Pushing the where and when of the arts.
Research shows that immigrant artists are twice as likely as US-born artists to have their projects hosted in informal arts spaces.
Culture improves immigrants' psychological well-being.
Immigrants who participate in culturally meaningful activities, including their indigenous arts, show improved psychological well-being, enhanced positive emotions and feelings, and deeper social connections with others.
1-in-4 U.S. Nobel Laureates in Literature are immigrants.
The number is even higher overall -- 39% of the U.S. science Laureates are immigrants--and many of them thank creative enterprises for their scientific success.
The arts bridge language barriers and unite disparate groups.
Children from immigrant and resident populations cohere best when barriers around language come down. Research shows that art making provides a common bridge and increases friendship, empathy, and mutual trust.
Immigrants' grandchildren 2x as likely to attend cultural events.
Compared to first-generation immigrants, U.S. residents in the country for 3 generations or more participate in live theater at more than double the rate. In general, cultural participation rates rise the more time has passed since immigrating, reaching levels comparable to the US-born population after 15 years of residency.
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