Author: KIAC Team

As a child, Marta* endured a series of devastating events. Her mother died of cancer, and her father suffered a serious brain injury which left him unable to work and in poor health. When Marta was just 11 years old, she made the arduous journey to the United States accompanied [...]

A few months ago, Ana heard the two words we all dread, the two words that change the trajectory of your life. It’s cancer. Ana has been a patient at KIAC’s medical clinic for several years, and although KIAC didn’t directly provide the testing, surgery, and treatment Ana needed for [...]

Friends of KIAC, Greetings to you all. This is the first time I have the honor of addressing each of you. My name is Jayson Vega, and I am a native of Puerto Rico. On September 19, I started working as Executive Director at Kitsap Immigrant Assistant Center, replacing Interim [...]