With racist anti-immigrant rhetoric growing in the past few years, we felt it was important to acknowledge National Immigrants Day on October 28.
President Ronald Reagan officially established National Immigrants Day in 1987 on the 101st anniversary of the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty to celebrate the unique history of the U.S. as a nation built and developed by immigrants.
In honor of National Immigrants Day, we encourage you to learn about immigrant experiences.
Explore Immigrant Stories shared by our members.
Watch “My Name Story”. “My Name Story” is a portrait-video project that examines the AANHPI experience through the lens of our names at the intersection of race, gender and class. This project explores themes of identity, belonging, and reclamation in a country that oftentimes labels AANHPIs as the other and perpetual foreigner. The project includes women from different generations, ethnicities and experiences who have had, at one point or another, struggles with their names and the meanings attached to them.
Visit I Stand with Immigrants/I Am an Immigrant.