Journey 2 Unity Helps Create Video Series for Denver Housing Authority
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As part of Denver Housing Authority's 80th anniversary, Arts Street at the Youth Employment Academy was tasked to interview and record the immigration experiences of some of DHA’s residents. The youth learned to conduct interviews, edit audio and created a podcast to give voice to unheard immigration stories. The full audio interviews can be heard in their entirety on the Podcast Interviews page.
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Interview with Samuel Taye
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Arianna Lopez, an intern at Arts Street, had the opportunity to chat and interview an immigrant from Ethiopia. Samuel Taye came from Ethiopia and now resides in Denver, Colorado. Recently celebrating his 83rd birthday, he tells the story of how he came to the U.S in 2001, and has been living in Denver ever since. He is currently retired, with 5 grown children. He had the honor to be the first one to organize the Provisioner Secretariat of the organization of African Unity (AOU). This means a lot to him because it was the (add word here) of a number of diverse and far-reaching historical currents and political trends both on the African continent and abroad.
For the full audio interview visit the J2U Podcast page. |
Interview with Kamilla Karner
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Yecenia, an intern at Arts Street intern, had the chance to interview an immigrant from Hungary via Argentina. Kamilla Karner shares her opinion on current immigration laws and our current president. She came to the U.S with her siblings and daughters. She had to deal with her husband leaving her, yet she still persevered on pursuing the American Dream! Kamilla is a local Denver Housing resident, ready to share her story and we are here to give her a platform to express herself in a safe and positive way. According to her, she's living the American Dream which she acknowledges that some are not able to. We hope by the end of the interview you have a better understanding on immigration through her unique story.
For the full audio interview visit the J2U Podcast page. |
Interview with Umutesi Karinganire
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Umutesi Karinganire is a 17 year old living in Denver, Co and going to West Leadership High School. In 2012, at age 11, Umutesi immigrated with her family to Rwanda, which experienced a lot of violence from the Civil War in 1990 to 1993 and the Genocide in 1994. She and her family had been living there since Umutesi was a baby. Then, she and her family began living in refugee camps as they waited to come to the U.S. “My parents moved from Rwanda because of the war and we immigrated here as refugees.” When she emigrated to the U.S she and her family were looking for a better future, seeing America as a great way to start. “I plan to have a good education, and be able to help my family.” She has an interest in art, and wants to pursue her career of being an animator or maybe even being a graphic designer.
For the full audio interview visit the J2U Podcast page. |
Interview with Asnake Deferse & Sara Gebre
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Asnake Deferse and Sara Gebre are a couple from Ethiopia with Asnake coming to America first in 1990. 15 years later, he went back to his country to marry Sara and then the two came to the United States together two years later with their first son Matthew. They first lived in Fort Worth, Texas, then San Diego, California, and then Denver, Colorado, where they reside currently. This is their story about the experience they have gone through to reach this point in their lives.
For the full audio interview visit the J2U Podcast page. |
Interview with Epitasia Ruizsuazo
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Epitacia Ruiszaso talks about her experience coming to the United States with a permit that allowed her and her whole family to immigrate and escape from the crime and delinquency in Chiguagua, Mexico. Immigrating to the United States wasn't hard, what was hard was trying to assimilate to a whole new culture. Learning a new language, traditions, holidays, seasons, etc. It was a long process to be able to find a job and she faced discrimination and other racial comments. Even through all the struggles she faced she was a strong woman that worked in different places like cleaning offices, cooking in a restaurants and more, she was able to reach her goals to give her family a better life.
For the full audio interview visit the J2U Podcast page. |
Interview with Saboor Rakeen
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Saboor Rakeen was originally from Afghanistan which suffered 40 years of war that is still going on today. Saboor and his family fled to Pakistan to join the union so they could move to the United States as refugees. They arrived here in September 2004. However, Saboor says he wasn’t culture shocked because he studied the culture of the United States before he left. When he arrived in the United States he didn’t have any money so he borrowed some and was in debt. He is proud because both of his children went and graduated from college and have good jobs. He says the only problem he has with America is that you must pay to go to college and also the rent is very high.
For the full audio interview visit the J2U Podcast page. |