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Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

I stand on the shoulders of millions.

I was born at the only hospital in Petite Rivière the L’Artibonite but I grew up in my family ancestral home in Pont Benoit. My parents…

Aug 17, 2020

I stand on the shoulders of millions.

Aug 17, 2020

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

The Hometown Kid.

I am a hometown kid. In the summer of 1985, I arrived in Cutler Ridge and South Miami Heights as a young teenage immigrant from Jamaica…

Aug 17, 2020

The Hometown Kid.

Aug 17, 2020

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

Yes, even Black Latinos.

As a Black Cuban doctor, the last couple of months have challenged me to be a more politically engaged US citizen. I witnessed how the…

Jul 28, 2020

Yes, even Black Latinos.

Jul 28, 2020

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

Are We The People?

I am an outsider. I am an immigrant. I am a woman. I am a proud Jamacian and a Canadian. I am a person of colour, clearly of African…

Jul 28, 2020

Are We The People?

Jul 28, 2020

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

Fighting each day for the America we aspire to be

This guest blog was contributed by Krystina François, Executive Director of the Office of New Americans of Miami.

Jun 18, 2020

Fighting each day for the America we aspire to be

Jun 18, 2020

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

We Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month

Being the daughter of two Haitian immigrants shapes not only how I move through the world, but how I come to this work as an immigration…

May 19, 2020

We Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month

May 19, 2020

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

Increasing citizenship fees blocks Miamians from the American Dream | Opinion

Two weeks ago, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) quietly proposed a dramatic increase to the fees it charges legal…

May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade’s Office of New Americans helps immigrants clear barriers to citizenship | Opinion

A woman on her way becoming a U.S. citizen holds an American flag during a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Miami. Getty Images

May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

Office of New Americans Miami-Dade

The Office of New Americans is a countywide initiative to raise awareness about the importance of citizenship.

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