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Twenty-four percent of Philadelphia’s foreign born come from the Pan-American region. Many come from the Caribbean, with significant populations also coming from South America. A growing number of Philadelphia’s newcomers come from Mexico and Central America.

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Central America/Carribean

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Haitian

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Colombian

Free Library of Philadelphia Author Events Series Presents: A Wedding in Haiti, with Julia Alvarez

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5/7/2012 7:30pm - 10:00pm

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Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine Street, Montgomery Auditorium

Philadelphia, PA 19103

United States

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http://libwww.freelibrary.org/authoreven...

The Free Library of Philadelphia is pleased to announce an Author Events series with writer, Julia Alvarez. Ms. Alvarez writes lyrical, politically insightful works that reveal her passion for people who shape history. Born in New York and raised until the age of 10 in the Dominican Republic, she artfully renders “the threshold experiences of the new immigrant, where the past is not yet a memory and the future remains an anxious dream” (New York Times Book Review). This event is sponsored by Al Día NewsMedia. Ticketsare $15 General Admission, $7 for students, and can be purchased online here.

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Educational Events

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Literature

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Cultural Exchange

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Immigration/Refugees

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Central America/Carribean

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Dominican