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Drinking from Ceremonial Cups (Cameroon)

In this episode we hear the story of a freshman film major at the University of Kansas whose parents are both from Cameroon. We explore the themes of home, and the connection that children of immigrants feel to the home country of their parents.


Photograph of plantains by Yemisi Ogbe, distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. The music that plays in the beginning and end is Arid Foothills by Kevin Macleod and was licensed through Creative Commons. His music can be found on Incompetech.com.

Learning How to Fly (Sudan)

In this episode we hear the story of a software developer from Sudan. We explore the themes of hope, discrimination, and what it’s like to leave a country that you love.

Photograph of a Cessna 172 by FlugKerl2, distributed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license. The music that plays in the beginning and end is Arid Foothills by Kevin Macleod and was licensed through Creative Commons. His music can be found on Incompetech.com.

Looking to the Future (Morocco)

In this episode we hear the story of an engineer and father from Morocco. We explore the themes of why people choose to leave home, and how having children affects your perspective.

Photograph of Kenitra in Morocco by Hakim Dahoune, distributed in the public domain. The music that plays in the beginning and end is Arid Foothills by Kevin Macleod and was licensed through Creative Commons. His music can be found on Incompetech.com.

Iman Al Hassan (Kansas City, MO / Nigeria)

Iman Al Hassan was born in Columbia, MO and raised primarily in Kansas City, Missouri, but is a “generational immigrant” who maintains strong cultural ties back to Nigeria, where both of her parents were born. She is also the author of Unrequited, a collection of poetry that voices stories of love, loss, the struggles of family and of cross-cultural differences through the journey to self-actualization of the second generation American, Muslim author.

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Mpho Kekana (South Africa)

Mpho Kekana grew up in post-apartheid South Africa before moving to Maryville, Missouri. He tells the story of his first encounters with overt racism when his family moved from an all black township into an all white suburban neighborhood.