United Stateless Podcast

Alexandra Rivera
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Over the past decade, millions of people have immigrated to the US from Mexico. But a large number of those immigrants have returned. And for kids who grew up largely in the US, returning to Mexico isn't easy. On the United Stateless Podcast, binational returnees share their stories of life, love, Spanglish, culture shock, missing bagels and figuring out where home really is.

Episodes

  1. 10/05/2023

    Selena

    And now! For the long awaited season finale! Selena immigrated from Puebla to New York City when she was a child. When she found herself back in Puebla as a young adult, she struggled to find where home was. Family didn't help. But through a lot of trials and tribulations, she's finally made peace and made it home.

    37 min

  2. 07/13/2023

    Ariana

    And now for something completely different. Today we hear from someone who was living her big city New York City dream, when she ran into visa problems. So she had a choice- to go back to her home country of Peru, or go back to Mexico, where she moved when she was a teenager.

    31 min

  3. 07/06/2023

    Sandra

    What happens when everything goes wrong with your return to Mexico?

    43 min

  4. 06/29/2023

    Adriana

    International travel is an extremely high risk if you're undocumented in the US. But for some who wind up returning, the whole world opens up to them.

    17 min

  5. 06/22/2023

    Alex

    What, exactly, is Mexico? And what's it like to actually grow up there? And why is Alexandra so interested in all of this?    Host/Producer: Alexandra Rivera, Interview Recording: Francesc Messeguer, Sound Design: Fernando Hernandez Becerra from Esto no es radio, Story Editing: Caitlin Pierce.

    33 min
  6. Jair

    06/15/2023

    Jair

    When Jair left Michigan for Mexico City, he thought it would be easy. Instead, he went to Mexican middle school.    Host/Producer: Alexandra Rivera, Interview Recording: Francesc Messeguer, Sound Design: Fernando Hernandez Becerra from Esto no es radio, Story Editing: Caitlin Pierce.

    30 min
  7. Trailer

    TRAILER

    Trailer

    What happens when Mexican immigrants "go home"? United Stateless Podcast premiering June 15th

    2 min

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Over the past decade, millions of people have immigrated to the US from Mexico. But a large number of those immigrants have returned. And for kids who grew up largely in the US, returning to Mexico isn't easy. On the United Stateless Podcast, binational returnees share their stories of life, love, Spanglish, culture shock, missing bagels and figuring out where home really is.

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