As a part of our grant on refugees and immigrants in Iowa, the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council is pleased to offer a collection of miniature documentaries, showcasing the profiles of many Iowans from both refugee and immigrant communities. The following videos, filmed and produced by ICFRC intern Kate Heston, are funded in part by Humanities Iowa.

Interview with Eyad Said, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Mount Mercy University, by Kate Heston, ICFRC Intern and senior at the University of Iowa on May 11, 2022. ​

Interview with Chuy Renteria, Author and the Assistant Director at Inclusive Education and Strategic Initiatives (IESI), by Kate Heston, ICFRC Intern and senior at the University of Iowa on April 27, 2022. ​

Interview with Farhain Mohamad, a student at the University of Iowa and a RISE AmeriCorps Member, by Kate Heston, ICFRC Intern and senior at the University of Iowa on April 6, 2022. ​

Interview with Mak Sućeska, Bureau Chief for the Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services and the State of Iowa Refugee Coordinator through ORR (Office of Refugee Resettlement), by Kate Heston, ICFRC Intern and senior at the University of Iowa on April 13, 2022. ​

​Interview with Rocio Lopez Riveros, a first-generation college student at Kirkwood Community College, by Kate Heston, ICFRC Intern and senior at the University of Iowa on March 21, 2022.

Interview with Rex Mwamba, an Employment Services Case Manager at the Catherine McAuley Center in Cedar Rapids, IA, by Kate Heston, ICFRC Intern and senior at the University of Iowa on March 30, 2022.

​Interview with Adrián Silva, Lead Hospital Interpreter at UIHC, by Kate Heston, ICFRC Intern and senior at the University of Iowa on March 7, 2022.

Interview with Lata D’Mello, the Co-Director of Programs at Monsoon Iowa, by Kate Heston, ICFRC Intern and senior at the University of Iowa on February 5, 2022. ​