Posts by Irina Goubanova

Fashion & Talent shows, sharing stories about immigrant and refugee experiences & building community connections. During the pandemic, talent shows transitioned to virtual events that could be shared with businesspeople, schools, and for professional development activities.

Dr. K’s Mothers for LOVE LOVE = Leading | Organizing | Volunteering | Encouraging This parental group (mothers) represent different cultures: Southern Sudan United States Japan Nigeria Colombia Puerto Rico Russia They are the voices of parents of minority children, youth, and families. They are community leaders and volunteers. They aspire to be a bridge…

Research has shown that a question as simple as, “How was your day at school?” when asked by a parent or an adult on a regular basis, improves a child’s performance in school and decreases the likelihood for that child to drop out of school. Inspired by the success of our peer tutoring program, we decided…

TOC Youth leadership program provides immigrant and refugee students with competence, confidence and growing commitment to become leaders, while helping our youth to maintain their cultural identity and keep pride in their cultures, and in their parents’ cultures. Discussions and activities in this program target the following skills: Leadership, Initiative, Creativity, Responsibility, Confidence, and Public…