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The Immigrant Experience in America (TIEIA)

Oct 28, 2025

Key Themes

  1. Identity & Belonging

    • The tension of “you’ve arrived here, now who are you?” Many immigrants carry a dual identity: rooted in a homeland + building a future elsewhere.

    • Letting go of perfection: striving to fit in often causes people to lose parts of what made them uniquely strong.

    • Belonging...


Oct 22, 2025

In this four‑part conversation on The Immigrant Experience in America, host Simone W. Johnson‑Smith sits down with Dr. Reynaldo White, a Panamanian‑born pastor, educator, author, musician, and community advocate whose life journey traverses Panama, Miami, and rural Alabama.

Dr. White recounts his upbringing in...


Oct 15, 2025

Episode Summary

In this extended conversation from The Immigrant Experience in America, host Simone W. Johnson-Smith talks with Dr. Reynaldo White—a Panamanian‑born pastor, educator, author, and former concert pianist now living in Alabama. Over three parts, they explore Dr. White’s journey from growing up in...


Oct 8, 2025

In this episode of The Immigrant Experience in America, host Simone W. Johnson-Smith talks with Dr. Reynaldo White—a Panamanian-born pastor, educator and author now living in Alabama. Dr. White recounts his childhood in extreme poverty near the Panama Canal, his family’s move to Miami when his father joined the...


Oct 1, 2025

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