The Deferred Action Podcast: Recent Episodes
Hugo Lagarda, Danna Ceron
Oscar Romero is a software engineer and social impact activist. He created myundoculife.com to help undocumented individuals share their resources. In his spare time, Oscar helps immigrants rights non-profits digitally transform.
Blog Site: myundoculife.com
Instagram: oscarmrom
Podcast Timestamps:
00:45 - Breakfast of choice
01:33 - Oscar Romero in his own words
03:53 - First link to the U.S.A
06:30 - Reflection on upbringing today
09:49 - Oscar’s transition from Mexico to U.S.
12:35 - Buying a vending machine
15:01 - Family ties and settlement in North Carolina
18:25 - Elementary school experiences as Undocumented person.
21:50 - Come back to undocumented reality moments
25:10 - Dealing with racism and anti-immigrant sentiments
30:24 - “DACA moment”
33:50 - First steps after learning about DACA option
36:40 - Two types of envy of people with citizenship
39:12 - Oscar’s definition of the American Dream
43:30 - Experiences as a DACAmented college resident advisor
46:18 - Getting started as Software Engineer
51:52 - Challenges of transitioning into corporate America
56:30 - Becoming the first college graduate in his family
1:00 - On helping social impact non-profits digitally transform
1:05:50 - Oscar Romero at 2030
Alejandro Flores-Munoz is a seasoned entrepreneur and activist who has made it his mission to advocate for marginalized communities. As an outspoken queer, DACA, Latinx person Munoz’s life’s work aims to champion for the next generation of intersectional entrepreneurs.
Book KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/undocuhustlebook/no-papers-no-fear-we-can-do-business-here
Episode Time Stamps:
00:15 - Breakfast of Choice
01:10 - Alejandro Flores in his own words
02:12 - Memories of Guadalajara, Mexico, (Birthplace)
04:30 - Immigrating to Santa Anna, California (Hometown)
06:16 - Transition from Mexico to the U.S
09:00 - Alejandro on his Mom’s role in his life
14:01 - The Start for Alejandro’s Political Career
16:58 - Parallels Between Coming Out of Two Closets
22:21 - Perspective on Sharing Your Status Publicly
23:24 - DACA is Not The Solution: Synthesis of His New Book
30:00 - What Alejandro Did Once He Received DACA
32:00 - Ingredients in a Good Grassroots Political Campaign
33:00 - Alejandro’s Favorite Political Leader
35:19 - Starting up a Sunglasses Company
36:57 - Transferable Systems & Starting his Second Company
42:50 - Investing $5,000 to Start a Poke Shop
50:20 - Process of Writing His Book: No Papers No Fear: You Can Do Business Here
52:40 - Main Message Readers Can Take Away From the New Book
55:00 - Using KickStarter to Launch a Project
57:09 - Vision of the Alejandro’s Future
In this episode, Danna and Hugo touch base with Hector Galvan, a fellow Houston DACA recipient. Hector immigrated to the U.S. at age of 3 months. Hector is a graduate of the Wolf Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston. He is currently a young professional in the Treasury Industry.
Insta: @thehectorgalvan
Nelly Gonzalez is a DACAmented student and philanthropist. We discuss her upbringing, unique experiences, and motivation to launch One Day.
https://www.facebook.com/onedayrva/
https://www.instagram.com/onedayrva/
Intro Music: Insta: @j.slai
Luis is the managing partner at the Immigrant Advocacy & Litigation Center in Kent, Washington. He was the lead attorney in Garcia et al. v. Trump, one of the consolidated cases at the U.S. Supreme Court that successfully defended the DACA program from repeal. Luis was born in Michoacan, Mexico and immigrated to the San Fransisco Bay Area at the age of 1.
In this episode, we talk to Luis about his upbringing, the challenges of being undocumented with DACA, his experience defending DACA at the Supreme Court, and his perspective on creating real change on American immigration policy.
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/immigration/activism-leads-the-law-follows/
Website: https://www.kevinalexanderphoto.com/about
Instagram & Youtube: @kevinalexanderphoto
Kevin was born in El Salvador Central America but immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 years old. His passion for photography started at the age of 16📸
Kevin’s work has been published in recognized magazines such as : VOGUE, ELLE and NYLON -
Kevin is also an award winning hair photographer and some of his clients have include L’Oreal Professionals, AVEDA and BALMAIN Paris!
Fun Fact: Kevin trained Shito-Ryu ( a form of karate that was founded in 1934 by Kenwa Mabuni) along side his Dad who was a Karate Instructor in El Salvador. He grew up training for many years where he learned body coordination, angles, meditation, discipline and competition.
Documentary on Cristel Martinez
Book Facebook Page
Cristel's Law Office Links:
MNM Law Firm Youtube
MNM Law Offices Instagram
MNMLA Law Offices Facebook
In this episode, Hugo and Danna share their DACA stories in a candid conversation about their unique American experience.