In episode five* of We Are All Americans Michele Jaquis’ friend speaks anonymously about her disappointment after the 2016 US Presidential election in realizing that she and her sister have differing opinions about who is really American. They also discuss how travel can foster empathy and an understanding of the plurality of human experiences.

We Are All Americans is a podcast series Inspired by the fact that my Russian great-grandfather gained his US citizenship after serving in the US Army and my Lithuanian (or Austrian, or Russian, or Latvian - depending on who is telling the story) great-grandmother entered the US on fake passport. Each episode is a different recorded conversations about how family stories are passed down from generation to generation and what it means to be American in the contexts of multiculturalism, immigration, military service, black lives matter, white privilege, and indigeneity.

* Recorded on August 22, 2018 at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, CA.