Immigrant Heritage Celebration

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Immigrant Heritage Celebration 2026

Immigrants Power New York

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June 2026

National Immigrant Heritage Month

In 2026, MOIA’s Immigrant Heritage Celebration Theme is “Immigrants Power New York”. Immigrant New Yorkers are central to the city's workforce, economy, and bring our city to life every day. MOIA's 2026 signature illustration features of power grid to symbolize how immigrants are the driving force of New York, and the interconnectedness of our workers and all who call New York City home.

June marks the start of National Immigrant Heritage Month. More than 40 percent of U.S. citizens can trace their ancestry back to immigrants who arrived in the United States through Ellis Island. Since 2014, the United States has commemorated June as Immigrant Heritage Month to celebrate the shared diversity that forms the unique story of America.

Celia Deming-Bernstein smiling and standing in a park

About the Artist

Celia Deming-Bernstein

Celia Deming-Bernstein combines her Political Science degree with her Visual Art degree to integrate art and design with public service. With multimedia skills in illustration, photography, and painting, she utilizes storytelling and systems thinking to drive community-centered political work. Celia has illustrated the cover and created the design layout of the Policial Science thesis journal for The New School, written and illustrated a series of children’s books for her cumulative thesis titled “Kids These Days”, and is currently developing illustrations for official merchandise for a mayoral office. At the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Celia amplifies MOIA’s mission to support immigrant New Yorkers by managing the volunteer program, conducting outreach to communities across NYC, creating a soon-to-be-introduced handmade outreach material, and now illustrating the Immigrant Heritage Week illustration.

Visit Celia's Instagram @cece.rosee_art



How to Celebrate with MOIA and get Involved

IMMIGRANT HERITAGE EVENTS

Stay tuned as we will be adding more Immigrant Heritage Events in June!

Please fill out MOIA’s Community Partners Immigrant Heritage Week Celebration Form to submit an event to be featured below!

We Love Immigrant NYC, MOIA Immigrant Enclave Illustration Series

In 2023, our team launched MOIA's Immigrant Enclave Illustration Series as part of MOIA's Immigrant Heritage Celebration. NYC is home to 3 million immigrants and our aim with this series is to highlight the endless contributions, rich histories, and unique cultures of our city's diverse immigrant communities throughout all of the five boroughs.

Download and share your favorite MOIA Immigrant Enclaves Illustration.

Little Ukraine in the East Village
Little Mexico in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
MOIA graphic celebrating immigrant heritage. This graphic celebrates Chinese heritage in Chinatown in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The graphic has illustrations of buildings, markets, statues, trees, fall leaves, a temple, kids playing with leaves, a playground, restaurants, Chinese food, people holding up a dragon for a parade and more.
Graphic from MOIA's Immigrant Enclave Illustration Series for Chinatown in Flushing, Queens. This picture depicts New Yorkers in traditional Chinese clothing, community buildings, traditional Chinese foods, trees, markets, stores, and a mall
MOIA graphic celebrating immigrant heritage. This graphic celebrates Chinese heritage in Chinatown Manhattan. The graphic has illustrations of buildings, markets, statues, trees, cherry blossoms, Chinese food, people playing mahjong, doing tai chi, and more
A graphic of Little Manila, Philippines in Woodside, Queens.
MOIA immigrant enclave illustration for Little Africa in the Bronx, street signs, people wearing traditional African clothes, small businesses, and African foods.
A graphic of Little Dominican Republic in Washington Heights & Inwood, Manhattan.
A graphic of Little Haiti in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
A graphic of Little Mexico in Port Richmond, Staten Island.
A graphic of Little Colombia in Jackson Heights, Queens.
Flyer for event titled: A Word from Our Director image or the Lydia Millet on Atavists with Jenny Offill. In the center there are portraits of the authors and a book with animals on the front.
A graphic of Koreatown in Manhattan and Queens
stylized map of Little Guyana's landmarks
Stylized map of Landmarks at Little India in Queens
MOIA's Little Immigrant Enclave Illustration for Little Yemen in the Bronx. This features cultural dances, celebrations, and communities wearing traditional Yemeni clothing and accessories. There are many shops, markets, and Yemeni traditional foods. There is also a coffee shop opening with customers drinking coffee outside
MOIA's Little Immigrant Enclave Illustration for Little Caribbean in Brooklyn. This features cultural dances, celebrations, and communities wearing traditional Caribbean clothing and accessories. There are many shops, markets, and Caribbean traditional foods. The graphic also has a library, museum, hospital.
MOIA's Little Immigrant Enclave Illustration for Little Bangladesh in Queens. This illustration features cultural dances, celebrations, and communities wearing traditional Bengali clothing and accessories. There are many shops, markets, and Bengali traditional foods. The graphic also has restaurants, stores, and food trucks.
MOIA's Little Immigrant Enclave Illustration for Little Africa in Staten Island. This illustration features cultural dances, celebrations, and communities wearing traditional African clothing and accessories. There are many shops, markets, and African traditional foods
MOIA's Little Immigrant Enclave Illustration for Little Ecuador in Queens. The graphic depicts a vibrant illustration of Ecuadorian culture and community. It showcases cultural dances, celebrations, and people in traditional Ecuadorian attire and accessories. The scene is bustling with activity, featuring shops, markets selling traditional Ecuadorian foods, restaurants, stores, and parks. One park includes a public sculpture, while people are also shown engaging in sports, playing traditional music, and performing a traditional dance.
A colorful, hand-drawn map titled "Little Pakistan in Brooklyn" depicts a lively neighborhood scene centered around a winding lime-green road on a dark green background. The illustration features local landmarks and businesses such as a jewelry store, Pakistani grocery, Kashmiri Chai cafe, and a "Sweets & Restaurant" shop, alongside the Masjid Muslim Community Center and the Newkirk Plaza and Avenue H subway stations. Cultural life is highlighted through depictions of people sharing a large meal, a "Clothing & Henna" shop with a "Happy Ramadan" sign, a drummer and dancers in traditional attire, and orange butterflies scattered throughout the frame. The graphic, created by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, includes street signs for Coney Island Avenue and Foster Avenue, celebrating the vibrant Pakistani community and their contributions to the cultural fabric of New York City.
A colorful, hand-drawn map titled "Little Albania in the Bronx" depicts a vibrant neighborhood layout centered around the intersection of Arthur Avenue and 187th Street. The illustration features a winding grey road on a pink background, populated with numerous Albanian-owned businesses such as byrek shops, coffee and wine bars, a travel agency, and grocery stores. Sprinkled throughout the map are cultural symbols including people in traditional Albanian folk dress performing music and dances, the Albanian and American flags, a statue of the national hero Skanderbeg, and various traditional dishes. The graphic, created by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, includes landmarks like Ciccarone Park and the "Dielli" newspaper logo, celebrating the rich heritage and community contributions of Albanian immigrants in New York City.
An illustrated map titled "Little Poland in Greenpoint, Brooklyn" features a network of orange roads on a salmon-pink background, showcasing the rich cultural landmarks and businesses of the Polish community. The graphic, created by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, includes prominent local architecture such as the Polish Consulate, a community church with tall spires, the Polish Cultural Center, and depictions of the Kościuszko and Pulaski Bridges. Scenes of cultural heritage are scattered throughout, depicting the Pulaski Day Parade, groups of people in traditional folk costumes, and various culinary staples like pierogi, kielbasa, and a local bakery. Street signs for Greenpoint Avenue, Driggs Avenue, and Nassau Avenue provide a geographic sense of the neighborhood, while smaller details like orange butterflies, blue flowers, and the side-by-side American and Polish flags complete the celebratory tribute to the local immigrant community.