Emigration

When the memories of a sparkling past and a desolate present refuse to align a new future begins to bloom.

Emigration

When the memories of a sparkling past and a desolate present refuse to align a new future begins to bloom

 

WEEK THREE

 

 

 

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Syrian Cooking

The Syrian cooking tradition is one of the oldest in the world. Cooking ingredients are varied and dishes are full of heart flavors and aromatic spices. These recipes are adapted for an American kitchen. 

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Neighbors

Recollections of the most American of childhoods; nestled on a cul-de-sac and surrounded by neighbors who are more alike than they may appear.

American Artists

Over 20% of American artists from the 19th century are immigrants, and among them are some of the most influential visual documentarians of this country.  A look at some of the iconic art produced by immigrants. Part one of a series. 

Stories from previous weeks:

 Beyond Barriers

"Leap, and a net will appear. I had come across this saying a while ago and it has been my motto ever since. My encounter with my newly found sister and what ensued in the following few months were just that. We took a leap and a net did appear..."

Khalid's Bodega

How one corner-store reveals the heart of a neighborhood.

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Only in America

"American-born to immigrant parents, I was always trapped in the white space between a traditional Arab lifestyle and the American dream..."

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Khalid's Bodega

How one corner-store reveals the heart of a neighborhood.

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Beyond Barriers

"Leap, and a net will appear. I had come across this saying a while ago and it has been my motto ever since. My encounter with my newly found sister and what ensued in the following few months were just that. We took a leap and a net did appear!"

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WHAT WE'RE READING  

 

 

WRITING FROM AROUND THE WEB

  • "I am an immigrant" Fashion leaders speak out in this video - T
     
  • How to help refugees in the United States - Rescue.org
     
  • New American Girls: a series of incredible videos- PBS
     
  • How the fight over refugees threatens one woman's dream of motherhood - Glamour
     
  • If They Should Come For Us, a poem - Poetry Foundation
     
  • How I Learned to Celebrate Eid in America - Buzzfeed
     

INTRODUCTIONS FROM AROUND THE WEB 

Featured
Anushay Hossain
CNN
Anushay Hossain
CNN

is a writer and media personality based in Washington and originally from Bangladesh who recently wrote about the best of America - in Charlottesville. 

CNN
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
The Washington Post
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
The Washington Post

became the first Hispanic woman elected to Congress, in 1989. She was born in Cuba and immigrated to the US as a child; "“We never felt the pangs of what the anxiety was all about,” Ros-Lehtinen said. “My brother and I thought, ‘What a great country this is.’ It was like a motion picture before our eyes.”

 

The Washington Post
Robert Torres
Tampa Bay Times
Robert Torres
Tampa Bay Times

stands as one of Tampa's most impressive rising entrepreneurs. The Panamanian native is the owner of Blind Tiger Cafes, Black & Denim clothing company and CoWork Ybor

Tampa Bay Times
Kevin Vazquez
Michigan Live
Kevin Vazquez
Michigan Live

is a recent college graduate and member of DACA. "I really believe I belong in the U.S. and am I'm willing to do whatever I need to do to show that and contribute in a positive way,''

Michigan Live
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer.org
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer.org

Hungarian born and a successful newspaper man, the one whom the prizes are named after

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