What's your story?
First Person American is an initiative that aims to change the public's perception of immigrants and to interject a new voice through deep and poignant portraits of people who immigrated to America. Our mission is to have a transformative effect on individual immigrant and non-immigrant lives and communities.
We plan on opening this tool for Beta users late Spring 2012. Use the form to your right to sign up for updates.
Until then, watch Welcoming Stories below to get inspired! Thank you!
In collaboration with Active Voice, Welcoming Stories aims to encourage Americans to become more welcoming, and to inspire other immigrants to share their own story about someone who made a big difference in their lives when they first arrived.
We hope to bring together these small acts of kindness, big-hearted moments and simple but life-changing connections and offer them back to you. This series of five pilot episodes was developed alongside a documentary, called Welcome to Shelbyville, which premiered nationwide on PBS.
| Nika Watch on Vimeo |
Mona Watch on Vimeo |
Leila Watch on Vimeo |
David Watch on Vimeo |
Ilona Watch on Vimeo |