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NextGenRadio @ USC Annenberg<\/span><\/p>\n March 2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_text_color=”#666666″ header_4_line_height=”1.5″ border_width_left=”2px” custom_padding=”|||70px”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”Jessica Video” src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Jessica.mp4″ image_src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Jessica_s_story.jpg” _builder_version=”3.6″] by Jessica Flores<\/em><\/p>\n Natalia Pereira, a black Brazilian immigrant, opened her restaurant Wood Spoon to create a sense of home as she struggled to find her community in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/brazilian-food-bridges-one-womans-memories-of-home-and-her-new-life-in-america\/” button_text=”Read More” _builder_version=”3.6″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16″] by Hafsa Fathima<\/em><\/p>\n Charles Igawa did not have an easy time during his early days in the U.S. — he was hired and fired at various jobs, struggled to learn English and faced obstacles in getting an education. It took a few friends and America\u2019s favorite pastime for him to feel at home.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/baseball-helped-a-japanese-immigrant-find-his-place-in-postwar-america\/” button_text=”Read More” _builder_version=”3.6″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16″] by Megan Manata<\/em><\/p>\n Hyun-Gyum Shin is a Korean-American DREAMer who \u2014 even after developing a \u2018distinctly American worldview\u2019 growing up in American schools \u2014 describes his search for a community in America that respects his blended background.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/a-dreamer-reflects-on-both-sides-of-his-hyphenated-life\/” button_text=”Read More” _builder_version=”3.6″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16″] by Sandy Ch\u00e1vez<\/em><\/p>\n Ligiah Villalobos was torn away from one parent and then the other and moved from Mexico City to a small town in Utah. This is the story of how her turbulent childhood shaped her life and career in Hollywood, eventually gaining her international acclaim.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/the-heartbreak-of-being-left-three-times-fuels-this-filmmakers-career\/” button_text=”Read More” _builder_version=”3.6″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16″] by Stephanie Aceves<\/em><\/p>\n Sayon Syprasoeuth, a Cambodian refugee, makes art to process experiences of war and trauma among his community and others.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/an-artist-rediscovers-and-reconciles-his-painful-past-through-art\/” button_text=”Read More” _builder_version=”3.6″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16″] by Son Ly<\/em><\/p>\n What is the cost of being separated from your parents as a young girl and then reunited with them four years later in order to have a better future? Ana Garcia reflects on how her life was forever changed because of Operaci\u00f3n Pedro Pan (Operation Peter Pan).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/i-considered-america-my-country-now-even-though-i-was-not-born-here\/” button_text=”Read More” _builder_version=”3.6″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16″] For every project, we ask our students to share their thoughts on what they learned and how they grew. These are their reflections.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blog admin_label=”Reflections” fullwidth=”off” posts_number=”6″ include_categories=”6″ show_thumbnail=”off” show_date=”off” show_categories=”off” show_pagination=”off” masonry_tile_background_color=”#4167b2″ module_class=”reflections” _builder_version=”3.6″ header_text_color=”#ffffff” body_text_color=”#ffffff” meta_text_color=”#ffffff”] First Days in America is a set of non-narrated audio and digital stories that highlight the experiences of immigrants for a changing America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":246,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"coauthors":[2],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}First Days in America is a set of non-narrated audio and digital stories that highlight the experiences of immigrants in a changing America.<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3″]<\/p>\nBrazilian food bridges one woman\u2019s memories of home and her new life in America<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider height=”15px” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3″]<\/p>\nBaseball helped a Japanese immigrant find his place in postwar America<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”Hafsa Video” src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Hafsa.mp4″ image_src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Hafsa_s_story.jpg” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider height=”15px” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”Megan Video” src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Megan_redo.mp4″ image_src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Megan_s_Story.jpg” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3″]<\/p>\nA DREAMer reflects on both sides of his hyphenated life<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider height=”15px” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3″]<\/p>\nThe heartbreak of being left three times fuels this filmmaker\u2019s career<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”Sandy Video” src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Sandy.mp4″ image_src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Sandys_Story.jpg” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider height=”15px” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”Stephanie Video” src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Stephanie.mp4″ image_src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Stephanie_s_Story.jpg” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3″]<\/p>\nAn artist rediscovers and reconciles his painful past through art<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider height=”15px” _builder_version=”3.6″]
\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_line_height=”1.3″]<\/p>\n\u201cI considered America my country now. Even though I was not born here.\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_video admin_label=”Son Video” src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Son.mp4″ image_src=”https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Sons_Story.jpg” _builder_version=”3.6″]
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