HomeTown Podcast
1) Safeguarding Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Policy Shifts in a Changing Political Landscape
Today’s bonus episode features a recording from the October 25th webinar – Safeguarding Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Policy Shifts in a Changing Political Landscape - co-hosted by The Episcopal Ch...Show More
2) An Interview with Salemu Alimasi
Today’s episode of Hometown features an interview with Salemu Alimasi. Salemu and his family, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, came to the U.S. as refugees in 2011 and settled in Hous...Show More
3) An Interview with Robert Vivar
In this episode, we speak with Robert Vivar, migration missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego since January 2023. Having lived on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border, Robert understands the...Show More
4) An Interview with the Ocean Springs Remote Placement Community Partner Team at St. John's Episcopal Church
Today’s episode features a conversation with members of the Ocean Springs Remote Placement Community Partner team out of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Cynthia Ramseur, Le...Show More
5) An Interview with Karimullah Kamwar
Today’s guest on Hometown is Karimullah Kamwar. Karim is an Afghan national who lives and works in Syracuse, New York. Karim grew up in Mazar-e-Sharif, a city in northern Afghanistan. After college a...Show More
6) A Closer Look Webinar, Part 1: LGBTQIA2S+ Migrants
Today’s episode features a recording from the April 26th webinar, Part 1: LGBTQIA2S+ Migrants, from The Office of Government Relations (OGR) of The Episcopal Church and Episcopal Migration Ministries ...Show More
7) An Interview with Mariti Zirarusha
Today’s episode features a conversation with Mariti Zirarusha (also known as Martin), who with his parents and six siblings were resettled in Tucson, Arizona, as refugees from the Democratic Republic ...Show More
8) An Interview with Nasratullah Khalil
Today’s episode features a conversation with Nasratullah Khalil. Khalil, as he prefers to be called, is an Afghan national who now lives and works in Syracuse, New York. In August 2021, Khalil and hi...Show More
9) An Interview with Professor Rebecca Hamlin
Today’s episode features Rebecca Hamlin, a professor of political science and legal studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Professor Hamlin’s research and teaching interests center on law...Show More
10) An Interview with Mohammad Jawad
Today’s episode features a conversation with Mohammad Jawad, a refugee from Syria, who was resettled in Syracuse, N.Y., with his wife and children. Mohammad shares memories of his youth in Syria befor...Show More