About this episode
This episode explores the concept of Home in America through personal stories of individuals pursuing their dreams.
As America approaches it's 250th anniversary, we're dedicating our Spring Mainstage season, as well as a special three episode podcast and radio series, to exploring the American dream. Our first episode looked at American Icons, but today, we’re going to look at the concept of Home. We’ve got two stories about how people make a home for themselves in America, how, in their own pursuits of happiness, people create space for themselves, how people live in America, even when it’s difficult. This episode was hosted by Kate Tellers. Storytellers: Heather Crawford has to leave her home state of Texas in order to give her child the best possible life. Eric Yu learns more about his father through visiting his family in China. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Kate Tellers
Guests: Heather Crawford, Eric Yu
Topics covered
- American dream
- Home
- Pursuit of happiness
- Personal stories
- Cultural identity
Keywords
- American dream
- home
- stories
- Texas
- China
- pursuit of happiness
- cultural identity
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Texas, China
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