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Filmmakers bring stirring immigrant experiences to The Gables

March 22, 2021 8:44 am Published by Julie Arrison-Bishop

Press Release COMMUNITY CONVERSATION In Ethiopia, where Yonas Badi grew up, people would go to a neighbor to “borrow fire”... View Article

A collage of images for the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions Film and Conversation Series

Community Conversations: New Immigrants and Refugee Visions

October 7, 2020 6:30 pm Published by Julie Arrison-Bishop

Join us for three unique films made by immigrants, about immigrants in partnership with Community Supported Films. New Immigrant and... View Article

Settlement Trip to NYC Recap

July 31, 2019 11:13 am Published by Sarah Garriepy

What’s New in Settlement This past June, 33 people including community members, English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) and Caribbean Connections students, came... View Article

Becoming American and Creating America

May 31, 2019 5:00 pm Published by Sarah Garriepy

Becoming American and Creating America “Diffusion of ideas, a pattern of behavior, or an exchange of material objects is always... View Article

How popular culture absorbs and processes the immigrant experience; The Next Becoming American: film and discussion series

April 25, 2019 11:50 am Published by Julie Arrison-Bishop

“The Search for General Tso,” asks: If Chinese Americans comprise only 1 percent of the U.S. population, why are there... View Article

Becoming American: Help Wanted? Immigration and Work

March 6, 2019 6:00 pm Published by Julie Arrison-Bishop

“Help Wanted? Immigration and Work” looks at the economic side of immigration, chronicling the essential part immigrant labor has played... View Article

Becoming American: Promise and Prejudice

January 16, 2019 6:00 pm Published by Julie Arrison-Bishop

“Promise and Prejudice” explores the tension – historic and current – between Americans’ acceptance of immigrants, including the celebration of... View Article

What’s Happening This Week?

January 14, 2019 3:55 pm Published by Julie Arrison-Bishop

Happy Monday, readers! It’s a cold, cold day here on Salem Harbor. January in New England has certainly arrived! In... View Article

Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Community Conversation Series

December 5, 2018 6:00 pm Published by Julie Arrison-Bishop

Immigration has been an ongoing and central component of American history, with identifiable peak periods. Between 1820 and 1924, forty... View Article