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the winter of our resistance

The Winter of Our Resistance is an eight-part podcast series featuring personal accounts from individuals of diverse cultural and community backgrounds who lived through the 2025–26 Metro Surge in Minnesota. Through intimate conversations, participants share their experiences of fear, uncertainty, resistance, and solidarity during a period marked by immigration enforcement, detainment, deportation, and widespread community unrest. Each episode offers a distinct perspective on how this period

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16:27

Sai Thao

the winter of our resistance ·

2026/09/28

I'm not a refugee or an immigrant and although I'm a citizen I don't belong.In The Winter of Our Resistance, Sai Thao, a Hmong American artist, mother, and co-founder of In Progress, reflects on a lifelong struggle with belonging and how Metro Surge has intensified feelings of fear, isolation, and displacement within her community. Drawing on her experiences with motherhood, grief, cultural identity, and systemic inequality, she challenges conventional ideas of safety and solidarity while

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Niizhoogabaw Wahpepah

the winter of our resistance ·

2026/09/27

Be strong, stand up for what's right. Just remember your past, language, your elders, you know, remember your people, you know, just be who you are.In The Winter of Our Resistance, Niizh Wahpepah, also known as Two Standing Man, an Ojibwe educator and father from the Leech Lake Reservation, recounts his experience being stopped and detained by federal immigration agents while traveling to work. Reflecting on the fear experienced by his family, the historical treatment of Indigenous peoples,

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Azomali Obisakin

the winter of our resistance ·

2026/09/26

If you're allowed to say hate, I'm allowed to say love. I'm allowed to share the truth.In The Winter of Our Resistance, 13-year-old Azomali Obisakin reflects on growing up with Nigerian and Mexican heritage while navigating the fear, anger, and uncertainty surrounding Metro Surge. From organizing a school walkout to witnessing how immigration enforcement has changed everyday life for her family and classmates, she shares a young person's perspective on cultural identity, belonging, and the

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Guadalupe Puentes

the winter of our resistance ·

2026/09/26

I can feel the chaos in the air, and I'm familiar with this.In The Winter of Our Resistance, Guadalupe Puentes, a retired military veteran living in Saint Paul, reflects on the fear, uncertainty, and heightened tensions he experienced during Metro Surge. Drawing parallels between military operations in Iraq and federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, he explores the psychological impact of living under constant uncertainty, the solidarity emerging across communities, and his concerns

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Katya Zepeda

the winter of our resistance ·

2026/09/25

I used that fear to propel me, not to hold me back.Katya Zepeda, an Indigenous woman who immigrated from Mexico as a child, reflects on her family's experiences with deportation, the lasting trauma of growing up with an uncertain immigration status, and the renewed fears brought by Metro Surge. Drawing on her experiences as a mother and community advocate, she explores the emotional toll of immigration enforcement on families, particularly children, and the importance of culturally

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Castro Xavier Tavera

the winter of our resistance ·

2026/09/25

For sure this time is an x-ray on all of us, right? You can see inside who we are, how are we reacting, how we're not pretending anymore.Photographer Xavier Tavera reflects on his nearly thirty years in Minnesota and the personal and emotional challenges of documenting Metro Surge as a Mexican immigrant. Moving between moments of community joy and confrontations with hatred, he explores the responsibilities of a photographer, the struggle to manage anger, and the power of art and everyday

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Jack Ger Vang

the winter of our resistance ·

2026/09/25

If the village is on fire, I'm not going to wait around for it to die down or to burn up just to be able to start up again.Musician Jack Ger Vang reflects on his family's history as Hmong refugees and how Metro Surge has renewed fears of displacement, particularly among elders who have already experienced war and forced migration. Through his experiences participating in protests and supporting immigrant communities, he explores the meaning of belonging, intergenerational trauma, and the

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KingDemetrius Pendleton

the winter of our resistance ·

2026/09/25

There's one thing about the truth, it deserves no apology.Photographer and independent journalist KingDemetrius Pendleton shares his firsthand experiences documenting Metro Surge in Minneapolis, including the demonstrations following the killing of Renee Good and his own encounters with federal immigration agents. Reflecting on the physical risks of photojournalism, his personal journey, and his commitment to marginalized communities, Pendleton speaks to the importance of bearing witness,

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