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.
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 But what I didn't know is that he could face deportation one day after the "DACA" program was rescinded.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
Artist Jacqui Rêgo gets personal about love, sex, and the commodification of immigrant women in the age of Trump
Celebrating as an immigrant: "The words hit me in the gut- especially the last line, ‘The land of the free, the home of the brave...'"
An Excerpt: A true story of passion, family, and forgiveness in Southern Italy. Plus the emotional parallels to today's immigration debates.
After leaving academia, an immigrant turns to the language of poetry. A selection of previously published work and a new poem - for her homeland.
"These small spaces felt like home to me, and the stories I heard from the people in them drew me in even more."
An interview: Nur Bepary does not need English to run his successful auto-repair shop. Instead he has tapped into the diversity of Queens with a staff and loyal customers from around the world who have all made NYC home.
"Statistics do not tell the story of immigration. People do... The challenges we face today are not new. Only the stories are."
"My parents fled for us." A writer reflects on the sacrifices her parents made and her own place in the American tapestry.
The continuing story of Betty Roque: "My arrival to this country was an odyssey completely different from what I imagined."
Chelaka Gunamuni, the "mad scientist/chef" behind the popular Sri Lankan restaurant Kottu House, shares a summer recipe
