Sentences with phrase «while immigrant communities»

While immigrant communities often see education as the source of social mobility, in many API communities, education holds additional cultural and religious significance.

Not exact matches

A new exhibit at New York's Tenement Museum explores a century of the city's immigrant small - business owners, while the city government champions its growing tech startup community.

The aim of these dialogues is to help new immigrants to Canada understand the Canadian business environment and culture, while bridging a gap in communication between new - comers and local communities.

While the principal function of the immigrant churches was to preserve the ethnic and cultural identity of the immigrants, the main purpose of the mission churches, resulting from agreements negotiated by and with churches in the United States, was not to serve communities of U.S. citizens in the region, but to plant churches among the local inhabitants.

Nearly $ 80,000 will go toward workforce training for immigrants and refugees, while another $ 248,000 will help establish the «One World Welcome and Opportunity Center,» a resource which will better connect newcomers with the local community.

Speaking to ITV News today, the former Prime Minister said that while many communities were struggling, the finger should not be pointed at immigrants, most of whom «work really hard in our country».

«While millions of immigrants across the State are eager to learn English and improve their community and economic standing, Governor Pataki is defying the State Legislature and cutting vital funding intended to help immigrants and all low - income New Yorkers,» said Jose Davila, State Government Affairs Representative for the New York Immigration Coalition.

As example; look at educational attainment of education - valuing immigrant communities - while former Soviets or Asians aren't poor (as far as immigrants go), they aren't exactly old WASP money rich.

«While the federal government continues to disregard the needs of our immigrant communities, New York City will continue to defend the rights of every single person who came to this country to seek a better life.

«In reality, many of these so - called service providers leave immigrant communities with nothing at all, while helping themselves to large fees.

In this character - driven coming of age story about two 15 year old Latinas who struggle to recognize the sexual undercurrent in their friendship while growing up in an urban immigrant community within the U.S.. On the surface, «Mosquita Y Mari» is a story of best friends struggling with life's universal questions, including finding one's place in society.

The United Neighborhood Organization (UNO), the community group that I lead in Chicago, and its network of charter schools provide Hispanic immigrant families with access to a high - quality education, thereby challenging them to fulfill their great potential while promoting American values, ideals, and our collective successes.

Despite the daunting circumstances many immigrant students face, the solution is rather simple — to show we care, value, and welcome immigrant students as full members of the school community, while respecting the importance of retaining their culture and individuality.

While many factors contribute to this problem, it is a reality in American public education that students who have fallen behind are disproportionately in families with low incomes and disproportionately members of communities that have been on the wrong side of inequities and injustice in our society, including people of color, recent immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.

While climate change threatens the health of every American, some people are more vulnerable and are most likely to be harmed, including: infants and children; pregnant women; older adults; people with disabilities; people with pre-existing or chronic medical conditions, including mental illnesses; people with low - income; and indigenous peoples, some other communities of color, and immigrants with limited English proficiency.

While KSKJ Life was founded with the goal of helping new Slovenian immigrants, they do not exclusively serve the Slovenian - American community.