Episodes
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
How Safe is a Sanctuary City?
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
Thursday Feb 09, 2017
The legal challenges facing communities that protect immigrants.
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Young Immigrants Confront the Outcome of the 2016 Election
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Fear and dread have swept through immigrant communities following Donald Trump’s election as president. Trump has promised to immediately deport 2 to 3-million undocumented immigrants once he takes office, and since Election Day the nation has seen a dramatic increase in hate crimes aimed at Muslims and immigrants, widely thought to be inspired by Trump’s anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric.
In response, a growing number of cities, college campuses and religious institutions have declared themselves to be sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants. Some states – notably California and New York – have said that they will resist Trump’s immigration policies.
But no one really knows what will happen when Trump takes office. Feet in 2 Worlds invited a group of young immigrants to talk about their fears and their hopes as the new administration takes shape.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2016
FI2W Dream City: My Body Remembers What Happened
Tuesday Sep 13, 2016
Tuesday Sep 13, 2016
As a witness to war and brutality in her native Bosnia, and then as a refugee, Mersiha Mesihovic found solace and a means of creative expression in dance. Despite the wounds of separation from home and family, Mersiha had all the skills to be a great dancer. But the way she moved became an obstacle. When she arrived in New York (via Sweden and Los Angeles), Mersiha found a way to harness the emotional power of her memories. Her unique approach to movement has attracted other dancers and led her to form Circuit Debris, a dance company which explores her approach to physical storytelling. Now, Mersiha is confronting the trauma of her past and her struggle for self-liberation in a solo dance piece called BosnianBorn *She is a Refugee Star*.
Saturday Apr 16, 2016
Fi2W Dream City: "Esther"
Saturday Apr 16, 2016
Saturday Apr 16, 2016
In the past few years, a growing number of undocumented youth brought to the United States as kids, often called “Dreamers,” have become immigration activists. Feet In Two Worlds reporter Shiva Bayat introduces us to Esther, who in many ways embodies this immigrant experience. For one, she “came out” publicly. But what is typical about Esther’s story stops right there, and instead, she takes us to some unexpected places.
Tuesday Jan 05, 2016
Fi2W Dream City: “Look What I Brought You”
Tuesday Jan 05, 2016
Tuesday Jan 05, 2016
For Filipino immigrants, the ritual of packing gift boxes, known in Tagalog as balikbayan, nurtures family relationships tested by time and distance. In this podcast, Rosalind Tordesillias explores the meaning of balikbayan and how it’s changed for Filipino immigrants today.
Tuesday Dec 15, 2015
Fi2W Podcast: Raising Trilingual Children
Tuesday Dec 15, 2015
Tuesday Dec 15, 2015
In this podcast, Janie Shen and Shadi Garman delve into the challenges immigrant parents face when raising trilingual children. We'll hear from Professor Xiao-Lei Wang; Micky Wu, a Taiwanese multilingual teacher at My Mini Hands; and Kseniya Schneider, a Belarusian mother who is raising her son to speak Russian, Hebrew and English.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2015
Fi2W Dream City: "Reunion"
Tuesday Oct 27, 2015
Tuesday Oct 27, 2015
Imagine moving to America and starting a new life with your family: nice home, better schools, new friends. But just when you begin to thrive, the secret you’ve been hiding suddenly gets out, and you find yourself thrown out on the streets, alone.
Monday Sep 21, 2015
FI2W Dream City: "A Cairo State of Mind"
Monday Sep 21, 2015
Monday Sep 21, 2015
In this episode, Shiva Bayat introduces us to Belal Fadl, a man many consider one of the important voices of the revolutionary movement in Egypt. Now he’s in New York, another artist striving to make it in the one of the cultural capitals of the world. But Cairo and its preoccupations are never far behind.
Monday Sep 07, 2015
FI2W Dream City: “Mona Escapes”
Monday Sep 07, 2015
Monday Sep 07, 2015
In this episode of our new podcast series, a Filipina domestic worker escapes from harsh conditions and blossoms as an activist and an artist in New York City.
Monday Dec 15, 2014
FI2W Podcast: Reporting on Religion and Faith in Immigrant Communities
Monday Dec 15, 2014
Monday Dec 15, 2014
As part of Feet In Two Worlds' online magazine focusing on religion and faith in immigrant communities, we wanted to get a sense of what it’s like to report on religion for immigrant audiences for whom faith is an integral part of who they are and how they see themselves. FI2W Executive Producer John Rudolph speaks with Reem Nasr, one of the hosts of the radio show Muslim State of Mind on WBAI in New York; and Martyna Starosta, a video journalist with the Jewish Daily Forward about how they report on topics around identity and faith to communities who are dealing with these issues in a new country.
Sunday May 04, 2014
FI2W Podcast: A movement in flux
Sunday May 04, 2014
Sunday May 04, 2014
A movement that was once monolithic has become fragmented, with some activists abandoning the fight for comprehensive immigration reform altogether while others focus instead on local-level relief. In this podcast Fi2W Executive Producer John Rudolph and former editor Von Diaz talk with Thanu Yakupitiyage, the Communications Coordinator for The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) who runs a group for undocumented youth in New York. Listen to their conversation about why many undocumented youth are shifting focus, and what it could mean for the movement.
Saturday Apr 26, 2014
FI2W Podcast: US Citizenship for Today's Immigrants
Saturday Apr 26, 2014
Saturday Apr 26, 2014
When it comes to citizenship for today's immigrants, the ground is shifting. Many immigrants who could become citizens, don't. Others say citizenship is less important for those who are undocumented, compared to obtaining legal status that would protect them from being deported. On this podcast, FI2W Executive Producer John Rudolph talks with Julissa Gutierrez of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, and Mark Lopez, Director of Hispanic Research at the Pew Center about immigrants' changing attitudes towards citizenship.
Tuesday Feb 04, 2014
FI2W Podcast: Am I White Enough?
Tuesday Feb 04, 2014
Tuesday Feb 04, 2014
In this podcast we discuss the process of skin bleaching in immigrant communities, and the reasons why people do it.
Monday Jan 06, 2014
FI2W Podcast: Impact of African immigrants in Bronx, NY
Monday Jan 06, 2014
Monday Jan 06, 2014
Africans are now the second largest immigrant community in the Bronx, and their influence on the borough's economy and culture is growing.
Wednesday Dec 18, 2013
FI2W Podcast: Kaya Natin!
Wednesday Dec 18, 2013
Wednesday Dec 18, 2013
On this podcast, sounds and stories from Kaya Natin!, a literary benefit organized by Filipino American writers for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan at the Asian American Writers Workshop.