Listen to your Heart
Tania Chairez is a social entrepreneur and educator who grew up undocumented under the threat of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona. In this episode, Tania...
Motus Monologues: UndocuAmerica Series
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Experience powerful and moving stories from undocumented people on the front lines of U.S immigration policy.Hear Grammy award-winning artists such as Yo-Yo Ma and Arturo O’Farrill offer a musical response to each story.This series aims at interrupting dehumanizing portrayals of immigrants by encouraging thoughtful engagement on the challenges facing the undocumented community and the assets they are to our country. You can also listen to the companion piece podcast Shoebox Stories, where prominent Americans such as Jorge Ramos, Gloria Steinem, Nicholas Kristof, Art Acevedo, Maria Hinojosa, and John Lithgow "step into the shoes" of these undocumented leaders and read their stories.
DEPORT ME
Alejandro Fuentes-Mena’s tells the story of his hard working parents and shares his journey to becoming one of the first two DACAmented teachers in th...
I Was Made for the Light
Reydesel, a legally deaf undocumented college graduate, shares how he went from suicidal to success after the DACA program was created that gave tempo...
Returning to Myself
Kiara tells a tender story of flying home to Mexico for the first time since she was four to see her ailing grandmother.*(*She was able to do this as ...
The Meaning of Courage
Cristian Solano-Córdova tells the story of strategizing to protect his eight-year-old sister, who is an American citizen, in the event her mother gets...