Green Card Voices

Over 47 million immigrants and refugees live in the U.S. Further your impact and foster understanding and inclusivity in your community by making a Give to the Max donation between November 1 – 20!

AMPLIFY IMMIGRANT VOICES. MAKE AN IMPACT IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

WHAT WE DO

At Green Card Voices, we share immigrant and refugee stories to combat fear and disconnection.
In a time when division and misinformation threaten to silence so many, we’re making sure every voice is heard. Through storytelling, we’re building empathy, breaking down stereotypes, and reminding our communities what we have in common. Because when stories are shared, understanding grows and silence loses its power.

OUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1. We published volume 5 of our bilingual Children's Graphic Novel series, "Escaping Ukraine, Finding Hope."

When air sirens replace classroom bells, teacher and mother Mila Mostova makes the painful decision to flee Ukraine with her children. With the help of her former American host, they find refuge in Duluth, Minnesota, where Mila’s courage and resilience guide her family through starting over and helping others find hope along the way.

                                                       

2. Thanks to the generous funding of the Minnesota Humanities Center and the partnership with the Ukrainian American Community Center and Alight, Ukrainian Voices of Minnesota captures the stories of 22 Ukrainian immigrants, ages 15 to 70, from diverse regions of Ukraine. Among them, 19 arrived in the U.S. within the past three years, while three have been in Minnesota since before 2016 and now support newcomers. 

3.  We published Green Card Youth Voices: Chicago. 

Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from Chicago Schools is a  collection of personal essays written by thirty students coming from nineteen different countries. The students attend three different high schools that reflect the heart and diversity of the city’s immigrant and refugee communities. Included in the collection are Venezuelans who escaped political and economic collapse,  Ukrainians who fled war, and refugees from a Tanzanian camp seeking peace. These youth share honest reflections on their journeys, their dreams, and what it means to build a new life in an unfamiliar land.

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Telling Stories. Opening Minds. Becoming Neighbors.

Green Card Voices is a Minneapolis-based, nationally growing non profit that connects immigrants and their communities through multimedia storytelling. We record the first person narratives of immigrants, and publish them in books, online and in traveling exhibits. So far, we have recorded the stories of over 500 immigrants and refugees who are originally from over 140 countries and now reside in Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, California, North Dakota, Georgia, Wisconsin, Hawai'i and Illinois.

Over 47 million immigrants are in the U.S. Your gifts allow us to preserve first-person stories by them and ensure it is accessible for future generations.

Green Card Voices is a lot of things: a small nonprofit organization with a big mission, a publishing group, a bridge between immigrants and nonimmigrants. More than anything, it is a community. We're so grateful you're a part of it. Thank you!

If you prefer to donate offline, you can also mail a check to Green Card Voices, 2611 1st Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55408.