One Million Neighbors w/ Dr. Melissa Borja

In this final episode of One Million Neighbors from Axis Mundi Media, the story comes full circle—linking the refugee resettlement efforts of the 1970s and 80s to present-day struggles over immigration, enforcement, and community resistance. Centered on voices like Reverend Ashley Horan in Minneapolis, the episode captures a moment of moral urgency as neighbors organize to protect one another in t...

Bridges is ultimately about what it takes to move beyond fear into relationship. From cultural education guides to shared meals, from Lutheran congregations hosting Buddhist monks to volunteers participating in Hmong rituals, the episode highlights the messy, human work of building trust across deep differences. The story of Diane Anderson and First Lutheran Church in St. Paul embodies this shift—...

In this episode of One Million Neighbors from Axis Mundi Media, the realities of anti-refugee violence come into sharp focus through the story of Linda Nguyen, who arrived in Oregon as a child after the fall of Saigon. What should have been a new beginning was instead marked by harassment, isolation, and confusion, as she and other Southeast Asian refugees became targets of blame and resentment. F...

Episode three of One Million Neighbors begins with a moment of arrival—6:30 a.m. at a quiet Minnesota airport—where Kathleen Vellenga finally meets the Hmong family her church has spent months preparing to sponsor. What follows is a deeply human portrait of first encounters: fear masked by nervous laughter, culture shock in subzero temperatures, and the overwhelming reality of starting over in a p...

Episode two of One Million Neighbors brings us to the chaotic final days of Saigon in April 1975, as ten-year-old Simon Hoa-Phan watches his world unravel. From the terror of nighttime bombings to the desperate crush of families fleeing toward evacuation helicopters, Simon’s story captures the fear, uncertainty, and life-altering decisions faced by thousands as South Vietnam fell. His family’s esc...

This is One Million Neighbors , a new limited series that tells a largely forgotten story: how, in the 1970s, faith communities across the United States—especially in places like Minneapolis–St. Paul—mobilized to resettle more than one million Southeast Asian refugees in the face of widespread hostility. This episode traces the stark contrast between that history and our current moment, where immi...

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