Citizenship Day Citizenship Clinic – Renton, WA
Do You Need Help Applying to Citizenship? Come to Citizenship Day at Renton Technical College, where volunteer immigration attorneys and interpreters offer FREE assistance with citizenship applications.
Read More“Empowering Youth to Embrace Everyday Leadership” talk by Bushra Amiwala
Join us for a lunch talk by Bushra Amiwala, “Empowering Youth to Embrace Everyday Leadership”. Lunch provided with RSVP by September 9th at https://go.illinois.edu/BamiwalaTal. For a complete list of Welcoming Week events across Champaign-Urbana, visit https://universityymca.org/welcome/ww22/.
Read MoreLive Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival
The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival serves to promote, perpetuate and share the Hawaiian culture in the Pacific Northwest by enriching and strengthening the Hawaiian community and celebrating the arts and culture of Hawai’i. This family-oriented cultural event is a great opportunity for Washington residents to experience the culture of Hawai’i that is available to…
Read MoreFiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias, presented by Sea Mar Community Health Centers, is a celebration of Latino culture and commemorates the independence of different countries within the Latin America region, many of which celebrate their national independence day in the month of September. It is a festival to celebrate our history while taking pride in the new generations…
Read MoreMedia, Art, Creativity, Community! Welcome to the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
Join us for a welcome to the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. We are a community organization dedicated to helping everyone have a voice. The IMC is a space for making media, art, radio, music, stories, crafts, and more! We will be having multi-language tours of the IMC and a reception with short presentations from several…
Read MoreWelcoming Week Chalk and Walk
Join us in welcoming new Americans to our community! We will explore parts of the park while making chalk art on paved paths with a butterfly migration theme! No pre-registration required. For a complete list of Welcoming Week events across Champaign-Urbana, visit https://universityymca.org/welcome/ww22/.
Read MoreFriday Forum + Conversation Cafe
A presentation by New American Welcome Center director Gloria Yen on the Champaign County Welcoming Plan and immgrant services through the New American Welcome Center. For a complete list of Welcoming Week events across Champaign-Urbana, visit https://universityymca.org/welcome/ww22/.
Read MoreCake Race
Cake walk with dessert giveaways! Cake Race will be held at the Urbana Free Library immediately following the UFLive! event. For a complete list of Welcoming Week events across Champaign-Urbana, visit https://universityymca.org/welcome/ww22/.
Read MoreRobert Thompson Taiji / T’ai Chi Experience
On September 17th from 3-5pm we will be hosting an event for Welcoming Week 2022 here in Champaign/Urbana. We will be going over some Taiji history, showing some form and spending some time working with individuals. It’s free for anyone to attend and will be held at Hessel Park in Champaign. The theme for this…
Read MoreY You Belong
Join us for a fun-filled morning in honor of Welcoming Week 2022. The celebration will feature America’s newest citizens with their immigration stories, a welcoming facility tour, postcard making, free swags, and snack making. This event is free, family-friendly, and open to everyone. Come meet someone new and celebrate all of the individuals who call…
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