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Immigration: Shaloo Jose Found Her Second Family At HIAS

September 7, 2018Means 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

City Hall

Immigration: Philadelphia Embraces Refugee Resettlement

January 13, 2017Elly Perlowitz and

In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to end the country’s refugee resettlement program shortly after taking office, Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney signed an open letter requesting President Barack Obama and his administration to continue to protect

Housing

South Philadelphia: Home Repair Crisis Looms Large in Neighborhoods

June 25, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25467108] Blocks of row homes with broken windows, chipped paint and an abundance of visible safety hazards. This sight is all too familiar in the Southeast district of Philadelphia. In the working class neighborhood, many

Housing

South Philadelphia: Refugees Find Homes in Local Neighborhood

June 25, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25516777] Immigration has been a long withstanding aspect of Philadelphia culture. Individual and families from Ireland, Italy, Poland and Germany came in droves throughout the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Today, Philadelphia’s

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