Born in Ciudad Juárez, Georgina was supposed to be a veterinarian at the family’s cattle ranch, “Los Peñascos,” in Mexico. At least that’s what her grandfather wanted. She even went to the University of Texas at El Paso to study science and biology. It was acting in a production of The Hobbit as Galadriel, the wood elf queen, that “derailed” her plan. She realized: “This is a lot more fun than physics, chemistry, and biology; and a lot easier.”
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The first concert that Briana, a paralegal at the firm, attended with her dad was Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at the Brookhaven Amphitheater. She was two. While she doesn’t remember the performance, it was the first of many concerts she and her father have attended together. Born and raised in Hicksville, Long Island (“A silly name for a town,” she says), it was easy for her and her dad to travel into the city to see bands. Highlights include Elbow, Mötley Crüe, and Good Charlotte (which they’ve seen four times).
Read moreImmigrants in the Arts: Australian Playwright and Director Bryan Davidson Blue
One of our firm’s main practice areas is the O-1B nonimmigrant visa and EB-1 immigrant petition based on evidence of the beneficiary’s extraordinary ability in the arts. Many of our clients are international artists from all over the globe, seeking a means to expand their work into the United States, and specifically to move to and work in (either temporarily or permanently) one of the world’s great cultural capitals: New York City. One of the best ways to prepare for such a big move, in addition to speaking extensively to a qualified and experienced immigration attorney, is to read the accounts of those who have already gone through the process.
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5 of the Best Plays About the Immigrant Experience
Immigration has been a subject of art and storytelling for as long as stories and borders have existed. One of the most fundamentally dramatic human experiences, the act of moving one’s whole life to another country or continent brings with it a wide range of emotions, opportunities, and obstacles, which are the natural stuff of great theatre.
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