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104 Makara Meng

5/29/2016

 
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Makara and her mother fled the Khmer Rouge in 1975 when she was five years old.  When they arrived at the Khao-I-Dang UNHCR camp  on the Thai border in 1979 she felt she had found "heaven on earth."  She and her mother came to the US in 1984 and eventually to Maine in 2002.
Recently, Makara was honored as a "Trailblazer" at the first annual Empower the Immigrant Women Conference.  She speaks about that event during this interview.
Makara has worked in production (sewing), sales, translating/interpreting, owned her own Cambodian grocery store and just started an egg roll catering business called "Let's Roll" (to place an order call 207-807-0999). 
Music: "Wake Me Up" (Avicii) sung by Justin Rhodes.

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103 Naima Abdirhmon

5/22/2016

 
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Naima was born in Mogadishu, Somalia and moved to the US when she was six years old.  She attended Portland Public Schools and the University of New England where she studied pharmacy.
Naima now works as a pharmacist, but also opened a child development center called Arwo a year ago. She speaks about the center which is located at 1037 Forest Ave., Portland, ME.  It serves children from 6 weeks to 6 years old and strives to "nurture capable, healthy and happy children."

Music: "I Wanna Be Like You" from the Jungle Book Soundtrack. 

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102 Alban Maino

5/15/2016

 
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Alban Maino was born in Bourges, France and spent 6 years of his childhood, in Lagos, Nigeria.  He believes that his exposure to world culture at an early age "opened his eyes and soul to different rhythms, to different gastronomies, to music and art from the world but more than anything else to realize that we are all the same no matter where we come from; kids from all over the world get along."
Alban attributes some of his success in film production to the global consciousness he acquired living abroad.  In this interview he discusses his current project called Memory Lane (http://memory-lane.tv/). It is a customized multi-sensory experience for people with dementia and Alzheimer's and their care partners. 
Other films he has produced are available on his blog. (www.espritvoyageur.net).
Alban strives to bring a greater quality of life and health to the world and he believes integrative medical modalities are a key to our longevity and well-being.  During the interview he spoke of the Center for Wellness Leadership.

Music: Dillon Bustin's sings "My Lost Youth" (adapted from a H.W. Longfellow poem) from the album Willow of the Wilderness.

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101 Chiara Moriconi

5/1/2016

 
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Chiara was born and raised in Rome, Italy.  She attended college in Florida, taught English in Japan and completed her graduate studies in journalism in London, England before returning to her life in Italy, where she started a language school.  In 2015 she and her husband decided to move to Maine where they anticipated their family would have more opportunities.
Chiara talks about May 1st and how International Workers' Day is celebrated in Rome and throughout Italy, both as a celebration and a protest related to workers' rights. 
Music: "Bella Ciao" (Originale)

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