Second City; Second Home: a Series
What is the story of migration and how has it influenced the patchwork neighborhoods that make up the City of Chicago?
Yasmeen Sheikah Director Yasmeen Sheikah is a Palestinian-American Journalist and Producer with WGN-Radio. Sheikah graduated with her bachelors degree from Columbia College Chicago in 2020 and is the co-creator of Second City; Second Home. |
Connor Mautner Executive producer Connor Mautner is the Founder and Managing Director of the Chicago Refugee Coalition. The grandchild of Jewish refugees, Mautner often heard stories of his grandfather's displacement from occupied Czechoslovakia when he was a young boy. He believes that the power of storytelling can bring us closer together while elevating a platform for those whom are often not heard. |
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Claire Gelalich Associate Curator Claire Gelalich comes with a background in writing, non-profit management, documentaries, development, and transforming big ideas into action. After teaching in Tanzania and Spain, she returned to the States to pursue her Masters in Business Administration. She currently works at National Geographic in the Expeditions Department, and is driven with the belief that collaboration and global stories drive innovation and change. |
Steeg Pierce Associate curator Steeg has a background in economics from the University of Chicago and works in finance in the Loop. His passion for the well-being of immigrants and refugees comes from having a mother who immigrated to the United States. Steeg sits on the Education, Administration of Justice, and state and Local Government subcommittees of the Union League Club of Chicago's Public Affairs Committee and volunteers at a food pantry on Chicago's West Side. He also maintains a website and writes a newsletter focused on making effective public policy for everyone. |
Additional credits
Title Origination: Brady Sweet
The great Migration |
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Credits
Directed and Narrated by: Yasmeen Sheikah
Executive Producer: Connor Mautner
Lead Curator: Alisa Roadcup
Guest Speakers: Dr. James Grossman, Executive Director of the National Historical Association; Dr. Shailja Sharma, Director of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies at DePaul University; Mrs. Jillian Cross, Ida B. Wells' Great Great Granddaughter.
Special Thank You: Dr. Spencer Crew, Head of the Smithsonian National African American Museum of History and Culture and to Brady Sweet who gave this series its title.
Executive Producer: Connor Mautner
Lead Curator: Alisa Roadcup
Guest Speakers: Dr. James Grossman, Executive Director of the National Historical Association; Dr. Shailja Sharma, Director of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies at DePaul University; Mrs. Jillian Cross, Ida B. Wells' Great Great Granddaughter.
Special Thank You: Dr. Spencer Crew, Head of the Smithsonian National African American Museum of History and Culture and to Brady Sweet who gave this series its title.