For generations, the triple decker home provided a reliable path for thousands of immigrants who dreamed of becoming homeowners. But, today, things are changing.
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Ep. 20: Growing Up Triple Decker
The triple decker home is an icon of urban New England that’s given a start to generations of immigrants. But what’s life like inside the walls of a three family home?
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Ep. 19: The Triple Decker Menace
You walk by them, maybe you live in one. But do you know the triple-decker home was once a symbol of anti-immigrant sentiment in New England?
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Ep. 18: Columbus Day On Federal Hill
On one of the most controversial holidays in America, Providence’s historic Italian-American neighborhood celebrates its identity.
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Tell Mosaic Your Triple-Decker Stories
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.
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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.
