Immigrant Stories

Tune in for a program from Immigrant Stories 2016 archive. Dorothea and Doug Farris reflect on their sixty years together and the love that has sustained them through the challenges they have faced.

Tune in as Autumn Rivera, Glenwood Springs Middle School science teacher and Colorado's Teacher of the Year for 2022 talks about her life and teaching in a pandemic.

Tune in as Kathie Weaver remembers her late husband Jim "Doc" Weaver and the history of the Jess Weaver Trail.

Calvin Lee, artist and retired Roaring Fork Valley attorney and the son of Chinese immigrants, talks to host Walter Gallacher about Lee's parents' journey to the United States.

Fifty-one years ago, Alexandra Yajko was forced to flee her native Poland. Tune in as she reflects on being a refugee as a child and the impact that has had on her life.

Valley natives Kelsey and Tess Freeman discuss their book "No Option But North" and share the stories of Central American migrants Kelsey interviewed during her nine months at a Mexican migrant shelter.

Host Walter Gallacher explores the reasons for our border crisis through his Irish roots and interviews with Central Americans who fled to the United States twenty years ago. Pictured: Left to right top row - José Mendoza Turbin, Ismael Argueta, Ana Ariza. bottom row - Mercedes Garcia, Lizbeth Jacobs, Tony Mendez

Colorado Broadcasters Association awarded this story a Certificate of Merit for Best Public Affairs Program in KDNK's statewide market in 2020. Listen again: John Goodwin is a career peace officer and retired professor of Criminal Justice at Colorado Mountain College. John reflects on his life, the death of George Floyd and the importance of community-centered police work.

Julie Olson is the Executive Director of the Advocate Safehouse Project, based in Glenwood Springs. On this episode of Immigrant Stories, she reflects on her Minnesota roots and her 30-year career assisting victims of domestic violence and abuse.

This month on Immigrant Stories, hear from Jasmin Ramirez: a Roaring Fork School board member and cofounder of Voces Unidas, a Latino-led advocacy non-profit. She talks about growing up Latina and her commitment to social justice.