Media portrayals of immigrants can perpetuate stereotypes and misinformation, influencing Americans' perceptions and attitudes toward immigrants. Negative stereotypes may contribute to fear, prejudice, and discrimination, making it difficult to foster empathy and understanding. That’s why bringing in a quarterly segment produced by the Welcoming Center and hosted by its CEO Anuj Gupta. The Center supports immigrants in achieving economic independence, integration and wellbeing. The feature is designed to build empathy and understanding across cultural divides. Anuj’s first guests are Yu Shan Chou who along with Karen Cervera started “Let’s Talk Philly” which offers conversation circles in person and virtually for immigrants to practice English with one another and build social connections.
https://www.letstalkphilly.org
https://welcomingcenter.org

Also, since Valentine’s day is coming up – it’s time to re-run my very personal interview with my husband, Gilberto Gonzalez conducted eight years ago. 😊 .