Thank you so much for your incredible support during our campaign! We were able to raise over 8,000 dollars and already your donations are making a difference.
We apologize for the delay – but your pins and art and print magazines are being shipped out this week!
In the meantime – have you noticed that we have already published two beautiful online issues? Take a moment to read some of the beautiful voices below.
With deep gratitude, Christina
Immigrant Report - July 29 2019 - home page.jpg 6.75 MB The Things They Do Not Tell You: A daughter’s journey through foreign grief. The Public Library: When the refugee, literally and metaphorically, is bereft of language, home, friends, family, and hope, he or she can find in a library a substitute. Customs: The poetry of Qi'Ang Meng: solitude and phantasmas. ”The lights going off, you and I / and foreigners climb into our beds / like exhausted warriors. Succulents of night” Inhaling Toxin: Communicating what is truly happening in her country is one of Arantxa’s greatest goals —the corruption of a government’s dictatorship that wears the mask of democracy for the rest of the world to see. My Indonesian Mom Bought Me a Blonde Wig: And Other Adventures in Internalized Racism Exile Poems: "In my life in exile / the way I say 'goodbye' with love for people / Is not the way I have ever said it before." El Patio: As an iconic Austin restaurant closes, the staff and patrons gather to reflect on a long history of family, legacy, and the American Dream - and to eat! Walking On A Dream: American Dream: (verb)(1) To spend days walking and seeing things that remain best unsaid. A journey across the border. Immigrant Report - August 2019 - mock 2.jpg 1.03 MB
Home Stretch!
We are in the home stretch! The fundraiser ends this weekend!
We have raised nearly 7,000 dollars from over 75 different donors - which is an incredible feat! And I am so proud of what we have accomplished! Regardless of whether we meet the full goal, I know the next year of Immigrant Report will be even more impactful and I am so grateful to all who have been able to get us this far!
I wanted to write you to let you know about something very exciting! For the final days of the fundraiser, the special edition magazine will be available for only $40! After all - the entire purpose of raising money is so we can celebrate immigrant voices and art and reach even wider audiences. What better way to do that than by making this incredible issue packed with some of the best writing and art from the past two years more available?
I made this decision, because I always want to be guided by the mission of centering and celebrating immigrant voices. I feel so strongly that this incredible work should be seen and read by as many people as possible. And that, to me, is the most important thing. The entire issue is made with so much love and care, and is so incredibly special.
Please share the fundraiser! Not only is this the last chance for your friends and family to get a copy featuring your incredible work, but they will be able to support Immigrant Report and all of the other incredible writers and artists who are making this possible. -->donate.ImmigrantReport.com
Thank you so much for all your incredible generosity and talent and for being a part of this!
with so much gratitude,
Christina
New Reward Alert!
Dearest friends and supporters,
We are so excited to announce that we have a brand new reward thanks to the incredible Noella Borie! You can now get a signed print from Infinite Universe! This incredible short animation required over 600 hand drawn watercolors and is downright mesmerizing. You can watch the video, get inspired, and then take home a piece of the magic.
If you want to read more about her process, check out the article on Immigrant Report!
We have 18 days left to raise 6,310 dollars - but I believe we can do it together! Your generous support is so deeply appreciated and we are on our way!
With gratitude, Christina
Halfway Through
We are halfway through our fundraiser!
I am overwhelmed that near 40 people have donated so far. It is amazing to see so many people that also have faith in our mission. But we still have a long ways to go!
Luckily - there are some amazing perks and I am so excited to reveal.... (drum roll please).... the cover! This is a really special reward. Over 50 pages of essays, interviews, art, and poetry from our past issues. It is all lovingly laid out, printed at the highest quality, and perfect bound. And it is only available during the campaign!
And of course what kind of publication would we be if we did not continue publishing? Did you see that a new issue was released during the campaign? It includes a playwright's reflections on being from elsewhere, intimate writing on identity and skin color, memories of apartheid era Johannesburg, and a story about mother's love found in a spice cabinet!
And as always, all our content is available for free online at ImmigrantReport.com
There are still 20 days left to get involved! And every little bit makes a difference - including sharing our fundraiser or your favorite articles with your friends and your community!
Immigrant Report was founded in early 2017 and since then we have published dozens of original articles. You can find recipes and poems, interviews with entrepreneurs and artists, music, films, paintings, and essays all created by the diverse and vibrant immigrant community.
Immigrant Report Fundraiser - text images - our mission.jpg 107.94 KBWe set out to celebrate immigrant voices and provide a platform to amplify their message. So far we have been successful: publishing work from over 50 members of the immigrant community online and reaching an audience of 10,000!
In centering immigrant voices, we ask our contributors to explore whatever they are most passionate about. We are not only interested in what it means to be an immigrant, but also in the broad range of experiences, ideas and expressions from across this diverse community.
Immigrant Report is committed to publishing at the highest possible level. Every article is vetted for quality, carefully proofread, and paired with beautiful graphics. We want Immigrant Report to become known as a platform that explores some of the most interesting and dynamic art and writing online, allowing us to reach ever wider audiences.
In addition to curating some of the best writing online, we also develop and encourage new voices. We work extensively with new writers to craft essays and tell their stories. Plus, we match writers with artists and community members so that through interviews and multimedia we are lifting up their voices and celebrating their achievements.
Plus, it is hard to amplify voices if you hide their work behind a paywall. All of our new issues and archived articles are available for free.
For the last two years, Immigrant Report has operated entirely out-of-pocket with time and expertise volunteered from editors and contributors alike. While we have accomplished so much, we need your help to make sure this publication can not only continue, but grow!
Immigrant Report Fundraiser - text images - goals.jpg 91.79 KBOur goal is to publish twice as regularly (two issues per month!) and pay our contributors. Not only do we believe that the quality of the work merits payment, it will allow us to attract more writers and feature more diverse work.
As we grow, we can launch programs to better serve this community. From creating themed issues that explore a key topic of interest to developing multimedia content, we will be able to better serve our audience and highlight the immigrant community.
Every donation makes an impact, and we know we could not grow without you. Your donation helps turn these goals into realities, and makes sure that the third year of Immigrant Report is the most successful yet! If you cannot give, consider sharing the fundraiser, or even your favorite article. Thank you so much!
We only have a few days left in the campaign and realized - this incredibly special magazine should reach as many people as possible. So now it can be yours for a donation of only $40! (thats 25 dollars less!)
After all - the entire purpose of raising money is so we can celebrate immigrant voices and art and reach even wider audiences. What better way to do that than by making this incredible issue packed with some of the best writing and art from the past two years more available?
So get a copy for yourself! Gift one to a friend! And know you are helping Immigrant Report continue to publish incredible work and amplify the voices of the immigrant community.
Five Dollar Friday!
Donate $5.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
Every little bit makes a difference - even five dollars! Donate what you can and receive a collection of quotes from past issues all laid out and ready to inspire and share!
Let us inspire you! A download pack of quotes pulled from past articles, beautifully designed and ready to share on social media or inspire your day.Immigrant Report mood board.jpg 4.57 MB
This is an exciting one! A signed print of a frame of your choice from Infinite Universe - a gorgeous animated film painted in watercolor. And your print will be signed by the artist Noella Borie!
Thank you, friend! Receive the print magazine and the logo pin, plus your name will be listed on our 2019 supporter page on our website under “Friends of Immigrant Report”
Sponsor
Donate $320.00 or more
Amount over $13.00 is tax-deductible.
At this amount, you have given us enough to publish an entire issue online! Your name will be listed on our 2019 supporter page on our website under “Sponsors”, plus you will receive a personalized thank you note, the print magazine, and our logo pin.
Patron
Donate $1,000.00 or more
Amount over $33.00 is tax-deductible.
Your support means the world! Not only will we list you on our website supporter page as a “Patron”, but your name will appear in our special print edition so we can thank you properly. So of course we will be sending you three print magazines (to share with your friends!) as well as our logo pin and a personalized thank you note. Immigrant report hand copy.png 26.54 KB
