Amerpass Foundation · California, USA
Human potential. Without borders.
A lifetime of experience deserves a future. We connect research, professional memory, independent journalism and culture so people can carry what matters into their next chapter.
One mission. Many ways forward.
What people know should never be lost.
Moving countries, changing careers or starting again can make years of knowledge and contribution difficult to see. Amerpass Foundation brings people, ideas and sources together, helping experience find a place in public life.
Established in the United States in 2024, the Foundation develops connected directions: a research community, the Amerpass.com digital platform, the Amerpass Passport documentary project, scholarly publishing, media and cultural programs.
The FoundationThe Amerpass ecosystem
Knowledge. Voice. Belonging.
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Amerpass Research Lab
An interdisciplinary community where professional experience meets research, co-authorship and new ideas.
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Amerpass.com
A source-based home for the knowledge, work, projects and relationships that make up a professional life.
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Amerpass Passport
A separate documentary project presenting a person’s biography, education, work, publications and professional contribution.
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InternAcademia · IJIR
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research: open-access work across disciplinary boundaries.
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KPUNews & MXNews
Journalism and public discussion connecting migration, society, human rights and lived experience.
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Theater in West Hollywood
The Foundation has already brought artists and audiences together through theatrical performances. We preserve these encounters and create room for the next cultural collaboration.
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Information & human support
A careful first conversation, a clearer professional story and a sensible next step.
Explore the projectIdeas with a public purpose
Experience becomes shared knowledge.
Migration, institutional trust, language access, health communication and professional continuity: questions that connect lived experience with public understanding.
Explore the research archiveInstitutional Trust in Multilingual Public Communication: Consistency, Answerability and Migrant Reliance on Government Information
Aleksandra Voronina · Igor Leonov
Read the publicationDigital Literacy and Access to Public Services among Older Immigrants in the United States
Aleksandra Voronina · Maksym Domashov
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Culture & community · West Hollywood
A stage for stories that deserve to be heard.
The Foundation has already brought artists and audiences together through theatrical performances. We preserve these encounters and create room for the next cultural collaboration.
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Community in formation
Amerpass Research Lab
What support could enable
Research workshops, responsible data preparation, manuscript discussion and multilingual dissemination.
What we would assess
Documented activities, accessible outputs where appropriate, and transparent methods and limitations.
People behind the work
A Foundation built on experience.
Igor Leonov
Founder & President
Igor Leonov is a journalist, publisher and independent researcher. His work connects migration, institutional trust and professional continuity. The RUPASS initiative began in 2005; Amerpass Foundation was established in 2024.
Read the founder’s biographyFounded in the United States
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