Journeys Podcast

KAMA DC
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Journeys is a bite-sized podcast series featuring immigrants and refugees living in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. Our mission is to center the voices of immigrants in our community while providing a platform for storytelling, cultural connection and unity. If you’re interested in participating in the podcast, please email kamawashingtondc@gmail.com with your name and contact information.

  1. Doing Everything in Your Power With Leonina Arismendi

    10/19/2024

    Doing Everything in Your Power With Leonina Arismendi

    Leonina Arismendi is an immigrant from Uruguay who has lived many lives — as an artist, a civil rights activist, and now a published author. Their story has taken many turns, but the running thread has always been about creation: finding a career in art, establishing safe spaces for marginalized artists, building grassroots organizations from the ground up, and now helping migrant farmers share their stories through Farmer’s Footprint for the past three years. Leonina is currently working on a series of writings in Spanish for News Latino Today supporting communities in North Carolina and beyond with information on the impact of climate change. They currently serve as a Lead Prevention Ambassador for Young Gifted and Green and a Climate Reality Leader in DC. They also received one of eight inaugural Environmental Artivist Fellowships of 2024 from Social Arts and Culture and the Aspen Institute’s Arts Program, and is currently co-working on a public arts project in Ward 5. Listen to the episode to hear how Leonina has found a sense of power as an undocumented parent, and prioritizes work that’s rooted in joy. The organizations mentioned in this episode include: Defensores de la Cuenca Young, Gifted & Green™ Iglesia del Pueblo Freedom Church of the Poor Photo by Gabriela Paola Franco Peña and Ben Israel for Nature Forward’s Pertenecido: Nuestras Raíces, Nuestra Tierra: A Naturally Latinos Photo Book.

    29 min
  2. Becoming an Olympian with Giuseppe Lanzone

    08/23/2024

    Becoming an Olympian with Giuseppe Lanzone

    On our sixth episode of the fourth season of Journeys, we sit down with two-time Olympic rower for Team USA and co-founder of Peruvian Brothers Giuseppe Lanzone. Giuseppe discusses the sacrifices it takes to make the Olympics, recapturing your heritage, and starting a business as an immigrant. Music: Ketsa - Acid Road

    27 min
  3. Resolving Trauma with Rola Z

    07/19/2024

    Resolving Trauma with Rola Z

    On our next episode of the fourth season of Journeys, we chat with Rola Z, the creator of Funny Arabs Show, DC's only Dark Comedy Show and Co-founder of DC Traumedy Festival. Rola discusses her experience finding community and bonding with people through comedy to get through trauma. Music: Ketsa - Acid Road

    23 min
  4. Looking for Home with Mariia Ulianovska

    06/30/2024

    Looking for Home with Mariia Ulianovska

    On our fourth episode of the fourth season of Journeys is Mariia Ulianovska, a Ukrainian journalist and documentary filmmaker. Mariia discusses her experience with American bureaucracy and what we lose when we leave home. Music: Ketsa - Acid Road

    28 min
  5. Action Through Art with Adele Yiseol Kenworthy

    06/23/2024

    Action Through Art with Adele Yiseol Kenworthy

    On our third episode of the fourth season of Journeys is Adele Yiseol Kenworthy, a first generation Korean American artist-organizer . On this episode, Adele discusses her art, how she does community engagement through art, and what social practice means to her. Music: Ketsa - Acid Road

    19 min
  6. Coming Into Your Own with Mahima Patel

    06/15/2024

    Coming Into Your Own with Mahima Patel

    On our second episode of the fourth season of Journeys is Mahima Patel, whose family originally moved to the US from India. Mahima discusses her experience being the eldest daughter in an immigrant family and how she has worked to move away from hyper-independence.

    21 min
  7. Healing Through Comedy With Yasmin Elhady

    06/07/2024

    Healing Through Comedy With Yasmin Elhady

    Welcome to Season 4 of Journeys! Our first guest is Yasmin Elhady, an attorney and comedian who fled with her family to the US from Libya. She explains what wearing hijab means to her, how to stand up for herself and others, and how communities can find meaning and healing in comedy. Music: Ketsa - Acid Road

    25 min
  8. Exploring New Cultures with Stella Grigoryan

    07/07/2023

    Exploring New Cultures with Stella Grigoryan

    Follow Stella's "love journey" from Armenia to the U.S., where she opened Yerevan Cafe in the heart of Adam’s Morgan with her husband in 2021. In this episode, Stella shares her perspective on approaching cultural diversity with curiosity, bringing a slice of Armenian life to DC, and the meaning behind Armenian apricots' unique flavor. Music: Ketsa - Acid Road

    21 min
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Journeys is a bite-sized podcast series featuring immigrants and refugees living in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. Our mission is to center the voices of immigrants in our community while providing a platform for storytelling, cultural connection and unity. If you’re interested in participating in the podcast, please email kamawashingtondc@gmail.com with your name and contact information.

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  • Creator
    KAMA DC
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
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