Food
Culture: Caribbeans Celebrate Heritage at Reading Terminal Market Event
The Caribbean Community in Philadelphia shared their culture through music and food on June 25. [continue reading…]
Immigration
Government
South Philadelphia: Juntos Greets Latinx Immigrants with Community and Resources
Juntos is a community based organization that works to help Latinx immigrants with any issues they might run into here in Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
City Hall
Immigration: Office of Immigrant Affairs Works With Refugee and Immigrant Population
Amy Eusebio holds a background in social work and has utilized that experience to go into helping immigrants that need assistance with getting immersed/adjusted to the United States, and more specifically Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
COVID-19
Wharton: Authentic Mexican Restaurant an Immigrant Family Affair
The Cortez family opened up a Mexican restaurant that sells authentic Birria Tacos after immigrating from Guatemala back in 2013. They worked hard to sustain the business amidst a global pandemic, while providing the public with high quality Mexican food. [continue reading…]
Immigration
Social Issues: Organizations Team Up to Welcome Afghan Refugees to the City
Story by Adeena Syed As more Afghan refugees come to the city of Philadelphia in the wake of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations has [continue reading…]
Business
Business: The Welcoming Center Launches Engaging Immigrant Talent Toolkit
As businesses look to fill open jobs coming out of the pandemic, a new toolkit offers practical advice for hiring and keeping immigrant workers. [continue reading…]
Health
Immigration: The Work of Social Services in Philadelphia’s Caribbean Community
Lamya Broussard offers her insight and opinion on helping Philadelphia’s Caribbean community through difficult times. [continue reading…]
Fairhill
Fairhill: Why the 2020 Census is Crucial for Philadelphians
Philadelphia representatives discuss the importance of the upcoming census and the impact the count will have on the city. [continue reading…]
Immigration
West Philadelphia: Strained Relationships Arise in City’s Ethiopian Cultural Hub
In 2010, Addisu Habte, and Ethiopian immigrant now living in West Philadelphia, stood in the doorway of his Wynnewood home, assuring an officer that there was no reason for the police to have been called [continue reading…]
Hawthorne
South Philadelphia: Puyero Brings a Piece of Venezuela to Philadelphia
Two brothers who own @puyeroflavor restaurant discuss Venezuelan food and the Venezuelan identity in Philadelphia, as well as the current crisis in their home country. [continue reading…]