Sep 8, 2021The Story of DACA and the Original Dreamer with Tereza LeeIn this episode, Paul speaks with Tereza Lee, a pianist, activist, and original Dreamer. Tereza tells the story of how she was born in Brazil to South Korean immigrants but later moved to Chicago, where she was undocumented. The two talks about how not only Tereza’s life, but those of…Family Separation12 min readFamily Separation12 min read
Aug 13, 2021Defending Omar Ameen, an Innocent Refugee, with Rachelle BarbourIn this episode, Eugene interviews Rachelle Barbour, an assistant federal defender for the Office of the Federal Defender of the Eastern District of California. She is an advocate for Omar Ameen, an Iraqi refugee accused of being an ISIS commander and murdering a police officer in Iraq. On April 21…Omar Ameen14 min readOmar Ameen14 min read
Jul 15, 2021The Roma in the Holocaust and America with Ioanida CostacheIoanida Costache is an ethnomusicology PhD student at Stanford University who is Romani-American and activist. In this episode, Eugene speaks with Ioanida, a friend from college, about Romani-American identity, the erasure of the Roma as victims of the Holocaust, and the continued separation of Roma families in modern day America. …Roma14 min readRoma14 min read
Jul 1, 2021Introduction to the Roma with the Trust for Social AchievementThe Trust for Social Achievement is an organization based in Bulgaria dedicated to helping people reach their full potential. Its staff focuses on aiding the Roma community, also known by the more disparaging term Gypsies, of which 72 percent live below the poverty line. In this episode, Eugene speaks with…Roma13 min readRoma13 min read
Jun 17, 2021Connecting Family through Genealogy with Hollis GentryHollis Gentry is a genealogy specialist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture Library. Following DeNeen Brown’s overview of family separation and slavery in our previous episode, Hollis shares her personal quest to reconnect her family through genealogical research. Could you tell us about your family…Family Seperation17 min readFamily Seperation17 min read
Jun 3, 2021American Slavery’s Legacy of Family Separation with DeNeen BrownProfessor DeNeen Brown is an award-winning journalist for The Washington Post and an associate professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. In this episode, Paul and Professor Brown discuss the legacy of American slavery and family separation, and in particular, the way generational trauma…Family Separation12 min readFamily Separation12 min read
May 20, 2021Allowing Complexity in Refugee Narratives with Thanhha LaiThanhha Lai is an author of children’s literature. Her debut book Inside Out and Back Again is a verse novel, a collection of poems about a girl who was born and raised in Saigon and has to flee with her family to America because of the Vietnam War. Thanhha’s positive…Refugees20 min readRefugees20 min read
May 6, 2021Writing a Transracial Adoption Story for an Audience with Nicole ChungNicole Chung is the author of the nationally bestselling memoir All You Can Ever Know. We’ve done several episodes on adoption at this point, but what’s special about Nicole’s is that she digs into what it means to put such a personal, detailed story out for public consumption, where suddenly…Family Separation8 min readFamily Separation8 min read
Apr 22, 2021Climate Change and the Marshall Islands with Tyler RiveraThe case of the Marshall Islands is not your typical story of family separation through conflict or war. This is a story of displacement through climate change. Like many other island states, the Marshall Islands are at the frontlines of dealing with the consequences of rising sea levels. …Migration12 min readMigration12 min read
Apr 8, 2021Online Activism in the Uyghur Diaspora with Halmurat UyghurXinjiang has been a news story for several years, but these days it’s dominating the headlines even more. …Xinjiang11 min readXinjiang11 min read
