Episode 6: The MacMenamins - Three Countries, One Home

The Immigrant Perspective · Apr 15, 2026 · 31m

Hugh and Kathleen MacMenamin have lived in the United States for over 55 years, but ask them where home is, and they'll tell you Ireland. In this episode, we trace their journey from post-war Belgium to Dublin to Duluth, through medical school, internships, residencies, five children, and 14 grandchildren. Kathleen shares what it was like to grow up Flemish in Dublin, including the time she was called a "foreign pest" at school. Hugh talks about the professor who told his medical class that half of them would have to leave Ireland just to find work. Together, they reflect on the America they…