Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council Health and Human Services Committee held a meeting on Thursday to discuss resettlement programs for refugees and asylum seekers. The meeting took place in the third floor conference room at the Council office building in Rockville. According to data from the Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees, 2,256 refugees and 2,181 […]

Montgomery County officials are expected to participate in a trip to Morazán, El Salvador, in November as part of the county’s Sister Cities program- a project that encourages “friendship, partnership and mutual cooperation through educational, cultural, social, economic, humanistic, and charitable exchanges between the people of Montgomery County and people from communities of other nations.” […]

Montgomery County officials are expected to participate in a trip to Morazán, El Salvador, in November as part of the county’s Sister Cities program- a project that encourages “friendship, partnership and mutual cooperation through educational, cultural, social, economic, humanistic, and charitable exchanges between the people of Montgomery County and people from communities of other nations.” […]

Did you know that Montgomery County is the first in the nation to proclaim the month of September as African Heritage Month? In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett kicks off African Heritage Month in Silver Spring this week. He was accompanied by County Councilmember Roger Berliner at the event that was […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will kick off African Heritage Month on September 2nd with a special celebration from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building at One Veterans Place. Did you know that Montgomery County is the first in the nation to proclaim the month of September as African Heritage Month? […]

Montgomery County officials, Montgomery Sister Cities board members, and county residents attended the first meeting that brought together people representing each of the county’s sister cities. The event took place at the Rockville Memorial Library on Jan. 13, where people had the chance to share accomplished projects as a result of each partnership and plans for […]

The Annual Meeting of Montgomery Sister Cities is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Jan. 13, 5:30 p.m. at the Rockville Memorial Library in Rockville. Today, Montgomery County has established partnerships with Morazán in El Salvador, Gondar in Ethiopia, Xi’an in China, and Hyderabad in India. The mission is to encourage friendship and cooperation through education, humanitarian, cultural, and economic […]

A festival in Wheaton where attendees can visit China, El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, among others: the World of Montgomery is back to celebrate the diverse cultural heritages in Montgomery County. It is the event’s sixth anniversary, and will showcase the county’s diversity through food, music, dance, arts, and do-it-yourself projects for the whole family. “The theory […]

Haregewoyan Azalew moved from Ethiopia more than 10 years to start a new life in the United States. She decided to use her skills as a business owner in her home country to open a market in Silver Spring. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how Azalew, her family and the Wesenyelesh International Market have […]

Children wore their traditional garb with pride during the 2013 Little Malaika International Boys and Girls Leadership and Multicultural Pageant on May 25.