Kurdish “Americancis” When and why did Kurds start coming to the United States? In this conversation, Yuksel Serindag and Stan Thangaraj discuss the nature of early Kurdish immigration. Most people don’t realize that Kurds started arriving to the United States as early as 1900. Between 1900 and 1920s, some 65,000 reached American shores from Ottoman […]
The New York Kurdish Cultural Center, established in 2017, seeks to nurture and showcase Kurdish contributions to the visual and performing arts, cinema, and literature. By creating venues for exhibitions and performances in the New York area, it further aims to foster community among Kurds and to build bridges with non-Kurdish communities.
The NYKCC creates spaces where Kurds and friends of Kurds may interact in safety. We do not tolerate discriminatory behavior based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
The New York Kurdish Cultural Center, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit registered in New York State.
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