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Fairhill

Fairhill: Why the 2020 Census is Crucial for Philadelphians

March 12, 2020 Siani Colon and Pavlina Cerna 0

Philadelphia representatives discuss the importance of the upcoming census and the impact the count will have on the city. […]

Immigration

West Philadelphia: Strained Relationships Arise in City’s Ethiopian Cultural Hub

June 10, 2019 Grace Shallow and Dylan Long 0

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 […]

Hawthorne

South Philadelphia: Puyero Brings a Piece of Venezuela to Philadelphia

May 28, 2019 Brian Maiorana 0

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. […]

Immigration

Mayfair: Store Owner Builds Bridges Between Cultures

January 28, 2019 David Mattera 0

Keith Xiao is the owner of F & L Minimart on Frankford Avenue in Mayfair. He is also one of seven founders and, now, executive director of the Northeast Philadelphia Development Corporation, an organization that […]

Germantown

Germantown: One Refugee Family’s Experience Avoiding Deportation

December 20, 2018 Kira Runk and Elizabeth Leer 0

This past August, Oneita and Clive Thompson (pictured above) received a phone call telling them something they never could have imagined: they were being deported. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer left Clive Thompson […]

Immigration

Germantown: One Refugee Family’s Experience Avoiding Deportation

December 20, 2018 Kira Runk and Elizabeth Leer 0

This past August, Oneita and Clive Thompson (pictured above) received a phone call telling them something they never could have imagined: they were being deported. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer left Clive Thompson […]

Business

Immigration: With Limited Options For Employment, Many Immigrants Become Entrepreneurs

December 14, 2018 Grace Shallow 0

Teresa Herrera’s dream began with a shopping cart, which she pushed around North Philadelphia and sold her homemade recipes out of. Hector Hernandez’s began in the driver seat of a limousine. Xu Lin’s was an […]

Featured Stories

Immigration: For Those Who Move To Philadelphia, The Mental Health Journey Is Often Far From Over

November 18, 2018 Laura Smythe 1

UPROOTING Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Carolina Coronado never thought she’d leave her native country. But one day in the mid-2000s she received a phone call from a Colombian guerrilla group — part of […]

Featured Stories

Immigration: Familial Experiences Adjusting to United States Culture Differ Between Generations

November 18, 2018 Laura Smythe 1

In the middle of Northeast Philadelphia’s Mayfair neighborhood, the Rodriguez family retains their Colombian heritage by speaking Spanish in the house, listening to Colombian music and cooking traditional Latin American foods like arepas, sancocho soup […]

Arts and Entertainment

Immigration: Alphabet Book Announced At Philadelphia’s Welcoming Week

September 21, 2018 Christopher Malo 0

A new alphabet book designed to promote insight into immigration was announced Friday, Sept. 14, at the kick-off of Philadelphia’s Welcoming Week, a weeklong event meant to forge dialogue between immigrants, non-immigrants, refugees and native […]

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