{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Immigration Institute of the Bay Area","provider_url":"https:\/\/iibayarea.org\/es\/","author_name":"Delfin Vigil","author_url":"https:\/\/iibayarea.org\/es\/author\/dvigil\/","title":"The Founding of the International Institute | Immigration Institute of the Bay Area","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BEkmWnZlOu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iibayarea.org\/es\/timeline\/the-founding-of-the-international-institute\/\">The Founding of the International Institute<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/iibayarea.org\/es\/timeline\/the-founding-of-the-international-institute\/embed\/#?secret=BEkmWnZlOu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abThe Founding of the International Institute\u00bb \u2014 Immigration Institute of the Bay Area\" data-secret=\"BEkmWnZlOu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/iibayarea.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/iibayarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1918-final-photo-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":632,"thumbnail_height":646,"description":"In August of 1918, the Institute opened its doors for the first time. The original seeds of the International Institute germinated in the Field Offices of the YWCA, as Edith Terry Bremer, head of the YWCA&#8217;s Department of Immigration and Foreign Communities, recognized a need for specialized services and activities for recently arrived, non-English speaking [&hellip;]"}