Mona Johnson | One of A Kind: First Arab-Muslim Woman in the U.S. Armed Forces
Lieutenant Colonel Mona Johnson dreamed of a world where a Muslim woman could be treated as an equal. After escaping a politically divided Egypt, she and her family lived in
Read More »Adam Goodman | The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History of Expelling Immigrants
Author and Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, Adam Goodman joins. We discuss “The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History with Expelling
Read More »The Expansion of Immigrant Data Collection
Collecting private information from foreign travelers has sizabley increased over the past year. From collecting social media passwords of visa holders to taking DNA samples
Read More »Jessica Goudeau | After the Last Border : Story of the Unwavering Spirit of Two Refugees
Journalist and Author, Jessica Goudeau joins the podcast. The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America’s identity for centuries–yet
Read More »Dr. Deborah Watkins Bruner | The Value of International Students on Campus
In last week’s episode we didn’t get a chance to discuss exactly how international students are driving innovation within the university setting. Today, to give
Read More »University Settlement Reached: Policy Preventing F-1 Student Online Courses Rescinded
In a settlement on Tuesday, July 14th DHS and ICE rescinded the policy barring international students from taking 100% of their courses online, threatening their visa
Read More »Ranzo: The Black Experience in Asia
Ranzo D, the Creator of “The Black Experience in Japan” joins the podcast. He travels throughout predominately Asian countries and interviews Black immigrants on
Read More »Usha Tummala-Narra | Treating Culturally Imposed Trauma within Immigrant Communities
Usha-Tummala -Narra is the Ph.D. Program Director of Counseling Psychology for Boston College. She’s currently conducting research on mental health and trauma within
Read More »William R. Kerr | The Gift of Global Talent
Celebrating our 100th episode! Thank you to all the listeners and guests throughout the country and across the world who tune in to listen and contribute to the global
Read More »Robinson Woodward-Burns | How African Americans Turned “The American Dream” Into a Reality For All Americans
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are
Read More »Alejandra Zapatero: What Can I Do if I Was Not Selected for the H-1B Lottery?
Erickson Immigration Group’s Director of Client Relations and Managing Attorney Alejandra Zapatero joins. As another CAP season has passed, we discuss the steps
Read More »Christopher Casazza | Case Examined: Lack of Medical Care at Detention Centers During Covid-19
In this week’s Erickson Immigration Group Immigration Nerds podcast we talk to Christopher Casazza. In late march, Pike County Detention center detainee Aldo Camacho-Lopez
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