Hometown – Episcopal Migration Ministries

Hosted ByJanet Morford and Kendall Martin

A Podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries

The Hometown podcast features interviews with people resettled to the U.S. as refugees, history and background on refugee-producing countries, interviews with authors, and spiritual reflections from lay and clergy across the Church. In addition, in-between season episodes include advocacy and policy updates, webinar recordings, and opportunities to get involved in the ministry of welcome.

Do you have a story to tell? Would you like to be an interview guest, reflection author, or background expert on the podcast? Let us know!


All Episodes

Safeguarding Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Policy Shifts in a Changing Political Landscape

Today’s bonus episode features a recording from the October 25th webinar – Safeguarding Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Policy Shifts in a Changing Political Landscape - co-hosted by The Episcopal Church’s Office...

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Hometown: EMM
Safeguarding Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Policy Shifts in a Changing Political Landscape
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An Interview with Salemu Alimasi

Today’s episode of Hometown features an interview with Salemu Alimasi. Salemu and his family, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, came to the U.S. as refugees in 2011...

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Hometown: EMM
An Interview with Salemu Alimasi
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An Interview with Robert Vivar

In this episode, we speak with Robert Vivar, migration missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego since January 2023. Having lived on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border,...

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Hometown: EMM
An Interview with Robert Vivar
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An Interview with the Ocean Springs Remote Placement Community Partner Team at St. John’s Episcopal Church

Today’s episode features a conversation with members of the Ocean Springs Remote Placement Community Partner team out of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Cynthia Ramseur, Lena...

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Hometown: EMM
An Interview with the Ocean Springs Remote Placement Community Partner Team at St. John's Episcopal Church
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An Interview with Karimullah Kamwar

Today’s guest on Hometown is Karimullah Kamwar. Karim is an Afghan national who lives and works in Syracuse, New York. Karim grew up in Mazar-e-Sharif, a city in northern...

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Hometown: EMM
An Interview with Karimullah Kamwar
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A Closer Look Webinar, Part 1: LGBTQIA2S+ Migrants

Today’s episode features a recording from the April 26th webinar, Part 1: LGBTQIA2S+ Migrants, from The Office of Government Relations (OGR) of The Episcopal Church and Episcopal Migration Ministries...

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Hometown: EMM
A Closer Look Webinar, Part 1: LGBTQIA2S+ Migrants
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An Interview with Mariti Zirarusha

Today’s episode features a conversation with Mariti Zirarusha (also known as Martin), who with his parents and six siblings were resettled in Tucson, Arizona, as refugees from the Democratic...

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Hometown: EMM
An Interview with Mariti Zirarusha
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An Interview with Nasratullah Khalil

Today’s episode features a conversation with Nasratullah Khalil. Khalil, as he prefers to be called, is an Afghan national who now lives and works in Syracuse, New York. In...

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Hometown: EMM
An Interview with Nasratullah Khalil
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An Interview with Professor Rebecca Hamlin

Today’s episode features Rebecca Hamlin, a professor of political science and legal studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Professor Hamlin’s research and teaching interests center on law and immigration,...

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Hometown: EMM
An Interview with Professor Rebecca Hamlin
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