man in suit

Gary Made Me

"I always want to make my city proud." https://youtu.be/J28TV88EKQs Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella...
Screen Shot 2022-11-02 at 9.21.42 AM

I Belong in Art

"Most of my childhood that I actually really remember is in the United States, so...
man in denim shirt

Fascinated by the Steelmills

"It was really something, it was kind of like the movies!" https://youtu.be/XoK_wLuWcDY Edited by Welcome...
Screen Shot 2022-11-02 at 9.53.16 AM

Outside In Instead of Inside Out

“The same very people who left... need to step up and help fix the issues.”...
Screen Shot 2022-11-02 at 9.15.29 AM

Assimilating to a New Culture

"I think one of the greatest things about coming into a new culture and assimilating...
historian Emiliano Aguilar thumbnail

The Concerned Latins Organization

“And they really—under the umbrella of education, housing, and employment—try to confront a lot of...
historian Nicole Martinez-LeGrand thumbnail

In This Community

“If I wasn’t at home or at school, I was in East Chicago hanging out...
historian Emiliano Aguilar thumbnail

Repatriation Movement

“From 1929 to 1939 the United States and communities across the United States engaged in...
Block Pennsy heat map 1928

Block and Pennsy

“These communities have been erased.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhIZBN0-c4k Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Coordinator, Library and Archives Division,...