Refugee Scholar
A third-generation refugee defies the odds
Newark Story Bus
A mobile media lab
Essential Until Expendable
One town's undocumented workforce fights to survive the pandemic
An American Meo: A Tale of Remembering And Forgetting
An excerpt from a hybrid memoir
Mirian Mijangos
A domestic worker from Guatemala describes her experiences finding work in New Jersey
Historias para lo que viene
Histories for what's to come
Shanta Adhikary Ghimire
A Nepali domestic worker finds her calling as a poet and activist
Malta Through Refugee Eyes
This idyllic Mediterranean island is a hub for global migration
Picturing Newark
Sixteen young photographers share their vision of life in their city as part of a National Geographic Photo Camp.
For My Immigrants
An anthem for immigrants
Arrivals
An audiovisual mosaic of human migration, resilience and cross-pollination
American Sueño
As our government's immigration policy evolves, Newest Americans explores what is at stake for Marisol Conde-Hernandez and her family.
Ironbound Foodscapes
Reverse Migration
Journey between Central America and New Jersey with people who are transforming a small Guatemalan town
Hijabi World
What wearing the hijab means for Muslim Jersey girls.
Notes For My Homeland
A Syrian-American composer responds to the tragedies instigated by the Assad regime by composing music in support of the Syrian...
Fighting Chance
Former Marine Mike Steadman and his partner Gary Bloore use boxing to push young men and women beyond their circumstances...
When We Meet Again
Immigration, separation and reunification come full circle for more than 30 Mexican families.
We Came & Stayed: Coyt Jones/Ras Baraka
The Newark Sound
A then-and-now look at the University Heights music scene from one generation to the next.
Off the Rails
The Ironbound has long been the site of industries that have provided livelihoods for its residents. But at what cost...
Over My Dead Body!
An occupational therapist turned community activist leads a resistance movement
Ursula Simone da Assis
A single mother from Brazil juggles multiple jobs to survive
Maricela Bendito
A domestic worker from Mexico becomes a business owner and activist
Gateways to Newark
An interactive exploration of the longest mural on the East Coast
Luso-Americano
The largest Portuguese-language newspaper in the U.S. keeps a community connected
Echoes of Fado
Experience the haunting melodies of this quintessentially Portuguese music
Glassbook Project: Brick By Brick
Rutgers students create glass sculptures based on the stories of Lusophone migrants to Newark.
Detained
Meet nine of the 400,000 immigrants detained in the U.S. each year
East Side High
Inside the most diverse high school in Newark, listen to a group of students as they try to make sense...
Portugal Day
On Portugal Day, an immigrant community commemorates its heritage of Ferry Street.
Act of Faith
A church that puts into practice what's said on the pulpit
On the Waterfront
Navigate the legacy of the industrial revolution along the Passaic River
Halsey Street: Frontier Of The New Newark
A look at the epicenter of Newark's downtown revival
React
We asked students at Rutgers University-Newark how they felt about the election of Donald Trump. This is what they told...
Flashes
For people who straddle two worlds, sometimes illumination comes in flashes
Define American
What does it mean to be American?
Slide Through Time
See Newark's University Heights in the 1960s and today
A Case For Empathy
A personal plea to recognize our reflection in the newest Americans
Newark 1967: Juggernaut, Movement, Resolution
How the plan to relocate a medical school to Newark in 1967 sparked a long summer of discontent.
37 Voices
Four women, all immigrant domestic workers in the state of New Jersey, recount their experiences as members of a work...
Ballad Of University Heights
What can be learned from 1967, when Newark's last sustained encounter with urban renewal collapsed into rubble?
Maid in the USA
A series about the domestic labor that makes all other work possible
The Transcendental Latino
A spoken word poem written for Something to Declare, a student devised theater piece about the immigrant experience.
The Glassbook Project: Provisions
Books made of glass inspired by the stories from the Krueger-Scott African-American Oral History Project
From Where I Stand
Audio essays by students in Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Robin Fisher's narrative journalism class. Photo portraits by David Bergeland.