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Dec. 8, 2020

Faith & Work EPS 19: Eva Leung on chemical engineering, vaccines, and faith conversations at work

Eva Leung is a chemical engineer, a TCK, a daughter of first generation immigrants to the US from Hong Kong. She is an expat in Singapore working in quality assurance in a contract manufacturing company and has years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. It was neither growing up in…

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Dec. 1, 2020

Faith & Work EPS 18: Phillip Trent III on Apple, being Christian in the Silicon Valley, and tech

Our second guest on our Faith & Work series is Phillip Trent III. Phillip is a computer engineer at Apple who received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He is originally from Nashville, but moved to Philadelphia for college, and then landed in the Bay Area for work…

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Nov. 24, 2020

Faith & Work EPS 17: Victoria Fishel and Megan Haverkorn on working at Google and oncology nursing

Ever wondered how to bring your whole self to work, even the faith side? Victoria Fishel, an oncology nurse in the Bay Area, and Megan Haverkorn who works at Google discuss how their faith impacts the way they show up at work. Listen to hear practical tips on how to…

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Nov. 17, 2020

US Election EPS 16: Dr. Sandra Boesch on Arizona, women candidates, Singapore, & disagreeing in love

Dr. Sandra Boesch worked for IBM for 10 years, for Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, and has lived on 3 continents. She recently repatriated to Arizona in the US. She has worked in communications, marketing, public relations, software product management, sales enablement, and education technologies. She has worked as a…

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Oct. 27, 2020

Immigration EPS 13: Michelle Ferrigno Warren on neighbors, government, justice and systemic change.

Michelle Ferrigno Warren is the Advocacy and Strategic Engagement Director for the Christian Community Development Association, based in Chicago, IL. She has been working in Christian community development for 27 years utilizing her skills as an educator, non-profit manager and public policy specialist. Michelle earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics…

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Oct. 20, 2020

Immigration EPS 12: Arturo Jiménez on children at the border, immigration law, and government

Arturo Jiménez grew up in Denver, Colorado, where he still lives and works. Arturo is a bilingual lawyer who has practiced federal immigration law since 1998. His humanitarian practice has represented thousands of individuals in Colorado and other States. Arturo's law office helps unify families through spouse petitions, family immigration,…

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Oct. 12, 2020

Indigenous Peoples’ Day EPS 11: TizitlCoalt (Ricardo De la O) on healing, trauma, and compassion

TizitCoalt, or his government name: Ricardo De la O, opens up with vulnerability about his own perspective about Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and what it means to him as a Native American from Yaqui and Raramuri tribes. His rich heritage on both his paternal and maternal sides gives him a point-of-view…

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Oct. 6, 2020

Immigration EPS 10: Gracia Berrios on DACA, legal representation, Peru, the commandments, and voting

Gracia Berrios works for One Justice in San Francisco to help DACA immigrants to find legal help with their immigration process. She immigrated to the US from Peru as a baby with her family, and went through the grueling years of legal immigration, watching her family walk through the emotionally…

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Sept. 29, 2020

Immigration EPS 9: Christopher Kinnison on immigration law, IDP’s, Thailand, Cambodia and pro bono.

Christopher Kinnison is an immigration lawyer in the US. He travels to dentition centers across Louisiana where ICE currently holds immigrants. He takes us on a deep dive into the ins and outs of what goes on with immigrants in the US court rooms today. He speaks about his views…

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Sept. 22, 2020

Immigration EPS 8: Lisa Rodriguez Watson on D.C., Biblical justice, Missio Alliance, & constituents.

Lisa Rodriguez Watson is the National Director of Missio Alliance. She has served as an urban church planter, collegiate minister, and worked with refugees in Albania. She is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant. Her heart to see people reconciled to God and to one another has led her to…

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Sept. 8, 2020

Immigration EPS 6: Alan Cross on welcoming immigrants, pastoring, advocating, lobbying, and writing

Alan Cross, has been a Southern Baptist Pastor in California, Alabama and Mississippi for over 20 years. He is an author of books and has written multiple articles about welcoming the immigrant, racism in the church, and how to tell a better story. He has worked to advocate for government…

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Aug. 18, 2020

Helping in Hard Times EPS 3: Freida Adams, RN on immigrants, Venezuela, Thailand and her calling

Freida Adams speaks of her life and career from growing up the only child of a single mom after her beloved father passed away from cancer to becoming. a Registered Nurse. She speaks of life in Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Thailand. She reminisces about the years of starting a clinic…

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Aug. 11, 2020

Helping in Hard Times Eps 2: Dr. Christopher Adams on Back to School in Covid, trauma & music

Dr. Christopher Adams talks about growing up bicultural and how this drew him to learn about the immigrant experience. This ultimately led him to pursue a degree in which he could learn to both understand and help those having a challenging time in the US education system, especially on the…

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July 29, 2020

Introducing A World of Difference

This episode explores the reasons behind making a podcast about making a difference in the world and celebrating our differences to the extent that we truly listen and learn from each others’ perspectives. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. RATE and REVIEW the…

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July 21, 2020

A World of Difference (Trailer)

--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lori-adams-brown/support Mentioned in this episode: Join Difference Makers Join us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference. Patreon (https://a-world-of-difference.captivate.fm/patreon) Do you want to go deeper? Join us in Difference…

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