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• 1 media/Catholic Church.JPG media/Imperial and Bredimus interview.JPG 2023-12-07T18:37:28+00:00 Explore More Stories 27 Clips from the interviews that tell unique, individual stories of the interviewees. plain 2024-02-09T04:12:34+00:00 In the process of creating this exhibit, occasionally there would be an anecdote or sentiment that did not fit the themes of the featured article but were too interesting and insightful not to highlight. This page is meant to bring a few of those stories to light. All of these clips can also be found on their individual's respective pages, wherein you can view the clip in a wider context and possibly discover another story that speaks to you!

  
  Father Michael McAndrew

  Fr. Michael McAndrew was living in Kansas on December 12, 2006, in an area where many people he knew were migrant workers. So when he was alerted of a multi-state I.C.E. raid which displaced around 1800 people, it motivated him to help and to serve the people affected.
  

  
  Kevin Fallon

  When Kevin Fallon was giving out shoes to migrant worker camps, at first he thought some of the workers would appear to take more than they needed. But after doing some closer observations and research of his own, he realized the extent of their needs, which were often unseen, and began work to address the overarching problem directly.
  

  
  Juan Flores

  Juan Flores originally entered the United States without documentation and was briefly detained. After his release, he experienced culture shock between life in the United States and life in Honduras. Flores recounts the beginning of his journey in the U.S., and why he came here at all. [Spanish Interview]
  

  
  Father Michael Imperial and Kathleen Bredimus

  
  With the influx of Spanish-speaking migrant workers in the Virginia Tidewater area, some members of the primarily white community started to resent their presence. But Kathleen Bredimus thinks differently and shares several observations about migrant workers to inspire others and help them see commonalities across nations and cultures. 
  

  
  Jose Rodriguez

  With the restrictions and difficulties in getting H-2B visas and a local population that doesn't want to work in the seafood industry, it is a challenge for seafood processing plants to find labor. Jose Rodriguez remarks on how the times are getting harder, and that while he dearly loves working in the seafood industry, he has his eyes on other ventures.
  
• 1 media/flowers 3.JPG media/Catholic Church.JPG 2023-09-26T15:01:02+00:00 Father Michael McAndrew 26 image_header 2023-12-22T22:14:26+00:00 Father Michael McAndrew is a redemptorist missionary and a social director of the Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network. Father McAndrew talks about his path to helping migrant workers and incarcerated people throughout the country. He discusses the types of challenges that he faces with INS and ICE during his work and how his job has evolved over time. Father McAndrew explains U.S. raiding practices and how they affected migrant workers. He further explains  ways that the migrant workers overcame struggles caused by the raids.
  
  Below are several excerpts from our full interview with Father Michael McAndrew. Some of these clips were included in our telling of this story, Some haven't! You can view all of our clips below, and the full interview can be located at the bottom of the page.
   

  How One Raid Altered Father McAndrew's Professional Life and Outlook

  How the legal system changed between I.N.S. and I.C.E.

  The types of challenges faced when working in migrant communities

  "Why He Began Working with Migrant Workers"

   

  Full Oral History Interview