Immigrant Report is an online publication celebrating the immigrants of this country through their stories, art, and ideas.
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
Teow Lim Goh's Islanders is poetry that blends politics and intimacy through the histories of Chinese immigrants and her own legacy.
A portrait series: "I wanted my project to be a means of looking more deeply into our definition and assumptions about the term immigrant."
An inspiring relative sits down with Christine Bolaños to recount her harrowing past in El Salvador and her determination to start anew.
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. Like many people, I learned authentic Syrian cooking from my mom, and from relatives and friends...
It was springtime. The sweet perfume of the wisteria dominated the whole street. I approached the house and climbed stairs that were covered by the wisteria in full bloom. The canopy was still intact. The grape- like flowers dangled from the canopy like lanterns...
“That’s a four.”
“That’s a six!”
I am 13 years old and I am playing cricket. I’ve discovered that when I make a hit, I can
get some decent distance. I seldom make the hit....
