In tandem with the PBS miniseries, The New Americans, KCPT is producing "The New Americans in Kansas City," a program about immigrants from around the globe seeking refuge from persecution or opportunity for themselves and their children. The 30-minute program will highlight five families: a Bantu-Somali family who have been granted refugee status; an African girl who came on a medical visa and was legally adopted by a Leawood family; a Ukrainian who came seeking opportunity, but has been denied jobs for which he's qualified; a Vietnamese family of 10 who came for religious freedoms and for the education of their children; and a Bosnian Croat family who embody the idea of the American Family, yet are threated with deportation due to a technicality in their passports. This program hopes to bring to light the fact that regardless of their status, these New Americans are not merely numbers, but faces with stories.

Writer Producer - Pam Reichart
Associate Producer - Angee Simmons
Executive Producers - Nick Haines, Randy Mason
Videographer - Dave Burkhardt
Set Design - Matt McClelland
Audio Engineer - Jeff Hudson
Video Engineers - Dan Lauver, Jeff Evans, Richard Carr
Adaptation of "America the Beautiful" - Jeff Hudson
Production Intern - Kelly Channer

Jewish Vocational Service
Catholic Charities
Melinda Lewis, El Centro Inc.
Jewish Family & Children Services of Greater Kansas City
Dawn Aronoff, Project Finish, Johnson County Community College & Johnson County Public Libraries
Shawnee Mission East High School
Tension Envelope
KC Steak Company
Mike Jaromin, US Citizenship & Immigration Services
Joyce Mucci, Mid-America Immigration Reform Coalition
Paul De Barth
Nick Kucenic
Congressman Dennis Moore
Robert J. Emery of Media Entertainment Inc.
KMBC 9 TV
Science City