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With Upwardly Global’s support, Juan restarts his advertising career In his native Colombia, 29-year-old Juan never dared to dream of married life as a gay man. But when he arrived in the United States as an au pair, his viewpoint shifted. Living with a gay host family exposed him to
NEW YORK — Upwardly Global is pleased to announce that its Afghan response campaign received an honorable mention in Ragan’s Crisis Communications Awards in the Public Affairs category. The award recognizes the Upwardly Global communications team’s ongoing work of uplifting Afghan newcomers’ stories since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in
- Topics: Afghan Response, Blog, News
“We have to make sure that we are not [perpetuating] the myth and the negative propaganda against immigrants. That immigrants are ‘extractive,’ that they ‘exploit the system,’ when we know in reality that they are contributing. Upwardly Global helps place over 2,000 immigrants a year back into the U.S. economy.
- Topics: News, News Coverage
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Upwardly Global is proud to endorse the introduction of the Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act, the International Medical Graduate (IMG) Assistance Act, and the Professional’s Access to Health (PATH) Workforce Integration Act introduced today by Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA). These three bills would help immigrants
- Topics: Healthcare, News, Policy
Upwardly Global alum Sofiia flees war and gives back in both the U.S. and Ukraine In February of 2022, Sofiia’s six-year-old daughter was brushing her teeth when explosions first shook their home in Ukraine. Ten days later, they fled the country as Sofiia feared for her daughter’s safety. “My kid,
On Friday, May 12, 2023, Upwardly Global President and CEO Jina Krause-Vilmar spoke with John Fugelsang on Sirius XM’s “Tell Me Everything.” “It is an international right to be able to seek safety in the United States, it does not matter what port of entry, you commit through how many
- Topics: News, News Coverage