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Immigration

Manila Village, built well after St. Malo was established, included a fishing platform and general store near the town of Jean Lafitte, south of New Orleans.

The Challenges of Reclaiming Filipino Louisiana's Centuries-Old History

Members of what is perhaps the oldest Asian community in the United States are committed to preserving—and sharing—their story.

Ethan Sandweiss September 10, 2021

David Zamudio, one of Alma's O-1 recipients.

With Venezuela in Crisis, This Restaurant Offers Its Chefs a Landing Pad

By taking on the U.S. visa process.

Laura Kiniry September 8, 2021

New Italy, Australia

New Italy

Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.

San Diego, California

San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

Narrabundah, Australia

Harmonie German Club

The largest piece of the Berlin Wall in the Southern Hemisphere sits outside this German social club in a Canberra suburb.

Research has included oral histories, archival sleuthing, and more.

The Quest to Collect the Stories of Bengalis in Harlem

The project has spanned decades and continents.

Saudamini Jain June 21, 2021

Now that's a city harvest.

Tons of Delicious Fruit in Los Angeles Is Going Uneaten

A story of immigrant populations, gentrification, and the free loquat bonanza.

Dan Nosowitz May 26, 2021

Aseel and Salam Bunyan, Iraqi refugees and Boise business owners, inside their Mediterranean restaurant, Tarbush Kitchen.

How Boise, Idaho, Became a Sanctuary for Refugees and Their Cuisine

Becoming a "Welcoming City" has been a boon to the region's restaurants.

Laura Kiniry March 12, 2021

Everyone celebrated the completion of the horno with a meal of chicken stew.

The Architect Baking Bread Along the Border Wall

Ronald Rael just finished building his first horno with migrants seeking asylum.

Ximena N. Larkin February 11, 2021

A toddy tapper pours sap into a collection barrel to make palm wine in Sri Lanka.

The Battle to Bottle Palm Wine

It’s delicious, cherished, and difficult to commercialize. These entrepreneurs are bringing it to the United States.

Reina Gattuso February 2, 2021

Normal to Americans; perplexing to Italians.

Introducing 'Food Grammar,' the Unspoken Rules of Every Cuisine

Technically, spaghetti and meatballs is bad grammar.

Emily Monaco January 29, 2021

Bazaar vendors chat while selling lap cheong, momos, and fritters.

Terreti Bazaar

For just a few hours each morning, this market serves specialties from the city's shrinking Chinese-Indian community.

Italian immigrants brought fig trees to the northeastern United States, where they surprisingly thrived.

The Italian Immigrants Who Grew Fig Trees in Unlikely Places

A grassroots group is creating a living library of these backyard gardens.

Reina Gattuso December 16, 2020

Statue and cedar-shaped memorial in Veracruz.

9 Places That Celebrate Mexico's International Connections

Exploring the impact of immigration on art and culture with one of our top contributors.

Jonathan Carey December 4, 2020

Displaced Japanese Canadians leaving the Vancouver area (possibly Slocan Valley) after being prohibited by law from entering a “protected area” within 100 miles of the coast. The woman on the left in this Leonard Frank photograph holding the book is Nobuko Morimoto, the woman in dark cardigan is Tei Terashita, and the young woman leaning out of train is identified as Kazuyo Kawabata.

How Japanese Canadians Survived Internment and Dispossession

A new exhibit traces the experiences of seven narrators before, during, and after World War II.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 16, 2020

California rolls: Not from Canada?

Not a Fan of Hawaiian Pizza, Processed Cheese, and California Rolls? Blame Canada

Fusion foods and innovations associated with the U.S. quietly have roots farther north.

Emily Monaco October 15, 2020

An abandoned corridor between buildings on Ellis Island.

Capturing Ellis Island's Lost Period

The famous gateway to the United States lay abandoned for years before it was restored.

Winnie Lee September 18, 2020

The 2014 blue-ribbon cherry pie recipe from the Iowa State Fair.

Inside the Midwest's State Fair Historical Recipe Contest

From biscuits to cherry pie, these award-winning dishes tell family stories dating back to the 1800s.

Sam O'Brien September 11, 2020