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About The New Americans
America has seen many waves of immigration since the country's founding--some came to escape political or religious persecution, others to seek their riches in a new land, still others as privileged merchants or with little more than the clothes on their backs. Their stories are as diverse and varied as the countries they left behind. Yet despite the fact that most Americans have personal or family stories of immigration to the United States, the country is currently experiencing a wave of the anti-immigrant sentiment-feelings that have ebbed and flowed throughout our nation's history.
The New Americans, a seven-hour television documentary that follows four years in the lives of a diverse group of contemporary immigrants and refugees as they make the age-old journey from around the globe to start new lives in the United States, raises many of the complex issues facing immigrants and refugees in the Philadelphia region as well as nationally. The New Americans will air on WHYY-TV12 on March 29, 30 & 31 at 9:00 p.m.
WHYY, the Nationalities Service Center and the Community College of Philadelphia will each hold companion events to explore the issues of immigration and the challenges faced by new Americans.
Online Resources
Recent Radio Times shows about Immigration and Globalization
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The New Americans
Events
Events will include screenings of a short episode of the documentary and facilitated small group discussions.
WHYY in partnership with Project Voice of the American Friends Service Committee
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Location: WHYY Technology Center, 150 N. 6th Street
Time: 6:00 - 6:30 pm, registration and reception
6:30 - 8:30 pm, preview screening and program
RSVP: WHYY, 215-351-1260 or RSVP online by Friday, March 19th
The event will be translated into Spanish and Arabic.
Community College of Philadelphia
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2004
Location: Community College of Philadelphia
Time: 12:20 pm - 1:50 pm, preview screening and program
(Participation limited to CCP students, faculty and staff. Contact Frances Blake fblake@ccp.edu for more information.)
The New Americans community and educational engagement activities were developed in association with the Independent Television ServiceÕs Community Connections Project with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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