Stay ConnectedVoices in America are the stories of 21st-century pilgrims; who they are, how they got here, why they came, and what they think about their new country. As the nation debates immigration, Voices in America invites you to do one revolutionary thing: Listen.
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When a highly respected Congolese physician comes to the aid of protesters beaten and killed by government officials, he is arrested and tortured. Forced to flee for his life. he arrives in America with dreams of reuniting his family and practicing medicine. But not all dreams come true. Dr. Didier adds his story of horror and heroism to the Voices in America podcast.
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Fadia uses art to convey her and other Syrian women's experiences as activists, victims, and refugees. From the hope of the "Arab Spring" to the tragedy of civil war, she discusses her obligation as an artist, a woman, and "a citizen of the world."
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You may already know about people like Javier. In 2003, the Los Angeles Times won the Pulitzer Prize for reporting on children like him, the ones from Central America who risked their lives riding “The Train of Death” to get to the United States. Clinging to fast-moving freight cars, dodging immigration officials, like Javier, they came alone, without parents, money, or the English language. Like all good stories, this one has a happy ending.
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