We Are All Migrants

Yes, it's a truism for the United States; we are all migrants, including the first ones who made their ancient way from Africa via Asia. Migrants may be ourselves, our parents, our grandparents, and more, back generations for many. We came by choice, by force, by happenstance. We arrived yesterday, today, and will arrive tomorrow. We've not always been welcome. These Participatory Portraits invite us all to own up to this American portrait.

Our several in-person exhibitions of Visualizing Immigrant Phoenix included a photo booth where we invited viewers to join the project by selecting their migrant status and posing for a portrait pic. This made for an exciting participatory experience for our audiences! We thank them all for helping us show the tremendous pride Americans have in their families' homelands of origin when given the chance to proclaim that We Are All Migrants.

Some of Our NCUIRE Researchers

Society for Applied Anthropology conference in Santa Fe, NM March 30-31, 2017

Many thanks to everyone who stopped by to see our exhibit, gave us feedback, and to the many who joined the We Are All Migrants gallery of participatory portraits!

New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, Arizona State University-West, Phoenix

Research & Creative Project Symposium, April 20, 2017

Thanks to all who visited our exhibition and spoke with our researchers about the project. Special thanks to the many who joined We Are All Migrants gallery of participatory portraits!

And cream on top, it was terrific to be awarded 1st Place for Best NCUIRE Presented Project!

Invited exhibition at Glendale Community College, Glendale AZ, 11-8-17.

Thanks to all who visited our exhibition and spoke with our researchers about the project. Special thanks to those who joined We Are All Migrants gallery of participatory portraits!

We hope you'll soon be transferring from GCC to ASU West!

New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, Arizona State University-West, Phoenix

Research & Creative Project Symposium, April 19, 2018

Thanks to all who visited our exhibition and spoke with our researchers about the project. Special thanks to the many who joined We Are All Migrants gallery of participatory portraits!