
Our Moving Stories: Episode 12- Alan’s story
Interviewees: Alan Tong.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas and Ariadne Pacheco.
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Alan was born and raised in the U.S. by Chinese-born parents. Alan’s story is a classic story of assimilation. He speaks about how accepting his identity as a member of a visible minority in the United States is a complex process.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 11- Brayan’s story
Interviewees: Brayan Hernandez.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas.
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Salvadorian by birth and upbringing, Brayan reunited with his parents in Washington, D.C. at age 10. He manages culture shock as he waits for the lengthy asylum process.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 10- Marcela’s story
Interviewees: Marcela.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas & Ariadne Pacheco.
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Marcela talks about living as a formerly undocumented immigrant from Nicaragua to California.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 9- Estela’s Story
Interviewees: Estela.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas & Ariadne Pacheco.
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Estela shares with us, her complex and “unique” identity as the daughter of Japanese origin second- generation immigrants growing up in Brazil.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 8- Sheila’s Story
Interviewees: Sheila.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas.
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Born and raised in Chicago, Sheila, a professional violinist turned educator, speaks to the importance of community resilience and being “surrounded by people like you.”

Our Moving Stories: Episode 7- Daishi’s story
Interviewees: Daishi.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas.
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Daishi discusses how difficult it was for him to fit in as a mixed-race child in Japan before moving to the US in search of permanent legal status. He discusses struggling in the country he loves and actively working to update the immigration system that continues to oppress immigrants like him.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 6- Stephanie
Interviewees: Stephanie Rodriguez.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas & Ariadne Pacheco.
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Stephanie Rodriguez shares their story of navigating intersectional identities while looking for ways to help and advocate for people in their community.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 5- Michelle
Interviewees: Michelle Sahagun Palao.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas & Ariadne Pacheco.
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Michelle Sahagun Palao speaks about moving to Florida from Mexico to live with her brother and her budding career as a mental health worker for immigrant children.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 3 — Ari
Interviewees: Ariadne Pacheco.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas & Nancy Palencia.
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Ariadne Pacheco discusses her struggles in middle school when she first moved to the US from Mexico at the age of 13. She wants to draw attention to the unique challenges faced by undocumented students pursuing higher education without DACA.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 4 — Vian
Interviewees: Vian.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas & Ariadne Pacheco.
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Vian speaks about her experience as a second-generation immigrant growing up in Little Saigon, the largest Vietnamese neighborhood in the United States outside of Vietnam.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 2 — Bruno
Interviewees: Bruno Villegas McCubbin.This podcast is hosted by Ariadne Pacheco & Nancy Palencia.
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Bruno Villegas McCubbin speaks about coming to the US at age six from Peru. He traces his journey from a struggling English student to his Harvard acceptance and finding meaning and purpose beyond academics or success.

Our Moving Stories: Episode 1 — Nancy
Interviewees: Nancy Palencia.This podcast is hosted by Bruno Villegas & Ariadne Pacheco.
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Nancy talks about spending 20 years as an undocumented immigrant from Mexico to the US. She expands on her experience living abroad for eleven years, and now coming back to the United States for graduate school.

Our Moving Stories: Trailer
Interviewees: Carola Suarez-Orozco & Bruno Villegas.Listen
Introduction to Our Moving Stories Podcast
Butterfly drawing by Sharoll Fernandez Siñani (Instagram: @osnatsinani)
Photography by Lendel Marshall (Instagram: @lendelmarshall)