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Immigrant Heritage Celebration 2024
The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs kicks off the 20th annual Immigrant Heritage Week with a campaign Celebrating the City of Immigrants, honoring long time immigrant New Yorkers and recently arrived immigrants. This year, we celebrate the resilience and determination of past immigrants who built longstanding support networks and our newest arrivals who are creating their own. From Ellis Island to now, New York City is proud to be a destination for so many to overcome barriers and achieve their American Dream.
About the Artist
Stephen Blue
Stephen Blue is a New York-based art director, graphic designer, animator, and illustrator in both print and digital spaces with an emphasis on storytelling. He works in both traditional and 3D mediums and most recently has been focusing on educational publishing.
A graduate of Parsons School of Design, he has also taught there as an adjunct professor for both college and pre-college programs.
He has lived in New York since graduating from Parsons.
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April 2024
Immigrant Heritage Week 2024
Originally started in 2004, Immigrant Heritage Week is a week-long celebration during which we commemorate the 117th anniversary of April 17, 1907, the day in New York City history on which the largest number of immigrants – 11,000 – entered the U.S. through Ellis Island.
This year, Immigrant Heritage Week is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Take a look at our graphics from last year below or download from our social media toolkit.
June 2024
National Immigrant Heritage Month
June marks the start of National Immigrant Heritage Month and we will continue to celebrate the endless contributions of immigrant New Yorkers.
The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) will continue to highlight and promote community partner events until June 30th in honor of #ImmigrantHeritageMonth.
Continuing our theme from last year, we will release a series of illustrations depicting various NYC immigrant enclave communities. These illustrations are also one way we celebrate & highlight the endless contributions, rich histories, and unique cultures of our city's diverse immigrant communities.
Join us in celebrating our immigrant communities, honoring New York City's legacy as a city of immigrants, and engaging your communities by submitting your events in the form.
Take a look at our graphics from last year below or download from our social media toolkit.
Immigrant Heritage Events
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Saturday, April 13, 2024
Archimedes Academy Community Event
Hosted by Archimedes Academy for Math Science and Technology Applications
10:00am-1:00pm
456 White Plains Bronx, NY 10473
Price: Free
Join the Archimedes Academy to participate in a used item swap. This event will be in English.
Visit the Archimedes Academy page
LA BREVE Y MARAVILLOSA VIDA DE OSCAR WAO
Hosted by Repertorio Español
8:00pm-10:00pm
138 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Price: $25 - $72 depending on seating
Oscar is a naive "geek" from New Jersey who has finally moved away from the stifling home of his intimidating Dominican mother and starting his first semester of college at Rutgers with his defiant sister. The play will be in Spanish with English subtitles.
Visit the LA BREVE Y MARAVILLOSA VIDA DE OSCAR WAO website
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Meet the New Little Haiti BK
Hosted by Little Haiti BK
1:00pm-4:00pm
1407 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn NY
Did you know that Little Haiti BK has new leadership? Well, we do, and we would love to get to know you! The new Executive Director and Board of Directors cordially invite you to a "meet and greet" in the heart of Little Haiti, Brooklyn! Come to get to know us better, come out of curiosity, or come for the Griot, Banan, mori, and Kompa. This event will be in English and Haitian.
Visit the Meet the New Little Haiti BK website
An Educational Journey To Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo
Hosted by Calpulli Dance
2:00-3:00pm
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Price: General $20 | Faculty/Staff $15 | Student $10 | Groups of 4 or more $15
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company presents An Educational Journey to Puebla. Join Calpulli on this guided tour through Hispanic and Nativeamerican dance traditions from the Mexican city and state of Puebla honoring the Poblanos and Poblanas who remind us of the unwavering spirit of the underdog. Event will be in English and Spanish.
Visit the An Educational Journey To Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo website
Monday, April 15, 2024
Youth Heritage Day
Hosted by Union Settlement
All Day
All Union Settlement sites
Price: Free
Students in our Youth programs are encouraged to wear clothing and bring items that represent their culture and heritage. This event will be in English.
Visit Union Settlement website
Bayside High School K-Food Festival
Hosted by Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York (KCS)
10:00am-1:00pm
KCS Bayside
Price: Free
A Korean food workshop where students make kimchi and gimbap. Bayside High School will have 68 students participating in an event where a photobooth will be set up. Students can wear traditional Korean clothing called "Hanbok" and capture memories at KCS. This event will be in English and Korean.
Visit the KCS website
An Educational Journey To Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo
Hosted by Calpulli Dance
10:30-11:30am
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Price: $7 per ticket | Every 10 tickets purchased will receive one complimentary ticket. Schools please email cedwards@calpullidance.org for tickets.
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company presents a school-time show of An Educational Journey to Puebla. Join Calpulli on this guided tour through Hispanic and Nativeamerican dance traditions from the Mexican city and state of Puebla honoring the Poblanos and Poblanas who remind us of the unwavering spirit of the underdog. Event will be in English and Spanish.
Visit the An Educational Journey To Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo website
LP21's Bomba and Plena Adult Drumming Workshop
Hosted by Los Pleneros de la 21
6:00-7:30pm
Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington Ave Room 213, New York, NY, 10029
Price: $21 per class
Join LP21 Mondays and Tuesdays for Bomba and Plena Community Workshops for adults! Event will be in English & Spanish.
Visit LP21's Bomba and Plena Adult Drumming Workshop website
Written Work: Poetry, Labor, and the Global City
Hosted by New York Public Library
6:30-8:00pm
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library & Online
Price: Free
Kicking off NYPL's 2024 World Literature Festival, join poets Camonghne Felix, Dorothea Lasky, Emanuel Xavier, and moderator Helena de Groot for readings and lively discussion about poetry, language, and labor, using NYC's rich labor history as the backdrop. Pioneering home recording artist Linda Smith will close out the event with a special musical performance. This event will be in English.
Visit the Written Work: Poetry, Labor, and the Global City website
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Early Childhood Heritage Day
Hosted by Union Settlement
All Day
All Union Settlement sites
Price: Free
Children are encouraged to wear clothing that represents their culture and heritage while parents are invited to share folk tales, music, and immigration stories. This event will be in English.
Visit Union Settlement website
LP21's Bomba and Plena Adult Drumming Workshop
Hosted by Los Pleneros de la 21
6:00-7:30pm
Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, 1680 Lexington Ave Room 213, New York, NY, 10029
Price: $21 per class
Join LP21 Mondays and Tuesdays for Bomba and Plena Community Workshops for adults! Event will be in English & Spanish.
Visit LP21's Bomba and Plena Adult Drumming Workshop website
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
All-Staff Cultural Celebration
Hosted by Union Settlement
12:00pm-3:00pm
118 East 108th Street
Price: Free
Join the Union Settlement staff at our Executive Office for a potluck, where we will be celebrating culture, community, and heritage together. This event will be in English.
Visit Union Settlement website
Art & Language Justice in Disabled Communities
Hosted by New York Public Library
Starts at 6:30pm
Online
Price: Free
Art, poetry, performance, and language comes together in this online panel featuring writer Shayda Kafai, poet Kay Ulanday Barrett, organizer Lorenzo Van Ness, and performer Maria Palacios. Delving into the role of language in creating inclusive spaces, fostering understanding, and promoting disability justice, alongside the power of arts and performance in doing the same, this panel of prolific artists and trailblazers in the realm of disability justice come together to illustrate the impact of the arts in fostering a just and equitable world. This event will be in English.
Visit the Art & Language Justice in Disabled Communities website
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Older Adult Cultural Dancing
Hosted by Union Settlement
10:00am-11:00am at Washington Lexington Older Adult Center, 1775 Third Avenue (98th Street)
11:00am-12:00pm at Corsi Older Adult Center, 307 East 116th Street
Price: Free
Our older adults will be celebrating immigrant heritage through song and dance at two of our Older Adult Service centers this week. This event will be in English.
Visit Union Settlement website
Friday, April 19, 2024
Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side
Hosted by Museum at Eldridge Street
11:30am-12:15pm
12 Eldridge Street New York, NY 10002
Price: Adults $25, Seniors/Students $20, Children 5 and Under FREE, Cool Culture Pass/SNAP Benefits $5
Stroll through the neighborhood's 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the past hidden within the modern streets. See how many of these historic places have been transformed, repurposed, or restored. This event will be in English.
Visit the Walking Tour: Jewish Lower East Side website
Passover Food Distribution
Hosted by Be Proud, Inc.
12:00pm-2:00pm
2007 Emmons Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235 (Signature Restaurant)
Price: Free
Bringing hope and nourishment to all, regardless of faith or background. Join us at our Passover Food Distribution event, as we share blessings and love with the community. Together, we celebrate unity and compassion. This event will be in English and Russian.
Visit Be Proud Facebook
Culinary Program Graduation
Hosted by Union Settlement
Starts at 4:00pm
71 East 111th Street between Madison & Park
Price: Free
Hosted by Economic Development and Youth Action Youth Build (YAYB), this program graduation will highlight the impact of immigration on the culinary landscape of NYC. This event will be in English.
Visit Union Settlement website
In Conversation: Juhea Kim | <작은 땅의 야수들> 김주혜 작가와의 대화
Hosted by New York Public Library
6:30-8:00pm
Online
Price: Free
The 53rd Street Library is honored to invite Juhea Kim, the author of 'Beasts of the Little Lands,' to the World Literature Festival 2024. This event will be conducted in Korean and online. If you want to participate, please register to get a link!
Visit the In Conversation: Juhea Kim website
Commercial District Needs Assessment Stakeholder Meeting #2
Hosted by La Colmena
6:30-8:00 PM
772 Port Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10302
Do you live, work or shop on Port Richmond/Forest Ave? Join us at our next Stakeholder Engagement Meeting, to discuss the preliminary findings from the Commercial District Needs Assessment of the Port Richmond/Forest Ave. commercial district. Register if you are an anchor institution, local development corporations, or cultural organizations within or surrounding. This event will be in English
The link to register is here.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Little Caribbean Earth Day 2024
Hosted by I Am Caribbeing
11:00am-4:00pm
Empire Boulevard & Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225
Price: Free
PULL up to show some love for Mother Earth alongside Little Caribbean! Several Brooklyn-based organizations will be on hand to conduct different Earth Day themed activities. This event will be in English.
Visit the Little Caribbean Earth Day 2024 website
Car Free Earth Day Celebration
Hosted by the Brooklyn Ballet
12:00-12:30 PM
5th Ave , 40th Street to 45th Street, Brooklyn
Price: Free
NYC DOT will celebrate the 54th anniversary of Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, with seven signature car-free streets and 46 community-organized locations as part of Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day. Brooklyn Ballet is an arts programming partner of this event. The professional dancers of Brooklyn ballet will be performing for the public. This event will be in English.
Visit the Car Free Earth Day Celebration website
Bandes Desinées Classiques: Yann Damezin et Thierry Chavant avec Miriam Bridenne
Hosted by New York Public Library
12:00-1:30pm
Online
Price: Free
This month of April, we will celebrate the art of comics with a conversation (in French) between authors and illustrators Yann Damezin and Thierry Chavant, moderated by Miriam Bridenne, bookseller at Albertine Books. This event will be in French.
Visit the Bandes Desinées Classiques: Yann Damezin et Thierry Chavant avec Miriam Bridenne website
Spring into Health (Highlighting Minority Health)
Hosted by The Academy of Medical and Public Health Services d.b.a RaisingHealth Partners
Iglesia St. Agatha's R.C. Church BSMTb 705 49th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220
RaisingHealth Partners is hosting a Free Pop-up Health fair to provide free health Screenings, and access to community resources to our immigrant population on Sunset Park. The health screenings which will be provided in this event includes dental, glucose testing, blood pressure and BMI. We will also do a food distribution where we will provide fresh produce and dry goods to the community members who attend the health fair. This event will be in English, Chinese, and Spanish.
Boishakh - Bengali New Year Parade
Hosted by The Singing Winds & Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts
1:00pm-5:00pm
The parade gathering will be at the Albemarle Playground at 1:00 pm. Parade will start walking at 2:00 on the McDonald Ave to finish at the PS 179 in Kensington Brooklyn
Price: Free
Celebrate the Bengali New Year in Kensington. Experience the richness of Pohela Boishakh. Join the parade to usher in prosperity, admire Alpona art at Ave C Plaza, and take a photo with a traditional Rickshaw from Bangladesh for an authentic cultural experience. Let's come together in unity to revel in the joy of renewal and new beginnings. We have been celebrating the Bengali New Year in Kensington, "Little Bangladesh" since 2013.
Visit Singing Winds Facebook
Visit Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts website
Happy Thingyan! Celebrate the Burmese New Year with New Burmese Language Books!
Hosted by Queens Public Library
2:00-3:30 PM
Queens Public Library at Elmhurst, 86-07 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY
Price: Free
Everyone is welcome to celebrate Thingyan - the Burmese New Year - with the newly-expanded collection of Burmese language books for children and adults at Elmhurst Library! Join NYC Council Member Shekar Krishnan, Queens Public Library President & CEO Dennis M. Walcott, and the Burmese community to celebrate Burmese culture and share the latest books added to the International Collections at Queens Public Library. This event will be in English and Burmese.
Какая жизнь, какой же век всплывает | What Life, What Age Emerges!
Hosted by New York Public Library
2:30-4:30pm
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
Price: Free
Irina Volkovich, director of the Literary Theater Dialogue, will present a lecture dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), Russian-American author, novelist, poet, translator, and lepidopterist. Nabokov's entire life was an endless journey about the world:"In foreign lands I wait for the belated trains." He was a very gifted university lecturer of Russian and world literature, who translated Eugene Onegin into English. Before moving to the United States, Nabokov was known under his pseudonym Sirin. This event will be in Russian.
Visit the Какая жизнь, какой же век всплывает | What Life, What Age Emerges! website
LA BREVE Y MARAVILLOSA VIDA DE OSCAR WAO
Hosted by Repertorio Español
8:00pm-10:00pm
138 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Price: $25 - $72 depending on seating
Oscar is a naive "geek" from New Jersey who has finally moved away from the stifling home of his intimidating Dominican mother and starting his first semester of college at Rutgers with his defiant sister. The play will be in Spanish with English subtitles.
Visit the LA BREVE Y MARAVILLOSA VIDA DE OSCAR WAO website
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Bengali New Year 1431 Celebration
Hosted by Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts
2:00-4:00 PM
Queens Center Mall 90-15 Queens Blvd, Queens
Price: Free
কুইন্স সেন্টার মল-এ প্রথম বাংলা নববর্ষ উদযাপন First Bengali New Year celebration at Queens Center Mall. Experience the joy of Bengali New Year with mesmerizing Bangladeshi song, dance, and the art of traditional Boishakhi Mask Making! There will be a hand on art activity for children. This event will be in Bengali.
Visit the Bengali New Year 1431 Celebration website
LA BREVE Y MARAVILLOSA VIDA DE OSCAR WAO
Hosted by Repertorio Español
8:00pm-10:00pm
138 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
Price: $25 - $72 depending on seating
Oscar is a naive "geek" from New Jersey who has finally moved away from the stifling home of his intimidating Dominican mother and starting his first semester of college at Rutgers with his defiant sister. The play will be in Spanish with English subtitles.
Visit the LA BREVE Y MARAVILLOSA VIDA DE OSCAR WAO website