The Washington metropolitan area has one of the largest Indian communities in America. But as the group tries to spread its classical dance beyond its own population, artists have to overcome their own naivete and struggle to educate the general public about their creative traditions.
TJ Gioconda
Executive Producer
Why would someone in the sunset years of life move to a land their country has long been at odds with? History has recorded that data on Jewish citizens who moved to America to escape oppression and Soviet rule, but the numbers tell a one-dimensional story. Today, that story is evolving.
By Maria Young
Copy Chief
While the immigration debate heats up on Capitol Hill, a few miles away, Dominican immigrants share their stories of coming to the U.S. to find a better life.
How serious is Sinophobia? China might be a source of inspiration for some people, and a worrisome signal for others.
By Nima Tamaddon
Photo Editor
The manager of a nondescript storefront on U Street stocks the treasure trove with hand-picked traditional Asian ingredients.
Indian Americans in search of a better life have been immigrating to the U.S. for the past few decades. But the newest generation of Indian Americans might not be here to stay.
There are nearly 23 million non-hispanic immigrants in this country whose lives will be impacted by policy discussions centered primarily on the Hispanic population.
One of the largest U.S. populations of immigrants from Sierra Leone is in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Now that the civil war that drove many of them from their homeland is finally over, some are planning to return. Others have find a way to keep their culture and heritage alive in a new world.
After moving to the United States, expatriate Filipinos remain with fellow countryman through Filipino American Basketball Association in the DC metro area.
Washington is peppered with assimilated and educated younger professionals who spent at least part of their childhoods in the Former Soviet Union. These people often have different first languages, but share a common upbringing of pop culture, schooling and Russian language.