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Field Foundation @fieldfoundation.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Spotlight on 2026 Leaders for a New Chicago Awardee Danae Kovac, Executive Director at @hanacenter.bsky.social. As a champion for immigrant rights and civic participation, Danae is deepening partnerships across Chicago’s immigrant communities. Learn more about her & the 2026 awardees: bit.ly/4g648um
Portrait of Danae Kovac. She has shoulder-length dark hair and drop earrings and is smiling outdoors in front of greenery. Below the photo, the Leaders for a New Chicago logo appears next to the text '2026 Awardee.'
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HANA Center @hanacenter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
So proud that our own Danae Kovac has been recognized as one of 8 Leaders for A New Chicago by @fieldfoundation.bsky.social‬ and @macfound.org. Congrats, Danae!
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HANA Center @hanacenter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
HANA Center's Danae Kovac and Chicago community leaders on building intersectional solidarity across the city www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
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Chicago community leaders on building intersectional solidarity across the city
“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives,” the Rev. Jaime Fluker quotes activist and writer Audre Lorde.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10/09/2025
Today, I had the opportunity to meet with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council and other leaders to support their critical work during this uncertain moment. Let's stand together and we'll get through this, Illinois.
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HANA Center @hanacenter.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Stephen Miller Is Getting $170 Billion To Build His Own Army To Target Our Immigrant Neighbors. Here’s What That Funding Could Do Instead open.substack.com/pub/americas...
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Stephen Miller Is Getting $170 Billion To Build His Own Army To Target Our Immigrant Neighbors. Here’s What That Funding Could Do Instead
This unprecedented allocation of taxpayer money could go to helping working families all across America, on everything from education, hunger, housing, healthcare, and the environment.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Tae Heung Kim, 40: - Lived in US since he was 5 - Has green card - Getting PhD at Texas A&M - Researching vaccine for Lyme disease - Has 1 minor pot charge from 2011, since sealed Also: Detained incommunicado by DHS after returning from wedding in Korea www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says
A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I NEED to tell you the story of Tae Heung “William” Kim. He's a graduate student at Texas A&M where he's working on a vaccine for Lyme disease. He's a *legal permanent resident* of the United States. And he's been in ICE detention for 12 days & counting, transferred Tuesday to South Texas.
From left to right, Dr. Albert Mulenga, William Tae Heung Kim, Dr. Thu Thuy Nguyen, Dr. Alex Kiarie Gaithuma, Dr Hassan Hakimi and Emily Bencosme Cuevas. Kim is a Texas A&M researcher who was detained in San Francisco last Monday despite being a permanent resident of the United States and a green card holder.

COURTESY OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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HANA Center @hanacenter.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
"A big part of our fight is to make sure that our immigrant communities know our rights and are equipped to exercise those rights." -Danae Kovac, HANA's executive director. Read more at: chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
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Chicagoans brave frigid cold to protest Trump inauguration. 'This is not our first rodeo'
Demonstrators gather in Federal Plaza as Donald Trump was being sworn. The most immediate and palpable fears are felt by those in the city's immigrant communities ahead of Trump's expected deportation...
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HANA Center @hanacenter.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
🙇🎊 Celebrate the Lunar New Year with HANA! Join us as we get together as a community to enjoy Korean finger foods, cultural activities, and more. RSVP soon—space is limited! #KoreanCulture #LunarNewYear2025 📅 Feb 1, 2025 @ 11 a.m.–2 p.m. 📍 4300 N California Ave, Chicago 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/HANA2025
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HANA Center @hanacenter.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
🏀🌟 Big win for community power! Thanks to the hard work of HANA Center youth, staff, and the support of Ald. Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez and 33rd Ward Working Families, Horner Park's basketball lights are finally ON! Read more: blockclubchicago.org/2024/12/17/h...
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Horner Park Basketball Lights Now On After Neighbors Fought For Them For Years
Electricians tested the lights last week before turning them on for basketball players, park officials said. The lights will turn on after sunset and stay on until 11 p.m.
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