This week, we're looking at the history of Japanese Immigration to the United States and to Idaho, and the atrocities of Japanese Interment that transpired during WWII ..read more

Some current events intersected with the last few episodes of our podcast and we want to acknowledge them ..read more

We're digging even deeper into the history of immigration to Idaho in episode three of our mini series! Today the topic is Chinese Immigration and the history of Boise's very own Chinatown! We had so much fun researching this topic that we had to break it up into two parts! Enjoy ..read more

In part two of our mini series we're building off of what we learned about "rootshock" by diving into the history of immigration to the United States. In this episode, we focus on Mexican Immigration and how discriminatory housing practices have been used to exploit or manipulate migrant labor forces ..read more

In this episode we kick off a Fair Housing History Mini-Series with a focus on rootshock! If you or someone you know has experienced housing discrimination based on race, gender, or any of the seven protected classes, contact IFHC today: https://ifhcidaho.org/contact-us ..read more

The COVID-19 Virtual Townhall is an ongoing series to take place on Thursdays through the end of 2021, featuring key stakeholders in our community, who together are working toward housing justice for all. These conversations are framed through Fair Housing and we invite the public and anyone in our community to participate through attending the series, asking questions, and taking some time to look at the resources and materials that we share. Additional materials and resources available on IFHC website ifhcidaho.org, that have been shared throughout these events and serves as a place where th ..read more

The COVID-19 Virtual Townhall is an ongoing series to take place on Thursdays through the end of 2021, featuring key stakeholders in our community, who together are working toward housing justice for all. These conversations are framed through Fair Housing and we invite the public and anyone in our community to participate through attending the series, asking questions, and taking some time to look at the resources and materials that we share. Additional materials and resources available on IFHC website ifhcidaho.org, that have been shared throughout these events and serves as a place where th ..read more

The COVID-19 Virtual Townhall is an ongoing series to take place on Thursdays through the end of 2021, featuring key stakeholders in our community, who together are working toward housing justice for all. These conversations are framed through Fair Housing and we invite the public and anyone in our community to participate through attending the series, asking questions, and taking some time to look at the resources and materials that we share. Additional materials and resources available on IFHC website ifhcidaho.org, that have been shared throughout these events and serves as a place where th ..read more

For thousands of years before the arrival of European colonizers, Indigenous Peoples lived on the American continent. Initiated by these early settlers, the United States became established in the East and colonized the continent through land grabs and genocide. Following a belief in Manifest Destiny, these efforts led the settler colonials all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Throughout its history, the United States has been part of great oppression as well as great advances in human rights and social justice ..read more

Before European explorers arrived in current day Idaho, over 8,000 indigenous people inhabited Idaho including the Great Basin Shoshone and Bannock tribes of the Shoshone-Bannock, the Shoshone Paiute and the Plateau tribes of the Coeur d’Alene, Nimiipuu/Nez Perce and Kootenai and indigenous people from what is now known as Mexico. The original Boise Valley People include the Burns Paiute, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Paiute Band, Fort McDermott Paiute, and Shoshone, Shoshone-Paiute, and Shoshone-Bannock. Today, only five tribes are federally recognized in Idaho, they are the Coeur d ..read more