New center to assist all immigrant groups

This group has been helping immigrants in Nashville for 10 years and now has a new building and community center.    - - Donna Poisl

Written by Brian Haas, The Tennessean

Ten years ago, Conexión Américas was born in a small, donated office to help Latino families integrate into the Nashville area. On Saturday, the organization flung open the doors on the $5 million Casa Azafrán Community Center, which will cater to all immigrant groups to help bring about social, cultural and financial integration.

It may seem like quite a leap in just a decade. But during that time, Nashville’s Hispanic population has exploded, growing faster than that of any other county in the state, according to the U.S. Census. Nearly 1 in 10 Davidson County residents today is Hispanic. And Latino voters were cited as one of the major deciding factors in last month’s presidential election.
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