Welcome to Podsburgh!

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By Sheela Hanagal, Wynne Yao, and Zachary Rapaport

How does Pittsburgh welcome people? We set out to answer this question with a particular focus on how immigrants and international students at Carnegie Mellon University are welcomed to the city.

Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment (FORGE) is a student organization that seeks to educate, empower, and enrich the lives of refugees in order to catalyze sustainable social change. FORGE works toward this mission by engaging in direct service with refugees resettled to Pittsburgh and by spreading awareness of refugee issues. More information on FORGE can be found here.

The Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education (ARYSE) supports immigrant and refugee youth in becoming engaged, confident, and celebrated members of our communities. More information on ARYSE can be found here.

Casa San José supports and advocates for Latino communities on issues related to local integration and self-sufficiency. They aim to promote a culture of acceptance where Latino immigrants are treated with dignity, respect, and kindness. More information on CSJ can be found here.

Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university known for its world-class, interdisciplinary programs: arts, business, computing, engineering, humanities, policy and science. More information on CMU can be found here.

Music credits go to the Free Music Archive, https://freemusicarchive.org/.

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