The Mosaic podcast team at The Public’s Radio is producing an episode on triple-decker family homes and their connection to the immigrant experience in New England. Did you grow up in a triple-decker? Has your family owned a three family home for several generations? Share your stories here to be featured in an upcoming episode of Mosaic.
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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Ep. 17: Fishing With Kai On
Connecting with a new place and new people can be tough when you don’t know the dominant language. In this episode of Mosaic, we meet a Chinese immigrant who does it with fun, food, and little bit of fishing.
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Ep. 16: God’s Little Acre
Part II of the Aaron Lopez saga brings us to a burial ground in Newport, where headstones give us insight into the lives of enslaved and free Africans in colonial Rhode Island.
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Ep. 15: The Irony Of Aaron Lopez, The Merchant Prince Of Newport
Aaron Lopez flees the Spanish Inquisition and arrives in Newport in 1752 a religious refugee. He quickly becomes a successful entrepreneur and a pillar of the Jewish community. At the same time, he’s actively funding slaving voyages.
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Ep. 14: Kamal’s Story Of Faith And Immigration
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.
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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.
