内容摘要：The sun sets in Ilulissat, Greenland, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The sun sets in Ilulissat, Greenland, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

School officials in Massachusetts and Washington state have confirmed some students are withdrawing from school to return to El Salvador, Brazil and Mexico. Haitians are trying to go to Mexico or Canada.In Chelsea, Massachusetts, a 6,000-student district where nearly half the students are still learning English, a handful of families have recently withdrawn their children because of immigration concerns.

One mother in March withdrew two young children from the district to return to El Salvador, according to district administrator Daniel Mojica. Her 19-year old daughter will stay behind, on her own, to finish school – a sign that these decisions are leading to more family separation.In Bellingham, Washington, two families withdrew their children after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in early April at a local roofing company, where agents arrested fathers of 16 children attending Bellingham schools. Both families returned to Mexico, family engagement specialist Isabel Meaker said.“There’s a sense, not just with these families, that it’s not worth it to fight. They know the end result,” Meaker said.

Countries with large populations living in the United States are seeing signs of more people wanting to return home.Applications for Brazilian passports from consulates in the U.S. increased 36% in March, compared to the previous year, according to data from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. Birth registrations, the first step to getting a Brazilian passport for a U.S.-born child, were up 76% in April compared to the previous year. Guatemala reports a 5% increase over last year for passports from its nationals living in the United States.

Last month, Melvin Josué, his wife and another couple drove four hours from New Jersey to Boston to get Honduran passports for their American-born children.

It’s a step that’s taken on urgency in case these families decide life in the United States is untenable. Melvin Josué worries about Trump’s immigration policy and what might happen if he or his wife is detained, but lately he’s more concerned with the difficulty of finding work.It’s clear Nakase, who is of Japanese ancestry, isn’t rattled ascending to a larger spotlight.

The Golden State Warriors organization, of which the Valkyries are a part of, has prepared her for being more public and “preparation builds confidence,” she said. Coaching is something Nakase expressed interest in as far back as 20 years when she was on the San Jose Spiders.For people who may not see Asian American women as leaders, Nakase hopes her new role will change minds.

“I think it’s more like what’s in your mind rather than like the exterior part of it,” said Nakase, who at UCLA was often mistaken for a gymnast or tennis player. “The negative opinions fuel my fire, though.”Nakase’s leadership style is one of “tough love.” It’s an approach she learned from her father. Compliments were not something given in her family. But candor was.