Immigrants

About 250 community members gathered in Chesterfield on Sunday to celebrate the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Arrey Obenson, former CEO and president of the International Institute of St. Louis, resigned because of misaligned visions and goals. He said the institute’s position as a service provider for immigrants and refugees should be widened.

St. Louis-area immigration agencies and attorneys warn immigrants to renew their government documents before a potential mass deportation next year.

The number of Hispanics or Latinos in the St. Louis region has significantly increased over the past year, according to U.S. census data released last week. The data shows there are more than 13,900 Hispanics or Latinos in the area.

St. Louis Public Schools welcomed 21 teachers from Ghana and the Philippines as part of its first cultural exchange program. These educators will fill teaching positions in middle school science, middle school math, and elementary classrooms to help address hard-to-fill vacancies amid a national teacher shortage.

The annual event, happening Aug. 24-25, brings thousands to Tower Grove Park for what’s known as the region’s largest multicultural gathering.

St. Louis’ Asian American and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander community celebrates recent work to bring light to the lives and contributions of early Chinese immigrants to St. Louis.

The International Institute of St. Louis desperately needs the community to provide monetary donations to bridge the funding gap in resettling new arrivals. Officials say that because of rising costs, federal funding isn’t enough.

SEED St. Louis is helping immigrants and refugees plant and grow fruits and vegetables from their homeland on an urban farm. Immigrant farmers say the farm helps them feel connected to the land they left.

With the election season quickly approaching, is there a different way that the country – political affiliations aside – can have the immigration conversation? Two UMSL immigration experts suggest centering empathy.