Intergenerational conversations within immigrant families are complicated by differences in language, experience, and the trauma of immigration. Ana sits down with playwright Jenny Sánchez to see how she worked through her own family’s immigration story with her virtual, Spanish-language play, Abue!
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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Underrepresented in Medicine
Gisel Bello is a 4th-year medical student and the host of You Are Med, a podcast that unpacks what it means to be underrepresented in medicine.
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Palestinian Diaspora, Identity, and Hope
Professor Beshara Doumani gives new context to the relationship between Israel and Palestine and speaks about what it means to be Palestinian in a world that denies your very existence.
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Therapy in two worlds
A conversation with therapist Sandra Victorino LMHC about her life and the complexities and benefits of treating mental health from a bicultural perspective.
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God Talks To An Agnostic
A conversation with playwright and director Don Mays, who has created a space for a theatrical examination of Christianity in Black and brown communities with his latest audio play.
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Indelibly Alien
Asian Americans are seen as perpetual “aliens” in this country. Professor Robert Lee explains how that leads to violence.
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Special Encore: The Last Jewish Bakery In Rhode Island
Murray Kaplan learned how to bake from his father, who learned how to bake from his father, who started the family bakery in 1917 after coming over from Russia. After this weekend, Murray will officially be retired.
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‘At long last’: Armenian Rhode Islander reacts to President Biden’s recognition of the genocide
On April 24th, President Biden formally recognized the Armenian Genocide of 1915. While the horrific events of this genocide occurred over 100 years ago, the lack of formal recognition of the violent acts has had a damaging effect on Armenian American communities. Dr. Janice Okoomian is an Assistant Professor of English and Gender and Women’s studies at Rhode Island College. She’s also Armenian. Dr. Okoomian spoke with Mosaic host Ana Gonzalez about what this statement means to her.
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‘God Talks to an Agnostic’: A conversation with creator Don Mays
Don Mays is a writer, director and actor who’s produced and directed a handful of films and plays. Most recently, he’s the writer and director of ‘God Talks To An Agnostic’, a 12-part audio play that examines the role of religion in Black families. He spoke with reporter Ana Gonzalez about his work.
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Rhode Island man reacts to Georgia killings
Last week’s killings of eight people at Asian-owned spas in Georgia sent waves of shock and anger through Asian-American communities. Many are demanding action against the increase in anti-Asian racism and violence over the past year of the Coronavirus pandemic. For Rhode Island resident Peter Kwong, who’s lived in the Cranston area for 60 years, these most recent attacks are symptoms of a larger problem in America. He spoke with Mosaic host Ana González.
