{"id":10898,"date":"2018-04-24T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=10898"},"modified":"2018-04-23T17:32:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T22:32:08","slug":"ndn-two-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2018\/04\/24\/ndn-two-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"NPT\u2019s \u2018Next Door Neighbors: Between Two Worlds\u2019 Premieres Thursday, April 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Between Two Worlds,<\/strong> the 11th documentary in NPT\u2019s Next Door Neighbors<\/strong><\/a> series, premieres Thursday, April 26, at 8 p.m. <\/strong>This edition of Next Door Neighbors<\/strong> highlights members of Middle Tennessee\u2019s Indian, Chinese and Filipino communities.\u00a0These groups represent the largest source countries for U.S. immigration through the H-1B visa program, the temporary work visas issued to foreigners in \u201cspecialty occupations.\u201d H-1B recipients must have a bachelor\u2019s degree at minimum and the visa allows them to work in the U.S. for three years with the possibility of extensions after that.<\/p>\n

Though H-1B visa recipients come to the U.S. with educational and professional connections that other immigrants may lack, they often still face the challenges of adjusting to life in a new environment. \u201cThey have to deal with being caught between expectations of making it in this new place and also maintaining traditions and culture,\u201d said Shawn Anfinson, producer of the Between Two Worlds<\/strong> documentary.<\/p>\n

Prior to the 1960s, fewer than 500,000 Asian immigrants lived in the United States. Today, there are more than 20 million Asian Americans, an increase that began with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which lifted quotas based on nationality and welcomed a diverse generation of newcomers.<\/p>\n