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PITTSBURGH AS A FOREIGN CITY

(POP City, January 31, 2007)

I moved to Pittsburgh from London a year ago, and, like many of the people I met while writing this article, I arrived with my partner, who had been offered a post-doc research position at UPMC...Click here to read article.

NEW IMMIGRANTS TURN TO LOCAL AGENCIES FOR JOB AND LIFESTYLE ASSISTANCE

(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 27, 2007)

"The Americam Dream" can mean different things to different people. The most optimistic might envision opportunity, a chance to rise to the top from next to nothing...Click here to read the article.

TOP TEN COOL THINGS IN AND AROUND PITTSBURGH

(www.Pittsburgh.net, January 2007)

1. Art Museums and Galleries The Andy Warhol Museum, a one-of-a-kind performance center and gallery devoted to an American pop culture icon...Click here to read the list.

NEW RESIDENTS FIND AREA FRIENDLY, CHARMING

(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Gioconda Vasquez doesn't mind hearing "yinz" and "'n'at." Six months ago, Vasquez traded the turbulent, crime-ridden streets of Caracas, Venezuela, for a more laid-back life in Point Breeze...Click here to read the article.

WELCOME CENTER TO SERVE AS HUB FOR INTERNATIONALS

(Global Pittsburgh News, November, 2005)

The newly formed Welcome Center for Immigrants and Internationals will serve as a clearinghous for information and services available to new arrivals...Click here to read article.

PUTS AND CALLS: WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY, AND IT IS US

(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 25, 2005)

Four years ago this December, Citizens began doing business here. Pittsburgh has been a wonderful place for us and our business is growing steadily…Click here to read article.

IMMIGRANTS TRAIN FOR AIDE JOBS (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wednesday, September 21, 2005)

The mannequin does not respond as students practice moving it from the bed to the wheelchair…Click here to read article.

FORUM: LET’S WELCOME LATINOS TO PITTSBURGH (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday, September 18, 2005)

Pittsburgh needs more Latinos. Pious, industrious, roll-up your-sleeve immigrants from Mexico and Central America…Click here to read article.

INDUSTRIAL HEYDAY MARKS PEAK OF INFLUX (Pittsburgh Tribute-Review, Thursday, September 8, 2005)
At 17, Jose Garcia left his hometown of San Luis Potosi, Mexico... Click here to read the article.

REASONS FOR COMING DIVERSE (Pittsburgh Tribute-Review, Thursday, September 8, 2005)
Edis Mahic will never forget the day Serbian soldiers stormed into his house in Bosnia and dragged his father away... Click here to read the article.

FLAVORS OF THE WORLD SIMMER IN REGION'S ETHNIC CULTURE..A MELTING POT (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Saturday, May 22, 2004)
Pittsburgh has long prided itself on being a rich melting pot of various ethnicities... Click here to read article.