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Featured Stories

Immigration: St. Maron’s Church Brings Together Middle Eastern Immigrants For Prayer And Community

September 17, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

On Sunday mornings at St. Maron’s Church, congregants listen as Father Vince Farhat leads the liturgy, and afterward congregants come to the church hall for coffee and pastries. St. Maron’s has existed in South Philadelphia as […]

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Culture: Yellow Rage Explores Asian-American Experiences With Poetry

September 14, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

Catzie Vilayphonh, 37, and Michelle Myers, 46, known as the poetry duo Yellow Rage, met and penned their first poem together at a writing workshop at Asian Arts Initiative in 2000. The poem, “I’m a Woman Not a […]

Chinatown

Immigration: Councilwoman Helen Gym Calls For Reform, Reflects On City’s Progress

September 5, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

As the daughter of immigrants, Councilwoman Helen Gym has dedicated much of her time in public service as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council to advocating for the city’s immigrant and refugee communities. Gym […]

Arts and Entertainment

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

August 30, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

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 […]

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Adoption: Korean Adoptees Bond Through Shared Experiences And Monthly Meals

August 7, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

Liz Mehaffey Wade, 34 and a resident of the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, is the executive director of the Korean Adoptee Association of Philadelphia. Wade was adopted from outside Daegu, South Korea, when she was 3 […]

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

July 23, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

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 […]

Center City

Chinatown: Activist Worked With Obama, Advocates For Immigrant Children With Disabilities

July 19, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

Chinatown resident Anna Perng is an advocate for both immigrant communities and for people with disabilities. Perng, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, has been an activist and organizer since her time studying at Swarthmore College, […]

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Immigration: VietLead Pushes Back Against Federal Government Policies And Practices

July 11, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

Nancy Dung Nguyen has made her career in social justice work, focusing originally on domestic violence issues and youth organizing. Now, she uses her advocacy skills to help her own community as the executive director […]

Education

Immigration: Cambodian Youth Leader Talks Literacy Challenges And Solutions

July 10, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 1

Rex Yin has been the youth development coordinator at the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia for the last three years. He said his favorite part of the job is seeing the growth of the students he […]

Chinatown

Immigration: Grassroots Asians Rising Protest Through Illumination Art

July 8, 2018 Roberts Jennifer 0

On Saturday night, Asian-American activists and organizers gathered in the parking lot of the Chinese Christian Church and Center on the corner of Vine and 11th streets to protest current immigration policies as part of […]

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