I thin Jacobi did an excellent job of connecting the lives of the cab drivers in Somalia with their lives here in Portland. I think it's important for Americans to know that many immigrants have to take a significant "downgrade" in the kind of work they do when they come here. I also liked the quiet tone of her narration; it worked with the driver's voices and made me think of sitting in a cab in the early morning or evening when it's cold outside, in an empty parking lot.
Nina Jacobi gives us a brief glimpse into the lives of Somali cab drivers waiting in line at the Portland, Oregopn Airport. While Jacobi's narration hovers and slightly disrupts the the listener's total immersion in the cab drivers world, this is a well paced piece which delivers a look not quite through th looking glass, but perhaps through the windshield, into lives that are often deeper than we know.
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Andrea Muraskin
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 08:02 PM | Permalink
from a current Saltie
I thin Jacobi did an excellent job of connecting the lives of the cab drivers in Somalia with their lives here in Portland. I think it's important for Americans to know that many immigrants have to take a significant "downgrade" in the kind of work they do when they come here. I also liked the quiet tone of her narration; it worked with the driver's voices and made me think of sitting in a cab in the early morning or evening when it's cold outside, in an empty parking lot.
Michael Johnson
Posted on July 06, 2006 at 02:21 PM | Permalink
Review of Taxi Line
Nina Jacobi gives us a brief glimpse into the lives of Somali cab drivers waiting in line at the Portland, Oregopn Airport. While Jacobi's narration hovers and slightly disrupts the the listener's total immersion in the cab drivers world, this is a well paced piece which delivers a look not quite through th looking glass, but perhaps through the windshield, into lives that are often deeper than we know.