Tagged: immigrant stories
Immigrant Report, an online publication dedicated to the stories of immigrants, is launching a fundraising campaign to keep amplifying the voice of authors like Ratna Goradia, an Indian fiction writer who lives in Southern California. Read her short story The Tumeric is Gone and find out more about the crowdfunding in the video below: The Tumeric is Gone My mother always says, “before god, comes food” which is to say you cannot do anything worthwhile on an empty stomach. Food...
In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month, New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) will host an evening to celebrate the stories of extraordinary immigrant women making New York City their home. On June 12, Stories That Move Us will feature the storytelling showcase of a group of graduates from our storytelling program in partnership with The Moth, a delicious, off-the-beaten-path dinner by Eat Offbeat and Vanessa’s Dumplings, an open bar, music and other surprises. Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs...
Almost 10 years ago, Jahaida, a 31-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic, immigrated to the United States. This is her story, in her own words. “I don’t think I am your typical immigrant. I actually came here because of a boyfriend. We met in the Dominican Republic, moved first to Spain together, and then came to New York because we thought we’d have more opportunities here. “Later we broke up, but I stayed. In almost 10 years of living...
Vitoria’s photograph and story were curated as part of the photo and storytelling exhibit, “Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York.” I moved to New York after my boyfriend (now husband) proposed. He was living here and coming to the US was the only way we could be together. I left my career in Brazil and I enrolled at Pratt University. I had to learn to be humble; here I was a student living on my savings. In Brazil,...
