Tag: Manhattan

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Hurricane Sandy: The Storm’s Impact on Immigrant Workers and Organizations

“Yes, yes, of course we’re busy! We’re too busy to talk to you!”

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What Will Unlock the Latino Vote in 2012?

A Fi2W town hall at The New School on Oct. 18 will explore the complex relationship between Latino voters and the presidential candidates.

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Podcast: For Mexican Immigrant Children in NY, Mariachi Music Helps to Maintain Cultural Ties

The Mariachi Academy of New York teaches kids how to play the famous style of Mexican folk music. It’s also a cultural bridge for the children of immigrants who want to remain connected to their parent’s homeland.

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Feed Me a Story: Collecting America’s Culinary Heritage

Two women, inspired by their immigrant roots, undertake a project to document people’s family recipes using unorthodox methods.

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Chinese Immigrants Time-Travel to Lower Manhattan Circa 1900

A program at New York’s Tenement Museum introduces recent immigrants to immigrant lives from the past.

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Nepali and Tibetan Immigrants Thrive in the Union Square Greenmarket

About five percent of the salespeople at the Union Square Greenmarket are Nepali or Tibetan, and the number is rising because of a tight knit community network.

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Food in 2 Worlds ™: Immigrant Stories from the Union Square Greenmarket

The market is the center of New York City’s local food scene and immigrants play a vital role in making the market work.

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A Small Puerto Rican Gem Buried in the Lower East Side

Make sure to see the “I’d Still be Puerto Rican Even If Born On the Moon” exhibit on the Lower East Side before it closes on July 25.

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Dominican Immigrant Congressional Candidate Concedes NY Primary to Rep. Charles Rangel

Congressman Rangel wins by a razor-thin margin, dashing the hopes of a challenger who had hoped to be the first Dominican-born member of Congress.

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As Rangel-Espaillat Race Drags On, Dominicans Have Doubts

Residents of Washington Heights worry about suppression of the Latino vote in last week’s Democratic Congressional Primary.