Celebrating Our Shared Immigrant Heritage
As Immigrant Heritage Month 2025 comes to a close, we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss out on any of the content from the America’s Voice team lifting up the immigrants who call this country their home.
We kicked off the month with a celebratory graphic and blog lifting up “You Belong,” the multilingual campaign from 30 cities and counties affirming that immigrants have always belonged in America. “Chicago is a proud, welcoming, and global city shaped by the many cultures and communities that call it home,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson. “From every corner of the world, people have come here seeking refuge and opportunity, and together, we’ve built a city of hope, resilience, and innovation.”
“This National Immigrant Heritage Month, we want to say clearly and firmly: Chicago will always be a welcoming city. You belong here,” he continued.
A nation built by dreamers, believers, and doers. 🦋 This #ImmigrantHeritageMonth, we honor the stories, contributions, and courage that shape America’s story.
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-01T14:15:28.298Z
No Immigrant Heritage Month is complete without celebrating the cultural contributions of immigrants, including to music, literature, and film:
As part of Immigrant Heritage Month, we’re sharing our favorite songs that uplift the voices and stories of immigrant artists! This playlist is a celebration of where we come from and where we’re going: open.spotify.com/playlist/3M1…
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-06T14:47:34.795Z
Books have a way of carrying us across borders, generations, and memories. As we continue to celebrate #ImmigrantHeritageMonth, we’re highlighting our favorite reads by immigrant authors.Stories that move us, ground us, and remind us what’s possible. 🦋
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T21:15:40.503Z
🎬 For #ImmigrantHeritageMonth, we’re highlighting films written or directed by immigrants — stories shaped by people who’ve brought their perspectives, experiences, and creativity to the screen.
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-26T20:05:08.200Z
This month we also celebrated the 13th anniversary of the DACA program. These bright young people who are American in every way except full legal status have transitioned from students and job seekers to professionals and heads of households to become leaders, breadwinners and major contributors.
13 years ago, thousands of courageous immigrant youth and allies officially won the DACA program.But despite DACA’s overwhelming success, the program’s future remains uncertain. This anniversary is a reminder to continue our fight.Text HOME IS HERE to 787-57 to act today.
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-11T14:50:46.314Z
“For years, elected officials and media outlets highlighted DACA recipients’ youth and the fact that they’d been educated alongside their U.S. citizen peers,” FWD.us said. “Today, DACA recipients are no longer children; the protections afforded by the policy have helped them to build their lives in the U.S., graduate from school, grow their careers, and establish their own families.”
Many of these Dreamers are now dads and are in limbo due to continued attacks on the program. This Father’s Day, we wanted to lift up the loving immigrant dads who currently are separated from their families due to our nation’s outdated – and increasingly cruel – immigration policies.
This Father’s Day, we honor and celebrate the resilient stories of immigrant dads. 🧡americasvoice.org/blog/happy-f…
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-15T14:32:06.502Z
We also marked the immense, vibrant contributions of millions of Black immigrants as part of Juneteenth celebrations this month. More than four million Black immigrants call the U.S. their home, with most hailing from the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. These immigrants contribute billions in taxes annually, and many play essential roles in industries critical to millions of Americans, including healthcare.
It was also important to call out the ongoing inequities that Black immigrants face under our outdated and oftentimes discriminatory immigration system – and use this occasion to demand better.
#Juneteenth marks when freedom finally reached the last enslaved Black Americans in TexasToday, we honor that legacy and uplift Black immigrants who continue to face an unequal system. True freedom means equity, dignity, and justice for all.✍️ @tusk81.bsky.socialamericasvoice.org/blog/junetee…
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T14:46:12.061Z
June 20 also marked World Refugee Day, a time to remember that solidarity with displaced people must go beyond words and translate into action. “Solidarity must mean boosting humanitarian and development support; expanding protection and durable solutions, such as resettlement; and upholding the right to seek asylum — a pillar of international law,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “Becoming a refugee is never a choice — but how we respond is. So let us choose solidarity. Let us choose courage. Let us choose humanity.”
Everyone deserves a safe place to call home.#WorldRefugeeDay is a reminder that behind every displaced person is a story of resilience, hope, and survival. We stand in solidarity with refugees and recommit to building a world that welcomes them with compassion and justice.
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-20T14:45:15.077Z
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🦋 𝑳𝑮𝑩𝑻𝑸𝑰𝑨+ 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.This Pride Month, we honor the resilience, joy, and powerful stories of LGBTQIA+ immigrants who continue to fight for dignity, safety, and justice.
— America's Voice (@americasvoice.bsky.social) 2025-06-02T21:31:09.481Z
In addition to being Immigrant Heritage Month, June also marked Pride Month, a time to celebrate the many LGBTQ immigrants who enrich and better our nation through their hopes, skills, and dreams. It’s also been a time to stand with our LGBTQ immigrant neighbors, like asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero, who has been unjustly persecuted by the administration. Several Pride events across the nation made him an honorary grand marshal in solidarity with him and immigrant communities.
“Andry’s story is one of unimaginable resilience,” said North County LGBTQ Resource Center Executive Director Max Disposti, “and his lived experience serves as a powerful reminder of why we continue to fight for liberation, dignity, and human rights for all.”
And let’s also have this month serve as a reminder that shining a light on the accomplishments and contributions of immigrants – as well as the injustices they face – should be a year-round endeavor. You can do your part by sharing our “Reclaiming Our Story” campaign with your family, friends, and neighbors, as well as aiding grassroots organizations that are helping immigrants thrive.
