This is CURE's brand new podcast ! The team wanted to tackle the topic of immigration on a national level but more importantly in our own backyards. We will be adding new personal stories over time as we want to honor the unique heart-wrenching and joyful journeys that have brought people to America since its inception. In these podcasts, we learned so much and it left us craving more. We laughed, we cried and we are ignited to dig deeper. We hope you are too! 

We are grateful for the support of the whole CURE team and the work they gave to these episodes especially, Cristina Boado, Pam Brandman, Ann LoBue and Valeska Mancilla. 

With each episode please explore guest Bios, Resources for learning and Actions. Thank You for listening! SPOTIFY LINK HERE

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LISTEN HERE: EPISODE 1 ~ CURE is Curious about Immigration - A Discussion with Immigration Lawyer, Jeffrey Feinbloom ~ Nicole chats with Jeffrey about what it means to become an American citizen today considering the sweeping laws and policy changes under this current administration and the challenges faced by both immgrants and laywers. 

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LISTEN HERE: EPISODE 2 ~ CURE is Curious about Immigration - A Discussion with NYU History Professor, Irvin Ibarguen ~ Nicole and Valeska talk to Irvin about the class he teaches at NYU, Nativism and the Foreign Threat. We touch on the long history of immigration in America and the push and pull of when America has needed and welcomed immigrants and when they shunned them or used them to foster political gain. 

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LISTEN HERE: EPISODE 3 ~ CURE is Curious about Immigration - Valeska Mancilla's Immigration Story ~ Valeska shares her beautiful and complicated story with Nicole about why her personal path to citizenship took so long and the barriers of miscommunication that colored her journey.

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LISTEN HERE: EPISODE 4 ~ CURE is Curious about Immigration - Francisco's Immigration Story~ Francisco shares his intimate and heart-wrenching story with Nicole about how he left Mexico and came to NY to earn money for an education back home. But life leads him in another direction. ** Please take the time to read Francisco's added note about his actual journey across the border. It is one that so many Americans couldn't fathom. You can find it at the "Click Here" link below. 

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LISTEN HERE: EPISODE 5 ~ CURE is Curious about Immigration - With John Pritts and Gail Boyle, Mamaroneck, NY Historians ~ Long time resident Cristina Boado joins Nicole on the CURE team to discuss a brief look at the many groups of people from all over the globe who have come to live in Mamaroneck. John and Gail share their knowledge as community leaders and historians from the Mamaroneck Historical Society. 

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COMING SOON .......

~ A chat with Community Resource Center in Mamaroneck ! 

~ The Italians ! When they came to America, how they were percieved, how they struggled and how they perservered. 

~ An Intimate Look At The Life Of Emilio "Dee" DaBramo ! 

~ What It Means to Immigrate with Leilani Yizar-Reid !

If you'd like to hear the full theme song, Stand UP written by Nicole Alifante and Kerry Hopwood, performed with their band, The WIld LIfe, LISTEN HERE  !