EventBetween Roots & Rivers
Join us for a free lecture by Emma Ito on “Between Roots & Rivers: Japanese Immigrant and Japanese American Journeys in Virginia.” Ito, director of education at Virginia Humanities, will …
NewsDreams and Shadows
After coming to America without her parents at 16-years-old knowing very little English, Emma Violand-Sanchez has become a force in American public education.
NewsBorder Crossing
The borders of Jordan have changed over and over in the last century. And each time they shift, Jordanian immigration policy–officially or unofficially–shifts as well.
NewsUnited We Stand
These three episodes of stories explore the power and impact of American immigrant writers, including works from a Dream Project writing workshop with college students and other emerging authors.
NewsSeeking Asylum
Immigrant incarceration has a long history in the US – starting with the Chinese Exclusion Acts of 1882. Brianna Nofil (William & Mary) says it’s part of a system of …
NewsUnited We Stand: Telling Our Story
Enya Cid moved from Mexico to the U.S. as a three year old. She says this country is her home, but her right to stay here never feels certain.
NewsSochietah Ung Named 2024 National Heritage Fellow
Sochietah Ung was named a National Heritage Fellow in recognition of his work in Cambodian costume making and dance.
EventColumbia Pike Movie Nights
The Columbia Pike Documentary Project has created a twelve-minute video highlighting the people and culture of Columbia Pike. Consisting of powerful still photographs expertly collaged with the voices of our diverse …
NewsHelping Teens Make Sense of the Refugee Experience
An innovative program uses the imaginary world of “Fruitopia” to help refugee and non-refugee teens better understand each other.
NewsJMRL Same Page Community Read: We Are Not Free with Traci Chee
Traci Chee (We Are Not Free) discusses her acclaimed novel for young readers, the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are …
NewsThe Wrong End of the Telescope with Rabih Alameddine
Rabih Alameddine (The Wrong End of the Telescope) discusses his latest novel, a transporting new novel about an Arab American trans woman’s journey among Syrian refugees on Lesbos island. In …
NewsTo Be Seen and Belong:
There’s a fresh mural, finished just last October, on the north wall in Virginia Humanities’ new Dairy Market headquarters. The color palette features warm earth tones–browns, oranges, reds–an almost perfect contrast to the cool blues and creams in the surrounding decor. But for the subgroup of Virginia Humanities staff and board members that made up our Community Engagement Committee, the most important aspect of the mural wasn’t how it would make the space look, but how it would make the space feel.
