Christa Yoakum

Registration Is Open: Creating Communities of Belonging

Immigrants & Communities, Race Equity, Welcoming / By Christa Yoakum / 05/12/2021 05/12/2021

Please note: We are currently in the 3rd session of the Creating Communities of Belonging series. Join us by registering at the link below! Join community leaders from across Nebraska who are building inclusive and vibrant communities This virtual series will provide collaborative sessions, presentations, and networking with Nebraskans who are committed to creating communities …

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Join us for the Welcoming Interactive 2021!

Immigrants & Communities, Welcoming / By Christa Yoakum / 04/20/2021 04/20/2021

Inclusion. Belonging. Equity. Welcoming Interactive 2021 is going virtual! That means we’re inviting you to join us to take a deep dive into immigrant inclusion best practices, hear from peers across the country, and be inspired by keynote speakers john a. powell (lowercase intentional) and Dr. Gail Christopher on belonging and equity. The Welcoming Interactive …

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Women’s History Month: From Challenge Comes Change

Uncategorized / By Christa Yoakum / 03/08/2021 03/08/2021

In March we celebrate women in two ways. Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day and in the United States we recognize Women’s History Month throughout the month. This year’s International Women’s Day theme “Choose to Challenge” invites women to call out gender bias and inequality. From challenge comes change. We can choose to …

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Renewing the Task Force for New Americans is a step in the right direction

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 02/12/2021 02/12/2021

Building welcoming communities happens primarily on the local level, but it takes a commitment from leadership at all levels to truly create an inclusive nation that sees immigrants and refugees as a valuable part of its social and cultural fabric. That’s why we are pleased that the Biden Administration renewed the Task Force for New …

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We Cannot Tolerate Hate, Nativism, and American Exceptionalism

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 01/14/2021 01/14/2021

We Cannot Tolerate Hate, Nativism, and American Exceptionalism We witnessed an attack on our Capitol and on our democratic process last week. This act was intended to disrupt our democratic process. This act also revealed very publicly the deep and historically long chasm of racism in our country. It was a broad coalition of extremists …

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‘Nebraska is Home’ means recognizing and celebrating its indigenous past, present, and future

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 11/25/2020 11/25/2020

For those who call Nebraska ‘home,’ we are on the native land of the Pawnee, Omaha, Cheyenne, Oglala, and many others. Native American Heritage Month is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the continuing contributions of Native Americans in our communities and throughout the state of Nebraska. It is an opportunity to read the works …

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REGISTER TODAY – Training & Conversation on Race Equity Nov 16 & 18

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 11/13/2020 11/13/2020

Nebraska Is Home is excited to introduce a virtual learning and engagement opportunity that will help you progress toward your equity and inclusion goals! We invite you to join us for a training and conversation using powerful tools that you can continue to use in your work. Come together with other Law Enforcement, Local Government …

Nebraska Work with Arts and Immigrants featured in National Report

Uncategorized / By Christa Yoakum / 10/28/2020 10/28/2020

Nebraska is Home is celebrated in Bridging Divides, Creating Community: Arts, Culture, and Immigration, a new publication highlighting the power that creative placemaking holds in creating an America where everyone can belong and thrive. The report explores how arts and artists, writers, musicians, and performers have long been and may increasingly be partners in helping …

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Photos and videos from your Welcoming Week events

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 10/07/2020 10/07/2020

Cheers to a successful Welcoming Week! Welcoming Week 2020 helped us find new ways to bring people together across lines of difference to develop greater understanding and mutual support. This year, like no other, with COVID-19 and a divisive political climate, creative Welcomers across the state held Naturalization clinics, voter registration drives and even a …

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Celebrating Nebraska Immigrants: From Refugee Camp to Nebraska Nurse

Immigrants & Communities / By Christa Yoakum / 10/02/2020 10/02/2020

This blog is written by Nebraska Appleseed summer intern Vivian P. Alvarado. Haeler Paw, or as she prefers to be called Hae Paw, is originally from a refugee camp in Thailand. She immigrated to the United States in June, 2012. Because Haw Paw already had some siblings living in Nebraska she decided to relocate close …

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