Thank you for a fantastic event! Please enjoy some photos of YUM 2026. See you in 2027 for our 18th Annual Event!
¡Gracias por un evento fantástico! Disfruten de algunas fotos de YUM 2026. ¡Nos vemos en 2027 para nuestra 18.ª edición anual!
Obrigado por um evento fantástico! Aproveitem algumas fotos do YUM 2026. Nos vemos em 2027 para a nossa 18ª edição anual!
Mèsi pou yon evènman fantastik! Tanpri pran plezi w ak kèk foto YUM 2026. N ap wè w an 2027 pou 18yèm evènman anyèl nou an!
2026 Honored Awardees
We are proud to celebrate those who advocate for and support immigrants in our community.
The Founder's Award
The Founder's Award is awarded to someone whose life's work has positively impacted immigrants in our community and beyond. This award is given in recognition of someone whose legacy is one of championing immigrant rights, and who has contributed to building up an immigrant-supporting organization, collective, team, or community. |
The Intercultural AwardThe Intercultural Award is awarded to someone who has worked in Somerville or the surrounding communities to work for immigrant rights at the grassroots level. It is for someone who is known among immigrants in our area as a leader and whose work has impacted Somerville by building the collective voice of the immigrant community. |
2026 Founder's Awardee: Heloisa Galvão
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Heloisa Maria Galvão is the co-founder and executive director of the Brazilian Women's Group, a grassroots organization founded in 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts. She has published works on the leadership role of Brazilian immigrant women, on bilingualism, and on the political organization of Brazilian immigrant women. Among her published works are “The Travelers of the Twentieth Century: An Oral History of Brazilian Immigrant Women in the Boston Area", H.P. Comunicações, Rio de Janeiro, 2004; and The Dictatorship as I Remember It, in Caminhando e Contando. Walking and Telling: Memory of the Brazilian Dictatorship) EDUFBA, 2015, and I Am an Immigrant in Far From Home), Helvetia Edições, 2021.
In 2002, she was awarded the “Order of Rio Branco,” granted by the President of Brazil to Brazilian emigrants recognized for services rendered to Brazil and to Brazilian immigrants. Heloisa is originally from Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and has lived in Boston for 38 years. She holds a degree in Museology from UERJ (Rio de Janeiro State University), specializing in Art Museums, and a master's degree in Journalism and Television from Boston University. |
2026 Intercultural Awardee: Reverend Jordan Harris
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Rev. Jordan Harris (he/him) is the Pastor of Connexion United Methodist Church in East Somerville, a faith community and neighborhood hub built around social justice, mutual aid, and innovative community engagement. As a queer person of color, Jordan brings lived experience and deep commitment to his work alongside Somerville's most vulnerable neighbors.
Over eight years at Connexion, Jordan has helped transform a traditional church space into a thriving community hub hosting hundreds of events and programs each year. He believes lasting change happens through relationships, consistent presence, and making space for community members to lead. Jordan serves on the boards of East Somerville Main Streets and the Community Action Agency of Somerville, and holds a Master's in Theology from Boston University. He is honored to be recognized by The Welcome Project for his work alongside Somerville's immigrant communities. |
Featured Restaurants
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Musical Performers
CuraSón MusicaIn a time where there are those that sow hate, fear and distrust against the Latino community, CuraSón Musica exists to promote love, joy and connection through Latino music and culture.
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Around HearAround Hear enriches the life of the City of Somerville by offering innovative, uplifting, free chamber music concerts and community music classes to generationally, culturally, and economically diverse audiences.
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