Voices In America
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Voices in America are the stories of 21st-century pilgrims; who they are, how they got here, why they came, and what they think about their new country. As the nation debates immigration, Voices in America invites you to do one revolutionary thing: Listen.

The New Colossus

A reading of The New Colossus. A poem by Emma Lazarus displayed at the base of the statue of Liberty. Read by modern-day American immigrants.Thanks ag...
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The Blessing of Hospitality

Meet Catherine Wager, Deacon at Episcopal Diasis in Los Angeles. She opens her heart and her home to immigrants seeking asylum in the United States. A...
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Someone’s Child

Too often, the fact that there are millions of refugees in the world becomes a deadening statistic. In this episode, the story of one refugee offers a...
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State Sanctioned

Refugees seeking asylum often have one thing in common, being victims of torture. State sanctioned terrorism on an individual level. Physician Cynthia...
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The Most Vulnerable

They are the youngest asylum seekers. Victims of rape, abuse, deprivation, they are expected to represent themselves in the complex world of Immigrati...
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Wilmer Valderrama

Actor and activist Wilmer Valderrama tells his immigrant story, what it means to him to live in America, how division rather than diversity is the big...
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The Crimes Of Immigration Court

Most Americans will never see the inside of an immigration court,which is too bad, because if they did, maybe they would demand dueprocess, fairness, ...
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The Road From Damascus

Jay was was one of the Middle East’s most popular television and film stars; think the Russell Crowe of the region. He was rich, famous, and popular. ...
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The Funniest Texan Ever

Born in the USA on the Mexican border, Cristela overcame poverty, homelessness, and racism to become a star, with her own network television show and ...
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