Making Buffalo Home
Joe Di Leo | Making Buffalo Home
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Joe Di Leo’s family emigrated from Sicily in the early 1920s, settling in Buffalo, NY.
As a first-generation Italian American, Joe Di Leo shares the story of his family’s journey from the sulfur mines in Sicily to the city streets of Buffalo, NY. Today, he publishes a magazine dedicated to preserving the history of Italian-American in Buffalo, and devotes his time to helping Buffalo’s newest immigrants establish their first homes in America.
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Making Buffalo Home is a local public television program presented by BTPM PBS
Making Buffalo Home is funded by Rich Products Corporation and Rich Family Foundation.
Making Buffalo Home
Joe Di Leo | Making Buffalo Home
Clip | 5m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
As a first-generation Italian American, Joe Di Leo shares the story of his family’s journey from the sulfur mines in Sicily to the city streets of Buffalo, NY. Today, he publishes a magazine dedicated to preserving the history of Italian-American in Buffalo, and devotes his time to helping Buffalo’s newest immigrants establish their first homes in America.
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Felipe Shibuya | Making Buffalo Home
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Meet Felipe Shibuya, a University at Buffalo biologist from Brazil who calls Buffalo home. (5m 1s)
Community Filmmaker | Tito Ruiz - The Story of Nelson Modi
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Community filmmaker Tito Ruiz shares the story of his Sudanese friend, Nelson Modi. (7m 32s)
Zanaya Hussain | Making Buffalo Home
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Zanaya Hussain uses the power of the pen to write about others who have made Buffalo home. (4m 44s)
Community Filmmaker | Miranda Prise
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Community filmmaker Miranda Prise shares her grandfather’s story of making Buffalo home. (6m 32s)
Herbert Schmidt, III | Making Buffalo Home
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Herbert Schmidt, III works to keep German-American culture alive in Buffalo, NY. (7m 14s)
Community Filmmaker | Jamshid Vafai
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Community filmmaker Jamshid Vafai speaks with women’s rights activist, Nadia Shahram. (5m 36s)
Community Filmmaker | Andy Golebiowski
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Community filmmaker Andy Gołębiowski shares post WWII Polish-American immigration stories. (8m 30s)
Now PlayingJoe Di Leo | Making Buffalo Home
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Joe Di Leo’s family emigrated from Sicily in the early 1920s, settling in Buffalo, NY. (5m 56s)
Community Filmmaker | Akram Shibly
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Community filmmaker Akram Shibly, 2nd generation Syrian, talks about making Buffalo home. (6m)
Community Filmmaker | Beri Wais
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Community filmmaker Beri Wais, a refugee from the war in Syria, now makes Buffalo home. (4m 46s)
Mary Heneghan | Making Buffalo Home
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Meet Mary Heneghan, a second-generation Irish immigrant who proudly calls Buffalo home. (6m 30s)
Tease | Making Buffalo Home - A Refugee's First Year
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Discover the challenges refugees face as they work toward making Buffalo their new home. (1m 25s)
Kang Guot | Making Buffalo Home
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Kang was born in Sudan and escaped his country's civil war before making Buffalo home. (4m 50s)
Community Filmmaker | Tom Gadelrab Observes Kiahk
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Community filmmaker Tom Gadelrab shares customs of his Egyptian Coptic faith during Kiahk. (3m 5s)
Akruti Babaria | Making Buffalo Home
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Meet Akruti from India, who came to America as a teenager, and now calls Buffalo home. (5m 32s)
Hassan Al-Mufti | Making Buffalo Home
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Meet Hassan from Iraq, who spent years as a refugee before making Buffalo home. (6m 3s)
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Meet Beh who was born in Myanmar and grew up in a refugee camp before making Buffalo home. (4m 53s)
Kassim Kassim | Making Buffalo Home
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Meet Kassim, from Somalia, who spent years as a refugee before making Buffalo home. (4m 30s)
Community Filmmaker | Sara Ali
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Community filmmaker Sara Ali talks about the challenges of embracing bi-culturalism. (5m 3s)
Community Filmmaker | Lisa Khoury
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Community filmmaker, Lisa Khoury, shares her family’s love of their Lebanese culture. (5m 50s)
Juweria Dahir | Making Buffalo Home
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Meet Juweria, who was born in Somalia and grew up in Europe before making Buffalo home. (4m 31s)
Community Filmmaker | Tom Gadelrab
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Community filmmaker Tom Gadelrab shares a weekend in his Egyptian Christian Coptic faith. (5m 6s)
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A mural depiction of Irish Heritage and how it shaped individuals and their community. (2m 43s)
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Making Buffalo Home is a local public television program presented by BTPM PBS
Making Buffalo Home is funded by Rich Products Corporation and Rich Family Foundation.