Immigrant Stories | Naquetta Ricks

From Immigrant Stories by Walter Gallacher

March 17, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

Naquetta Ricks shares her life journey after fleeing Liberia during the 1980 coup.

On this episode of Immigrant Stories, Colorado State Representative, Naquetta Ricks was thirteen when she and her mother and sister fled the 1980 coup in Liberia. Listen as she describes her life journey. Tune into Immigrant Stories on KDNK.org the third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.

People in this episode

Host: Walter Gallacher

Guest: Naquetta Ricks

Topics covered

immigration
personal journey
Liberia
politics
refugee experience

Keywords

immigrant stories
Naquetta Ricks
Liberia
refugee
Colorado State Representative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KDNK.org

Places: Liberia