Ep. 182: Alejandra Oliva. How do politics and religion intersect?

This week, we hear from Alejandra Oliva, author of 'Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith and Migration'. She discusses the difference between being interested in an issue, and being involved in the issue. Her conversation with senior producer Heather Bigley covers the spiritual needs at the border. Alejandra Oliva is an essayist, translator, immigrant justice advocate, and embroiderer. Currently she teaches for NYU’s School of Professional Studies. She is a recipient of a 2022 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant and was a Franke Fellow at the Yale Whitney Humanities Center in 2022. She has also worked at the National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago in Community Engagement. She holds a Masters of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School.