New Story: Essential Until Expendable
Story published: October 1, 2020
Facebook Live event: October 2, 2020, 5PM
On Friday, October 2, Newest Americans will host a conversation on Facebook Live with author Mary Ann Koruth, photographer Ed Kashi, and Angelica Espinal-Garcia, who is a board-member at Casa Freehold and a health educator at Freehold’s Department of Health.
“We are left out. I am disappointed. I’ve lived here 20 years. I didn’t get anything.”
Alicia Valeriano, referring to the CARES act, which bypassed her family due to her undocumented status.
New Story: An American Meo
July 20, 2020 @ 6:00PM
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Newest Americans Mary Ann Koruth in conversation with Anisa Rahim about her experience learning her family history and writing her remarkable piece: An American Meo.
New Story: Mirian Mijangos
July 13, 2020 @ 6:00PM
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“I knew that if the hoof of the horse got to my head, it would be over for me.”
– Mirian Mijangos
A conversation with Rita Dentino of Casa Freehold and Tsering Lama of Adhikaar about immigrant domestic workers in New Jersey, their struggles, their stories and the campaign for their rights.
New Story: Historias para lo que viene
July 6, 2020 @ 5:00PM
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Histories for what’s to come
Facebook Live with Catalina Muñoz Rojas discussing Newest Americans’ latest multimedia story, Historias Para Lo Que Viene.
New Story: Shanta Adhikary Ghimire
Coming June 29
A Nepali domestic worker finds her calling as a poet and activist.
New Story: Malta Through Refugee Eyes
This idyllic Mediterranean island is a hub for global migration.
Stories from the Pandemic Launch
Stories from the Pandemic is a multimedia initiative that documents youth-centered experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. The essays, videos, and images, offer an intimate look inside a range of unique experiences that young people are facing.⠀
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Join us at the link in our bio and here on social media as we explore what the COVID19 pandemic looks and feels like from these young people’s perspective. As a pandemic hits, youth respond.⠀
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This project is a collaboration between the Newark Board of Education and Newest Americans.
Photo by Maria Paula Ospina Baracaldo Photo by Joseph Taylor Photo by Jacob Amaro Photo by Yeimy Gamez Castillo
Ironbound Foodscapes Launch
Ironbound Foodscapes is live! During these strange and unprecedented times, enjoy a deep dive into some of the restaurants that give Newark’s Ferry Street its culinary flair, from the comfort of your own home. Through this virtual tour you can explore the history and cuisine of Ferry Street through the buildings inhabited by five restaurants- Mompou, Nova Aliança, Sabor UNIDO, La Guayaca and Bocaditos Colombianos.
Sabor Unido La Guayaca Nova Aliancia Bakery Bocaditos Colombianos
