Falconcast

In this episode of Falconcast, Tommy and Aidan explore the amazing immigration story of Aidan's grandfather, Jose Ramon Villa. Through an interview with Aidan's mom, they learn the story of a man who never had any intention of leaving his home Cuba until the 1959 Revolution brought him to Miami

In this episode of Falconcast, Carter explores the troubling causes and the human effects of what the Irish called the Great Hunger. This is known in America as the Potato Famine. After breaking down why this tragedy happened, Carter examines the life of one man who lived through this terrible time.

In this episode, we will talk about Henry's great grandmother, Yaya, and her story of immigration to the US. You will hear about how she learned English, why she came to the US, along with what she liked and didn't like. Enjoy!

In this episode of Falconcast, Leo and Constantin discuss immigration to the United States from Iran. First, Con interviews his mother about why she left her home shortly after the 1979 revolution. Then Leo talks with his grandfather who left Iran earlier in search of education opportunities.

In this episode of Falconcast, Izzy talks about his Abuelita, his grandmother. She came to America from Colombia after receiving a message from God, then made her way through some pretty tough times (sweatshop, anyone?) before finding a good life.

In this episode of Falconcast, Annika tells the amazing story of Irene Weiss on her journey from the ghetto, to a gas chamber, to America. Irene was only 13 when the Nazis shaved her hair and she went through the unimaginable. This podcast will truly make you grateful for what you have. Sources include The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Museum of Tolerance, YouTube, and History.com.

In this episode of Falconcast, Cassie describes and reflects on her parents' decision to move to America. Their home country, China, had instituted a one-child policy and they hoped to have another child, so when China opened up visas to the U.S., they jumped at the chance. It changed the path of their lives, and brought some unexpected challenges.

In this episode of Falconcast Brianna and Annabelle explain the immigration and life story of Brianna's great-grandfather. A Greek man who came to the United States in search of the "American Dream" at a very young age. Brianna and Annabelle bring you through the ups and downs of his story as an immigrant and soon citizen in the early 20th century. Sources for this episode: Interview, Heritage.org, and Britannica.

In this episode of Falconcast, Liem, Colin, and Noah discuss the story of Liem's mother, who fled Vietnam following the Communist takeover of the country in 1975. Her amazing story takes us on the high seas and into a refugee camp, as she made her way to safety in the U.S. Sources for this episode: BBC, The Immigrant Research Library, ABC News, The Library of Congress, Associated Press, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

In this episode, I'll be explaining how 20,000 young boys, most around six and seven, fled to Ethiopia to escape death or induction to the northern army. The boys walked over 1,000 miles. Along the way, half of them died. The few survivors and the many children who died along the way became known as the lost boys of Sudan.

In this episode of Falconcast, you will hear Brielle dive deep into the story of Adam Fine and how he came to be. His grandparents were all immigrants that met by chance, his parents found each other out of the 2 million people in Israel. He travels back and forth between Boston and Israel, two very different places. Sources for this show include the following: University of Minnesota UMedia, Wikipedia,  and Orthodox Union.

In this episode of Falconcast Jules and Alex explore how every immigration story is different. Three immigrants were interviewed about their experiences with immigration to the United States. Sources: Interviews,Wikipedia.

In this episode of Falconcast, William, Seji, and Emily discuss the immigration story of Mrs. Kim, a Chinese teacher at St. Mary's.  She immigrated to China from South Korea, then to the United States from China. Listen in to hear about Mrs. Kim's story, struggles, and connections to William and Seji's immigration stories.

In this episode of Falconcast, Aashman interviews his grandfather about living through the partitioning of British India. His grandfather explains why it happened and then tells a crazy story about leaving on a train.

Chances are you've heard the two words "Culture Shock". In this episode of Falconcast, Alden will be diving into the topic of culture shock. This episode features Francisco Morales, a Venezuelan-born immigrant.  You might have a basic understanding of culture shock but after this episode, you will have a much deeper understanding of it. Our sources for this episode: Wikipedia and Dictionary.com

In this episode of Falconcast, Sara explored what culture shock is and how it can affect immigrants coming to America. Sara interviewed two immigrants on their stories of coming to America in the late 1960s to 70s and their experience with the culture shock of America. Sources include the Mariam-Webster dictionary and Brown University.

In this episode of Falconcast, Susan talks about her own story of immigrating to the United States with her mom. She explores the reasons why she moved here, why her mom chose this country, why they stayed here, and the troubles they faced when moving to America.

In this episode of Falconcast, Arthur tells his own immigration story with the help of his parents. Interviewing them in French and translating for the listener, Arthur tells a story of leaving home and living in multiple countries in search of a better life.

In this episode of the three musketeers we interview Alex's dad and his refugee story from Korea. Alex's dad gives us all of the details that he had to work though to get to America. He has to go through many highs and lows that have carved him into the man he is.

In this episode of Falconcast, Zaiden interviews his mother from Portugal and learns why she wanted to leave her country. He also discusses the reasons why immigrants might want to leave their country and an example when immigrants might want to leave their country. He also dives in to learn more about the mindset of immigrants.

In this episode of Falconcast, Logan will explain the hardships adventurers faced in search for opportunity and land. The episode mainly focuses on one particular story of a pioneer named Lucinda Brown and all that she lost to form the west coast as we know it today.  Sources:  The Oregon Trail Association, History.com, Newsela.org  

In this episode of Falconcast, Alexia unpacks the tragic tale of the SS St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish immigrants fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939. Turned away by multiple countries, the ship had to return and many of its passengers met a deadly fate during the Holocaust. Sources include BBC and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.

In this episode of Falconcast, Augustine will talk about the major reasons why his grandfather Magdy immigrated from Egypt to America.  Augustine will also be talking about how blessed and fortunate he is to live in America because of his freedom of religion.  His sources for this podcast are both of his grandparents Magdy and Magda.

In this episode of FalconCast I will be talking about my uncle Shane's immigration story. Along with his story I will also be talking about the similarities between a story called Amir and his family. At the end of the podcast I talk about what I would do if I was an immigrant. 

In this episode of Falconcast I will be interviewing my grandma who is an immigrant.  We will be asking some questions like, why did you immigrate, what do you miss about your country? Some answers will be very interesting  and neat. So stay tuned and I hope you enjoy this interview.

In this episode of Falconcast, Hogan tells us about his great-great-grandfather. After being forced out of Turkey one hundred years ago because of his religion, he came to America and came across some pretty famous figures in organized crime. Sources include the Wall Street Journal.

In this episode of Falconcast with Katie and Hannah will be talking about the story of The Lost Boys of Sudan. Specifically Abraham Ater and his perspective on the journey. We also talk about how his immigration affected him and his life present day. Sources from the show: Northrop Grumman, international rescue committee, black past, and Georgia southern university.

In this episode, Ella and Malia talk about the immigration of Mr. Padilla. He immigrated from Mejcocan and was smuggled across the border to make it to California. He has lived in America for 50 years now. He has created a family and still lives in California. You can listen to the immigration story of Mr. Padilla here.

In this episode of Falconcast, Oliver talks about The Great Famine in 19th century Ireland. For details he talks about an eyewitness to these tragic events.

In this episode of Falconcast, Gavin interviews his grandfather about his journey from Italy in the 1950s. They talk about why he left home and what drew him to Canada and then, later, America.

In this episode of FalconCast, Alex and Lexie are going to dive into Mr. Marsh's immigration story. Lexie and Alex will be explaining his immigration process. They will also go over why he decided to leave and the steps to get to America. We found this information from a 6 min interview with him. We can't wait to share his story with you!

In this episode, students Christian, Blake, and Andrew talk about the hardships of German-American citizens during WW1. Students will also talk about the story of Frank Brooke, a German farmer who lived in America during WW1. Sources include NPR, the Library of Congress (audio file), and Ohio History Central

In this episode of Falconcast, Sofia, Kaitlyn, and Sienna take a highly original approach: they synthesize different immigrant stories into one, original tale of a young woman's journey from Iran to America. Sources include the UMedia Lab at the University of Minnesota.

In this episode of Falconcast, Maiya examines how climate change is creating a new kind of immigrant. In particular she looks at how the Maldives, an island nation, is facing the prospect of moving its entire population as sea levels rise.

In this episode of Falconcast, Austin talks about the story of woman named Elena, who fled Mexico and encountered the dangers of crossing the U.S. border without documentation. Though Elena's story is a successful one, there are many more that are not. 

In this episode of Falconcast, Sophie and Gianna tell the incredible story of Sophie's father, who left the Soviet Union in the 1970s with his family in search of a better life. He and his mother went through many hardships on his way to a successful life. This story is truly inspiring.

In this episode of Falconcast, Jeremy and Matthew explore what it means to move around the globe as a kid. Where do you really feel at home when you've had so many homes?

My grandmother immigrated to the United States of America when she was 16-years-old. She came from Belfast, Ireland, in 1951. The trip was ruthless one train ride, one seven-day boat ride, one four-day bus ride, and one plane trip.  When she finally arrived in Santa Monica, California, she was moved to a public high school for a senior year when in Ireland, she went to a private all-girls catholic school. "The differences were immense," she said as she explained her compelling story to me.  As we dive into her life, we will uncover new things and a unique perspective of her life. It surprised me, will it surprise you?

In this episode of Falconcast, Harper interviews a family friend about her journey across the Mexico-USA border. 

In this episode of Falconcast, Marisol explains how climate change is creating a new kind of refugee. Drawing on two examples from the United States, she illustrates how massive climate change is already here for many people. Sources include National Geographic and The Intercept.

In this episode of Falconcast, Caleb explores what happened when the potato--by far Ireland's top crop in the 19th century--stopped growing. The resulting famine set off a massive wave of immigration from the country, and Caleb follows one man's story to show you how it happened. Sources include History and NCBI.

In this episode of Falconcast, Carson and Mason will explain about the farm industry and its reliance on immigrant labor. Carson and Mason will also talk about statistics throughout the farm industries. There will then be many stories on people's/farmers perspectives and what they are all going through.  Our sources include The Guardian and New American Economy.

In this episode of Falconcast, Cameron tells us about his father's journey from Iran to Germany and then the United States. Leaving his home due to the war with Iraq, he lived in a lot of different places as he made his way in the world as an immigrant. 

In this episode of Falconcast, Adele explores the tragic and heroic tale of the Lost Boys of Sudan through the eyes of one of the survivors, Salva Dut.

In this episode of Falconcast, Cade tells us the story of his grandmother, who immigrated to the U.S. from England. Following the devastation of England during World War II, she came to America looking for better opportunities. Cade also reflects on the opportunity to interview his grandmother about her story.

In this episode of Falconcast, Reece tells the story of his Science teacher, who grew up in Brazil and immigrated to America and Europe.

In this episode of Falconcast, Myles takes the creative approach of using an Iranian immigrant's story (posted on UMedia from the University of Minnesota) and turning it into an "interview".

In this episode of Falconcast, Gavin interviews Tyler about an old family immigration story...we mean, really old. We're talking 17th century England and the British colonies in America. This is, by far, the oldest tale we've ever told on Falconcast.

In this episode of Falconcast, Mia describes the immigration story of her Grandma and the war torn country she grew up in. You'll also learn more about how much World War II affected Japan and caused thousands of people to immigrate. Sources for this episode are my sisters interview with my grandma, wikipedia, atomicarchive.com, and history.com.

In this episode of Falconcast by Maddie Jo, you'll explore the world from the eyes of the 1840's Ireland potato famine and learn about witnesses who experienced it. Maddie Jo will explain the Potato famine and the witness's stories. Her sources for this podcast included eyewitness history, CENGAGE learning, and Irelandxo.