The New American Community Information Center, with the New Americans Press, is partnering with the City of Columbus Department of Neighborhood to equip students in K-12 with real-world skills in writing, reporting, ethics, and media literacy. “This collaborative model, which is to ‘teach them young’ is not only educational but also empowering, giving students real-world exposure...
Registration for participation in the 2025 New Americans Book Festival has opened, as the New Americans Magazine and the New American Community Information Center, in conjunction with the Karl Road branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus, Ohio announced the hosting of the 4th edition of the New Americans Book Festival on Saturday, September 20, 2025,...
The New Americans magazine and the New American Community Information Center have announced Saturday, September 21, 2024, as the date for the 2024 New Americans Book Fair at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 5590 Karl Road, Columbus, Ohio from 11am to 5pm. “It is a pleasure to return to the Karl Road branch of the Columbus Metropolitan...
The Columbus Metropolitan Library, Ohio Dublin City Library branch will host the 2023 New Americans Book Fair on Saturday, September 23, 2023. The biggest diasporan annual book fair was held last year at the Karl Road branch, Columbus on October 8, 2022. The news of the approval was broken by the Dublin branch manager, Joe...
The New Americans Magazine and the New American Community Information Center, with the partnership of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, Karl Road branch will be hosting a maiden New Americans Book Fair to showcase the written works of new Americans, immigrants, refugees, and other related organizations and individuals in the community on Saturday, October 8, 2022,...
“USCIS upholds America’s promise as a nation of welcome and possibility with fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve.” The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ur M. Jaddou has announced the agency’s new mission statement of“USCIS upholds America’s promise as a nation of welcome and possibility with fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve.”...
The US Department of State has started accepting registration for the 2023 United States Diversity Visa Lottery program online from Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at 12:00 PM ET, and to end on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 12:00 PM ET. The entry application, which is fee, can only be completed online for the lottery. The Diversity Immigrant...
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced that Ohio received notification from the federal government that 855 Afghan evacuees will come to Ohio through the U.S. Department of State’s Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) Program. The first group of Afghan evacuees totals 37,000 individuals nationwide. The federal government has told Ohio that the placements will be to...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that individuals applying to become a lawful permanent resident, and other applicants as deemed necessary, must undergo an immigration medical exam to show they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the civil surgeon can complete an immigration medical examination beginning from October 1, 2021. “Effective October 1,...
* Somali Community Association, Somali Link, US Together, Our Helpers part of 26 organizations Columbus, Ohio Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and Columbus City Councilmember Shayla Favor have announced the award of $12.2 million to 26 community organizations through the city’s Stable Housing Initiative to help ensure the equitable distribution of rental assistance to residents adversely affected by the...