In 2014, at a moment when immigration was cresting a wave in the public consciousness, we launched Newest Americans. Cities and countries across New Jersey and the country were beginning to shift to minority majority status, DACA was altering the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people, and a backlash against immigrants would help fuel a presidential campaign. In this climate, project partners Talking Eyes Media, VII Photo, and the Center for Migration and the Global City at Rutgers-Newark birthed a project that honors the past, present and future of our migrating identities.
We are more than a website
What We Do
We are a multimedia collaboratory of journalists, media-makers, artists, faculty and students telling me the stories that radiate from the most diverse university in the nation and the global city of Newark, NJ.
Newest Americans produces multimedia stories, gallery and muesum exhibits, educational curriculum, interactive experiences and public history programming.
Got two minutes? Watch the video on the right for a taste of what we do.