Our Immigrant Community

Our Immigrant Community

From Blok by Blok Chicago by Blok by Blok

February 20, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

Camila explores immigration stories highlighting the impact of the immigrant community through audio stories from Marwen’s Middle School.

Camila explores Immigration stories with numbers and facts that show the powerful effect of the immigrant community.. Audio stories from Marwen’s Middle School community. Young people interview, research, and collaborate to tell their story in a podcast format. students from the Podcast Program at Marwen engage in conversation with professionals that shape Chicago's vibrant life. Marwen exists to educate and inspire young people to nurture their growth and build their futures through art and community. Rooted in the core values of creative youth development (youth voice, racial and social justice, collective action) our programs aim to cultivate youth-centered, supportive, and collaborative environments and communities to facilitate relevant visual arts programming with Chicago’s young people since 1987. This episode is fully sponsored by Marwen's Young Voices: Podcast Stories (Pathways). Music Tracks by Beat by Beat.

People in this episode

Host: Camila

Topics covered

  • immigration
  • youth stories
  • community engagement
  • art education
  • social justice

Keywords

  • immigration
  • community
  • youth
  • podcast
  • Chicago
  • Marwen
  • art
  • social justice

Sponsors

Marwen's Young Voices: Podcast Stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marwen’s Middle School, Chicago

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