Jen is white and grew up in Philadelphia, while Ermias is black and Eritrean. They met in Eritrea in 1995 when Jen was there as a Peace Corps volunteer. They had a long distance relationship for a while and just when Ermias was on the verge of leaving to come to the US, war broke out between Ethiopia and Eritrea.They eventually got married shortly after the war ended in … [Read more...]
Episode 24: Mee and Ken
Ken is Irish and Mee is Korean-American. They met when Ken flew from Ireland to the United States for a friend's wedding, and the two quickly hit it off and began a long distance relationship.For a couple of years they flew back and forth between New York and Dublin to spend time together. The turning point in their relationship was September 11; as he watched the Twin … [Read more...]
Episode 10: Lori and Manuel
Lori and Manuel have been married since 1999. Manuel is white and grew up in Spain. Lori is black and grew up in Wisconsin. They met at university in Spain, where Lori was studying abroad; eventually Manuel joined her in the United States where they lived first in New York and then in Philadelphia.In this episode of the Loving Project podcast, Lori and Manuel talk about … [Read more...]
Episode 5: Shaina and Brahim
Shaina is a white Jewish woman from Texas. Brahim is a black, Muslim, Berber, Arab man from Morocco.They met while Shaina was volunteering for an organization Brahim started in a small village in Morocco. It was clear to them both very early in their relationship that they wanted to be together long term so after Shaina returned to the United States, they began the … [Read more...]