Bills to tighten up Maryland’s gun laws brought out protests and activists Tuesday as more than 300 people signed up to speak to five gun control proposals.
Life amidst war: Ukrainian UMD grad student balances studies, grief
Over the course of weeks, one Ukrainian UMD graduate student helped her relatives escape Ukraine and acclimate to living in Maryland.
As peace declared at home, Ethiopians in Washington area deeply divided
Violence and hate speech leave communal and interpersonal rifts difficult to mend.
Russian and Ukrainian immigrants in Maryland united against war, but connections to Russia bring unease
Russian-speaking community, including Ukrainians, has burgeoned roots in Montgomery County, Maryland after the Cold War.
The man in your dorm lobby, fleeing civil war, befriending college students
For 24 years, Juan Dominguez has been the head housekeeper at the Centreville Hall dormitory, home to nearly 545 students at the University of Maryland. He moves quietly with his broom and vacuum throughout the building’s lobby each day while his team of four others clean bathrooms, empty trash cans and mop floors in the common areas of the eight-story building.
War, violence still haunt Salvadoran immigrants in Maryland
Since the Salvadoran civil war four decades ago, nearly 1.3 million Salvadorans have come to the United States seeking safety from a conflict and its aftermath that is now long-forgotten by many Washington decision-makers but always present for those whose lives were changed forever.
Disastrous Pakistan floods shock villagers, UMD alum
Over the course of a month, floodwaters in Pakistan rose about 5 to 10 feet, destroying villages, killing livestock and thousands of people and displacing millions in search of shelter and clean drinking water.
Maryland dry cleaners gave Koreans, Asians a place to thrive after war’s destruction
Top Flight Cleaners, a small dry cleaners, sits in a strip mall across from the main gate of Joint Base Andrews, an Air Force base in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The owner cleans and alters thousands of military officer’s uniforms, but she said she prefers not to know their rank because the possibility of messing up a senior official’s uniform makers her nervous.
Cannabis regulations proposed ahead of legalization deadline
Lawmakers stressed the importance of avoiding the kinds of mistakes that have created chaos in other states where cannabis is legal.