Walter Gallacher

Marge Taniwaki was born in Los Angeles in September of 1941 to Japanese immigrant parents. Seven months later she and her family were roundedup and imprisoned at the Manzanar concentration camp in Central California. Join us as she remembers her childhood.

Andrea Loya is the executive director of Casa De Paz, the house of peace, in Aurora, Colorado. Andrea, her staff and volunteers provide aid and comfortto immigrants and refugees who have just been released from the AuroraDetention Center. Join us as she talks about her life and her work. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK.org the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, host Walter Gallacher talks with Maryhannah Hanson Throm. Maryhannah was born in 1927 on the rim of the Great Depression. Join us as she remembers her childhood on Divide Creek near Silt, Colorado. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK.org the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl spent her career helping young people realize their dreams. Join us as she remembers her childhood and her dreams to make a difference. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK.org the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, join host Walter Gallacher and Colorado State Representative Junie Joseph, as she remembers her childhood inHaiti and her quest for a new life in the United States. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK.org the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, Colorado State Representative, Naquetta Ricks was thirteen when she and her mother and sister fled the 1980 coup in Liberia. Listen as she describes her life journey. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK.org the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

John Goodwin has spent nearly forty years as a peace officer. Join us as he reflects on his career and the disruption of the peace in Minneapolis and across our nation. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK, the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, Walter Gallacher describes his family's reasons for leaving Ireland and features six Central Americans who reflect on the war and chaos that forced them to flee their countries. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK, the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, host Walter Gallacher speaks with Diana Higuera. Diana has been working with immigrants and refugees for over twenty years. Join us as she describes the impact the last year and a half has had on Colorado's immigrant and refugee communities. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK, the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, join us as Dr. James Walsh, professor of American History at the University of Colorado, compares and contrasts the treatment of the Irish immigrants of the 1840s to the treatment of latino immigrants today. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK, the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.