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Immigration RevelationAmali Tower, Climate RefugeesThis episode features humanitarian and human rights advocate, Amali Tower, Founder & Executive Director of Climate Refugees, a non-profit centered on climate justice and everything in between, from induced displacement, migration, food insecurity, and regional conflicts. Amali has worked over 17 years in human rights and to promote the protection of refugees and forcibly displaced persons in a variety of contexts, including in refugee resettlement, protection, evaluation and research with the UN Refugee Agency in Kenya and in Jordan on Syria response, various NGOs throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the US, and as a sub-contractor and consultant to the US...
2021-03-1835 minImmigration RevelationStephanie O'QuigleyFiona and Carolina chat with Stephanie O'Quigley, award-winning blogger and host of the wellness, health, and lifestyle podcast, The Wall. She is also the extraordinary Public Relations Manager for Spotlight Oral Care, the Irish healthcare brand of vegan-cruelty-free-and-sustainable oral care products that can now be found at Ulta, Target, CVS, and more! They also get into the highs-and-lows of the O-1 visa application process, and what it has been like to be an immigrant in the U.S. during, and now after, the previous administration's anti-immigrant agenda.
2021-02-1230 minImmigration RevelationMert Iseri, SwipeSenseFiona & Carolina sit down with our longtime client and friend, Mert Iseri, CEO of SwipeSense. Listen to his experience growing up in Istanbul, Turkey, and the life-changing moment that made him make the 180 degree turn on his plans abroad in order to move to the U.S., and in the end, propelling him to found the life-saving healthcare company, SwipeSense.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, "hospital acquired infections" were the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. While the seriousness of such an issue may seem obvious today, many U.S. hospitals and clinics have only recently begun to a...
2020-12-2340 minImmigration RevelationWalle Mafolasire, GivelifyFiona and Carolina chat with Walle Mafolasire, CEO and Founder of Givelify, a donation management app that helps connect non-profit and faith-based organizations directly with their members and donors. Global changes in technology, lifestyle, and even the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, have all transformed the way we give. In an increasingly cashless society, innovations like Givelify help to bridge the gaps between organizations and the untapped millions of donors that want to give and make this world a kinder and better place.
Walle is an inspirational testament to the wealth, strength, and importance of our immigrant communities...
2020-12-1044 minImmigration RevelationMartin AtkinsNot everyone has a coffee named after them but “WAKE THE F*CK OUT OF BED” is positively perfect for someone like the one and only - Martin Atkins. He’s been shaking up the music business for nearly 40 years. From his legendary Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke days, to founding the punk and industrial supergroup Pigface, Martin knows a thing or two about the industry, and he's here to tell you: “Welcome to the Music Business… You’re F *cked”.
You can find merch and more on Martin's website! You can also wake TF up at 5 am...
2020-11-1944 minImmigration RevelationMaeve Higgins: Irish Comedian, Writer, Podcaster, ActressFiona and Carolina sit down with the hilarious & supremely talented Maeve Higgins. Maeve is an Irish comedian, writer, podcaster, and actress who uses her platform to create get awareness for immigration and climate issues.
Links to some of the things we discussed:
Mother’s of Invention podcast
Maeve in America podcast
Extra Ordinary Movie
Maeve in America Book
Maeve’s Columns in the New York Times
The Essential Workers America Treats as Disposable
AILA’s call for In...
2020-10-2944 minImmigration RevelationElliot Collier, Chicago Fire Football ClubImmigration attorney siblings, Fiona and Ray McEntee, chat with Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire player, Elliot Collier. Tune in to hear all about this New Zealander's journey from playing for his country's national Futsal team as a teenager to being the first "Loyola Rambler" to be drafted in the MLS Superdraft.
2020-10-2238 minImmigration RevelationThe Glam ReaperFiona and Carolina chat with Jennifer Muldowney, the Glam Reaper herself, sharing how a bubbly charismatic event planner became an extraordinary global expert in the funeral industry.
2020-10-1335 minImmigration RevelationBelén SisaFiona and Carolina chat with activist and DACA recipient, Belén Sisa.
2020-09-2934 minImmigration RevelationImmigration Revelation TrailerImmigration Revelation is a new, limited series featuring and highlighting the voices and stories of our immigrant community throughout the U.S.
Hosted by immigration attorneys siblings Fiona & Ray McEntee, and legal advocate Carolina Solano, each episode will take you through conversations with some truly extraordinary immigrants.
Welcome to Immigration Revelation!
2020-09-1904 min