# The Immigrant Learning Center: Giving Immigrants a Voice

> The Immigrant Learning Center gives immigrants a voice through free ESOL classes, public education and research on the economic contributions of immigrants\.

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## Posts
- [Melrose and Natick Business Owners to be Honored with Immigrant Entrepreneur Award](https://www.ilctr.org/melrose-natick-business-owners-barry-m-portnoy-immigrant-entrepreneur-awards/): Andrea Iriarte Dent, owner of Molly’s Bookstore in Melrose and Allston, and Dinesh Wadhwani, founder and CEO of Natick’s ThinkLite, will be honored with the Barry M\. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur Award for their contributions to the Massachusetts economy and their communities\.
- [Walter](https://www.ilctr.org/walter/): Walter had decades of chef experience when he moved to the United States, but his lack of English made it difficult to get positions where he would excel\.
- [Ieda](https://www.ilctr.org/ieda/): Ieda wanted to bring her love of caring for children to her new home in the United States, but she needed to improve her English skills first\.
- [Johnny](https://www.ilctr.org/johnny/): Driving can unlock new opportunities, something that Johnny learned moving to the Unites States from Haiti\.
- [Yunting](https://www.ilctr.org/yunting/): Yunting enrolled at The Immigrant Learning Center to learn English\. But she also gained a community and a way to get into graduate school\.

## Events
- [Barry M\. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards Celebration](https://www.ilctr.org/events/barry-m-portnoy-immigrant-entrepreneur-awards-2026/): The Barry M\. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards Benefit honors the innovation, jobs and so much more that immigrant entrepreneurs contribute to Massachusetts and the country\.
- [Music, Migration and Belonging: Incorporating Arts\-Based Primary Sources in the Classroom](https://www.ilctr.org/events/music-migration-belonging-arts-based-primary-sources-webinar/): Learn how to use music and arts\-based primary sources to help students explore history, migration, identity and belonging in this webinar\.
- [Immigrant Students Experiencing Homelessness: Educational Rights and McKinney\-Vento Basics](https://www.ilctr.org/resource-hub/immigrant-students-experiencing-homelessness-teacher-training/): Learn practical strategies for supporting immigrant students experiencing homelessness in this free webinar with SchoolHouse Connection\.
- [Barry M\. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards](https://www.ilctr.org/events/barry-m-portnoy-immigrant-entrepreneur-awards-2026/): The Barry M\. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards Benefit honors the innovation, jobs and so much more that immigrant entrepreneurs contribute to Massachusetts and the country\.
- [Promoting Immigrant Student Mental Health and Wellbeing](https://www.ilctr.org/resource-hub/immigrant-student-mental-health/)

## ILC Publications \& Resources
- [7 Famous Undocumented And DACA Immigrants](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/ilc-publications-and-resources/seven-famous-undocumented-daca-immigrants/): Here we have collected stories of seven famous immigrants who are or were undocumented\.
- [Immigrants \& America 250: New Interactive Timeline Captures Immigration Milestones](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/ilc-publications-and-resources/immigrants-america-250-interactive-timeline-immigration-history/): Celebrate America's 250th birthday with this new interactive timeline that shows how the United States has been shaped by immigration history\.
- [Essay: Sacrifices and Contributions of Immigrants](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/ilc-publications-and-resources/sacrifices-contributions-immigrants-teen-perspectives-essay/): I came to the United States from Nepal when I was five years old\. I did not understand what immigration meant, only that my world had changed overnight\.
- [American history is immigrant history](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/ilc-publications-and-resources/american-history-is-immigrant-history/): We've added three new bundles to our Teaching U\.S\. Immigration Series of resources for middle through high school teachers\.
- [7 Things to Know About Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/ilc-publications-and-resources/birthright-citizenship-14th-amendment-things-to-know/): Why was birthright citizenship included the 14th Amendment, and how has it impacted what it means to be “American”? Here are seven things you might not know\.

## Immigrant Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
- [Nigel Morris](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/immigrant-entrepreneurs/hall-of-fame/nigel-morris-2/): England
Capital One Financial
Ranked 108 in the 2022 Fortune 500
- [Jensen Huang](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/immigrant-entrepreneurs/hall-of-fame/jensen-huang/): Taiwan
NVIDIA Corporation 
Ranked 134 in the 2022 Fortune 500
- [Diane Portnoy](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/immigrant-entrepreneurs/hall-of-fame/diane-portnoy/): The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc\.
- [Gururaj Deshpande](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/immigrant-entrepreneurs/hall-of-fame/gururaj-deshpande/): India
Sycamore Networks
- [Bernard Amadei](https://www.ilctr.org/about-immigrants/immigrant-entrepreneurs/hall-of-fame/bernard-amadei/): France
Engineers Without Borders

## Interviews
- [Immigrant Entrepreneur Colette Phillips](https://www.ilctr.org/interview/immigrant-entrepreneur-colette-phillips/)
- [Immigrant Entrepreneur Luiz Thomaz DaCosta](https://www.ilctr.org/interview/immigrant-entrepreneur-luiz-thomaz-dacosta/)
- [Immigrant Entrepreneur Krenar Komoni](https://www.ilctr.org/interview/immigrant-entrepreneur-krenar-komoni/)
- [Immigrant Entrepreneur Son Vo](https://www.ilctr.org/interview/immigrant-entrepreneur-son-vo/)
- [Immigrant Entrepreneur Frank van Mierlo](https://www.ilctr.org/interview/immigrant-entrepreneur-frank-van-mierlo/)

## Resources Hub
- [2026 Immigrant Student Success Virtual Conference](https://www.ilctr.org/resource-hub/immigrant-student-success-virtual-conference-2026/): Explore how schools can better support immigrant students in challenging times at the free virtual conference: 2026 Immigrant Student Success: Strategies and Tools for PreK\-12 and Adult Educators\.
- [Immigration and the Bracero Program Lesson Bundle](https://www.ilctr.org/for-teachers/teaching-us-immigration-series/immigration-bracero-program-lesson-plan/): This lesson bundle bridges World War II, the Cold War and modern immigration policy by taking a close look at how the United States handled agricultural guest worker programs at two points in recent history\.
- [Immigration and the American Revolution Lesson Bundle](https://www.ilctr.org/for-teachers/teaching-us-immigration-series/immigration-american-revolution/): This free lesson bundle features primary sources, activity instructions and more tools for teaching immigration during the Revolutionary War era\.
- [Immigrant Students Experiencing Homelessness: Educational Rights and McKinney\-Vento Basics](https://www.ilctr.org/resource-hub/immigrant-students-experiencing-homelessness-teacher-training/): This training helps teachers understand the McKinney\-Vento Act and provides strategies for supporting students dealing with housing insecurity\.
- [Summer Ready: Strategies to Support Immigrant Students’ Mental Health and Wellbeing](https://www.ilctr.org/resource-hub/summer-ready-strategies-support-immigrant-students-mental-health-wellbeing-virtual-training/): This teacher training from The Immigrant Learning Center offers strategies for educators to help immigrant students transition to summer break\.

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