All Roads Lead Here

On this weeks episode, I talk to Sabreet Rajeev, author of "Generation Zero: Reclaiming My Parents' American Dream." We discuss her parents struggles as well as her experience being a first generation Indian American of Sikh descent. 

Dung Duong, author of Shifting Optics: A Life in Perspective, joins me to not only talk about his book but also to share with me his personal immigration story. In this episode we talk about his experience leaving Vietnam after the war, his experience as a political prisoner, his new found life in America, and many other things! Tune in!

On this weeks episode, Victoria (21) and I talk about dancing, her experience  the US healthcare system, and moving across the world for love. Just what would you do for love? 

On this weeks episode, Funmi and I talk about growing up in Nigeria, our shared interest in public health, her medical school work load, and the need for a change within the medical field when it comes to racial representation!

Wollign Bellevue, 20, and I talk about the differences between growing up in Haiti and living in the United States.  

On this weeks episode I'm joined by the Associate Producer for The Takeaway and Contributor to The Intercept, Jose Olivares. We discuss his personal immigration story, the struggles he has faced, and his latest contribution to The Intercept that details alleged forced sterilization occurring in ICE detention facilities.  

Deyanira Aldańa shares her personal immigration story, her road to activism, and the amazing work that she's doing as the Immigration Lead for Make The Road New Jersey. As a result of New Jersey expanding drivers license access to all, Make The Road NJ is seeking Spanish speaking volunteers to help teach drivers classes that cover the information on the written portion of the exam. 

On this episode, Laura Villamizar (31) and I talk about our shared affection for the sea, the current state of US immigration, and what it really means for a place to be a home.

Mayra Espinal, 26, details her childhood in warm and vibrant Colombia, and her adjustment to the cold climate of New York City. Along the way we discuss growing up as an immigrant in NYC, the pressures of making your parents proud, and alternative medical treatments! 

Judith Mejia, 56, shares her story of growing up Catholic, leaving her island home to study, and finding love in the process.