The Public’s Radio’s podcast, Mosaic, has a series of community essays. This one is called “The Seekonk River Bridge” by Marissa Gallerani, a writer who lives in Providence. The first time I saw the Seekonk River Bridge was on a hot afternoon in July of 2020. I had just moved to Providence after 5 years […]
Pearl Marvell
Mosaic Community Producer
Pearl Marvell is a multimedia storyteller with experience writing, reporting and shooting for various publications, marketing and production companies. Born in the Caribbean to boat captains, Pearl spent her whole childhood onboard boats, including sailing around the world for two years. Pearl is now based in Newport, Rhode Island, and collects community essays for the Mosaic podcast.
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A Birthday Promise to My Mother
Essayist Richard Lawrence writes about a promise he made not to forget family history.
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Mosaic Community Essay: The Dream
The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, Mosaic, has a series of community essays. This one is called “The Dream” by Ruth Machie who lives in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. I remember it was a February afternoon, the snow was coming down, I was excited. I was going to touch and feel the snow for the first time. […]
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Tres trabajos pero vivienda no hay: la lucha de un trabajador indocumentado para encontrar un apartamento en Newport.
Los precios de vivienda continúan subiendo en Newport y muchos trabajadores en el área están recibiendo notificaciones de desalojo.
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Three jobs, but no apartment: One undocumented worker’s struggle to find housing in Newport
As housing costs have skyrocketed around Newport, some local workers are facing eviction.
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Mosaic Community Essay: What’s Real?
The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, Mosaic, has a series of community essays. This one is by Eve Kerrigan, a writer and actor living in Cranston, Rhode Island. Her essay is titled “What’s Real? The text said “Happy Birthday! Hope you had a blast!!!! Truly yours, xhusband.” There were heart emojis and one of a […]
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A medida que suben los precios, algunas familias indocumentadas luchan por encontrar vivienda segura en Newport
Los precios de la vivienda se están disparando en Newport, y es más difícil para las familias de bajos ingresos quedarse en Aquidneck Island, cuando los dueños están vendiendo sus casas y aumentando los alquileres. El inflado mercado ha puesto a un grupo en una posición particularmente precaria: la comunidad hispana y latina, muchos de quienes enfrentan desafíos adicionales para encontrar vivienda debido a las barreras del idioma o su estatus migratorio.
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As Newport home prices rise, undocumented families struggle to find secure housing
Housing costs have skyrocketed around Newport, making it increasingly difficult for low-income families to stay on Aquidneck Island. That has put one group in a particularly vulnerable position — Newport’s Hispanic and Latino community.
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Community Essay: Life Stopped in Evin Prison
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.
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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.
