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Sucheta S
This interview is with Dr. Sucheta Shah, a practitioner of alternative medicine who operates the Alt Therapies Center in Houston, TX. Dr. Shah describes the influences of Jainism and the physicians in her family on her choice to pursue a career in…
Brigitte Z
This interview is with Brigitte Z, a Palestinian-American baker and writer in Houston, TX. Brigitte recalls growing up as a Palestinian Arab in Texas and noticing differences between her and her peers. Brigitte describes connecting with her culture…
Radames "Rod" M
This interview is with Rod M, a semi-retired radiologist and Cuban immigrant living in Longview, TX. Rod shares his memories of growing up in Cuba and escaping with his family after Castro came to power. He describes immigrating to the US and how his…
Katy M
This interview is with Katy M, the Texas regional organizer for the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, in Houston, TX. Katy describes her start in immigration activism during college, her work at a detention center through the Dilley Pro Bono Project,…
Walter C
This interview is with Walter C, Program Director of the Native American Employment Training Program at the American Indian Center of Houston, who is from the Alabama-Coushatta reservation in Livingston, Texas. Walter discusses the history of the…
Van G
This interview is with Van G, a pharmacy school student in Houston, Texas who was born in the Texas Valley and later moved to San Antonio, TX with their family following the 2008 recession. They describe the events and institutions that shaped their…
Jennifer K
This interview is with Jennifer K, an engineer living in Houston, TX. Jennifer describes the various cultural and religious influences on her life, such as the countries she has lived in, the Christian traditions she has been exposed to, and her…
Emmad M
This interview is with Emmad M, a software designer and photographer living in Houston, TX. Emmad talks about his childhood in Pakistan and his move and adjustment to the United States. He talks about his relationships to the places he has lived as…
Amanda V
This interview is with Amanda V, co-founder of One Love Longview, a nonprofit resource center for unsheltered, uninsured, and underserved populations. Amanda talks about the rapid rise of her organization as a response to community needs for…
Gregory H
This interview is with Gregory H, an educator and Presbyterian minister active in interreligious dialogue in Houston. Gregory shares his story of growing up biracial in a very White area and the experience of simultaneously fitting in anywhere and…