How often do these three men agree?
“Our nation is a nation of immigrants. More than any other country, our strength comes from our own immigrant heritage and our capacity to welcome those from other lands.” – President Ronald Reagan,...
View ArticleNew Program Benefits Parents and Kids at Local Elementary School
What’s the best way to get involved in your child’s education? Probably the most traditional way is to get involved in the PTA. But for parents whose first language is not English, trying to follow...
View ArticleN&O Story Highlights Immigrants’ Generosity
Today’s N&O includes a great story about Uniting NC’s most recent volunteer day. Last Saturday we continued our series of service events bringing together immigrants and non-immigrants to give...
View Article“This Is My New Country”
An early 4th of July party was the top story in today’s Durham Herald Sun — one in which new Americans joined longtime North Carolinians to celebrate their new home. The event was co-sponsored by...
View ArticleWelcoming immigrants is an American value
Yesterday the Raleigh News & Observer published an op-ed I wrote for the 4th of July. It was a bit of my own personal story about why I do what I do. Click here to read it on the N&O’s site....
View ArticleNew immigrants make our cities better
In his new article published by the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, Professor Owen Furuseth examines how immigrants are a big part of what drives economic growth in our cities and how cities like...
View ArticleAn American Immigration Poem
A quick ‘poem’ of sorts about what new immigrants mean to America and what America means to them. © Uniting NC.
View Article1 in 8 friends and neighbors
You and I know, or we can imagine, how hard it is to leave everything behind to start a new life far from home. Yet all too often, our society makes it even harder than it already is. I work with...
View ArticleImmigrant Church Feeds Families in Need
A small Spanish-speaking immigrant church in North Carolina is doing all they can to make life better for everyone around them. Every week members of the church, many struggling to get by themselves,...
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