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South Philadelphia: Juntos Greets Latinx Immigrants with Community and Resources

May 25, 2022 Nikhil Stride 0

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

April 25, 2022 Nikhil Stride 0

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

March 25, 2022 Nikhil Stride 0

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…]

Center City

Chinatown: Protestors Demonstrate Outside ICE Office, Inside Bus Station

October 4, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn 0

Members of the Philadelphia Workers Solidarity Network protested outside the Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency office at 114 N. Eighth St on Saturday, Sept. 14, . The target of the protest was not just the [continue reading…]

Health

Mayfair: Dance Moves Between Cultures

January 29, 2019 David Mattera 1

What started as a two-person weekly exercise routine at a local park blossomed into an almost 200-person expression of cross-cultural understanding in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia. “Exercise in the Park,” as locals refer to [continue reading…]

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 [continue reading…]

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 [continue reading…]

Education

Immigration Law: Glancing At History

September 19, 2018 Means George 0

President Donald Trump’s dedication to enacting a travel ban was finally approved by the Supreme Court on June 26 after the administration’s third revision of the policy finally passed in a 5-4 vote. It may [continue reading…]

Crime

Immigration: The History Of ICE And The Controversy

September 13, 2018 Means George 0

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, has recently found itself at the center of national discussions surrounding immigration policy. Locally, Philadelphia’s ICE Field Office, which is the most aggressive in [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

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

September 11, 2018 Dylan Long 0

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 [continue reading…]

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