A podcast telling the stories of today’s immigrants, including the impact of climate change, COVID-19, and elections on immigrant communities.
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
In this podcast, FI2W's John Rudolph and Cristina Pastor, founder and publisher of The FilAm.net, stop by the East Village to speak with Nicole Ponseca, general manager of Maharlika. Maharlika is a new Filipino pop-up restaurant whose mission is to showcase the national cuisine and culture of the Philippines.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2011
Tuesday Sep 20, 2011
A number of states have recently enacted tough news laws aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants. Many of these measures were inspired by Arizona’s SB 1070, a law that makes it a state crime to be in Arizona without proper documents. The courts have yet to make a final ruling on SB 1070, which was signed into law in April 2010. But Arizona continues to be at the center of the immigration debate. In this podcast we take you back to the pre-SB 1070 era. While the lines separating Arizona’s pro and anti immigrant advocates seemed to be hardening, reporter Valeria Fernandez, who is based in Phoenix, decided to look for common ground on immigration. She found it in the state’s large dairy industry. Here’s a story she produced in September 2009 for our radio partner, Latino USA.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2011
Wednesday Sep 14, 2011
In Texas, Rick Perry is a household name. Now the rest of the country is getting to know the Texas governor as he runs for president. Perry’s record on immigration is more moderate than a number of his conservative rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. So who is Rick Perry, and what has been his relationship with Latinos in Texas? Marisa Treviño, writer and publisher of the blog Latina Lista, has been following Rick Perry and the 2012 presidential race. She joins FI2W's John Rudolph on this week's podcast.
Tuesday Sep 06, 2011
Tuesday Sep 06, 2011
So much is different in New York, in America, and around the world since the attacks of September 11, 2001. And yet, the striving for a better life by immigrants continues. FI2W's John Rudolph is joined by three colleagues from New York’s immigrant and ethnic media to take a look over the past decade – what has changed for immigrants and what has remained the same.
Tuesday Aug 30, 2011
Tuesday Aug 30, 2011
The Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles is getting a lot of attention these days. Maybe you saw them on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno or performing with Stevie Wonder at the Hollywood Bowl. A few years ago the orchestra got a boost from classical music superstar Gustavo Dudamel. He’s the dynamic young conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Dudamel got his start in Venezuela’s innovative youth music program called El Systema, which was also the inspiration for the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles. In this edition of the podcast we’re going back into the archives to bring you a story from February 2009, when Gustavo Dudamel and the members of the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles first met. The reporter is Pilar Marrero, who, like Dudamel is from Venezuela. Pilar writes for the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion. Here’s the story she produced for our radio partner, Studio 360.
Tuesday Aug 23, 2011
Tuesday Aug 23, 2011
After last year’s earthquake, the Obama administration granted citizens of Haiti temporary permission to stay in the US while their country rebuilds. But young Haitian immigrants soon discovered the reprieve has actually made it harder to pursue their dreams of success in the US. On this podcast, Martha St. Jean, a Feet in Two Worlds education reporting fellow, and Christina Bonne-Annee, who is an attorney working with young Haitians under TPS, speak with FI2W's John Rudolph about this issue.
Tuesday Aug 16, 2011
Wednesday Aug 10, 2011
Wednesday Aug 10, 2011
So, you want to start a radio station? All you really need these days is a computer and a telephone. African immigrant DJs and talk show hosts have found an innovative, and very inexpensive way to reach their fellow immigrants in New York and around the U.S. Abdulai Bah, a producer with People’s Production House, talks with FI2W's John Rudolph about free conference call radio.
Monday Aug 01, 2011
Monday Aug 01, 2011
New York’s legalization of gay marriage has gotten lots of positive press coverage from mainstream news organizations. But what about Spanish-language media? How have they treated the story? Fi2W Executive producer John Rudolph interviews freelance reporter Monika Fabian and LGBT Latino blogger Andrés Duque of Blabbeando to find out.
Monday Jul 25, 2011
Monday Jul 25, 2011
If you want to get ahead in this globally competitive economy, learn Mandarin. That’s the message many kids are now getting from their parents. Lan Trinh visited several New York City schools with Mandarin programs, and joined Fi2W executive producer John Rudolph to talk about this trend in dual language education.
Tuesday Jul 19, 2011
Tuesday Jul 19, 2011
Pauline O'Brien came to the U.S. when she was 19 years old. For years she worked in a variety of service jobs before finding her vocation--teaching immigrant children in the New York public school system. FI2W education reporter Peter McDermott of the Irish Echo brings us her story.
Wednesday Jul 13, 2011
Wednesday Jul 13, 2011
First, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas revealed that he has been living and working in the U.S. illegally for years. Next came his critics, and they weren’t who you might have expected. Turns out some of the harshest words against Vargas come from people a lot like him, his fellow Filipino immigrants both legal and undocumented. On this podcast, Cristina Pastor, founder of FilAm.net, and FI2W columnist Erwin de Leon, discuss reaction to Vargas' revelation of his undocumented status. FI2W's Exec Producer John Rudolph hosts.
Wednesday Jul 06, 2011
Wednesday Jul 06, 2011
The Complex Relationship Between Immigrant Blacks and African Americans on College Campuses: By several measures, immigrant blacks are outpacing African-Americans in higher education. In this podcast education reporter Martha St. Jean looks at the impact this has had on relations between different groups of black students. FI2W Executive Producer John Rudolph is the host.
Tuesday Jun 28, 2011
Tuesday Jun 28, 2011
For many years Turkey has banned female students from wearing the headscarf - or hijab - in school. To get around the ban, some Muslim girls and young women have left Turkey to attend high school and college in the U.S. and other countries where they are permitted to cover their heads in the classroom. Turkish television journalist Necla Demirci tells the story of two sisters, Sumeyye and Safiye Sideli, who came to New York as teenagers to complete their education. In her conversation with Fi2W Executive Producer John Rudolph, Demirci also speaks with Mucahit Bilici, assistant professor of sociology at John Jay College, who studies Islam in America.
Monday Jun 20, 2011
Monday Jun 20, 2011
Feet In Two Worlds journalists Aswini Anburajan and Valeria Fernandez describe how young proponents of the DREAM Act are publicly revealing their undocumented status and using social media for political organizing. FI2W's Executive Producer John Rudolph is the host.