In this episode of Falconcast, Tommy and Aidan explore the amazing immigration story of Aidan's grandfather, Jose Ramon Villa. Through an interview with Aidan's mom, they learn the story of a man who never had any intention of leaving his home Cuba until the 1959 Revolution brought him to Miami

In this episode of Falconcast, Carter explores the troubling causes and the human effects of what the Irish called the Great Hunger. This is known in America as the Potato Famine. After breaking down why this tragedy happened, Carter examines the life of one man who lived through this terrible time.

In this episode, we will talk about Henry's great grandmother, Yaya, and her story of immigration to the US. You will hear about how she learned English, why she came to the US, along with what she liked and didn't like. Enjoy!

In this episode of Falconcast, Leo and Constantin discuss immigration to the United States from Iran. First, Con interviews his mother about why she left her home shortly after the 1979 revolution. Then Leo talks with his grandfather who left Iran earlier in search of education opportunities.

In this episode of Falconcast, Izzy talks about his Abuelita, his grandmother. She came to America from Colombia after receiving a message from God, then made her way through some pretty tough times (sweatshop, anyone?) before finding a good life.

In this episode of Falconcast, Annika tells the amazing story of Irene Weiss on her journey from the ghetto, to a gas chamber, to America. Irene was only 13 when the Nazis shaved her hair and she went through the unimaginable. This podcast will truly make you grateful for what you have. Sources include The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Museum of Tolerance, YouTube, and History.com.

In this episode of Falconcast Brianna and Annabelle explain the immigration and life story of Brianna’s great-grandfather. A Greek man who came to the United States in search of the “American Dream” at a very young age. Brianna and Annabelle bring you through the ups and downs of his story as an immigrant and soon citizen in the early 20th century. Sources for this episode: Interview, Heritage.org, and Britannica.

In this episode of Falconcast, Liem, Colin, and Noah discuss the story of Liem's mother, who fled Vietnam following the Communist takeover of the country in 1975. Her amazing story takes us on the high seas and into a refugee camp, as she made her way to safety in the U.S. Sources for this episode: BBC, The Immigrant Research Library, ABC News, The Library of Congress, Associated Press, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

In this episode, I’ll be explaining how 20,000 young boys, most around six and seven, fled to Ethiopia to escape death or induction to the northern army. The boys walked over 1,000 miles. Along the way, half of them died. The few survivors and the many children who died along the way became known as the lost boys of Sudan.

In this episode of Falconcast, you will hear Brielle dive deep into the story of Adam Fine and how he came to be. His grandparents were all immigrants that met by chance, his parents found each other out of the 2 million people in Israel. He travels back and forth between Boston and Israel, two very different places. Sources for this show include the following: University of Minnesota UMedia, Wikipedia,  and Orthodox Union.

In this episode of Falconcast Jules and Alex explore how every immigration story is different. Three immigrants were interviewed about their experiences with immigration to the United States. Sources: Interviews,Wikipedia.

In this episode of Falconcast, William, Seji, and Emily discuss the immigration story of Mrs. Kim, a Chinese teacher at St. Mary’s.  She immigrated to China from South Korea, then to the United States from China. Listen in to hear about Mrs. Kim’s story, struggles, and connections to William and Seji’s immigration stories.

In this episode of Falconcast, Aashman interviews his grandfather about living through the partitioning of British India. His grandfather explains why it happened and then tells a crazy story about leaving on a train.

Chances are you’ve heard the two words “Culture Shock”. In this episode of Falconcast, Alden will be diving into the topic of culture shock. This episode features Francisco Morales, a Venezuelan-born immigrant.  You might have a basic understanding of culture shock but after this episode, you will have a much deeper understanding of it. Our sources for this episode: Wikipedia and Dictionary.com

In this episode of Falconcast, Sara explored what culture shock is and how it can affect immigrants coming to America. Sara interviewed two immigrants on their stories of coming to America in the late 1960s to 70s and their experience with the culture shock of America. Sources include the Mariam-Webster dictionary and Brown University.

In this episode of Falconcast, Susan talks about her own story of immigrating to the United States with her mom. She explores the reasons why she moved here, why her mom chose this country, why they stayed here, and the troubles they faced when moving to America.

In this episode of Falconcast, Arthur tells his own immigration story with the help of his parents. Interviewing them in French and translating for the listener, Arthur tells a story of leaving home and living in multiple countries in search of a better life.

In this episode of the three musketeers we interview Alex’s dad and his refugee story from Korea. Alex’s dad gives us all of the details that he had to work though to get to America. He has to go through many highs and lows that have carved him into the man he is.

In this episode of Falconcast, Zaiden interviews his mother from Portugal and learns why she wanted to leave her country. He also discusses the reasons why immigrants might want to leave their country and an example when immigrants might want to leave their country. He also dives in to learn more about the mindset of immigrants.

In this episode of Falconcast, Logan will explain the hardships adventurers faced in search for opportunity and land. The episode mainly focuses on one particular story of a pioneer named Lucinda Brown and all that she lost to form the west coast as we know it today.  Sources:  The Oregon Trail Association, History.com, Newsela.org