Just as first-generation immigrants struggle to access mental health services in the Philadelphia area, second-generation children of immigrants grapple with their own unique set of challenges

Rather than the persecution immigrants fled being a distinct moment in time, the ripple effects continue to follow them to the United States.

Kuwaiti-American comedian Alyssa Al-Dookhi (they/them) of South Philadelphia is slated to release “Sabah il-Khara,” an irreverent internet morning talk show created for the queer SWANA community.

As more Mediterranean restaurants draw in customers with the promise of live belly dance, belly dancers struggle to perform in a precarious and racialized gig work economy.

“‘I moved outside the city to be able to live more freely and experience the queer arts without vigilance.’”

“Lines of words, calligraphy, and blood-flow all mirror each other in the worlds that I straddle.”