Participation of Latino Voters in California’s Recall Election is Essential to Our Representative Democracy “The Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC) encourages all California voters to participate in the September 14 recall election,” asserts Jesus Martinez, Executive Director of CVIIC. “In particular,” he added, “we would like to invite California Latino voters to register and […]
Manuel Pastor Presentation “Immigrant Integration in the Central Valley: New Data, New Challenges” The Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC), is pleased to share the Manuel Pastor presentation made to our regional partners network on May 18, 2021. Presentation Title: Immigrant Integration in the Central Valley: New Data, New Challenges Description: Professor Pastor will present […]
Equity on the Mall 2021 Immigration Panel: Community Led Movements Please find below the video recording of the Equity on the Mall 2021 Immigration Panel, “Community Led Movements: Building a Robust Immigrant Integration Infrastructure in the San Joaquin Valley.” The Community Led Movements: Equity on the Mall 2021 panel is composed of representatives of nonprofit […]
Equity on the Mall 2021 Webinar: Immigration Enforcement and Unauthorized Practice of Law Equity on the Mall 2021 Webinar: Panel on Immigration Enforcement and Unauthorized Practice of Law. Central Valley nonprofit organizations held an informational webinar/Facebook Live to discuss two issues of importance to immigrant families and immigrant serving organizations in this region of California: […]
CVIIC Immigrant Entrepreneurship Project: Success Leads to Training for Second Cohort The Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC) is launching a new phase of its Immigrant Entrepreneurship project with the recruitment of a second cohort of participants who will begin receiving training in mid-April 2021. Forty Latino immigrants residing in California’s Central Valley will participate […]
Consumer Fraud in the Era of COVID: Trends in the Central Valley and the Nation CVIIC and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) co-hosted an informative webinar on Consumer Fraud in the Era of COVID: Trends in the Central Valley and the Nation. The webinar presentation was made on November 5, 2020 by Maricela Segura, Regional […]
History of Mexican Immigration to the United States: Webinar Presentation by Dr. Rafael Alarcón The Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC) proudly sponsored the webinar, “History of Mexican Immigration to the United States from 1882-2020”, presented by Dr. Rafael Alarcón from the Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Colef). The webinar examines the origin and evolution […]
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Strategies: Webinar Presentation by Ed Kissam CVIIC and the WK Family Giving Fund co-sponsored a COVID-19 contact tracing strategies webinar, specifically focused on understanding the situation of rural communities and farm working families in the San Joaquin Valley. The presentation, Community-Based Case Investigation and Contact-Tracing: Enhancing Strategies To Battle COVID-19 Resurgence In […]
Immigrant Heritage Month Proclamation by Fresno City Council The Fresno City Council presented an Immigrant Heritage Month proclamation during its June 13, 2019 session. The City Council proclaims June 2019 as “Immigrant Heritage Month” in recognition of the “long and rich history of immigrants that have played a vital role in diversifying our community”. Moreover, […]
Protecting Immigrant Rights in the Central Valley The Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative (CVIIC) and partner organizations in the region are focused on protecting immigrant rights. Immigrants in the Central Valley constitute an important pillar of our society, culture and economy. It is in the best interests of our local communities to ensure that immigrant […]