Shoebox Stories: UndocuAmerica Series Podcast
1) Wandering in the Desert
Art Acevedo is an American police officer who has served as the chief of police for the cities of Houston, Austin and Miami. He reads the story of a young mother with DACA, Laura Peniche, and her atte...Show More
2) This Beautiful Dark Brown Skin
Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Patrisse Cullors reads Armando Peniche’s story of the racial profiling he experienced as a 12-year old boy and the danger slanderous rhetoric of mythic criminality pos...Show More
3) Checkpoint at Fantasyland
Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen Poo, reads Victor Galvan's story about the overwhelming human rights challenges facing the immigrant community and his insistence, despi...Show More
4) The Most Beautiful Monument
Award-winning actor, author, musician and singer, John Lithgow, reads the story of Irving Reza, a DACAmented political science major who uses humor to negotiate the fear of passing through immigration...Show More
5) Listen to Your Heart
Maria Hinojosa is the lead anchor and executive producer of Latino USA, and the founder of Futuro Media. She reads the story of Tania Chairez - a social entrepreneur and Motus staff member who grew up...Show More
6) Deport Me
José Andrés is an internationally-recognized culinary innovator, New York Times bestselling author, educator, television personality, humanitarian, and chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup. He reads Alej...Show More
7) I Was Made for the Light
Nicholas Kristof is an American journalist and political commentator. A winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he is a regular CNN contributor and writes an op-ed column for The New York Times. He reads the s...Show More
8) Returning Home
Activist and writer, Gloria Steinem reads Kiara Chavez’s story about the obstacles immigration policy has placed between herself and who and what she loves. She tells a tender story of flying home to ...Show More
9) The Meaning of Courage
Jorge Ramos is a Mexican-born American journalist and author. Regarded as the best-known Spanish-language news anchor in the United States of America, he has been referred to as "The Walter Cronkite o...Show More