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We kick off Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders, a year-long multi-media series exploring the impact of immigration in our region. We bring you special reports on the issues, hear from community members, and share a live performance by Simon Kashama, a musician with the Rocambu Jazz band.

Immigration in Chicago: A History

Columbia College Chicago History Professor Dominic Pacyga takes us on a tour of immigration in Chicago.

Posted on 3.6.2007

Multimedia: Video

Watch a video of the Chicago immigrant community—then and now. With a mix of archival photos and current images, the city's diverse neighborhoods unfold.

Posted on 3.6.2007

Immigration on Devon Avenue

Chicago's Devon Avenue evolves with new arrivals of immigrants. Chicago Public Radio's Gabriel Spitzer reports.

Posted on 3.6.2007

Multimedia: Video

Watch a video of the Chicago immigrant community—then and now. With a mix of archival photos and current images, the city's diverse neighborhoods unfold.

Posted on 3.6.2007

Multimedia: Slideshow

The 2007 Chicago Matters series Beyond Borders launched on March 5 with a live, multimedia event at Truman College in Chicago.

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Posted on 3.6.2007

Learn more about the history of immigration in the Chicago community on the Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders timeline. As immigration legislation and reform effects Chicago and the nation, we update the timeline. Check back and follow the progress.

Now in its 17th year, Chicago's award-winning multimedia public affairs series returns in 2007 with Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders to explore the impact of immigration in Chicago and the region.

Chicago Matters is made possible by The Chicago Community Trust, with programming by Chicago Public Radio, WTTW 11, the Chicago Public Library, and The Chicago Reporter.

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