IRISH INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRANT CENTER
Boston's Welcome Center   Port na Fáilte
SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS FROM IRELAND AND AROUND THE GLOBE
WINTER NEWSLET TER 2015
Solas Awards Celebration
IIIC HONORS THOSE WHO GIVE BACK
IN THIS SEASON of giving, the IIIC
offers a night to remember! We invite
you to our Solas Celebration on
Thursday, December 3. We have a very
special evening planned with hosts
Jimmy Tingle, comedian, commentator
and founder of Humor for Humanity;
and entertainer Jamele Adams Harlym
125. Live music will be provided by
Cat and the Moon, a high energy, fast
rising young Celtic-influenced band.
Our Solas Celebration honors men and
women whose leadership has made
a difference in our communities. This
year we honor Boston Mayor Martin J.
Walsh in recognition of his tremendous
support of immigrant communities in
Boston, and for his deep connection
to Ireland and signing of the BostonBelfast Sister City Agreement. We
recognize The Hon. Linda Dorcena
Forry, Massachusetts State Senator,
for her leadership with the Haitian
Family
Reunification Program and her
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support for low-income immigrant
families throughout New England. We
honor Robert K. Coughlin, President
and Chief Executive Officer of the
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
for his support of our Center and of
comprehensive immigration reform;
and James E. Rooney, President of the
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
for his consistent support for the IIIC,
and for his commitment to diversity and
inclusion.
The Solas Awards Celebration is
attended by hundreds of IIIC friends
and supporters, and features a reception and silent and live auctions.
For seat reservations, sponsorships or
auction item donations, please visit
www.iiicenter.org or contact Mary Kerr,
Development Associate, at 617-6951554 or [email protected].
The IIIC is thankful for the continued support of
the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
and the Arbella Insurance Foundation
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A long path to citizenship
English class opens doors
 Solas Award Recipients
(From left) Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Senator
Linda Dorcena Forry, Robert K. Coughlin,
and James E. Rooney
ABOUT THE
The IIIC has supported immigrants from
Ireland and 120 other countries since
1989. Since then we have grown into a
multiservice center that promotes civic
engagement, and helps individuals and
families integrate smoothly into our
society. With our partners, we advocate
and work for social change in the United
States and in Ireland. Our vision is of a
society in which all people are welcomed
and valued, and given equal opportunities and protections.
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J-1 Galway native's journey to
Boston
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kevin Martin, President
Colette O’Neill, Vice President
Michael J. Niland, Treasurer
Kevin F. Mawe, Secretary
Alicia Mooltrey, Assistant Secretary
Adler Eliacin
Jane Etish-Andrews
Nuala Friel Wright
Carl Gallozzi
Janice Galloway
Anne Geraghty
Susan Glynn
Rachel Goldstein
Peter Kelliher
Ryan McCollum
Kevin Mulcahy
Ryan O’Hagan
Eoin Reilly
Clare Saunders
Derek Tobin
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ronnie Millar
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITA
Sister Lena Deevy, LSA
STAFF & ASSOCIATES
Ambreen Ahmad
Maureen Bailey
Natalie Barney
George Cani
Sarah Chapple-Sokol
Jude Clarke
Diana Crane
Gabrielle Crossnoe
Hannah Deegan
Daniela Engelmann
Marie Ericson
Chiara Hoffmann
Neil Hurley
Helaine-Rose Goudreau
Kimberly Jorgensen
Amy Joyce
Theodora Jumelle
Jeannie Kain
Gina Kelleher
Mary Kerr
Jasmine Laietmark
Anthony Marino
Eleanor Martin
Deirdre McCann
Ronnie Millar
Rebecca Minahan
Joshua Moore
Rebecca Mulligan
Debby Murphy
Brian O'Keefe
Cathal Ó Néill
Paul Pelan
Lauren Petrin
Jenna Pollock
Rachel Quinn
Marielle Riveros
John Rattigan
Elyse Siskind
Janey Tallarida
Theophile Tanis
Chris Tegmo
Ruiqi Wang
IIIC Newsletter
Gabrielle Crossnoe, Editor
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LETTER FROM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dear Friends,
We are delighted to share this edition of our newsletter, highlighting the
past year at the Irish International Immigrant Center – Boston’s Welcome
Center – a Port na Fáilte for over 3,000 immigrant families from Ireland
and from around the globe.
Our legal, wellness, education, inclusion and Irish services are in high
demand, and our staff and volunteers are working hard to support these
families and young people. I am very grateful for their expertise, their
commitment to justice and human rights, and their contribution towards
our vision of a society where all are welcomed and valued, and enjoy
equal opportunities and protections.
We are also investing and contributing to the future of Ireland by helping 400 Irish university
students and graduates come to the United States to find great one-year internships. These
talented young students and graduates return to Ireland to launch into their careers and be
the next generation of leaders.
Every day we meet immigrants and refugees who come the United States with incredible
courage, resilience and good-will. In spite of the many hardships and barriers that some
people face, they look forward to the future with hope. Some have broken wings and are
learning to fly again – and therein lies possibility – the drive to bounce-back, and to create a
new chapter for themselves and their families.
It is such privilege to be part of their story, and on behalf of the Center, I thank you for all
your support.
I hope to see you at Solas on December 3rd.
Best wishes and in gratitude,
Ronald Millar
Executive Director
WARM WELCOME TO THE IRISH CONSUL GENERAL
AND VICE CONSUL
The IIIC is excited to celebrate
the next Irish Consul General,
Fionnuala Quinlan, and Vice
Consul, Meg Laffan, in their
new posts in Boston. New
England is fortunate to have
such accomplished women
strengthening our relationship
with Ireland. Fáilte!
I M M I G R AT I O N L E G A L S E R V I C E S
A SEVEN YEAR JOURNEY TO CITIZENSHIP
SEVEN YEARS AGO immigration attorney
Sister Eleanor Martin met with her first IIIC
client, David Mukisa, during the very first
immigration clinic that she participated in.
NEW BEGINNINGS IN
BOSTON
David had fled political persecution in his
hometown of Kampala, Uganda, where
the National Resistance Movement had
repeatedly arrested and tortured him.
He was forced to leave his wife and three
teenaged children behind.
Our legal services team was delighted
to meet Amanda Deady, a young
woman from County Kerry, Ireland
who enjoyed dual citizenship in the
US and Ireland through her US citizen
parents. A mother of two, Amanda
moved to the U.S. two years ago to be
closer to her parents in Quincy.
In the United States, David was granted
asylum in 2008, and a few months later, he
sought help from the IIIC. Sister Eleanor
welcomed him into her office. Together,
they began to work on his application for a
green card.
For asylees like David, gaining permanent
resident status in the U.S. gives them more
stability, allowing them to really set down
roots in the U.S. and begin the pathway to
U.S. Citizenship.
As David set down these roots in the U.S.,
the most important thing for him was to
bring his family to his new home. He was
devastated that they could not be with
him. Sister Eleanor assisted David in the
petition process, but sadly, his wife died
before she could make it to the U.S.
David’s friends back in Uganda bonded
together to make sure the children could
still come to the U.S., even now that their
mother was gone. After over four years
of separation, David was very happy
to be reunited with two of his children.
Eventually, Sister Eleanor also helped them
get their green cards.
Not long after, David returned to the IIIC
to apply for U.S. citizenship. Citizenship
 (From left to right) Staff Attorney Sister
Eleanor Martin, David Mukisa, and Accredited
Representative Ambreen Ahmad
Coordinator Ambreen Ahmad worked
with David to prepare his application, and
on July 15, 2015, David Mukisa became
a proud citizen of the United States. He
recently came to the IIIC to show Sister
Eleanor his new citizenship certificate, and
he could not stop smiling.
David is a devoted friend of the IIIC, and
we are grateful for the opportunity to have
helped him and his family.
The IIIC runs weekly, confidential immigration
clinics that provide free legal consults to immigrants
from Ireland and from 120 other counties. To find out
the dates of our clinics, call 617-542-7654 or visit us at
www.iiicenter.org.
IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES STAFF
From left to right
Sister Eleanor Martin
(Immigration Attorney), Rebecca
Minihan (Senior Immigration
Attorney), Jeannie Kain
(Managing Attorney), Anthony
Marino (Immigration Attorney),
Marie Ericson (Immigration
Attorney), Ambreen Ahmad
(Accredited Representative),
Jenna Pollock (Intern), Josh
Moore (Intern), Theophile Tanis
(Legal Program Assistant), Cathal
Ó Néill (Intern).
Along with her husband Alan and
children, Sarah age two and Jack, then
only five months old Amanda arrived
in the U.S. Alan came on a holiday visa
and had to return to Ireland upon its
expiration. For Amanda, the prospect
of having to care for two young
children by herself while Alan was
away was overwhelming.
Amanda came to the IIIC for help.
Having begun the process to obtain
Permanent Resident status for Alan,
Amanda had run into roadblocks and
the process had stalled. Meanwhile,
baby Jack also was lacking permanent
immigration status.
Managing Attorney Jeannie Kain
took both cases. Working with the
Consulate, she restarted the process
and pushed through the barriers
Amanda had in Alan’s case, and
worked to get little Jack a green card.
Just months later, Alan was reunited
with Amanda and the kids in Boston.
Amanda was thrilled, “He lands
Wednesday. I thought this day would
never come!”
Alan quickly got a job and plans to
start his own business. The kids are in
school and not only does Jack have
a green card, he is now a US citizen.
Having set down roots, they are glad
to be together as a family.
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IIIC BY THE NUMBERS: 2015
E D U C AT I O N S E R V I C E S
1,200
Free Legal Services
Legal Services staff, pro-bono attorneys, and
interns provide more than 1,200 free expert
consultations each year and provides full
case representation for between 300 and
400 vulnerable immigrants and refugees.
OPENING DOORS TO WORK
OSNEL DESIR, A young man from Haiti, came This Fall, the IIIC is making important
to the IIIC last Spring with a clear goal in
changes to its English for Speakers of Other
mind: to improve his English so he could get a Languages (ESOL) program to better serve
better job. He was working part-time, earning students like Osnel. This re-design will include
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Confident Graduates
Education services built skills and competency in English, computer literacy, and
job readiness for over 200 students this
year. Achieving confidence in language and
employment a critical step in building a
successful life in the United States.
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Immigrants Served
$10 per hour to support himself and his four
an intensive case management program that
children. It wasn’t enough. One day after class, will support a select cohort of ESOL students
Osnel approached the education staff to ask
in achieving their academic and employment
for help. Together, they worked to understand goals by customizing a plan for each student.
his needs and options, and eventually
Additionally, our terms will be extended from
connected him with a job-training program.
12 to 18 weeks, allowing for more effective
For Osnel, learning English was a critical first
assessment of student progress and increased
step. Today, he has a new job at The Fairmont student-learning time. We are very excited to
Hotel, where he earns $17 per hour.
see these changes in action.
According to Sarah Chapple-Sokol, Director
Wellness Services provides vital mental
health counseling and case management to
hundreds of immigrants.
of Education, “It’s students like Osnel who
inspire us to regularly evaluate our program
and make sure we are giving people the
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services they need: not only English, but also
Work Experience Internships
support in building work skills, finding better
J-1 Irish Work and Travel Internship Program
offers opportunities for 120 recent Irish
graduates to intern for one year in the U.S. in
their fields of study in 2012.
jobs and furthering their education.
IIIC runs English for Speakers of Other Languages,
STAFF NEWS
Welcome to the Team
 Osnel Desir stands in the IIIC office after
excelling in his English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL) class
JASMINE
LAIETMARK joins
the IIIC family as Guest
Services Coordinator.
She is enthusiastic
about highlighting
marginalized voices and
alternative narratives,
and brings a decade of
non-profit experience to
the IIIC.
HELAINE-ROSE
GOUDREAU joins
the Learning Exchange
Program as a Program
Associate. While living
in Dublin, Ireland, she
worked with several
nonprofits and ventured
across the country.
Helaine is excited to
support Irish students
looking for a similar
experience here in the
U.S.
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EDUCATION STAFF
From left
Sarah Chapple-Sokol
(Director of Education),
Hannah Deegan
(AmeriCorps Volunteer),
Rebecca Mulligan (ESOL
Teacher), Daniella Owen
(Intern)
computer classes, and citizenship classes. To find
out more or to enroll in one of our classes, call Sarah
Chapple-Sokol at 617-542-7654. ext. 36.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR
SUPPORTERS
WELLNESS SERVICES
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTION
IIIC'S WELLNESS SERVICES offer critical
support to newcomers struggling to make
their way here in Boston and battling extreme
isolation. Orla’s story is one of many that
demonstrates the importance of connection
that IIIC staff provides.
A young student from Killarney, Ireland, Orla
couldn’t wait to come to Boston to work for
the summer. She imaged what fun it would be
to tell her friends back home about her great
adventures in the city.
As often happens in life, things did not go as
planned. After struggling to find a job and a
place to live, Orla began working at a bakery,
starting her shift at 3:30 in the morning. Sleep
deprived, Orla found herself going out less
on the weekends. Though she had hoped
to meet Irish students over for the summer,
her schedule and fatigue made making new
friends impossible.
Upon coming to Boston, Orla came to rely
on Dee McCann at the IIIC for advice and
guidance. Over time, Dee noticed that Orla
didn’t sound like herself and gently let her
know that if she ever needed support, the IIIC
had an Irish social worker who could talk with
her. Orla continued to say that “everything
was fine”.
In reality, Orla had begun to feel like a failure.
She lost too much weight and couldn’t
seem to think straight. Worst of all, she felt
completely isolated. Orla finally called Dee
and began to see IIIC’s social worker Gina
Kelleher. To Gina it was clear that Orla was
experiencing significant depression.
Gina suggested Orla get a medical evaluation. Orla declined at first, but a few days
later, called Gina for help. Gina brought her
to Boston Medical Center where she was
kept overnight for observation. Doctors
recommended that Orla return to Ireland
and her family and core support as soon as
possible. Gina continued to work with Orla
and convinced her it was the right decision.
Orla’s spirits improved quickly. She said the
biggest help in getting back on her feet was
her strong connection with Dee and Gina. At
the IIIC, Orla felt understood and supported.
Before she left, she bought the staff a big box
of chocolates and thanked everyone for being
so welcoming and kind.
Names and details changed for confidentiality.
If you wish to speak to someone confidentially, or know someone who needs support,.
call Gina Kelleher at 617-542-7654 ext. 14.
WELLNESS STAFF
From left
Gina Kelleher
(Director of
Wellness) and
Deirdre McCann
(Irish Outreach and
Case Worker)
The IIIC is grateful for its foundation and government support in 2015
American Ireland Fund
Arbella Charitable Foundation
BNY Mellon
Boston Bar Foundation
Bushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall Charity Fund
Clipper Ship Foundation
Community Development Block Grant – City of Boston
George and Jane Mifflin Memorial Fund
Greater Boston Council on Alcoholism
Irish Govt., Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Massachusetts Bar Foundation
Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants – CNAP
OneWorld Boston, a Cummings Foundation affiliate
Samuel Rubin Foundation
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Ministry Fund
State Street Foundation
The Boston Foundation's Vision Fund
We also thank 2015 event sponsors
The A. M. Fund | Alan Gray, Inc. | The American Ireland
Fund | Anonymous | Karen and James Ansara | Arbella
Insurance Group | Judith Aronstein | Bank of New
York Mellon | Berkshire Bank | Bethel A.M.E. Church
| Boston Bar Foundation | Boston Celtics Shamrock
Foundation | The Boston Foundation | Michael
Buckley and Hollie Baker | Cambridge Trust Company
| Century Bank | Cetrulo, LLP | CGI Technologies and
Solutions, Inc. | Charitable Irish Society | Chubb Group
of Insurance Companies | Comcast SportsNet New
England | Community Development Block Grant
Program | Joanna Connolly | Cosimo Venture Partners |
C.P.A.C. Contracting | The Cullinane Group, Inc. | Davis,
Robinson & Molloy, LLP | Sister Lena Deevy, L.S.A. |
DMK International | Charles and Nancy Donahue | John
Donohue and Frances Robinson | The Drew Company |
Eastern Insurance Group LLC | Eastern Mineral Company
| Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States
Senate | EMC Corporation | Ernst & Young LLP | Jane
Etish-Andrews and Kevin Andrews | Neal Finnegan |
Fish Family Foundation | John Flaherty | Full Contact
Advertising | Gentle Giant Moving Company | The
Geraghty Family | Susan Glynn | General Reinsurance
Corporation | GMA Foundations | Jerome and Marlene
Goldstein | Greenough Brand Storytellers | Guy
Carpenter & Company, Inc. | Arnold Hiatt | Richard and
Susan Holbrook | Hobbs Brook Office Park | Iandoli,
Desai & Cronin, P.C. | InterSystems | Inversant | Invest
Northern Ireland | Irish American Partnership | Ironshore
Insurance | John Hancock Financial Services | Kaplan
Goldstein Family Foundation |Kevin and Maryellen
Kelley | Peter and Janet Kelliher | Kevin P. Martin
Associates, P.C. | The Hon. Patrick King and Sandra
Moody | Jonathan Kraft | The Law Offices of Gerard F.
Doherty | Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | Marvin and Betty
Borman Foundation | Massachusetts Bar Foundation |
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council | Massachusetts
Convention Center Authority | Kevin Mawe | James
McGlennon | McGlynn & McGlynn | John McGuire |
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. |
Carolyn Mugar | Kevin and Diane Mulcahy | Paul Mulgrew
|Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | New England
Carpenters Labor Management Program | Michael
and Rosie Niland | Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane
LLP | Noel Nagle | Norbella, Inc. | Northern Ireland
Bureau | O'Dwyer & Bernstein, LLP | Pampanin Law
Offices | Catherine Phillips | The Pittsburgh Foundation
| Project D.E.E.P. | Project Management & Cost LLC
| The Hon. Regina Quinlan | Rasky Baerlein Strategic
Communications | Related Beal | D. Eoin Reilly and
Darlene Donovan | Riemer Braunstein LLP | Robert and
Patricia Rivers | Robert F. White Associates, Inc. | Robert
W. Murray Charitable Foundation | Julie Salganik | The
Schooner Foundation | Sentaca, Inc. | The Sharma Group
| Sisters of Charity of Nazareth | Margaret Stapleton |
State Street Corporation | The Stride Rite Foundation
| Synergy Investment & Development | The TJX
Companies, Inc. | Uniform Stories | UNITE HERE Local 26 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Webster Bank | Zelle, McDonough
and Cohen
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GOLDEN BRIDGES
Every year, the Golden Bridges
Conference promotes business,
education, arts and culture in
northwest Ireland building bridges
with their peers in Boston. We are
delighted that our own Executive
Director Ronnie Millar was
honored with the Golden Bridges
Award at this year's conference for
leading the IIIC's work as a bridgebuilder by the Irish community on
both sides of the Atlantic
COMMUNITY LEADERS
We are truly grateful that our
friends and partners at Centro
Latino were able to do such
great work for immigrants in
Chelsea for such a long time.
Their compassion and dedication
was evident in every computer
course, substance abuse program,
and legal service they offered.
Our community was truly blessed
by Centro Latino's incredible
presence. Congratulations to Juan
Vega for being honored at this
year's Chelsea Awards Night, and
best wishes as he begins a new
chapter in his work in Governor
Baker's administration.
WELCOMING NEW
BOARD PRESIDENT
We are pleased to welcome Kevin
Martin as the new President of the
IIIC’s Board of Directors. Kevin is
the Principal Director and Social
Entrepreneur at Kevin P. Martin and
Associates, P.C. (KPM), a leader in
the affordable housing industry. His
experience in the third sector will
be a tremendous asset to the IIIC.
We look forward to his leadership
and direction moving ahead into
the future.
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LE ARNING E XCHANGE PROGR AMS
FROM GALWAY TO BOSTON AND BACK
SIOBHAN SUMPTION IS a Galway native
who received her undergraduate degree
in Biomedical Science from the National
University of Ireland in Galway. She has just
concluded her one-year internship in the J-1
Irish Work & Travel (J-1 IWT) Program. Before
returning home she reflected upon the
experience.
After graduating from NUIG, Siobhan felt
that international experience would be
helpful to her career so she applied for the
visa. Boston, being a hub for the sciences,
was the natural destination choice for
Siobhan.
Siobhan secured a position in the biomedical
sector and she talked about the experience,
“My research was focused on improving the
quality of patient healthcare and I was able
to work on projects at two large worldrenowned hospitals with people at the top of
my field.”
But life in Boston was not all about work.
Siobhan had the opportunity to travel
throughout a good part of New England to
do some hiking, skiing, and paddle-boarding
during the summer. Being an avid sports fan,
she had many chances to attend a variety of
games. Siobhan said, “I also loved exploring
the city and learned a lot about American
history by taking advantage of free tours.”
Asked if she had any advice for a prospective
J- IWT participant, Siobhan said “Do your
research before you come out and try to
make as many connections as possible with
people in your field. It’s also important not
to be too hard on yourself if you don’t hear
back from employers straight away and to
keep looking for positions you’re interested
in. Coming out here I was nervous being so
far away from home, and at the same time I
was really excited about working and living in
Boston for a year.
"I can’t emphasize enough how much the IIIC
helped streamline that process. I always had
the guidance and support I needed. This
experience challenged me in wonderful
ways. I met some great people, and the year
surpassed all my expectations.”
LEARNING EXCHANGE STAFF
From left
Rachel Quinn (Intern), Kim
Jorgensen (Manager of
Operations), HelaineRose Goudreau (Program
Associate), and Paul Pelan
(Director of Placements)
2015 IN PICTURES
A DVOC AC Y
IIIC WORKS TOWARD SAFE DRIVING
Find more information about the Safe Driving Bill,
and how you can get involved at www.safedrivingma.
org
IIIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Ronnie Millar
addresses a Safe Driving Coalition rally in
support of pending legislation
that would greatly benefit thousands of
immigrant families in Massachusetts who
need to be able to drive their children to
school, to doctor appointments and to get
to work. All drivers on our roads need to
be trained, licensed and insured thereby
making the roads safer for everyone. This
Bill makes complete sense for the greater
good and public safety of our all residents in
Massachusetts.
Taste of Ireland on Cape Cod
C R O S S C U LT U R A L
LEARNING TO LISTEN AT THE IIIC
Written by Sarah Chapple-Sokol
AT THE IIIC we believe in the power of
storytelling. We value hearing and telling the
stories of our clients and students. In August,
the staff of the IIIC gathered for a lunchtime
discussion of Nigerian novelist Chimamanda
Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, The Danger of a
Single Story. Adichie recounts her experience
coming to the United States as a college
student. At first sight, her American roommate
stereotyped her because she was African; she
was surprised to find out that Adichie was
fluent in English and that her favorite music
was Mariah Carey. Adichie reminds us that
“the single story creates stereotypes, and the
problem with stereotypes is not that they are
untrue, but that they are incomplete. They
make one story become the only story.”
Which “single stories” do politicians, pop
culture and the media tell about immigrants?
This is an important question as we work to
support immigrants and advocate for their
rights. There is more to each person’s story
than what country they are from, more to
each country than what we know from popular
culture, and more to the story of immigration
than what the media might tell us.
Adichie’s talk challenged us to examine our
own storytelling practices. At the time, Sophie
Kazis, our AmeriCorps member, had been
interviewing some of her students about their
first days in the United States. Sophie noted
that in one of her interviews, a student chose
to speak about her past work as a dental
hygienist in Morocco—a source of pride for the
student—but she skipped over her current job
as a parking lot attendant. Instead of pressing
her student for this information, Sophie
allowed her to craft her own narrative. Sophie
explained, “I set out to create an empowering
experience for students, in which they could
share their stories in their own words, to be
heard by the IIIC community in their own
voices.” When immigrants are empowered to
tell their stories, and we do not impose our
preconceived notions, it allows for richer and
more complex narratives than are commonly
presented by mainstream media. We have to
be that much more thoughtful and work that
much harder to seek out these stories—and at
IIIC we’re up to the challenge.
Dedication of classroom at the IIIC
honoring Gerard and Marilyn Doherty
Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III
addressing the Business Leaders Breakfast
J-1 summer students arriving at the IIIC
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SAVE THE DATE
SOLAS AWARDS CELEBRATION
Thursday, December 3, 2015
TASTE OF IRELAND, CAPE COD
Spring 2016
BLACK & GREEN
Spring 2016
Seaport Hotel in Boston
Cape Cod Irish Village
Annual community celebration with Montserrat
Aspirers.
Please plan on join us for this wonderful annual
event to honor local community leaders.
Food, family, and fun to benefit the IIIC.
5:30pm: Networking Dinner
7:30pm: Awards Program
For further details contact Mary Kerr at 617-695-1554
or at [email protected].
For more information about our programs or events, please call our office at 617-542-7654,
or visit www.iiicenter.org. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Citizenship Classes
ESOL Classes
Smoking Cessation Support Group
Cross Cultural Community Building
Immigrant Organizing & Advocacy
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WINTER 2015 NEWSLETTER
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Immigration and Citizenship Clinics
Career Advancement Courses
Suicide Prevention Workshops
Computer Skills Course
Home Health Aide Course
Health Screening
CPR Workshop