Delaware Valley Voices
Participants from Philadelphia Cares
Wilmington Town Meeting
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The phrase "freedom and prosperity" may best sum up the reasons why most immigrants come to America. Andres Gomez is a story of prosperity. We met him at the ethnic restaurant he owns in Wilmington. His daughter Rebeca is providing the translation. [View]
Russian ballet dancer Pasha Kamellov recently changed his citizen status. Last month, just days after we interviewed him, he became an American citizen. This is his story. [View]
Shao Tang Sun came to this country to go to graduate school and never left. He is now the president and CEO of Elsicon, a technology corporation in Delaware. [View]
Marcia Jacquez has lived in the United States since she was two. Yet she is an immigrant, the owner of a Hispanic grocery store in Wilmington, and this is her story. [View]
Resources:
Philadelphia Cares
Delaware Hispanic
The Latin American Community Center in Wilmington
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Delaware Valley residents speak out on WHYY TV12
During a special hour-long edition of WHYY Delaware Tonight's Friday Forum May 2003, residents from diverse communities across the Delaware Valley, including immigrants, academics and government and community leaders, discussed how the world views the United States and how we as Americans must now be more aware of the impact of U.S. foreign policy.
WHYY, in partnership with Philadelphia Cares, produced this program as part of the local outreach around the national By the People project, a 16-month initiative created by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions that is designed to help Americans focus on their connection to the rest of the world and foster discussion on the country's role in world events. Other participating organizations include The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies; Delawarehispanic.com; Chinese-American Community Center (Delaware); Latin American Community Center (Wilmington); and the Delaware Economic Development Office.
The Delaware Valley Voices program was comprised of discussions taped during town meetings held at the WHYY Technology Center in Philadelphia and the Delaware Operations Center in Wilmington.
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