Funding for cultural projects at KHOI comes from a generous donation from Ames Commission on the Arts.
Being American: Daughters of the American Revolution, Seeking Asylum, Release of Bill Cosby
On this Independence Day weekend Local Talk, Ames native Cynthia Gaunt describes being from a family that dates back to colonial American times and early farmers of the Midwest, including being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Then Licida Membreno, a newly arrived immigrant seeking asylum in the US, describes journeying with her son, from a long-standing indigenous family in Honduras to Ames, Iowa. Ms. Membreno is accompanied by David Hansen, Chair of Ames Sanctuary Interfaith Partners (ASIP), a local organization of people who helped her come to Iowa. Hansen describes some of the work ASIP does.