Kamal was one of many Yazidis to leave Iraq after the ISIS genocide. But now he’s in a foreign place where no one outside his home practices his faith.
Alex Nunes
Alex oversees the three local bureaus at The Public’s Radio, and staffs the desk for our South County Bureau. Alex was previously the co-host and co executive producer of The Public's Radio podcast, Mosaic. The show explored the history of immigration in Southern New England through the stories of individual immigrants and their descendants and received an Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast in the New England region. Alex previously worked as an editor at The Westerly Sun and The New London Day.
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Ep. 13: Sam – Immigrating While Queer
A Brazilian teenager immigrates to the US with their mom and finds gender-affirming language and community.
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Ep. 12: Luis’ Story, Growing Up Undocumented
Luis was smuggled into the U.S. when he was just eight years old. He built a life in New Bedford, Mass., but his world came “crashing down” when his parent’s legal status split apart the family.
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Ep. 11: Baba Manoog And The Mulilikwa Family
Single mom Pichuna and her 8 kids connect with the Armenian community in Providence over their shared histories of being refugees and finding solace in church.
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Ep. 10: Estela’s Unexpected Journey
Estela came to the United States by chance and only planned to stay a couple of months. Nearly fifteen years later, she lives here with her husband, two kids, and an active deportation order against her.
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Ep. 9: Mohammed And The Idea Of “Home”
A Syrian doctor risks his career and life for his home during a gruesome civil war. Then, he faces a choice: become the enemy or leave everything behind.
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Ep. 8: The Portuguese Kids
Three friends from Fall River, Massachusetts, use the struggles of second generation Portuguese Americans as inspiration for careers in comedy (contains a handful of instances of mild swears).
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Ep. 7: Guillermo, A Former Drug Dealer, Fights His Deportation
By the time he was 10 years old, Guillermo knew he wanted to be a drug dealer. At 30, he was sitting in a federal prison in North Carolina, awaiting deportation to the Dominican Republic. *This episode contains explicit language*
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Ep. 6: The Brothertown Fight For Recognition
After settling in Wisconsin, members of the Brothertown tribe are forced to give up their reservation to avoid a government ordered removal to present-day Kansas, setting in motion an unforeseen legal battle their ancestors will fight more than a century later.
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Ep. 5: Journey To Brothertown
Betrayed by his mentor Eleazar Wheelock and wary of all colonists, Samson Occom forms a new American Indian tribe in the mid-1770s and leads his followers on a journey further west.
