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Established in 1996, the main principle of the Aisling Irish Community Center is to assist Irish immigrants in their transition to life in the USA. We do this by offering a number of services including legal, social, psychological and educational. The Aisling Center is one of the largest Irish immigrant resource centers in the tri-state area. We are the main provider of senior services and outreach for elderly people living in the Yonkers/Woodlawn area.



The Aisling Center has produced two unique products over the past two years detailing the stories of Irish immigrants who came to the US between 1927 and 1964.

Two years ago, Frances Browner of the Aisling Center compiled a volume of memoirs by 35 Irish immigrants who came to the US between 1927 and 1964. The popular 'While Mem'ry brings us back again' is once again available for purchase.

As a follow up to the book, the Aisling Center has now produced a DVD which provides a documentary profile of the immigrant experience, as seen through the eyes of 10 men and women who left Ireland for the US during 1929 and 1965. 'Memory Brings us Back: Irish Stories of Farewells and Fortunes,' is now also available for purchase through our website www.aislingcenter.org or at the center and other retails outlets in Yonkers/Woodlawn.

'Memory Brings Us Back: Irish Stories of Farewells and Fortunes' was written and directed by award winner Derek Woods, and narrated by Ciaran O'Reilly of the Irish Repertory Theater. It features music by Joanie Madden and Cherish The Ladies, Deirdre Connolly, Paddy Noonan and Sean Fleming. The documentary includes photographs from renowned Irish photographer, John Minihan, Irish Arts Center, George Zimbel and from many of the seniors from the Aisling Center senior group. James Carney was the associate producer and Sean McGinn was the director of photography.

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Group URL: http://groups.irishabroad.com/group/aislingirishcommunitycenter/

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