▁The ▁American ▁Im migr ant ▁Society ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁America ▁has ▁benef ited ▁trem end ously ▁throughout ▁its ▁history ▁by ▁wel coming ▁tens ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁refuge es ▁from ▁over ▁ 9 5 ▁countries ; ▁that ▁the ▁nation ▁is ▁just ly ▁proud ▁and ▁luck y ▁to ▁have ▁its ▁extraordinary , ▁hard - working , ▁t ena cious ▁imm igr ant ▁her itage , ▁and ▁must ▁protect ▁and ▁enh ance ▁it ▁for ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁future . ▁The ▁American ▁Im migr ant ▁Society ▁changes ▁the ▁negative ▁narr ative , ▁challeng es ▁the ▁s tere ot ypes ▁of ▁America ' s ▁most ▁adm ired ▁asset ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁American ▁Im migr ant ▁Society ▁see ks ▁also ▁to ▁un ite ▁the ▁nation ’ s ▁major ▁eth nic ▁soci eties , ▁and ▁facil itate ▁collaboration ▁among ▁leading ▁non - prof its ▁committed ▁to ▁impro ving ▁our ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁nation ’ s ▁imm igr ant ▁her itage . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁long - time ▁supp orter / sp ons or ▁of ▁Children ▁International ▁and ▁Children ▁USA , ▁Fe eding ▁America , ▁E MP ower , ▁S CS ▁Children ' s ▁Vill ages , ▁Holy ▁Apost les ▁S oup ▁K itchen , ▁U . S . ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁– ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁Cas ual ty ▁App e al , ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁of ▁Manh attan , ▁Project ▁Hope , ▁Project ▁Ren ew al ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁CA RE , ▁City ▁Har vest ▁of ▁New ▁York