Tag: News

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Immigrant Activist-artist Engages People in Political Issues with Provocative Art

Camilo Godoy creates art that forces people to interact with immigration, LGBT and HIV justice issues.

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Podcast: How To Wear Your Hair? A Potent Question For African & Caribbean Immigrant Women

Beauty, self-confidence and “fitting in” to American culture are factors for black women immigrants when they choose their hair style.

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Exploring the Legacy of New York’s First Immigrant

Von Diaz reports for PRI’s The World on the first immigrant to set foot in Manhattan, a Dominican named Juan Rodriguez

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Slide Show: In Gentrified Williamsburg, Latino Community Fights to Maintain its Identity

The organization Los Sures is helping local residents deal with gentrification and preserve the area’s Hispanic heritage.

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Podcast: What’s in an Accent? Both Opportunity and Barriers for Immigrant Actresses

Immigrant actresses face a struggle getting the roles that they want. Accent classes help them avoid being typecast, but not always in the way you’d think.

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Podcast: Subway Artist Lothar Osterburg Re-imagines New York Through Immigrant Eyes

A fantasy vision of New York is on display in subway cars across the city. Meet the German immigrant artists who created the image.

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Tongue Tied: Some Dishes from Back Home Can Leave You Speechless

As part of her exploration of the Puerto Rican cookbook Cocina Criolla, Von Diaz takes on a daunting dish, stuffed beef tongue

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Fear of Frying: A Puerto Rican Cook Confronts Her Culinary Legacy

The first installment as Von Diaz begins cooking her way through Cocina Criolla, the bible of Puerto Rican cooking

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Applying Korean Standards to NYC Public Schools, Immigrant Mom Decides Her Kids Need More

For Korean-born Choi Fairbanks, New York City schools are just not rigorous enough.

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No Need For Spanglish, Radio Ambulante Finds Other Ways to Bridge Language Divide

The first-ever live event from Spanish-language radio show, Radio Ambulante, included stories from Junot Díaz and Nancy López.