Immigrant Report is an online publication celebrating the immigrants of this country through their stories, art, and ideas.
Whether it is the immigrant who crafted a business empire or the one who helped his neighbor, these are the stories and people that we celebrate.
“I notice that when I speak in my respective languages, I almost transform in tone and personhood.” An interview with the book writer of the bilingual musical Azul Otra Vez (Blue, Revisited)
“Who is she? Look longer. What is she thinking? Look deeper. The enigmatic oil paintings of New York-based artist Aya Ogasawara…” An Interview
Evocative music and writing by Jordan Vanderbeek “life is about trading out what is for what might be”
New York reveals itself through the writing and photography of Santiago Pochat
Noella Borie introduces her newest animation - the metaphysical and deeply moving experimental short Infinite Universe. Watch it now!
“We think of music as the third language in this piece….” Jacinta Clusellas’s music and reflections on the creation of Azul Otra Vez.
Changing expectations through art: portraits and interviews with 16 immigrant women in New York: “You can never imagine where these women are coming from and what their stories are.”
One Undocumented Student’s Journey to Liberation. “When I explore my identities through my writing, I am able to embrace myself…”
“Language also contains culture; there are things that cannot be translated…” A conversation with Tatiana Pandiani on creating multilingual theater.
“When you hear the word refugee different things come to different minds. For me what comes to mind is a strong, resilient person, a survivor in life.”
Two films centered on refugees in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
“You would think that they would want their children to take the same type of risks in life and maybe be entrepreneurs. Instead my parents have always encouraged me to make the safer choice….”
“as a kid I would finish all my chores and homework without any hesitation if I knew I would be getting one of my favorite desserts of all time.”
A recipe from Kottu House
An excerpt from Karim Kassem's new book: "The music of a new beginning, the tone of
goodbye. Hello? Are you still with me? Yes. Well, let’s go then...."
These images from Steven Tong celebrate the family we choose for ourselves and the home we make, no matter how far we have travelled.
A video: "Chelaka is a friend of mine that I've known for years. But what I didn't know is that he could face deportation one day after the "DACA" program was rescinded. That's when the news felt too close to home.
So I flew to New York to share his story..."
"Samba / Has always been a way / For Brazilians / To try to make sense / Of the things we can't say."
A poem and discussion on love and dance.
There are currently 15 seconds of the animated film Love At War. And those 15 seconds involved 155 hand-drawn watercolors and over 350 hours of work. But that is the job she signed up for...
ROSA is a dramatic short film that explores the societal norms that are fueled by deeply engraved class divisions in Colombian society.
"At first, I thought I knew a lot of things about America. ... Flipping through the saturated photos of swimming pools, palm trees, and tan, long legged women in bikinis filled my mind with stars and stripes..."
Photographer Steven Tong discusses his art and shares the deeply personal photography of California Dream
