Mohammed Fallahiya is a mail carrier living in Warwick, Rhode Island. Moe writes of his time in an Iranian prison and the challenges of starting a new life in the United States.
Ana Gonzalez
Ana González is the host and producer of Mosaic. She's proudly Puerto Rican and Irish, and loves meeting new people almost as much as she loves meeting new dogs. Before coming to The Public's Radio in 2019, Ana worked with the WHYY Media Labs in Philadelphia and ran her own video production company, EARF. In 2017, she produced and directed a feature-length documentary about hip hop history in Rhode Island, Almost Dope. Ana is a 2015 graduate of Brown University.
If you have a story about immigration in Rhode Island, give her a shout at agonzalez@thepublicsradio.org.
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Mosaic Community Essay: Birds
Patrick May’s parents adopted a family of sparrows during the COVID-19 shutdown and unwittingly changed their son’s perspective on the world.
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How We’ve Changed
It’s been 20 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks changed everything. In this episode of Mosaic, we’ll hear from four different people about their experiences with 9/11.
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9/11 Memories: Pulled off of Amtrak for a kirpan, 20 years later
The day after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, network engineer Sher Singh was traveling to Virginia from Boston by train. At the Providence station, Singh was pulled off the train by SWAT teams who detained him for hours under the charge of carrying a concealed weapon. The weapon in question was a kirpan. That’s a ceremonial dagger observant Sikh men, like Singh, wear every day along with their beard and turban. 20 years after this event, Mosaic host Ana González spoke with Singh about how his arrest has shaped his perspective on life.
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Bonus Episode! Capture the Block from Fringe Fest 2021
Highlights from Mosaic’s community stage at The Wilbury Theatre’s Fringe Fest 2021. Ana sits down with activist Enrique Sánchez and artist Jess Brown to talk about the impact of the pandemic on their lives and communities.
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Community Essay: Hope is something you do
In this week’s Mosaic community essay, Cynthia Mendes, State Senator of District 18, speaks about family and hope during the COVID-19 pandemic
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When Home Is The Mouth Of A Shark
Daniela came from a place that became the mouth of a shark. In just a few months, she went from a teenager praying in her village church to a migrant, traversing half a continent to reach the Rio Grande.
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Hope All Is Well
Jon Hope creates music that represents his roots in Rhode Island and Africa. With his new album and a new educational initiative, Hope is moving beyond his past and helping others to realize a new future.
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The End of Abuse
Gloria Greenfield helps undocumented victims of domestic abuse break free from their abusers and get legal status, all without being a lawyer.
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The Power of Radio
Tony Mendez co-founded Rhode Island’s first 24/7 Spanish-language radio station, Poder 1110, in 1995. He talks with host Ana González about how radio has empowered the latinx community in Rhode Island to become civically engaged.
