We Speak NYC

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We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning series that depicts the lives of working-class immigrants who come from all over the world to make New York City their home. It is created by the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and The City University of New York with the purpose of helping adult immigrants for whom English is a second language to improve their English by watching the series and also to learn about their rights to City and community services. We Speak NYC episodes address issues of relevance to adult immigrants, such as navigating the school system, advocating for healthcare solutions and finding free or low-cost health insurance, responding to domestic violence, getting help with stress and anxiety, learning about and asserting your worker rights, getting free immigration legal help, accessing social services, preparing for a career, and many other important topics. (There are three seasons of We Speak NYC. On IMDB, Season One episodes are found under the original series title, We Are New York.)