Lexi Parra
@lexigraceparra
photographer , who teaches, writes and speaks | @hou_landing | Pulitzer Center Grantee | @womenphotograph | on @foundation | founder NGO MiRA |
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http://lexiparra.com 03-04-2015 15:50:35
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The girls of Girl Scout Troop 6000 are asylum seekers recently arrived to NY w their families. Photographer Lexi Parra and I got to spend a bunch of time with the Troop. It's a project we've been working on for a long time, I hope you check it out. npr.org/2024/05/13/125…
most recent work with Jasmine Garsd Garcia for @npr on Girl Scouts Troop 6000 and their efforts to create community for newly arrived young migrant girls in New York … pls take a read 🙏🏽 npr.org/2024/05/13/125…
New UN report finds child migration through Panama’s Darien gap is up 40% this year. Over 30k kids in 2024. Photog Lexi Parra & I spent the last few months w Girl Scout Troop 6000, whose scouts are asylum seekers. Most recently made that journey. Link to their stories below
Years ago, Giselle Burgess and her daughters became homeless & went into the NY shelter system. "I wasn't expecting it to be so full of families with children." She created Girl Scout Troop 6000 for kids in the system. Photog Lexi Parra & I spent time w the troop. Story ⬇️
Congratulations to the 2024 Women Photograph mentees! We’re thrilled to welcome Juliana Yamada, Norkor Nortey, Agyeibea Asare-Boye, Iva Sidash, Kalena Burwell, and Angela Tozzi to this year’s program. Read more about them and this year’s program here: womenphotograph.com/mentorship-2024
Thank you, Lexi Parra for making these wonderful photos. 📸 “Voting is key”: Venezuela’s stifled diaspora in Houston prepares for decisive election houstonlanding.org/voting-is-key-…
Photo essay: Mariachi Festival comes back to Houston, celebrate local culture houstonlanding.org/photo-essay-ma… Photos by Joe Robles IV, curated by Lexi Parra ✨📸 Houston Landing
from start to finish, i was able to work on this story and am really proud of the stellar team that brought it together. pls read. Anna-Cat Brigida Marie D. De Jesús 🇵🇷 Houston Landing + Andrea Hernández Briceño from Caracas houstonlanding.org/i-cant-live-wi…
Such a powerful story on Alexis Nungaray's pursuit to keep her daughters memory alive. This reporting from the amazing Anna-Cat Brigida, Paul Cobbler and Lexi Parra is worth your time today. houstonlanding.org/i-dont-want-he…
The number of women leaving Texas to get abortions has more than doubled since 2019. This is the story of one Houston teen's journey. By Dion Nissenbaum and Lexi Parra houstonlanding.org/texas-restrict…
Excellent mission-driven journalism by Danya Pérez and Lexi Parra today! The duo spent the night in the East End documenting how the city cracked down on vendors just trying to make a living during the annual Fiesta Guadalupana⤵️ (Houston Landing) houstonlanding.org/first-night-of…
More than a year after Jose Suarez left Venezuela, his wife, 9-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter finally entered the US, just days after Trump won a second term. We followed their journey and reunification in uncertain times Lexi Parra houstonlanding.org/behind-the-jou…
For clarification, everyone of these ppl submitted biometric, biographical & other ID info to the U.S. govt via app to enter the country LEGALLY through this Biden admin program to help cut illegal entries. They had DHS-sanctioned appointments at the port of entry set for today.
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