Immigration Panel
Workshop Description
This session presents a panel of trans people who will share their personal experience in the immigration system. Participants of this session will be able to recognize issues related to immigration and learn about the experiences of trans immigrants who have been caught in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) machine.
Conference Track
Family
Primary Contact
Workshop Presenters
Bamby Salcedo
Presenter Bio
Bamby Salcedo, a transgender Latina Woman, is president and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, an organization addressing the issues of transgender Latin@s in the US, and she is currently developing the Center for Violence Prevention & Transgender Wellness, in LA. Bamby’s remarkable and wide-ranging activist work has brought voice and visibility to not only the trans community, but also to the multiple overlapping communities and issues that her life has touched including migration, HIV, youth, LGBT, incarceration and Latin@ communities, and she has been invited to speak publicly about many of these issues. Her powerful, sobering and inspiring speeches and her warm, down-to-earth presence have provided emotional grounding and perspective for diverse gatherings. She speaks from the heart, having transcended many of her own issues, as seen in the documentary made about her life called TransVisible: Bamby Salcedo’s Story.