Borderland Rogues: The Story of San Patricio Battalion
Join us for a unique theatrical concert event that shares a historical narrative through live music, dance, and storytelling. The story of the San Patricio Battalion begins in the mid-1800’s, bringing together Irish immigrants to the US and Mexican and American soldiers preparing to go to war with one another. The Irishmen, first seduced by…
Read MoreAmerican Mariachi
It’s the 1970s, and Lucha spends her days caring for her ailing mother but longs to shake up her life. When a forgotten record sparks her mother’s memory, Lucha and her cousin strike upon a radical idea: to create an all-female mariachi band. Infused with live music played by a live mariachi band, this “big-hearted,…
Read MoreFaces of Islam
This two yearlong project which started in 2017, is a continuation of the prior series on Immigration that began in 2016. Both of these projects were in response to the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam rhetoric after the 2016 presidential elections. In “Faces of Islam”, the San Antonio Muslim community was portrayed a microcosm of the larger…
Read MoreNewcomer Resource Fair
Join the YWCA, the City of San Antonio Immigration Liaison, the Mexican Consulate of San Antonio, and My City is My Home, at the annual Welcoming Week Newcomer Resource Fair on Saturday, September 17, from 9am – 2pm. The Newcomer Resource Fair is an event that connects immigrant residents to resources that help them integrate…
Read MoreCitizenship Clinic
American Gateways is co-hosting a Citizenship workshop with the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), the Mexican Consulate in San Antonio, the City of San Antonio’s Immigration Liaison, and Alamo Colleges on September 17th at Palo Alto College from 9am – 2pm. The clinic is an opportunity for eligible legal permanent residents to receive…
Read MoreKickoff to Welcoming Week 2022: We Belong in San Antonio
Please join us as we kick off Welcoming Week 2022 in San Antonio, a celebration uplifting our immigrant and refugee community, as well as the valuable work to make San Antonio a more welcoming place for all. Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Senator José Menéndez, and County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores will begin our event with opening remarks.…
Read MoreWelcoming Week Read Aloud
The Gwinnett County Community Engagement Team, in partnership with Gwinnett County Libraries, invites families with young readers to join us for our Welcoming Week Read Aloud event. This event will take place on September 17 from 10:30 am-11:30 am at the Norcross Library. There, young readers will get to listen to a multilingual (English, Korean,…
Read MoreCommunity Picnic
Global Friends Coalition is hosting the 16th annual Community Picnic at University Park on Sunday, September 18th from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be free food available from ethnic restaurants as well as traditional all-beef hotdogs. Co-hosts are the Liberian Community and they will be there to share some of their history and culture.…
Read MoreWelcoming Scranton
Welcoming Scranton is a block party style event that brings together long-term local residents and those new to the country to promote cross-cultural understanding and raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone. This event is held at the location of our South Side Farmers Market on Cedar Alder Street and Cedar Avenue. (The exact…
Read MoreBookcliff Mural Event
Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments is partnering with the Price Downtown District for the Bookcliff Mural Event on Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 5:30 -8:30 p.m. The mural is all Carbon County’s history and will showcase people migrating from every area of the word to make their home in Carbon County. Lt. Governor will…
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