ENGAGEMENT MENU
ENGAGEMENT MENU
Each week, we share 5 new ways to engage with immigrants. Whether through donations, volunteering, or educating yourself, you can make a difference! If you are not subscribed to our newsletter, go to the bottom of this page and sign up to receive the below 5 action items in your inbox every Sunday!
In this week‘s Engagement Menu, you’ll find volunteering, donating, and events that support the immigrant community.
#UnitedAtTheTable
We are CASA
We Are Casa is an organization that combines community services, organizing, and advocacy. Community services include professional development, legal, and community-based programs for immigrants and refugees in the DMV area.
On Carrying a Migrant Heart
Immigrantly
In this episode, host Saadia Khan is joined by award-winning writer Reyna Grande to discuss her book, Migrant Heart, in which she discusses her healing journey from the wounds and tensions from her undocumented childhood. The two share a vulnerable conversation about the emotional costs of migration.
Babel
by R.F. Kuang
By the early 1830s, Britain rules the world using silver bars powered by translation done at Oxford University. Robin Swift, an orphan from Canton, China, enters the world of elite academia when he is adopted by Oxford Professor Lovell. Caught between his home nation and his adopted country, Robin navigates his role in a colonial institution and decides his impact on Oxford – and even the world.
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
In-Person Opportunities
For over a century, HIAS has helped to resettle and support refugees by providing critical services, ranging from community-based mental health support to financial empowerment programs. HIAS is the world’s oldest refugee organization.
Lily Qi in Conversation with kathleen kennedy townsend: eLECTED AMERICAN
Saturday, September 12th, 2pm
Barnes & Noble Georgetown
Join Maryland state legislator Lily Qi and former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend as they discuss Qi’s new book, ELECTED AMERICAN: From Red China to Blue Maryland. The book tells the story of Qi’s journey from China’s Cultural Revolution to the Maryland State House, galvanizing her cultural base along the way. Registration required, but free to attend.