What Moving to the U.S. Has Taught Me

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location What Moving to the U.S. has Taught Me Mosaic is The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, which features a series of community essays. This one is by Beatriz B. who is originally from Brazil. She writes about moving to Rhode Island and what […]

One Year in the U.S.

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location One Year in the U.S. The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, Mosaic, has a community essay series. This one is by Elvin Quero, who is originally from Barquisimeto, Venezuela. He writes about moving to Rhode Island a year ago. Our Production Director, James […]

This One’s For Pops!

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location This One’s For Pops! To listen to this story, click the play button above. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity.   As an artist, I have always tried to do and say things that would allow me to stand […]

My Parents Call Me a Banana

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location My Parents Call Me a Banana To listen to this story, click the play button above. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity. When I was younger, my parents often called me a banana, meaning I’m yellow on the outside, […]

King Phillip

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location King Phillip The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This one is by Cindy Sebrell of Little Compton, Rhode Island.  For me, a seven-year-old girl growing up in southern New England in the 1970s, the great Indian Chief himself […]

Remembering Those We Have Lost

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location Remembering Those We Have Lost The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This essay is by Dr. Michael Fine, a writer, community organizer, and family physician.   On June 25th 2022,  Rhode Islanders came to the installation of the […]

The Fierce Thing

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location The Fierce Thing The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This essay is by Jon Lavieri, a writer and ESL teacher for the Providence Public Library’s Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative program (RIFLI).  It’s early one fall evening in […]

Returning Home

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location Returning Home The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This essay is by Sean O’Connor, a science educator and co-owner of NewportOut, an organization that serves LGBTQ+ visitors and the LGBTQ+ community in Newport, Rhode Island. A little over […]

Ukraine: Where do we go from here?

Mosaic Community Essays –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location –––– Ethnicity Location Ukraine: Where do we go from here? The Public’s Radio’s podcast on immigration, Mosaic, has a community essay series. This essay is by Artem Agvanian, a student at Brown University. Artem is from Mariupol, Ukraine. He writes about his hometown and the future […]