Philadelphia Neighborhoods logo
  • Neighborhoods
    • Center City
    • North Philadelphia
    • Northeast Philadelphia
    • Northwest Philadelphia
    • River Wards
    • South Philadelphia
    • Southwest Philadelphia
    • West Philadelphia
  • Topics
    • Amateur Sports
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Business
    • City Hall
    • Community Meetings
    • Crime
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Environment
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Government
    • Health
    • History
    • Housing
    • How To
    • Immigration
    • LGBTQ
    • Mental Health
    • Music
    • Police
    • Politics
    • Poverty
    • Property
    • Religion
    • Science
    • Social Issues
    • Sustainability
    • Technology
    • Transportation
    • Veterans’ Affairs
    • Zoning
  • Special Reports
    • North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented?
    • Recent Special Reports
      • COVID-19 Reporting
      • City Hall, Fall 2019
      • Special Report Podcast: Mental Health
      • Klein Fellowship- Immigration
      • Klein Fellowship- Income Inequality
    • All Special Reports
  • Latino Communities
  • Philadelphia Neighborhoods Map
  • About Philadelphia Neighborhoods
  • Awards
  • Our Code of Ethics & Guiding Principles
  • News Orgs: Want To Use Our Stories?
  • Tips/Contact
News Ticker
  • [ January 8, 2024 ] Crime: Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It Crime
  • [ November 28, 2022 ] North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented? Featured Stories
  • [ September 14, 2025 ] Taller Puertorriqueño’s Feria Del Barrio Celebration  Latino Communities
  • [ August 25, 2025 ] Concilio’s Annual Hispanic Fiesta   Latino Communities
  • [ August 25, 2025 ] Founding the Hispanic Heritage Association Featured Stories
  • [ July 11, 2025 ] “No Kings” Rally in Philadelphia Center City
  • [ June 22, 2025 ] Juneteenth Celebration in Scranton Brings Joy Arts and Entertainment
HomeNew World Association

New World Association

Business

Northeast: Brain Waste Drags Down Immigrants And Economy

July 7, 2017 Kristof Phillips 0

All along Bustleton Avenue are businesses built by foreign-born people who came to the U.S. in pursuit of a better life. Yet many highly educated and skilled immigrants are underemployed in Northeast Philadelphia and the [continue reading…]

Bustleton

Fox Chase: Survivor Of Danube Swabian Ethnic Cleansing Shares Her Story

July 6, 2017 Kristof Phillips 3

Since the Danube Swabian Association moved to Fox Chase in 1972 it has been dedicated to passing on its Germanic culture and history, as well as honoring the memory of those lost to the ethnic [continue reading…]

Business

Bustleton: Helping Immigrants Navigate a New World

June 11, 2015 0

For adults who have recently immigrated to the United States, whether working or unemployed, daily life can often be a struggle in and of itself. Resources to cultivate educational opportunities or to develop second-language skills [continue reading…]

Bustleton

Northeast Philadelphia: Personal Immigration Experience Turned into Community Support

May 27, 2015 0

Alex Shraybman was more than 40-years old and in an established career when he decided to uproot his family from their home in Lviv, Ukraine, and make the trip to the United States in search [continue reading…]

Recent Posts

  • Taller Puertorriqueño’s Feria Del Barrio Celebration 
    September 14, 2025 0
  • Concilio’s Annual Hispanic Fiesta  
    August 25, 2025 0
  • Founding the Hispanic Heritage Association
    August 25, 2025 0
  • “No Kings” Rally in Philadelphia
    July 11, 2025 0
  • No Picture
    Juneteenth Celebration in Scranton Brings Joy
    June 22, 2025 0
Philadelphia Neighborhoods Student Reporters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS

© 2025 All Rights Reserved. Philadelphia Neighborhoods: A program of the Department of Journalism at the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University.