Diane Birt, president of AIRA, described the work of that organization, as well as two others in Ames--ASIP Ames Sanctuary Interfaith Partnership and Story County Immigrant Interfaith Collaboration.
Maria Hakimi, currently an ISU graduate student from Afghanistan, has lived in Iowa since she came as a high school exchange student ten years ago. When the situation in Afghanistan became dangerous, her host family sponsored her further education. She described the situation for her family and her hopes for the future of Afghanistan.
Love Temah, an immigrant from Liberia, gave us an insight into the unusual history of Liberia, which was founded by the United States in 1822 as a plce to send freed slaves. The conflicts with the indigenous inhabitants of that county inevitably led to a Liberian civil war. for "The American Step-child" (This story will be continued)
Rachelle Chase--continued the story of Buxton begun last week with a description of various museums and historical societies which have worked to preserve material remains from the site. She also described a contest for middle school and high school students being announced on the website Uniting Through History, supported by the Uniting Through History Foundation.
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Originally broadcast 02/09/2022