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A podcast about Immigrants.

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Serbia: Irena Hadzi Dordevic

Irena is originally from Belgrade (Serbia). Irena earned her Bachelor in theatre and film scenography in Belgrade. After graduating, because of her talent and a touch of luck she was offered a full scholarship to North Western, Chicago. She is currently working in both film and theater. In this episode we talk about growing up in Belgrade in a music family. What to eat and drink in Serbia. What it is really like going to college in the US and finding work in a global pandemic. And what is wrong with the door locks?

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Uganda: Emma Yaaka: Part 2

In this part 2 we get to follow Emma as he finally gets his refugee status and travels to Chicago, USA . We also find out how difficult it is to navigate a new country and a completely different environment. We talk about Ugandan food and Emma's Youtube community channel "Word Out".

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Uganda: Emma Yaaka: Part 1

Emma is originally from Munamba (Uganda). He is a refugee now living and working in Chicago, USA. We talk about his traumatic child hood. His step sister who tried to poison him. And the life of a refugee and his way to getting asylum. This is part 1 of two. In the next episode we talk about coming to the US.

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Chile: Daphne Agosin

Daphne is originally from Santiago (Chile). She studied architecture in Santiago (where she was born and raised) before attending Yale University in the USA. She currently lives in Chicago with her husband and is works as a lighting designer for theaters, operas, etc. We talk about Chile, beans, Pinochet, Connecticut and more.

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New Zealand: Ronnie Hughan

Ronnie is originally from Auckland (New Zealand). He lived in Wellington (New Zealand) before he started working for Eriksson and got a contract to work in the US. Ronnie is a cofounder of SkydiVR, is a skydive instructor and has over 5600 jumps under his belt. He also holds a world record in skydiving. We talk about the fascinating history and climate of New Zealand, sports, bungee jumping, skydiving and sauvignon blanc.

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Taiwan: Cheng Chih-Jou

Chih-Jou is originally from Tainan (Taiwan). She first came over as an exchange student to Westerville, Ohio (USA) where she studied theatre education and application. She now resides in Chicago (USA). We talk about Taiwanese culture, religion, food markets and dancing as a way to express, communicate and connect. We also talk about hardship and resilience.

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France: Dominique Bousquet

Dominique Bousquet is originally from Toulouse, France. She worked as a professional dancer and actor in Paris. She now lives in New York City and works as a voice over artist and massage therapist. We talk about France, psychics , wine and life!

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USA/Israel: David Jakubovic

David is Originally from Queens, New York (USA). He moved to Israel with his mum and dad when he was 1.5 yrs old. He spent his entire childhood and early adulthood before returning to New York in his early 20's. Now residing in Queens and having come full circle, he works as a writer, producer, editor and director for film and TV. In this episode we talk about roots, politics, trauma and how David did not become a sniper in the Israeli army.

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A podcast about Immigrants.

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