Listening to Both Sides in Arizona’s Immigration Debate
Valeria Fernandez in Phoenix cuts through the rhetoric and finds there actually is common ground between opponents and supporters of Arizona’s new immigration law.
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Feet in Two Worlds on Public Radio This Week
Two great radio pieces reflect the diversity of stories being produced by our reporters.
Obama Speaks On Immigration Reform: Will It Meet Expectations?
Listen to Fi2W’s Valeria Fernandez speak on PRI’s The Takeway about President Obama and comprehensive immigration reform.
One Composer, Many Emotions Among Polish Immigrants
2010 marks the 200th birthday of the composer Frederic Chopin. For Polish immigrants his music has special meaning. FI2W’s Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska produced a radio story for WNYC on the community’s response to the great composer.
The Life of Hispanic Immigrant Cleanup Workers in the Gulf
Cleaning up oil in the Gulf of Mexico is grueling, sometimes dangerous work. In Louisiana, these jobs are drawing immigrant workers to small communities. And they’re not always getting a warm welcome.
Slipping Away: Livelihood and Way-of-Life Fade for Immigrant Fishermen in the Gulf
“It ain’t no more about commercial fishermen, it’s about becoming an oil company man,” says a local fisherman with Spanish roots who is feeling the impact of the BP oil spill and the clean-up effort.
Voices From Demonstration Against Arizona’s New Immigration Law
Fi2W’s Valeria Fernandez produced a radio feature for Latino USA on last week’s big protest in Phoenix against SB 1070.
Radio Messages to a Captive Audience
10 years ago, Feet in Two Worlds contributor Annie Correal was living in the United States when her father was kidnapped in Columbia by the FARC guerrillas. Her story just aired on This American Life.
Census Focuses on Russian Immigrants in Effort to Achieve Full Count
Community organizers and census workers are trying to ease resistance to the census among Russian immigrants in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.
SB 1070 Gets Legal Challenge
FI2W’s Valeria Fernandez speaks on PRI’s The Takeaway about the lawsuits challenging Arizona’s controversial new immigration law.