Immigration And What That Means For Detroit

This week on Street Beat, we look at immigration and its impact on Detroit.

Dr. Mukhtar Khan, who came to this country from Pakistan, talks about the Hassan Foundation that brings aid to Pakistani orphans.   He tell us personal mantra about being an immigrant in America.   "I came to this country, furthered my education and this has provided me the best opportunities anyone could have anywhere in the entire world," he said.  "So I think it is my duty and it is incumbent on every immigrant in this country to first support this county and to pay back to their own homelands too."  www.hassanfoundationusa.org

Then Professor Hayg Oshagan, the Director of New Michigan Media, talks about the organization's work to represent the 100+ ethnic and minority media outlets in Michigan and the recent seminar on immigration as a means of rebuilding Detroit.  www.newmichiganmedia.org

Community Correspondent Timme Mackie talks with Wojciech Zolnowski about The International Institute of Metro Detroit.  www.iimd.org

Finally, I interview Jose Franco and Dayanna Rebollodo about One Michigan, an organization led by immigrant youth that provides resources to immigrant communities through organizing, education, and empowerment. www.1michigan.org

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