Tag: immigrant

Immigration: The Welcoming Center For New Pennsylvanians Assists Those New To Philadelphia

September 11, 2018 Dylan Long

The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that seeks to help those in need, including immigrants and refugees, with improving their lives and socioeconomic status. Philadelphians who are foreign born often find

Immigration: Shaloo Jose Found Her Second Family At HIAS

September 7, 2018 Means George

Shaloo Jose came to America in January 2005 after her husband decided to take a job overseas. She has since visited other big cities in the United States, but her and her family consider Philadelphia

Immigration: Haitian Roots Inspire Art That Examines ‘Unconventional Bodies’

August 30, 2018 Roberts Jennifer

Didier William is originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and came to the United States in 1990 at the age of 6 with his father and brother to seek asylum. His mother and another brother arrived just

Immigration: As Flow Of Refugees Slows, Those Already In Philadelphia Settle In

July 23, 2018 Roberts Jennifer

Amnah Ahmad is the associate director of the Arab American Community Development Corp. at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in North Philadelphia. Ahmad, along with a handful of other volunteers, works with refugees and immigrants from Middle

Bella Vista: An Immigrant Himself, Eugene Desyatnik Now Serves As The Bella Vista Neighbors Association President

July 16, 2018 Dylan Long

Eugene Desyatnik is the president of the Bella Vista Neighbors Association. Desyatnik, a naturalized citizen hailing from the former Soviet Union, has lived in Center City for more than 12 years, recently moving to Bella

How To: Apply For A Green Card (Adjustment Of Status)

June 26, 2018 Means George

It’s hard to understand immigration without understanding the process that immigrants have to weave their way through in order to maintain a stay in another country. “It is a serious process,” said Jane Cowley, public