Podcasts about immigration project

Charlotte Alvarez is the executive director of The Immigration Project. With offices in Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana, and now Springfield, this nonprofit provides legal and social services to immigrants across 86 counties in Illinois. Alvarez discussed the realities behind the phrase “come the right way,” the challenges immigrants face in Central Illinois and how her team works to provide dignity to those navigating a complex immigration system.

In today's deep dive, we'll learn how the Immigration Project in Normal informs clients of their rights as ICE raid concerns heighten.

In today's deep dive, we’ll hear a conversation with one of this year's Immigrant Welcome Award winners about their work with The Immigration Project.  

SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Enhanced Academic Program and Social Department of Sir John Thompson. Hosts this week were Ariel and Veronica. Interviews from Natalia and Rai. Music by Cara. Art by Julius. Production and supervision from Ms. Stetson and Mr. Luukkonen.  Find us on Twitter @SJTProjectECSD or online at http://anchor.fm/sjt.

SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Enhanced Academic Program and Social Department of Sir John Thompson. Hosts this week were Alex and Sierra. Interviews from Gigi and Mirabelle. Music by Cara. Art by Julius. Production and supervision from Ms. Stetson and Mr. Luukkonen.  Find us on Twitter @SJTProjectECSD or online at http://anchor.fm/SJT.

SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Enhanced Academic Program and Social Department of Sir John Thompson. Hosts this week were Mikayla and Megan. Interviews from Darren and Kim. Music by Cara. Art by Julius. Production and supervision from Ms. Stetson and Mr. Luukkonen. Find us on Twitter at SJTProjectECSD or online at http://anchor.fm/sjt

SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Enhanced Academic Program and Social Department of Sir John Thompson. Hosts this week were Lex and Caleb. Interviews from Chrissen and Rhys. Music by Cara. Art by Julius. Production and supervision from Ms. Stetson and Mr. Luukkonen.  Find us on Twitter @SJTProjectECSD or online at http://anchor.fm/SJT.

Thanks again to Chioma for talking to me today. And as this is our last episode, let me just take a moment to thank ALL of our hosts this year, Jared, Jayden, Rebecca, Maliya, Matteo, Maribelle, and Elyze. And also a big thank you to all of the students who sumbitted interviews this year. The podcast wouldn't exist without these great stories! We are all done for this year, but we will be back in 2023 with Season 5 of the SJT Immigration Podcast. Look for it starting sometime in Spring of 2023. I'm Mr. Luukkonen—thank you so much for listening. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Enhanced Academic Program and Social Department. Music by Evie, Byron, Tucker, and Everett. Interview today by Chioma. Find us online at anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD.

S4 E5 of the Immigration Project is here! Today's host was Elyze, and the Interviewer was Aleena. Sorry to Kirsten for the audio that got messed up--we weren't able to use his interview. :( SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Enhanced Academic Program and Social Department. Find us online at http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD.

Season 4 Episode 4 of the SJT Immigration Project! Interviews by Zach and Matteo. Hosts were Jared and Jayden. Thanks for CTV news for checking us out! And thanks to CBC for interviewing US! It's strange to be on the other side of all of this. Find the media stories at: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2460140 https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-52/clip/15917839 Music by: Evie, Byron, Tucker, Everett. Production by Mr Luukkonen. SJT Immigration Project is a production of the SJT Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: Http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD.

Today's episode is about immigration from Vietnam and Lebanon. Thanks so much for your support of the show! Make sure to rate and review us in Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosts: Maliya and Rebecca Interviews: Thomas and Kayan Music: Evie, Byron, Everett, Tucker Production: Mr Luukkonen The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department at Sir John Thompson Junior High in Edmonton, Alberta. Find us at: http://anchor.fm/sjt

Today's episode has an interview with an immigrant from Croatia who came to Canada in part to escape Communism. Also, we have a student interviewing another student about his immigration from the Philippines. NOTE: I, Mr. Luukkonen, made a mistake in the copy for the hosts and incorrectly wrote Yugoslavia instead of Croatia. My apologies to Maja's family for this! By the time it was noticed, it was too late to re-record the hosts audio, so I inserted a small bit at the beginning of the episode about this error. My sincere apologies. Please share this with a friend, or someone you know who might be interested! Find us on Anchor.fm/sjt and/or on your favourite podcast players. See you next week! The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the SJT's Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department.

We're so excited to share our new season with you! We are back and ready to share some wonderful stories about immigration with you this year. Season 4 is set to be the best one yet! Today we heard two stories: one from the Philippines and one from Nigeria. Hosts: Jared and Jayden. Interviews from Chioma and Jasmine. Music from Tucker, Everett, Evie, and Byron. Production by Mr. Luukkonen. SJT Immigration Project is a production of Sir John Thompson Junior High's EAP Program and the Social Department. Find us on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD and online at anchor.fm/sjt More episodes coming weekly to your favourite podcast player.

Welcome to a new season of the SJT Immigration Project! The episodes will be arriving within a few weeks, so make sure you've got your notifications on. We're so happy to bring you our Fourth Season of the show! New music, new hosts, new interviews, and this year a Land Acknowledgement at the start of every episode to help remind us that the story of immigration to Canada is also about sharing the lands that we have come to--lands that are the traditional homes of Inuit, Metis, and First Nations. We are blessed to be able to come here and call this land home. We look forward to sharing all our new stories with you! See you soon.

Housing advocates say the pace of rental aid distribution has picked up, but they are still not sure enough people are applying. That's true in the immigrant community as well as you hear from the Immigration Project. The Democratic Party controlled remap is designed to make sure GOP Representatives Mary Miller and Darin LaHood will have to run against each other. It's not clear who will survive. One expert says LaHood is stronger in a general election, but Miller could take him out in a primary. And the music of the neo new wave band Fantastic Plastics has gorgeous melodies that often frame pointed critiques OF technology and modern society.

This is it! The final episode of the season. We hear Sara interview her grandfather from Italy about his immigration experience. Sara and the podcast was recently featured on CBC Radio's Edmonton AM show with Mark Connoly. Here the segment here: Edmonton AM Thank you for all your support throughout this season. Don't forget to hit the "Subscribe" button so you can be sure to hear us for Season 4 next spring! Have a great year, and enjoy this episode! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

Today we get a special interview with a grandmother AND grandfather together. Tristan speaks with his grandparents about their immigration from Scotland. They both have a lot of good advice and good sayings to learn from. Enjoy the episode! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

New art this week! Thank you to Julius for updating the cover art for the show. The new logo looks awesome! This week we hear from an immigrant from the Philippines. He reminds us of the difficulty of starting life over again at an age like 35--it's tough to be in a new land and then figure out how to get a driver's license, a new job, a place to live, etc. Enjoy! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

Today we hear interviews from Ethiopia and the Philippines. The interviews—especially the second one—stress the hard work and dedication that immigrants face when they come to a new country. It's not easy work, as you will hear from these stories today. Enjoy! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

Today we hear interviews from two Grade 9 SJT students: Melyssa from the Philippines and Rubi from Mexico. We will learn about how useful it is to have a chicken as a good friend, how life changes once you come to Canada, and if you listen closely to the end, you'll hear one of the hosts refer to the show as a “Frog-cast”. Enjoy these stories! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

Today we hear interviews from Grahm's mother from the Philippines, and an interview from Patrick with one of our own Grade 9 students Tommy. Enjoy these stories! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

Sometimes the path to Canada isn't straight--there are detours and times spent in other places before entering Canada. Today's episode features an interview from Cai's grandma from Zimbabwe and one from Austyn's grandfather who came from Italy, but his immigration mostly happened from Bermuda. We haven't heard any stories yet from Zimbabwe or Bermuda, so it will be interesting to hear the new perspectives. Enjoy these stories! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

One thing stands out as common: while not everyone that came to Canada left a bad situation in their home country, most everyone agrees that living in Canada is great (and cold!). Today's episode features interviews from immigrants from the Philippines (a father of one of our students) and from the Netherlands (a student's grandmother). Enjoy these stories! Please rate us and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. The SJT Immigration Project is a production of the Sir John Thompson Junior High Enhanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Find us online at: http://anchor.fm/sjt or on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

Welcomes to the start of Season 3 of the SJT Immigration Project! Our podcast is a series of interviews that Grade 9 students at Sir John Thompson Junior High conduct and record with Canadian immigrants. Our aim is to help show the many stories that make up the immigrant experience here in Edmonton, Alberta. Today's interviews are with the father of one of our students and with an EAP student in Grade 9. We hope you enjoy! If you want to reach out to us, please follow us on Twitter @SJTPodcastECSD

Hear a small preview of what's coming up in Season 3 of the Sir John Thompson Immigration Project!

AP World Language students share the discoveries they made during an Immigration project for Spanish class.

This podcast is tracking closer to where I aspire for this podcast to be: finding the right people to dispel myths and have a serious conversation. Charlotte Alvarez is the Executive Director at the Immigration Project in Bloomington. Without getting too much in the weeds, let's just agree immigration is a topic we hear a lot of opinions about but don't see much good faith critical dialogue on the subject. I hope you find this as interesting as I did. If you are interested in hearing more, please support Charlotte and all the other talented staff at the Immigration Project. Immigration Project Facebook

Amanda is joined by Pooja Asnani, director of the Immigration Project at Sanctuary for Families. Pooja details the immigration stories that have gone unreported for years. She explains just how dramatically the previous administration altered immigration processes -- specifically in ways that made it harder for undocumented domestic violence survivors to ensure safety in the US. She outlines how the Violence Against Women Act has provided vital protections, and how sweeping immigration reform and a path to citizenship would change -- and likely save -- the lives of undocumented domestic violence survivors.  Today’s Black History clip is Amara La Negra on “The Real” answering, once again, what it means to be Afro-Latina 

The Immigration Project is taking a new holistic approach to services. Traditionally, the project has offered legal services, but now has expanded offerings with a new Welcoming Center on Landmark Drive in Normal. Hannah Mesouani manages the center with two caseworkers.

It might be a good time for Rivian to become publicly traded, even before SUVs, trucks, and vans flow freely from the assembly line in Normal because experts say the market is pricing it like a technology company, not a car company. There are also risks that come with an initial public offering. Plus, the Immigration Project has opened a new welcoming center in Normal. Hear what it will offer. State Representative Dan Brady has a low opinion of requiring schools to consider cultural responsiveness in curriculum. Finally, listen for a report on frequently asked questions about vaccines and COVID immunity.

Immigrants have spent four years worrying about hardline deportation efforts. They're not breathing easy after the election. Hear from Charlotte Alvarez of the Immigration Project. Plus, the head of COVID enforcement in McLean County says he'd like to see municipalities - and the public - play a larger role in keeping scofflaw restaurants and other businesses in check. And One Bloomington Normal restaurant group just laid off dozens of people because it's following the rules and doesn't expect much business at least until the spring.

Zoe Bouras is a Communications and Development AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) with the Immigration Project in Bloomington, Illinois. She also serves as an adjunct instructor of Political Science at Illinois Wesleyan University.  Zoe emigrated with her mother from northern England to rural Illinois when she was eight years old, and has called Arthur, Illinois, home since then. She has visited more than thirty-one countries, studying in Arequipa, Peru, as an exchange student, and interning for a summer at the Institute of East and West Studies at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.  Fifteen years after her own immigration to the United States, Zoe began her path to American citizenship. She hopes to be naturalized in 2021.

This is the final episode of the SJT Immigration Project for this season. We welcome Ore as she interviews her mother from Namibia. The aim of the podcast is to highlight stories of immigration to Canada, helping us to see and better understand the beautiful diversity we have here in Edmonton. We hope you enjoy it! Please spread the word about the podcast, and make sure to subscribe and rate us! SJT Immigration Podcast is a production of Sir John Thompson Junior High's Advanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Host, music, script, cover art, some editing, and interviews by SJT students. Other production by Mr. L. If you have any questions, please contact us at: joshua.luukkonen@ecsd.net. Thanks to all of our helpers to make this season so great, even in the middle of a pandemic. We look forward to another great series of interviews next year for Season 3!

This week features two short interviews: one from an immigrant from Portugal, and one from an SJT student from the Philippines. The aim of the podcast is to highlight stories of immigration to Canada, helping us to see and better understand the beautiful diversity we have here in Edmonton. We hope you enjoy it! SJT Immigration Podcast is a production of Sir John Thompson Junior High's Advanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Host, music, script, cover art, some editing, and interviews by SJT students. Other production by Mr. L. If you have any questions, please contact us at: joshua.luukkonen@ecsd.net.

In this episode, we hear from an immigrant from Serbia. You may notice her talk about some of the systems that Canada has in place for new immigrants, and programs to help those that are coming here for work. The aim of the podcast is to highlight stories of immigration to Canada, helping us to see and better understand the beautiful diversity we have here in Edmonton. We hope you enjoy it! SJT Immigration Podcast is a production of Sir John Thompson Junior High's Advanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Host, music, script, cover art, some editing, and interviews by SJT students. Other production work by Mr L. For more information, send an email to joshua.luukkonen@ecsd.net.

In this episode, we hear from an immigrant from Lebanon. Listen as he discusses his new life in Canada and how happy he is with his difficult decision to leave home. The aim of the podcast is to highlight stories of immigration to Canada, helping us to see and better understand the beautiful diversity we have here in Edmonton. We hope you enjoy it! SJT Immigration Podcast is a production of Sir John Thompson Junior High's Advanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Host, music, script, cover art, some editing, and interviews by SJT students. Other production work by Mr L. For more information, send an email to joshua.luukkonen@ecsd.net.

This week features...me, Mr L! I was interviewed as part of the project as I became a new Canadian citizen in October 2019. A little strange being on the other side of the microphone, but it was fun to do. Hope you enjoy it!  The aim of the podcast is to highlight stories of immigration to Canada, helping us to see and better understand the beautiful diversity we have here in Edmonton. We hope you enjoy it! SJT Immigration Podcast is a production of Sir John Thompson Junior High's Advanced Academic Program and the Social Department. Host, music, script, cover art, some editing, and interviews by SJT students. Other production by Mr. L. If you have any questions, please contact us at: joshua.luukkonen@ecsd.net.

This is the final episode! Thank you so much for supporting our little podcast this summer. We are looking forward to bringing you more stories next season, so keep an eye out for us. There are two stories today to lead us out of our project this year. Please enjoy them! Don't forget to comment about us or rate us on your favorite podcast platforms. And share the word about this podcast with others! If you know someone who would like to share their immigration experience with us at the SJT Immigration Project, please send an email to josh.luukkonen@ecsd.net or find me on Twitter @MrLuukkonen. Thanks, and see you next season!

Today's immigration stories comes from the Philippines and from somewhere a little more close to home. We've only got one episode left in this season!

Today's episode features an interview with a cousin of one of our students, who is a University student herself. This makes her perspective a little unique from the rest of the stories we've heard this season. Only two more episodes coming for this season! Don't forget to rate us on Apple Podcasts and subscribe through your favorite podcast platform! See you soon!

Hello! Two interviews on this episode--one from India and one from the Ukraine. Great stories that help us to understand where we all come from. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Today's story comes from an immigrant from Eritrea. From leaving her home country, becoming a refugee in Kenya, and then moving on to Canada, she tells us of some of the difficulties in making her way in this new land she calls home. Happy Canada Day, everyone!

Today we feature two interviews with immigrants from the Philippines, one that comes from the Philippines via Duabi. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, and it would be great if you left us a review on Apple Podcasts! See you next time!

Today's episode features an interview with an immigrant from Scotland, from SJT student Abby. Also, we're available on most major podcast platforms! Please spread the word about the show, and don't forget to rate and even leave a review in Apple Podcasts! SJT Immigration Project is a production of the SJT's Enhanced Academic Program and Social Department. Thank you for listening!

For American’s economy to continue to flourish, Dan Griswold, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Co-Director of its Trade and Immigration Project, suggests a market-based immigration system. This would shift the focus from citizenship to permanent legal status and allow U.S. companies to fill open positions with willing and able immigrants.

Episode 1 of Immigration Project from Sir John Thompson Junior High. Today's episode features two interviews with immigrants--one from Vietnam and one from the Philippines. Thank you for listening! Please spread the word about this podcast, and make sure to subscribe!

Coming from Sir John Thompson Junior High: Immigration Project. A new podcast detailing stories and experiences from recent immigrants to Canada. Look for Episode 1 coming soon.

Daniel Griswold is a research fellow and co-director of the Trade and Immigration Project at the Mercatus Center. Dan is a nationally recognized expert on trade and immigration policy and is a returning guest to Macro Musings. He joins the show today to help get us up to speed on the latest developments in issues on the ever-expanding US trade war with the rest of the world. David and Dan also discuss the USMCA, the negative aspects and seriousness of the trade war, and US intellectual property disputes with China.   Transcript for the episode: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/podcasts/06112019/usmca-tariffs-and-us-trade-war   Dan’s Twitter: @DanielGriswold Dan’s Mercatus profile: https://www.mercatus.org/daniel-griswold Dan’s blog: https://madabouttrade.com/   Related Links:   *Trump’s China Trade War Meets the Retailpocalypse* by Felix Salmon https://www.axios.com/us-china-trade-war-retail-apocalypse-50f85f2a-e287-4f22-936c-ef1c39c8897c.html   *The Impact of the 2018 Trade War on U.S. Prices and Welfare* by Mary Amiti, Stephen J. Redding, David Weinstein https://www.nber.org/papers/w25672   David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

Neal and Rich talk about threatened US tariffs on Mexico with Dan Griswold, a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Co-Director of its Trade and Immigration Project. How AI will affect future employment with Paul McDonald, Robert Half Staffing senior executive director.Latest job number with Mark Hamrick, Bankrate.com

This week, the fear in America's immigrant communities as ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) continues to expand  arrests and deportations.   And Ali talks to Rondell Treviño, from Memphis,TN, who founded The Immigration Project to demonstrate how the Bible teaches us to reach out and embrace immigrants. He’s also a Pastor at the Woodland Presbyterian Church in Memphis.   Rondell received a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Belhaven University, and a Master of Divinity from Capital Seminary. He’s advocated in Washington for positive immigration reform, and is devoted not just to his wife, Laura, and daughter Sofia, but also to the Dallas Cowboys. We chatted about his efforts to encourage communities to embrace immigrants, and about his strange encounter with law enforcement in his home town.

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Grant and Vince are on the line with Alex Rybarczyk, a surging Minneapolis photographer and designer, currently spearheading the Immigrant Portrait Project. Alex shares her thoughts about what it means to lend people a voice, tell someone’s story, and empower creativity in a discussion about how we “represent.”

The National Dialogues on Immigration Project is a groundbreaking series of public dialogue programs at immigration, civil rights, and ethnic identity museums aimed at sparking a national conversation on critical immigration questions. Learn how the project was developed and can be implemented at your site, bringing together museum staff, humanities scholars, and leading dialogue facilitators. Download at: http://resource.aaslh.org/view/the-national-dialogues-on-immigration-project/

Allan Wernick, Immigration Attorney, Chair of CUNY Citizenship & Immigration Project, Baruch College Professor of Law, talks to international students about sponsorship and employment issues at the Executives On Campus Program's JobSmart Career Hour. Topics include: optional practical training (OPT); H1-B; and the H1-B quota. A Q&A session follows. The event takes place on November 11, 2008 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Allan Wernick, Immigration Attorney, Chair of CUNY Citizenship & Immigration Project, Baruch College Professor of Law, talks to international students about sponsorship and employment issues at the Executives On Campus Program's JobSmart Career Hour. Topics include: optional practical training (OPT); H1-B; and the H1-B quota. A Q&A session follows. The event takes place on November 11, 2008 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-245.

Joining Doug to speak about immigration and its lack of attention in the upcoming election is Allan Wernick, Professor of Law at Baruch College and chair of CUNY's Citizen and Immigration Project.

The Chinese Canadian immigration project explores the dynamics of migration flows between China and Canada from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. It is based on the Canadian Register of Chinese Immigrants, a list of almost 100,000 Chinese who entered Canada between 1851 and 1949, most of whom were required to pay a discriminatory and restrictive entry fee – the so-called Head Tax. Using this core document, the project will examine migration between China and Canada, its relationships to patterns of immigrant recruitment in China and settlement in Canada, and the socio-economic factors underlying these population movements.

Part 3 of the Immigration Special covers Family Immigration. Guests include Midori Hills, Directing Attorney of the CUNY Citizenship & Immigration Project; Enzo Soderini, a paralegal; and a couple who have benefited from the Immigration Project.