Rosa’s Story: Undocumented and Unemployed in the Pandemic: Episode 5 of our Podcast Series, “A Better Life?”
Undocumented hotel housekeepers are among some of the most vulnerable workers in the pandemic. In this episode, we hear their stories.
Category: “A Better Life?”
“A Better Life?” explores how America’s failed response to COVID-19 has reshaped immigrants’ lives and their relationship to the United States. Each episode tells a different immigrant story and examines how the crisis has challenged or changed that person’s ideas of what it means to be American.
The show also includes conversations with immigrant elders — grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles — to hear how they are coping during this time, and what they have learned over the years that can help the rest of us survive today’s challenges.
Call Your Elders: Cooking with Philip and Niki: Episode 4 of our Podcast Series, “A Better Life?”
In Philip Zias’ words, “I never thought I can cook.” Hear how the pandemic changed that.
The Home Clock: Episode 3 of Our Podcast Series, “A Better Life?”
The daughter of immigrants visits her parents during COVID-19, raising questions about the meaning of family.
Introducing “Call Your Elders” – A New Feature of Our “A Better Life?” Podcast Series
Monique and Eric Barrau talk to their daughter about quarantine and their lives since leaving Haiti in the 1960s.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? – The Debut Episode of Our New Podcast Series, “A Better Life?”
In the pandemic two women wrestle with the same question and reach very different conclusions.
“A Better Life?” A New Podcast Series from Fi2W
“A Better Life?” tells immigrant stories from the coronavirus pandemic.