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S14 Ep184: Before They Were Your Parents
August 02, 2022

For Neda Toloui-Semnani, our today's guest, understanding who her parents were and what motivated them to participate in the 1979 Iranian Revolution as young Iranian activists became a crucial step to making sense of her own present. Born to a nation mark

S14 Ep183: Once Upon An Abubakr in Hollywood (2021)
July 26, 2022

Today I am sharing another gem from the Immigrantly vault. It’s our conversation with Abubakr Ali. He is an actor, writer, and singer. Last year, he landed a significant role in the upcoming Netflix series Grendel as the anti-hero, Hunter Rose. This oppor

S14 Ep182: Who Gets To Be a Citizen of the United States? (with Ramtin Arablouei)
July 19, 2022

Today we have a fellow podcaster in our midst. Ramtin Arablouei is the co-host and co-producer of NPR's podcast Throughline. This show explores history through creative, immersive storytelling designed to reintroduce history to new audiences.  Ramtin embo

S14 Ep181: Meeting Abortion with Compassion (2020)
July 12, 2022

The first time I introduced today's episode was in September 2020, when we recorded the interview on abortion access with Dr. Meera Shah. She is the Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic in New York and the author of "You're the Only

S14 Ep180: We're Not Doing Reproductive Justice Right (Yet)
July 05, 2022

On June 24th, 2022, the hyper-conservative Supreme Court overturned Roe Vs. Wade and took away a woman's constitutional right to abortion. Thirteen states with trigger laws will ban abortion instantly. As a woman & a mother of two girls, I am angry, a

S14 Ep179: What Happened to Haitian Migrants in Del Rio, Texas?
June 28, 2022

In September 2021, when the images of border patrol agents whipping a group of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas, came to light, national outrage broke out. But as all news cycles go, the rage eventually died out. The publications moved on to other stori

S14 Ep178: The Elephant in the Room: Climate Change
June 21, 2022

Thimali Kodikara is the series producer of "Mothers of Invention," hosted by former Irish president Mary Robinson and comedian-writer Maeve Higgins. Their platform uncovers stories of climate justice heroes, focused on Black, Brown, and Indigenous women h

S14 Ep177: "To Be Brown & Gay" (with Dr. Anthony Ocampo)
June 14, 2022

Today's guest, Dr. Anthony Ocampo, was raised in Los Angeles as the only son of two Filipino immigrants. He attended Stanford University for Comparative Race and Ethnicity and later received his master's in Modern Thought and Literature. He eventually rec

S14 Ep176: Tracing the Roots of American Food (with Stephen Satterfield)
June 07, 2022

Our guest, Stephen Satterfield, has dedicated his career to organizing, activating, and educating people about the origins and cultures of food.  He founded Whetstone Radio Collective, a food magazine and media company that explores the history of America

S14 Ep175: On the Ice with LA Kings’ Defenseman Jordan Spence
May 31, 2022

In honor of May being the Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (API), the National Hockey League (NHL) and Immigrantly joined forces to bring you two special episodes celebrating the role of the API community in hockey. Today's guest is Jordan Spence

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