This episode’s theme focuses once more on the trauma the Secatogue Nine faced, but this time on their long journey to the US. We hear first-hand of the many challenges they experienced, once they decided to leave their homes and families behind and travelled to the United States. They were from Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala, each of them facing unique circumstances back home. 

We also look at how they landed in Farmingdale, Long Island and found themselves slowly building a new life. And once in their new home, we see how they continued facing bigotry and marginalization. But we also highlight their own community’s efforts to combat this bigotry. 

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This five-part podcast is the product of a multi-disciplinary collaboration between the National Center for Suburban Studies, the Law Reform Advocacy Clinic at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication’s online hyper-local news site, The Long Island Advocate.