Immigrant Stories
Immigrant Stories
Walter Gallacher
What would it be like to be an immigrant, to leave your home, family, culture, and country to face the unknown in a strange land? Join host Walter Gallacher as immigrants from around the world tell their stories of survival, alienation, persistence and triumph.
Autumn Rivera on Immigrant Stories
Tune in as Autumn Rivera, Glenwood Springs Middle School science teacher and Colorado's Teacher of the Year for 2022 talks about her life and teaching in a pandemic.
Nov 16, 2021
26 min
Kathie Weaver on Immigrant Stories
Tune in as Kathie Weaver remembers her late husband Jim "Doc" Weaver and the history of the Jess Weaver Trail.
Oct 19, 2021
26 min
Calvin Lee on Immigrant Stories
Calvin Lee, artist and retired Roaring Fork Valley attorney and the son of Chinese immigrants, talks to host Walter Gallacher about Lee's parents' journey to the United States.
Sep 21, 2021
26 min
Alexandra Yajko on Immigrant Stories
Fifty-one years ago, Alexandra Yajko was forced to flee her native Poland. Tune in as she reflects on being a refugee as a child and the impact that has had on her life.
Aug 17, 2021
26 min
Immigrant Stories: Kelsey and Tess Freeman
Valley natives Kelsey and Tess Freeman discuss their book "No Option But North" and share the stories of Central American migrants Kelsey interviewed during her nine months at a Mexican migrant shelter.
Jul 20, 2021
26 min
Immigrant Stories: Border Crisis
Host Walter Gallacher explores the reasons for our border crisis through his Irish roots and interviews with Central Americans who fled to the United States twenty years ago. Pictured: Left to right top row - José Mendoza Turbin, Ismael Argueta, Ana Ariza. bottom row - Mercedes Garcia, Lizbeth Jacobs, Tony Mendez
May 18, 2021
26 min
Award Winner: Gallacher Recognized for Immigrant Stories
Colorado Broadcasters Association awarded this story a Certificate of Merit for Best Public Affairs Program in KDNK's statewide market in 2020. Listen again: John Goodwin is a career peace officer and retired professor of Criminal Justice at Colorado Mountain College. John reflects on his life, the death of George Floyd and the importance of community-centered police work.
Apr 20, 2021
26 min
Julie Olson Shares Her Immigrant Story
Julie Olson is the Executive Director of the Advocate Safehouse Project, based in Glenwood Springs. On this episode of Immigrant Stories, she reflects on her Minnesota roots and her 30-year career assisting victims of domestic violence and abuse.
Mar 16, 2021
26 min
Jasmin Ramirez on Immigrant Stories
This month on Immigrant Stories, hear from Jasmin Ramirez: a Roaring Fork School board member and cofounder of Voces Unidas, a Latino-led advocacy non-profit. She talks about growing up Latina and her commitment to social justice.
Feb 17, 2021
26 min
Salmen Brothers on Immigrant Stories
This month on Immigrant Stories, hear from Chas and Marco Salmen, who grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley and went on to work as doctors at North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis. Here, they reflect on working in medicine during the pandemic and the death of George Floyd. This interview is in two parts. Click this post to hear both.
Jan 19, 2021
26 min
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