Newest Americans looks at post-1965 immigration as the driving force behind America’s changing identity. Talking Eyes co-founded Newest Americans in 2013 with Rutgers University Newark and VII Photo to create an accurate representation of the pluralistic society we inhabit and the historic drivers that brought us here.

The project centers Newark, NJ, a minority majority city, as a beacon for the rest of the country. We deploy a range of storytelling approaches to examine the diverse cultural intersections within and emanating out of the city. This hyper-local approach reveals truths with global significance.

As the production team behind the project, we have created a robust digital platform spanning film, photography, audio stories, written narratives, story maps, a geo-locator poetry app, and several interactive experiences. We also generate extensive public programming around the media, and have helped design college and high school curriculum geared toward supporting the next generation of storytellers.