Immigrant Stories | The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants
Heidy De La Cruz hosts The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants. A 2x award-winning podcast about sharing the stories of immigrants and the immigrant experience, including their first memories of the US, the culture shocks they experienced, and their journey learning to navigate a whole new country. Join me, Heidy De La Cruz, in highlighting these stories that are often overlooked but deserve to be heard. I am on a mission to change the immigration narrative to a more compassionate and empathetic approach, like a Jesus approach.
Episodes
Welcome to episode 120 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Lonnie Mitchell shares her journey from Ireland to the United States, where her family moved in search of better economic opportunities after winning the green card lottery. Today, Lonnie is a life coach who helps women in entrepr...
Healing Across Continents: Noor’s Journey Through Immigration, Identity, and Mental Health - Ep. 119
Welcome to episode 119 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Noor shares her journey from Yemen to the United States, after living in Saudi Arabia and Norway. She opens up about the cultural and social challenges she faced—from navigating restrictive environments for women to experiencing c...
Welcome to episode 118 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Jennifer Quezada shares her inspiring journey from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to becoming a U.S. attorney dedicated to serving the immigrant community.
In this episode, Jennifer reflects on her childhood in the Dominican Re...
Welcome to episode 117 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Yazmin Garcia shares her inspiring journey from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to building a creative life and business in the United States. Yazmin moved to the U.S. at just two years old and grew up navigating the challenges of i...
Welcome to episode 116 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Griselda Abousleman shares her inspiring journey from growing up in Brownsville, Texas, as the daughter of immigrant parents, to becoming a business advisor, career coach, and author.
In this episode, Griselda reflects on her famil...
Welcome to episode 115 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Jenny Chau shares her journey from Taiwan to Brooklyn, where she navigated cultural transition, religious conversion, and a calling to serve others.
In this episode, Jenny reflects on her family’s move from rural Taiwan to the dive...
Welcome to episode 114 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Flavia shares her journey as a first-generation Peruvian American, raised in New Jersey, who has built a life abroad while empowering other Latinas to travel.
In this episode, Flavia reflects on her upbringing, the cultural shift o...
Welcome to episode 113 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Paulette Erato, host of the La Vida Mas Chevere podcast and founder of Latinas in Podcasting, shares her unique perspective as the daughter of a Mexican mother and Puerto Rican father. Growing up in Los Angeles, Paulette navigated...
Welcome to episode 112 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Milena Portillo shares her journey from Colombia to the United States, where she has built a career as an immigration attorney dedicated to helping others navigate the system she once had to adapt to herself.
In this episode, Milen...
Welcome to episode 111 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Dorina Gilmore-Young shares her story of growing up in a multicultural family in Chicago and how her background continues to shape her work today as a writer, speaker, podcaster, and Bible study author.
In this episode, Dorina refl...
Welcome to episode 110 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Latasha Ferguson shares her story as an Orlando native, mother of four, educator, and entrepreneur who grew up in a culturally diverse military family with a Korean mother and a Black father. Her journey of navigating identity, be...
Welcome to episode 109 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Janete Teixeira-Parente shares her inspiring journey from a small town in South Brazil to building a new life in the United States.
Janete reflects on her childhood in Brazil, where she faced challenges growing up with an alcoholic...
Welcome to episode 108 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Attorney Saman Movassaghi Gonzalez shares her journey as the daughter of Iranian immigrants who grew up in Texas and went on to become an immigration attorney.
Saman reflects on her upbringing in East Texas, where cultural differen...
Welcome to episode 107 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Doreen Cumberford shares her incredible journey of someone who has lived in eight countries—including Scotland, the United States, Japan, and Saudi Arabia—and is now enjoying life in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Doreen reflects o...
Welcome to episode 106 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Gicela Holguin Tangarife shares her moving story of growing up in Colombia, moving to the United States, later immigrating to Canada, and navigating the emotional and legal complexities of her family’s deportation. As a holistical...
Welcome to episode 105 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Heather Reese shares her inspiring story of being adopted from Peru into a Jewish family in the United States and how her identity, upbringing, and determination led her to become a personal injury attorney, model, activist, and c...
Welcome to episode 104 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Teresa Foster shares her inspiring story of growing up in Mexico, moving to the United States, and dedicating her life to serving the immigrant community. She opens up about her name change from Teresa de Jesus Oviedo Perez to Ter...
Welcome to episode 103 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Daven Ghandi is an immigration attorney who immigrated to the United States from Malaysia as a teenager. Daven shares what it was like growing up in Malaysia as a minority, navigating the country’s racial quota system, and how tho...
Welcome to episode 102 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Savohna Reid, a professional bookkeeper and founder of Reid Bookkeeping and Business Solutions, joined me to share what it was like growing up in Massachusetts with a Jamaican father and an American mother, and how their cultural ...
Welcome to episode 101 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
I sit down with Steph Wharton, a leadership and visibility coach who immigrated to Canada from Argentina with her family. Steph shares her vivid childhood memories of Argentina and the economic instability that pushed her family t...
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