parents set out for her moving to the U.S. by graduating from Centenary College in Louisiana; but, Puac-Romero didn\u2019t stop there. She received her Master of Divinity in 2017, and she has made it her mission to serve others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhenever you\u2019re serving the body of Christ, you\u2019re serving the whole <\/em>body of Christ, not just one part of it,\u201d asserted Puac-Romero as her motto in life while serving others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to McMurry\u2019s HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) status, Puac-Romero wants to bring an awareness to our campus by connecting all our students for a similar cause. Specifically, Puac-Romero wants to engage second-generation or third-generation Hispanic students with their original family\u2019s roots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puac-Romero wants to use October 22nd<\/sup> to inform students of, not only the benefits immigrants bring to our country, but also the plight of the immigrants, and stigmas attached to certain immigrants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be using the pillars in the Perch to present certain stigmas attached to immigrants,\u201d said Puac-Romero regarding the day national college day of action. \u201cI want to bring the awareness of the uniqueness of what it is to be an immigrant and reach out to professors that claim immigrant heritage. I specifically want to incite the pride <\/em>immigrants have in their roles as immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, McMurry will proudly join campuses across the U.S. showcasing their support for immigrants, and specifically DACA students who face an uncertain future. The fate of DACA students relies on The Supreme Court, whose decision can affect more than hundreds of thousands DACA recipients. Together, however, the fate of these hundreds of thousands of lives can be saved with both a strong initiative and a voice that can be heard across the country. Together, as a campus, we can save the future of many of those pursuing a dream, similar to Julia Puac-Romero\u2019s dream that came true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy parents made the choice to give me a better future when they came to this country. DACA students are people just like me, that, just as myself, they didn\u2019t ask to come. DACA students work the hardest and fight the hardest for their future in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you are a second-generation immigrant, third-generation immigrant, or wanting to learn more, be sure to check out and inform yourself on this important national day of action that McMurry will participate in. After all, aren\u2019t we all immigrants?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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