As Immigrant Heritage Month approaches in June, the city of Boston has a message for its immigrant residents: “You Belong Here.”
It’s a message at the center of more than a month of festivities planned as part of its “City of Belonging Festival,” launched last week.
The festival officially kicked off May 21 with the unveiling of “You Belong Here” banners in City Hall. The rest of the celebrations, running through June and July, will include city-organized events like a community concert, a yoga and dance party, and a panel featuring the perspectives of LGBTQ+ immigrants — which Monique Tú Nguyen, executive director of the Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, said are “often untold stories of these immigrant community members.”…