Humanities Moments

Celebrating Immigrants in the Story of America

Stories of migration are deeply woven into the cultural fabric of the United States. The experiences and contributions of immigrants have strengthened and diversified our communities, enriching small towns and big cities alike. Together, these stories reveal how the promise of freedom (and the struggle to achieve it) unifies Americans as they simultaneously demonstrate the profound importance of living and thriving together.


A Korean American actor reflects on the significance of a well-known children’s book in framing his immigrant family’s journey. A historian explains how a muckraking novel published in 1906 personalized the experiences of Eastern European workers in Chicago. Finally, a TED Talk advocating for a diversity of voices in storytelling inspired a marketing and social media coordinator to think critically about the variety of narratives to which we are all constantly exposed.

Celebrating Immigrants in the Story of America