Latine Stories: Recent Episodes
Latin@ Stories
Latin@ Stories is a podcast born out of the oral history project about Latin@s in Ohio, Oral Narratives of Latin@s in Ohio (ONLO). It seeks to amplify the Latin@ experience with interviews in Spanish, English and Spanglish
En este episodio, Leslie, una estudiante de maestría, nos comparte sus observaciones y el estudio que realizó para entender mas a fondo las experiences de participantes en la organización Restore Educación.
In this episode, I talk to Lisa Coleman, founder of Soy Latina. She discussed her live as a proud San Antonio southsider and her work mentoring young Latina girls in the community.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Eddy Francisco Alvarez about journey through higher education, growing up bilingual and his work on Jotería studies.
M--San Antonio hablan sobre sus observaciones durante una noche de rodeo en San Antonio.
En este episodio, estudiantes del curso de Latin@ Soundscapes visitan una pulga y encuentra un ambiente de musica y baile.
In this episode, I talk to Ana Gonzalez, a Dominican Sisters of Peace nun. We talk about growing up in El Paso Texas and her calling to become a nun.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Latinx. Dr. Aldama is a writer, professor, mentor y amigo.
In this episode, I talk to author, poet, and friend, Laurie Ann Guerrero about her latest work titled, REDWORK
In this episode, I talk to author, professor, and mentor, Norma Elia Cantu about her one of her latest works, Fiestas en Laredo: Matachines, Quinceañeras, and the George Washington's Birthday Celebration.
In this episode, I talk to Rafael A. Martínez, an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University (ASU) in Southwest Borderlands whose work focuses on immigrant rights, mixed-status families, and Latinx cultural and historical productions in the southwest borderlands. Dr. Martínez’s book with the University of Arizona Press, Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States, analyzes the rise of Undocumented Youth Social Movements in the U.S. and immigrant youth’s contributions to the broader Immigrant Rights Movements.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Gabriella Soto, a contemporary archaeologist who builds from archaeology’s attention to the material world to make sense of contemporary social issues, also drawing from ethnographic methods, GIS technology, and archival research. Her first book titled Border Afterlives: Migrant Deaths, Forensic Investigations, and the Politics of Haunting, is scheduled for publication for March 2026 with the University of Arizona Press.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Shannon Archibeque-Engle from Colorado State University, where she serves as Associate Vice President in the Office of Engagement and Extension. Dr. Archibeque-Engle’s award-winning research focuses on an intersectional and critical analysis of higher education, particularly agricultural higher education, and she utilizes a variety of mixed methods including qualitative interviews, visual ethnography, quantitative analysis, and longitudinal assessment I met Shannon this summer when I attended the Higher Education Resources Leadership Institute.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Julia Martínez. She is currently the Associate Director of Registration in USC Gould School of Law’s Academic Services office. Earlier this summer, we both attended the Higher Education Resources Leadership Institute and today we are talking about her journey through higher education.
Learning, and has been recognized for her Excellence in Teaching by the Greater Cincinnati Collegiate Connection Consortium.
En este episodio, converso con la Dra. Idalis Villanueva Alarcón. Ella es profesora y líder del departamento de educación en la ingeniería en el Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering en la Universidad de Florida.
In this episode, I talk to professor Belinda Ramírez (they/elle), who is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Global Public Health at Binghamton University (SUNY). They teach various liberal education courses, including environmental sustainability, food and culture, and food/climate/environmental justice. Belinda has a BA from BYU, and MA and Ph.D in Sociocultural Anthropology from, the University of California, San Diego.
M University San Antonio where he has taught for 15 years. Armando attended Palo Alto College, UTSA, and the Higher Education Program at the University of the Incarnate Word. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and has served the southside community for over 40 years in social-service, first as a caseworker working with delinquent/truant youth in 5 southside school districts, as a Paralegal, a special education teacher in the Harlandale and Southside school districts, an arts advocate, and a conjunto musician (plays bajo sexto).
En este episodio, Karina Silva continúa explorando el tema de la alfabetización bilingüe. Silva entrevista a Maria Elena Areola, una estudiante recién graduada del programa de educación bilingüe en la universidad Texas A&M en San Antonio.
En este episodio, Karina Silva, estudiante de español en la universidad Texas A&M en San Antonio, comenta sobre su investigación y experiencia personal en las es escuelas de dual language en San Antonio.
In this episode, I talk to former student and now friend, Lupe Medina. Lupe is a parent advocate with Groundwork Ohio advocating for access to resources for children from birth to age five. As a mom of two boys diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, she is passionate about advocating for those with autism. Guadalupe is currently a doctoral candidate at Texas Tech University pursuing her degree in Education Policy and Leadership.
In this episode, I talk to Nicolás Kanellos founder of Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Heritage of the United States, which researches Latino history in the United States. Since 1980, he has been a professor at the University of Houston, where he became the first Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies. He is also founding publisher of the noted Hispanic literary journal The Americas Review and the nation’s oldest Hispanic publishing house, Arte Público Press.
In this episode, I talk to Candy Perez who recently graduated from Texas A&M University in San Antonio with is her BA in English and has been writing poetry for a few years now.
En este episodio hablo con Octavio Quintanilla, profesor y autor de multiples poemarios, en inglés y en español, incluyendo los dos mas recientes, The Book of Wounded Sparrows, y Las Horas Imposibles. En el año 2025-2026, el ha sido nombrado poeta laureado de Texas.
In this episode, I talk to Melissa Vela-Williamson about her work in public relations and her publications on this topic. Melissa is an internationally recognized and accredited award-winning public relations strategist, author and national columnist.
In this podcast, I talk to Dr. Jennifer Najera about her co-collabative oral history and digital justice work, Mapping Chicana/Mexicana in the Borderlands. She, long with her co-collaborators, Dr. Michelle Telles and Dr. Cristina Salinas have been working on the the Chicana Borderlands Voices digital humanities archive.
In this episode, I talk to professor Jesus Montaño. Montaño is teacher-scholar of Latinx literatures and cultures, with special interest in children’s and young adult literary and cultural production in Our Americas. He is Assistant Professor of English at Baylor University.
In this episode, I talk to Erika Casasola about growing up in South Texas and accepting her calling as a curandera.
In this episode, I talk to Marco Cervantes, AKA Mexstep, a rapper, producer, DJ, and scholar. He performs as a solo artist and is a member of the hip hop group Third Root. Along with his artistic work, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio and researches Black and Brown cultural and political overlap.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Laura C. Chávez-Moreno, an award-winning researcher, qualitative social scientist, and assistant professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Departments of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Education.
In this episode, I talk to Lorena Molina, a Salvadoran multidisciplinary artist, educator and curator. She is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art Practice at San Francisco State University. She’s also the founder and the director of Third Space Gallery, a community space and gallery that supports and highlights BIPOC artists.
En este episodio, hablo con Ceiba Ili, una artista y educadora hondureña que vive ahora en San Antonio, Texas. Ella nos relata un poco sobre su viaje a Estados Unidos y su desarrollo en la musica y con su flauta.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Jesús Jesse Esparza about his latest co-edited collection with Natalie Garza, The Barrio and the Badge: A History of Latinos and Law Enforcement in Houston.
In this episode, I talk to Jen Yáñez-Alaniz about growing up bilingual, her poetry debut chapbook Surrogate Eater (Alabrava Press), and her forthcoming poetry collection, Pain Theory: Sweetness Ferments into a Beast.
En el episodio anterior de Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio, aprendimos sobre el papel que juegan la familia, la fe y la red comunitaria. En este episodio, escuchamos a nuestros narradores hablar sobre sus esperanzas y sueños para el futuro de las comunidades del sur de Ohio.
En el episodio pasado de Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio, aprendimos sobre las historias de migración y viajes de los cuatro narradores. En este episodio, exploramos el rol de la familia, la fe y las redes comunitarias.
En este primer episodio de Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio, les presentamos a cuatro narradores que han sido residentes del sur de Ohio por muchos años y otros que son relativamente recientes. Ellos son Hector Reffit, J.D. Emnett, Edwin Martell, y Pablo Salinas.
In this episode, I talk to Omar Valerio-Jiménez, Professor of History, at the University of Texas at San Antonio. We discuss his latest book, Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship.
In this episode, I talk to Karla Tatiana Vasquez is about her cookbook, her memories of food and place, and living in the diaspora.
En este episodio, converso con el profesor Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera de la universidad de Puerto Rico Mayagüez. Herlihy-Mera es Director del instituto nuevos horizontes y autor de múltiples artículos, y el libro, Decolonizing American Spanish Descolonizando el Español Americano: Eurocentrism and Foreignness in the Imperial Ecosystem.
In this episode, I talk to Dorotea Reyna and her first book, Los cedros: A tejana memoir.
En este episodio converso con la profesora Claudia Holguín Mendoza, an associate professor of Hispanic Studies and specializes in Spanish linguistics, y el profesor Jorge Leal, an assistant professor of history and specializes in cultural and urban history. Holguín y Leal están en la universidad de California en Riverside.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Damian Vergara Wilson about the uniqueness of the Spanish language in New Mexico.
In this episode, I talk to Daniel A. Olivas, a fiction writer, poet, playwright, book critic, and attorney. He is the author of Chicano Frankenstein: A Novel (Forest Avenue Press, 2024), and My Chicano Heart: New and Collected Stories of Love and Other Transgressions (University of Nevada Press, 2024), among many other works.
In this episode, I talk to Yvette Chairez. She is a Chicana scholar and writing instructor working in the fields of visual rhetoric and performance studies. Dr. Chairez teaches in the English program at Texas A&M University – San Antonio.
In this episode, I talk to las doctoras Lizbett Tinoco and Sonya Barrera Eddy, about their journey through higher education, and how they engage Chicana Rhetorics as an extension of themselves onto their research and pedagogies.
In this episode, I talk to professor Leonardo Flores about life in Puerto Rico, electronic literature and Artificial Intelligence.
In this episode, I talk to writer and anthropologist Ruth Behar. She is the James W. Fernandez Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
In this episode, I talk to Arlett Franco Urquilla about her migration story from El Salvador, being an educator, and her interest in the art of pottery.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Sonia Bassheva Mañon. about her exhibit, Invisible identities, mujeres dominicanas en California.
En este episodio, la doctora Bárbara Abadía-Rexach y yo conversamos sobre el trabajo de nombrar y reclamar la identidad afrodescendiente entre la comunidad puertorriqueña en especifico, y en Latinoamérica en general.La profesora Bárbara Abadía-Rexach es una mujer negra puertorriqueña, comunicadora cimarrona, antropóloga activista, lideresa antirracista y afrofeminista.
In this episode, I talk with Dras. Maria Cotera and Linda Garcia Merchant about their groundbreaking work documenting Chicana activist and their project Chicana Por Mi Raza Memory Collective.
In this episode, I talk to filmmaker, performer, and artist, Christine Stoddard, about the filming of her play, My Abuela, Queen of Nightmares.
In this episode, I talk to San Antonio Poet Laurate Eddie Vega, about his journey to el poeta de los tacos.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu and Dr. Miroslava Chávez-García about their journey to higher education and their new book, Is Grad School For Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students.
In this episode, I talk to Chrissie Sorenson and Valeri Aragon about their work with Each One Teach One, a non profit organization that serves Adult leaners in their literacy journey.
In this episode, Ximena and Candy talk about their student organization, Active Minds. The discuss the importance of mental health support on college campuses and the activities they offer to those who attend their events.
In this episode, guest host Ximena interviews Nicole about her experience with the Spanish language in Kansas and Texas.
In this episode, I talk to Cristy Moran (she/ ella), a librarian, educator, instructional designer, and information literacy specialist who has worked in libraries and education for over 15 years. She currently serves as the Adult Library Services Senior Consultant at the Colorado State Library.
En este episodio, Samuel y Alexa conversan sobre las experiencias de hablar y estudiar español en diferentes regiones de Texas.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Nolan Cabrera, an award-winning scholar and nationally recognized expert in the areas of racism/anti-racism on college campuses, whiteness, and ethnic studies. He is currently a Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona.
In this episode, I talk to Dra. Lillian Gorman, professor at University of Arizona about her life growing up in New Mexico and her jouney through higher education. We also discussed her upcoming book titled, Zones of Encuentro: Language and Identity in Northern New Mexico (2024).
In this episode, I talk to law Professor and author, César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández. García Hernández is the author of Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants (2019), Crimmigration Law (2015), and his most recent book, Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” published in 2024
In this episode, I talk to Dr. María Herrera-Sobek about her long career and pioneering work on Chicana/o Studies and her busy life as a retired academic.
In this episode, I talk to Ruben Espinosa. Espinosa is Associate Professor of English at Arizona State University and Associate Director of the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. He is the author of Shakespeare on the Shades of Racism (2021), Masculinity and Marian Efficacy in Shakespeare’s England (2011), and co-editor of Shakespeare and Immigration (2014). He is currently at work on his next monograph, Shakespeare on the Border: Language, Legitimacy and La Frontera.
Im the episode, I talk to Dr. Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq. She is an assistant professor of professional and technical writing at Virginia Tech who focuses on empowerment, social justice, Indigenous advocacy, and equitable research practices. She is an Iñupiaq from NW Alaska and an enrolled member of the Noorvik Native Community.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Damaris Puñales-Alpízar, about her migration story, her academic journey and publishing her first poetry collection titled, No vine a hacerme la inocente.
In this episode, I talk to President Salvador Héctor Ochoa of Texas A&M University—San Antonio. We talk about his experience growing in the Rio Grande Valley and his journey into higher education.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Jennifer Nájera about her journey through higher education and her scholarship on undocumented student activism. She also discusses her ongoing collaborative work on mapping Chicana/Mexicana contributions of women’s organizing in South Texas and Southern Arizona.
In this episode, I talk to Anel Flores, a South Texas writer, about her work and inspiration for writing.
In this episode, I discuss Spanish teaching and learning with professor Adam Schwartz and his new book Spanish so White: Conversations on the Inconvenient Racism of ‘Foreign’ Language Education, published in 2023. This book is now available as audiobook, narrated by Schwartz!
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Regina Mills, Assistant Professor of Latinx and U.S. Multi-ethnic Literature in the Department of English at Texas A&M University. We discuss her first monograph, Invisibility and Influence: A Literary History of AfroLatinidades.
In this podcast, Lidia Flores talks about Daca and undocumented people's journey through higher education.
In this episode, I talk to Lori Alvarez about her pregnancy journey and her work supporting other women to get the resources and help they need.
We listen as our narrators talk about their hopes and dreams for the future of southern Ohio communities.Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio shares stories of Latine residents in southern Ohio and draws on the digital bilingual oral history archival collection of Latine folklife at the Center for Public History at Shawnee State University. Learn more and access episode notes at //www.southernohiofolklife.org/las-culturas-del-sur-de-ohio
In this episode, student Janelle Casarez interviews her mother, an educator, about her own experience of Spanish language learning and her own family's generational loss due to language discrimination in the schools.
In this episode, I talk to Hector Garza, a doctoral candidate, flourishing independent artist and a dedicated educator in San Antonio for the last 20 years.
In this episode, I interview Salena Guipzot from Casa Guipzot, about promoting the wines of Mexico and her work leading the Boardroom Project, an international leadership organization that develops future board leaders, one girl/woman at a time.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Carlos Gabriel Kelly González (AKA Profe) who specializes in U.S. Latinx media studies and critical game studies. Currently, Carlos is co-editing the first-ever collection of Latinx video game studies, Coded Latinx: Latinx Gaming and Game Studies in North America, with Dr. Regina Marie Mills. In addition to his research, Carlos is also a published performance poet with his 2019 debut collection, Wounds Fragments Derelict, published with 2Leaf Press.
In this episode, Oscar Chapa interviews his parents about growing up in rural South Texas in the 40 and 50's and learning to read and write later in life.
In this episode, Sebastian Oliva interviews Priscila about her journey through higher education as a dreamer.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Jesse Jesus Esparza about his journey into higher education and his new book, Raza Schools: The Fight for Latino Education Autonomy in a West Texas Borderlands Town.
In this episode, I talk to Irma Herrera about her one-woman performace titled, Why would I mispronounce my own name?
In this episode, I talk to Texas Latino author, Rudy Ruiz. We discuss his newest book, Valley of Shadows, set on the U.S.-Mexican border.
In this episode, I talk to writer and scholar, Christopher Carmona. We discuss his superhero novels which center Latino youth and invites audiences to learn more about south Texas history.
In this first cross-post episode, we partner with Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio Podcast to share this work with you!In this first episode of Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio, we introduce you to four narrators who represent long-standing as well as newer residents of the southern Ohio area, including Hector Reffit, J.D. Emnett, Edwin Martell, and Pablo Salinas.
In this episode, I talk to US-based Mexican writer Reyna Grande about her journey as a writer and her latest novel titled, A Ballad of Love and Glory.
In this episode, I talk to the founding Superintendent of Celebrate Dyslexia Schools, Flor Gutiérrez. She discusses her work as an educator and advocate for opening schools that meet the needs of all children.
In this episode, I talk to Rebel Mariposa and their passion for ancestral healing through food, art, and activism. Rebel is chef and owner of the highly acclaimed and nationally recognized La Botanica SA.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Tracey Flores about her work as an educator and founder of Somos Escritoras/We Are Writers.
In this episode, journalist graduate Sarah Cervera, talks to Professor Esther Garza about the San Antonio's redlining's impact on literacy and education in the Latina/o/x community.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Rachel Showstack about her work with the Latina/o communtiy in Wichita, KS, and the organization, Alce su voz.
En este episodio, Ashly y Bianca, estudiantes universitarias, hablan sobre las experiencias de sus identidades mexicanas y puertorriqueñas en los Estados Unidos.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Jonathan Rosa about language and race and Bad Bunny’s performance at the 65th Grammys earlier in 2023.
En este episodio, hablo con Magaly Vazquez, una mujer de Puerto Rico, sobre su preparacion profesional y las oportunidades de liderazgo en nuestros entornos.
En este episodio, estudiante de educación bilingüe, Alejandra Lopez Castillo, entrevista a la Dra. Alma Rosa Martinez sobre los tipos de educación bilingüe hoy y la importancia de esto en nuestras comunidades.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Vanessa Bustamente and Gabriela Ríos about decolonial and anticolonial frameworks to understading ourselves as Latina scholars.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Domino Renee Perez from the UT Austin. Currently, Dr. Perez serves as the Senior Associate Chair of the Department of English. Her first book There Was a Woman: La Llorona from Folklore to Popular Culture examines one of the most famous figures in US/Mexican folklore, plotting her movement from post-conquest oral narratives into contemporary cultural productions. Her recent book Fatherhood in the Borderlands: A Daughter’s Slow Approach (2022).
In this episode, I talk to José Ralat, taco editor for Texas Monthly about life, family, and tacos!
In this episode, I talk to poet and educator Eddie Vega and Anthony the Poet about their poetry collection, Asina is How WeTalk: A collection of Tejano poetry written en la lengua de la gente. Find it at FlowerSong Press!
In this episode, I talk to Professor Esther Garza from Texas A&M University, San Antonio about working and serving in a Hispanic Serving Institution.
In this episode, I talk to Florinda Flores-Brown about her work as an educator and creative interests, and her role as director of programs for Gemini Ink.
In this episode, Dr. Sylvia Mendoza at the University of Texas in San Antonio, talks to us about the oral history projects West Side Sound, which documents the history and intersection of Black music (R&B, rock ‘n’ roll) conjunto, country and western music from the perspective of the musicians and their fans, and their knowledge and historical memory of the San Antonio community. This project is co-directed with Professor Gloria Vásquez Gonzáles.
In this episode, I talk to activist scholar, poet, folklorist, and writer Norma Elia Cantú about her work and life in Texas.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson about leadership in Higher education, her reflections on being one of the very few Latina university presidents in the US and her time at Texas A&M University, San Antonio.
In this episode, I talk to San Antonio writer, Laurie Ann Guerrero, about her work as an educator, researcher and artist.
In this episode, I talk to journalist and author Eric García about his book, We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Adrianna Santos from Texas A&M university, San Antonio about her work, her journey into higher education and the new minor on Creative Arts and Performance studies.
In this episode, I talk to professors Adrianna Santos, Katherine Gillen and Kathryn Vomero Santos about the edited volume collection on Borderlands adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays.
In this episode, I talk to Samantha Ceballos about her work as a writer, poet, and currently, doctoral student.
In this episode, I talk to Robert Cavazos, a poet from San Antonio about his works and inspiration. Cavazos reads one of his poems in this episode.
In this episode, I talk to Michelle Cantu and Joanna Estrada, AKA Chona E., about their work in stand-up comedy.
En este episodio, la profesora Anel Brandl no hable sobre su jornada académica y la forma en que ella incorpora y practica la pedagogía inclusiva en sus clases.
In this episode, I talk to Bernadette Peña, founder of Miella Media. Miella Media applies a multicultural and multigenerational approach to visual storytelling, cultivating cultural identity and literacy through authentic narratives.
In this episode, I talk to Nicole Nieto about her journey in Higher education and her work as the Assistant VP of outreach and having conversations around equity at our institutions and in our classrooms.
En este episodio, converso con el profesor Luis Fernando Restrepo de la Universidad de Arkansas sobre sus mas recientes publicaciones, su compromiso con sus estudiantes y algunos eventos actuales que traen esperanza para el futuro de Colombia.
In this episode, Dr. Miranda Martinez, Associate Professor at the Ohio State University, talks to us about the make up of Latine neighborhoods and the impact of gentrification.
En este episodio, converso sobre la amistad entre mujeres adultas y a través de los años y la distancia.
In this episode, I talk to Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez is an Associate Professor of English and an Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University, about her professional trajectory and her research.
En este episodio converso con la profesora Maria Luisa Parra de la Universidad Harvard sobre la importancia de la educación bilingüe a edad temprana.
I this episode, I talk to Laura Barrera, an immigration attorney who has been working on developing the Immigration Clinic at Ohio State University. Barrera now leads the non-profit organization Arriba Las Vegas Worker center as their legal director.
In this episode, I talk to Professors Miranda Martinez and Pranav Jani about CRT inside and outside the classroom.
In this episode, I talk to Dra. Paloma Martinez-Cruz about her latest book, Food Fight!: Millennial Mestizaje Meets the Culinary Marketplace, published by University of Arizona Press, where she takes us to a Chicanx gastronomic journey.
In this episode, I talk to a group of students about their experience during their field school course titled, "Border Issues and Activism."
En este episodio, hablo con un grupo de estudiantes sobre su curso de campo titulado "Border Issues and Activism."
En este episodo hablo con el profesor Diego Pascual y Cabo sobre la importancia de crear ambientes de confianza e inclusividad en las clases de hablantes de herencia.
In this episode, I talk to Jennifer Gómez-Menjívar, an Associate Professor at the University of North Texas. about her research interests in Indigenous Sovereignty Media, Latin American and Latinx Media, Grassroots and Participatory Media Practices. She holds a Ph.D. in Latin/x American Cultural Studies from The Ohio State University. For the last several years, her research has been concerned with how Indigenous and Black communities use new media to challenge the typical discussions of minority communities as disenfranchised and powerless.
In this episode, I talk to Ellie Walton and Quique Avilés about the film, La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered, which tells the story of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Washington D.C. and the May 5th, 1991 protest against the police shooting of Daniel Gomez, a young man from El Salvador.
In this episode, I talk to Esther Flores, founder of 1DivineLine2Health, an organization that works with victims and survivors of human trafficking.
In this episode, I talk to Byron about his love for lucha libre and his life as a luchador.
In this episode, I talk to Professor Solimar Otero about her research on gender, sexuality, Afro-Caribbean spirituality, and Yoruba traditional religion in folklore.
En este episodio hablo con la profesora Angélica Amezcua sobre sus experiencias como inmigrante, su compromiso como educadora-activista y su trabajo para apoyar a estudiantes latines.
En este episodio, Mauricio Espinoza, profesor de literatura y estudios culturales latinoamericanos en la Universidad de Cincinnati, nos habla sobre su trabajo como educador y poeta.
In the episode, I talk to Chris Leyva, playwright and director based in Columbus, OH. We discuss his work and the current production of the play, Luchadora! By Alvaro Saar Rios.
In this episode, I talk to professor Arcelia Gutierrez about her research on Latinx Millennials Media representation.
In this episode, I talk with Professor Monica Giusti about her work and journey to become a scientist.
In this episode, I talk to Mónica Ramirez. She is an activist, attorney, and the founder of the nonprofit Justice For Migrant Women. For over two decades, she has fought for the civil and human rights of women, children, workers, Latinos/as and immigrants. As part of her work with Justice for Migrant Women, just this year, Mónica worked alongside leaders in Washington to introduce numerous pieces of legislation (among them the BE HEARD Act and The CARE Act) and was awarded the 2019 MAFO Lifetime Achievement Award. Monica is also an Ohio State Alum.
En este episodio, entrevisto al sociólogo Victor Espinoza sobre su investigación y la intersección del arte y la migración transnacional.
En este episodio hablamos de comidas e historias de la frontera en el area del Valle del Rio Grande.
In this episode, during his visit at Ohio State University, I talked to Dr. Hinojosa about his work documenting Latino religious politics in the Midwest and beyond.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Fábio Leite, Professor in the Department of Psychology at Ohio State University at OSU. Dr. Leite was born and raised in Brazil. A first trip to the U.S. in his early twenties paved the way for a more permanent move years later, and these experiences are the central theme of his memoir, A Long Way from Bitingui.
In this episode, I talk to Drs. Carolina Villaroel and Lorena Gauthereau about archiving, documenting and the work of US Latino digital humanities.
In this episode, I talk to Yehimi Cambrón. She is a DACAmented artist, activist, entrepreneur, public speaker, and soon-to-be-author born in Michoacán, México, and raised in Atlanta. Her murals throughout Atlanta elevate social justice issues through the lenses of immigration narratives. In 2019, the Mexican Consulate selected Cambrón as the recipient of the “Distinguished Mexicans” award and silver medal from the Institute of Mexicans Abroad. In June of 2020, she painted her tallest mural to date, We Give Each Other the World, a community-responsive mural co-funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Hapeville. In August of 2020, Cambrón painted her most recent mural Monuments: Atlanta’s Immigrants at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. #ChingaLaMigra is Yehimi's most recent installation at Atlanta Contemporary Museum
In this episode, Dr. Cassie Patterson and I talk about growing up in a household with US American and Salvadoran traditions, and navigating the complexities of Latinidad as a young growing up in California.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Girón, daughter of Salvadoran immigrants, who grew up in a suburb outside of Washington, DC. She is a postdoctoral scholar in the department of human sciences at Ohio State. Her work focuses on understanding the role of Latina/o/x family processes and functioning on adolescent social-emotional well-being.
In this episode, I talk to Dr. Susana Ramirez about the importance of communicating information about health within in a culturally relevant framework. La Dra. Ramírez is a social scientist whose research aims advances the science of communication to advance population health.
In this episode, I talk with Lourdes Barroso de Padilla about her life as Cuban American and her decision to run for Columbus City Council.
En este episodio hablo con la Dra. Sylvia Fernández Quintanilla sobre su trabajo con las humanidades digitales y la intersección de los estudios feministas transnacionales, y los estudios de la frontera, archivos, lengua y cultura dentro de las plataformas digitales.
In this episode, I talk to Rosa Beltré, Executive Director of the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, about the work of this organization and the importance of reaching minoritized communities with culturally relevant information regarding issues of sexual violence.
In this episode, listen to my conversation with children's book author Raquel Ortiz about the importance or writing culturally and linguistically relevant books that celebrate Latina/o/x culture.
In this episode, Rep. Jessica Miranda and I talk about celebrating Latina/o/x culture during Hispanic/Latinx heritage month.
In this episode, learn about how Latino men experience the prison system, how they maintain their sanity, and how they navigate living in a correctional facility during the pandemic.
In this episode, I talk with Veronica Isabel Dahlberg, founder and executive director of HOLA Ohio, which works to empower Latinos through leadership development, civic engagement, and advocacy.
In this episode, Victor Ruiz talks to us about the work of Esperanza, Inc., an organization that supports Latino/a youth and their families in their pursuit for academic achievement.
In this episode, Christina Vera, co-founder of Femergy®, a non-profit organization that strives to equip girls and women in their professional, social, and economic development, talks to us about her work to promote education. She is currently running for the Columbus City School Board.
In this episode, we talk about how to be inclusive of all body types and embrace who we are.
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Nichole Flores, professor at the University of Virginia. We discussed the Catholic religion in the Latinx community, both in terms of faith and cultural identity, and the importance of La Virgen de Guadalupe in the Latin@ community.
In this episode, we discuss the work of Moms Demand Action and the impact of gun violence in our communities.
En este episodio hablamos sobre el programa Proyecto Raíces, un programa de alcance a los niños latinos en la ciudad de Akron, OH.
In this episode, we talk about a Mexican-American historical marker in Cleveland, OH, El Club Azteca.
En este episodio, Jaime Capestany nos habla sobre las vacunas contra el Covid-19 y los esfuerzos para que tengamos acceso a ellas.
In this episode, I talk with Frances Aparicio, scholar and professor emerita at Northwestern University, about her research on intra-latinidades and the complexity of Latinx identities.
In this episode, I discuss vaccinations for Covid-19 with Dr, Daniel Colón Hidalgo, a pulmonary and critical care fellow at the University of Colorado.
In this episode, Marcia Moreno, president and CEO of AmMore, talks to us about the work of workforce development and training companies to attract and retain Latino/a talent in their organizations.
In this episode, Eugene Rodriguez, Executive director of Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center, talks to us about his documentary film, Linda & The Mockingbirds.
En este episodio, la profesora Isabel Velázquez nos habla sobre el proyecto de humanidades digitales, titulado Cartas a la Familia, en el cual se preserva, digitaliza, analiza y presenta al público una colección de la correspondencia y otros documentos personales de una familia mexicoamericana que emigró de Zacatecas, México, a los estados de Colorado y Nebraska, Estados Unidos, durante la primera mitad del siglo XX.
En este episodio hablamos de nuestra actual pandemia y los esfuerzos para concientizar a la comunidad a protegernos mutuamente.
In this episode, Prof. Omar Valerio Jimenez talks to us about his journey as a historian and his research on documenting the presences of Latin@s in the Midwest.
En este episodio, Nathan Thornhill habla sobre su experiencia como educador y de crecer en una ciudad pequeña de Ohio, siendo el único afro-latino y musulmán en su vecindario.
In this episode, Leticia Ordaz, Emmy-nominated TV anchor, talks to us about being a bilingual children’s book author. Her first book, titled, The Adventures of Mr. Macaw, won four 2020 International Latino Book Awards. Her most recent book, That Girls on TV could be Me! The Journey of a Latina News Anchor, is out this November.
Natasha Pongonis es una de las fundadoras de Nativa, una empresa multicultural de mercadeo que usa información de datos para desarrollar estrategias de comunicación, contenido y mercadeo. En este episodio, ella comparte su experiencia como una inmigrante empresaria en los EE.UU.
En este episodio, Giovanna Alvarez, directora de Su Casa Hispanic Center, nos habla de la misión del centro y los recursos que ofrece para la comunidad latina del sur de Ohio.
In this episode, professor Jesus Lara talks to us about his research and pedagogy centered on sustainable urban design, Latino Urbanism, community development, and on the sociocultural factors that influence planning and design.
In this episode, we discuss some of the barriers Latinas face in the workforce. Leaders from WELD (Women for Economic and Leadership Development), LMA(Latina Mentoring Academy), OCHLA (Ohio Latino Affairs Commission), and Nativa join me in this conversation.
In this episode, Chief Páez from the Dublin Police Department, talks to us about his work of serving the community and leading his team during the difficult times of 2020.
En este episodio es una conversación sobre los diferentes tipos de comidas en Latinoamérica con el mismo nombre, pero con ingredientes completamente diferentes.
In this episode, Christian Casas, a first-generation Cuban American from Hialeah, Florida, talks to us about his work and recent exhibit, ¡Dímelo cantando! He is currently a graduate student at The Ohio State University pursuing an MFA in Sculpture.
In this episode, Dr. Coronado talks to us about his work as a social historian, and his research interests in the Mexican American military experience, Chicana/o oral history, and Latina/o history.
In this episode, Gabby Elders, current president of the Puerto Rican Student Association at Ohio State, discusses her identity as Latina and creating inclusive and welcoming spaces for other Latinx students on campus.
In this episode, Drs. Whitney J. Raglin Bignall and Ariana Hoet discuss ways in which we can talk to kids about race and racism.
In this episode, Javier Sanchez talk to us about his work as filmmaker, comedian and his most recent project, the film, The Right to Remain.
Escucha esta conversación conl a Dra. Bárbara I. Abadía-Rexach y el Dr. Miguel Valerio sobre la lucha anti-racista en la comunidad latina.
In this episode, I talk with Natalia Sylvester, author of two novels for adults, Chasing the Sun and Everyone Knows You Go Home, which won an International Latino Book Award. Her latest novel, Running, is her YA debut. She lives in Austin, Texas.
In this episode, Felipe Hinojosa, Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University, talks to us about his work documenting Latinos/as religion, politics and activism in the Midwest.
En este episodio, converso on tres líderes en Columbus que representan distintas areas dentro de la comunidad y relatan sus experiencias sobre la cuarentena, la epidemia y el distanciamiento social.
En este episodio, converso con tres líderes en Columbus que representan distintas areas dentro de la comunidad y relatan sus experiencias sobre la cuarentena, la epidemia y el distanciamiento social.
In this episode, Eli Vazquez, digital video producer and personality for BuzzFeed's Latinx Brand Pero Like talks to us about his work, growing up in Chicago and Self-Hype, a brand centered around using social media content and programs to promote a positive social world from within.
In this episode, Dra. Aurora Chang talks to us about being once an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala and is now a hyperdocumented professor. We also talked about the importance of testimonios and owning and sharing our own story to empower others.
In this episode, Ashley Jimenez, Beauty Director at HOLA! USA , talks to us about her work as is an expert beauty content creator, committed to highlighting multicultural content and exploring thoughtful conversations within the influential Latina beauty segment.
In this episode, Selina Pagán, currently the president for the Young Latino Network, talks to us about her work in civic engagement and the organization's mission to give young professionals in the Latino community the opportunity to come together, network, mentor and volunteer.
Dr. Jason de León, professor of Anthropology at UCLA, talks to us about the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP), a long-term study of clandestine border crossing that uses a combination of ethnographic, archaeological, visual, and forensic approaches to understand this phenomenon in a variety of geographic contexts including the Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona, Northern Mexican border towns, and the southern Mexico/Guatemala border. Within the UMP, we discussed Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94), a participatory art project.
En este episodio, Mayra Betances, presidente y fundadora de Create Happy Moments, habla sobre su organización. Esta organización, sin fines de lucro, se enfoca en traer y llevar a cabo programas culturales y educativos de manera divertida.
In this episode, Sophia Enriquez talks to Dr. Rachel González-Martin, a folklorist and Assistant Professor of Latina/o Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. González-Martin is the author of 'Quinceañera Style: Social Belonging and Latinx Consumer Identities' (2019)and is currently conducting ethnographic fieldwork in minority women owned nail salons across the US for her second monograph focusing on women of color feminist praxis and social entrepreneurship.
In this episode, Dr. Ana Luz Porzecanski, Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (CBC) at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), talks to us about her career trajectory and the collaboration between AMNH and Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba, to put together the bilingual exhibit called ¡Cuba!
In this episode, Thelma Velez, a first-generation, Latina/x woman with roots in Bronx, New York and Miami, Florida, talks to us about her research on Climate and Food Justice, and her experience as a Latina in higher education.
Listen to a conversation with S.C.O.P.E., a group of undergraduate students committed to sharing their journeys to support DACA students across Ohio.
En este episodio, Claudia Yvette De León, presidenta de La Mega Media, uno de los medios de comunicación más grandes de los EEUU, con estaciones de radio, nos habla sobre su empresa y el servicio que ofrecen a la audiencia latina de Ohio.
In this episode, Miguel Gutierrez, choreographer, composer, performer, singer, writer, educator and advocate who has lived in New York for over twenty years, talks to us, during his visit to Ohio State, about his performance at the Wexner Arts center titled, This Bridge Called My Ass. This performance piece bends tropes of Latinidad to identify new relationships to content and form.
Rodolfo Vazquez, chairman of the Ohio Hispanic Fine Arts Association and flute player, talks to us about his journey as an artist and to Ohio. For this episode, Rodolfo gifted us with two songs, Paloma and La cucaracha, as part of our conversation. Enjoy!
En este episodio, Kivin Bauzó, nos habla de su carrera como actor y su debut como director de escena en la nueva producción de LatinUS Theater, Divorciadas, Evangélicas y Vegetarianas.
In this episode, founders of Femergy, Christina Vera and Maylin Sambois, talk to us about their organization and the impact they have witnessed in the lives of the women they serve.
In this episode, Dr. Guisela Latorre, professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality studies at the Ohio State University, talks to us about Artivism in places like Chile and within black and brown youth in the U.S. She is the author of Democracy on the Wall: Street Art of the Post-Dictatorship Era in Chile (2019) and Walls of Empowerment: Chicana/o Indigenist Murals from California (2008). In addition, she was co-curator and co-author of the exhibition/book ¡Murales Rebeldes! L.A. Chicana/Chicano Murals Under Siege (2017). She is currently working on an anthology on the arts collective Border Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo.
In this episode, Lourdes Barrosa de Padilla, Lilian Morales and Michele Cantu, talk to us about Latina Mentoring Academy, a program created to support the leadership development of Latinas in Central Ohio.
Calfuqueo Aliste vive y trabaja en Santiago de Chile, es Licenciado y Magister en Artes Visuales de la Universidad de Chile. Es parte del colectivo mapuche feminista Rangiñtulewfü. De origen Mapuche, su obra recurre a su herencia cultural como un punto de partida para proponer una reflexión crítica sobre el estatus social, cultural y político del sujeto Mapuche al interior de la sociedad chilena actual y Latinoamérica. Calfuqueo Aliste es ganador del Premio de la Municipalidad de Santiago en 2017 y el Premio de la Fundación FAVA en 2018.
En este episodio, Inés Valdez es profesora de ciencias políticas en la universidad de Ohio State y directora del programa Latino studies, nos habla de su libro Transnational Cosmopolitanism. Kant, Du Bois, and Justice as a Political Craft que fue publicado por Cambridge University Press en el 2019. Tambien charlamos sobre la direccion del programa de Latina/o/x studies en Ohio State.
Sophia Enriquez talks to us about her work documenting the musical migration history of her family from the U.S.-Mexico border, to the Mississippi Delta, to Southern Ohio. Sophia is a practitioner of Appalachian and Mexican folk music (including bluegrass, mariachi, and canción ranchera) and performs in Columbus, Ohio as part of the Good Time Girls, a female folk trio that writes original music inspired by intersectional experiences
In this episode, Catalina Martinez, a physical scientist and the Regional Program Manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Exploration and Research (NOAA OER) in Rhode Island, talks to us about her work with ocean exploration, including her time with the famous Alvin submersible. We also discuss her work in diversity and inclusion in STEM.
En este episodio, Andrés Ramírez, rapero y director, nos habla sobre el documental situado en Bolivia, donde se explora la muerte de su amigo, Ukamau y Ké (Abraham Bojórquez). Bojórquez era un activista y pionero del hip hop en Aymara, formando una parte importante del ámbito local e internacional del movimiento del hip hop.
En este episodio, estudiantes del departamento de español y portugués hablan sobre el Creative Writing Group. En esta conversación les acompaña la profesora Isis Barra Costa.
Morales Crispín is an educator who is currently working in the Franklin County Sheriff’s office. He is also actively involved with the Latina/o community in many areas, including starting the Latino night fair, which is an outreach event that connects our familias Latinas with resources.
Carlos Gabriel Kelly Gonzalez first book, Wounds Fragments Derelict, takes the fluidity of being Mexican and American, weaving it together with love and loss to produce a novella of poetry. Kelly tells a loosely chronological love story through poetry, mixing in the impact of family, loss, and death. It is within these pages Kelly found a sense of healing, that through exploring the power of loss, of love, and of life, he learned to be hopeful once more, to not be afraid of what time and new love could bring.
Dr. Juan Guardia is a scholar-practitioner and has been in the field of student affairs for over 19 years in various administrative roles. In this episode, he shares his experience as a first-gen student and his from "community college to Ph.D." story.
Milly Valverde joins us in this episode to talk about her work in language access, and diversity and inclusion, at The Ohio State University Health System. Milly was named Language Access Champion 2013 by the National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare.
María Camila Fredericks entrevista a su madre sobre su experiencia como inmigrante ecuatoriana y su lucha por mejorar su vida y apoyar a su familia.
Dra. Loida Martell joins us in this episode. Her research on Taíno religious beliefs led to the publication of “My GPS Doesn’t Work in Puerto Rico,” on evangélica spirituality. She co-edited Teología en Conjunto: A Collaborative Hispanic Protestant Theology (1997), and more recently co-authored the well-received Latina Evangélicas: A Theological Survey from the Margins (2013). She currently serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs and dean at Lexington Theological seminary
En este episodio, la folclorista, investigadora, y artesana Leticia Vasquez-Smith nos habla de su trabajo como artista, la cartonería y celebración del día de los muertos.
En este episodio, la escritora y editora Lina Ximena Aguirre, nos habla de su editorial, Libros orca. Esta editorial tiene como misión apoyar y amplificar las voces de mujeres escritoras en los Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica.
In this episode, we talk about quinceañeras, a cultural celebration that brings together family and community.
In this episode, Lily Cavanaugh and Tracy Najera talk to us about the Census 2020 and their campaign to making sure everyone is counted.
En este episodio, Cassandra Guarneros Rosile nos habla de su trabajo como patóloga del lenguaje del habla. Su pasión es servir en a sus clientes y sobre todo servir a la comunidad Latina como una terapeuta bilingüe.
En este episodio, Lorena Brown nos habla de su carrera como escritora. Sus primeros nueve cuentos infantiles forman parte de la serie, Historias Emplumadas. El ñandú diferente y La garza presumida son los primeros libros publicados de esta colección bilingüe.
Sonia BasSheva Mañjon is currently the Executive Director for LeaderSpring in Oakland, CA, an organization with a focus on leadership development where she incorporates discussions on racial equity and social justice as systems that impact our work environment. Before that, she lived here in Ohio for a few years and was an Associate Professor of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, at The Ohio State University. Dr. Mañjon lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her sons Zyan and Ezra, In this episode, we talked about an important celebration in the Latina/o culture, Quinceañeros.
Stacey Alex charla con el profesor Ignacio Sánchez Prado sobre su carrera y su interés por el cine. Algunos de los libros de Sanchez Prado son, Screening Neoliberalism. Mexican Cinema 1988-2012 (2014), y Strategic Occidentalism. On Mexican Fiction, The Neoliberal Book Market and the Question of World Literature (2018).
Lorelle Espinoza, vice president for research at the American Council on Education (ACE), talks to us about the multiple factors that shape inequities in education access and success.
Recently grad Michael Freshwater interviews Ohio State student and business owner of Estilo Brazil.
David Morales de Cristosal y Ovidio Mauricio Gonzalez y Wilfredo Medrano deTutela Legal visitaron Ohio en abril y recibieron el premio Oscar Romero por los derechos humanos de la Universidad de Dayton. El premio se les otorga por sus esfuerzos en buscar y demandar justicia por la violencia actual y del pasado en El Salvador, en especial por su trabajo sobre la masacre en El Mozote.
Dr. Ana C. Berríos Allison is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Ohio. In this episode we talked about mental health among the Latina/o community.
Jeremy Rosario Maldonaldo es pintor, diseñador, y comunicador visual y se especializa en el desarrollo de diseño gráfico estratégico con un enfoque en marca, innovación de grupos minoritarios y diseño de información. En este episodio, Jeremy nos habla de su obra.
Ann Gottenger, estudiante the Ohio State, nos cuenta su sobre la experiencia de crecer como judía y Latina en los EE.UU.
This episode is a bilingual performance piece centered around five oral histories of Latin@s in Ohio and their experience with language. Each of the performers weaves their own experiences with that of the oral history narrators. The performance centers around our collective experience on loss, gain, acceptance and belonging.
Verónica Tovar Torres es originaria de la ciudad de México y migró a los Estados Unidos hace 20 años. En este episodio, Vero nos relata su experiencia de convertirse al Islam hace 21 años. Recientemente terminó su doctorado en Literatura y cultura latinoamericana en Ohio State.
Durante su visita a Ohio State, João Pina compartió su más reciente trabajo, Condor y 46750. Pina comenzó su carrera profesional como fotógrafo a la edad de 18. Él se graduó del programa de International Center of Photography’s Photojournalism and Documentary Photography en New York en el 2005. Sus fotos han sido publicadas en D Magazine, Days Japan, El Pais, Expresso, GEO, La Vanguardia, New York Times, New Yorker, Newsweek, Stern, Time, and Visão, entre otros.
Elizabeth Martinez, President and Chief Executive Officer of Big Brother Big Sisters of Central Ohio, talks to us about her role as a Latina leader, and her passion for mentoring and working with youth and families.
In this episode, Dr. Nancy Mendoza talks to us about the importance of los abuelitos y abuelitas in the Latina/o culture and as integral parts of the nucleal family.
Awilda, La Performera, is a performance choreographer and cultural entrepreneur. In her work, she challenges the concepts of woman, sexuality, and self-determination. Rodríguez Lora is currently a host at La Rosario in Santurce, where she is creating, researching, and producing her life project, La Mujer Maravilla, while developing new strategies for the sustainability of live arts in Puerto Rico.
En este episodio, Lilly Corona Moreno nos habla sobre su grupo de danza folclórica Tepehuani Nelli, y la influencia de sus padres en su vida.
In this episode, Dr. Saldaña-Portillo, professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU talks to us about her work on racial identities at the US/Mexico Borderlands and her book, Indian Given: Racial Geographies Across Mexico and the United States (2016), which was awarded the Best Book Award from the National Association for Chicano and Chicana Studies.
Victor D'Angelo talks to us about growing up in Argentina, and lessons he has learned from baking bread, running a family business, and opening his first restaurant in Columbus, OH.
Dr. Soria E. Colomer, Professor of Bilingual Education at Oregon State University talks about her work on transforming the educational landscape for marginalized youth. Her research explores the negotiation of language and identity in new immigrant communities.
Maria C. Chavarria es linguista y educadora. Durante su vista a Ohio, charlamos sobre la comunidad Ese Eja de Peru y como colaboró con ellos para diseñar su primer alfabeto, el cual se usa en las escuelas. Ella ha grabado la tradición oral de los Ese Eja por muchos años, y recientemente el gobierno peruano publicó la edición bilingüe del su trabajo con esta comunidad. La Dra. Chavarria es profesora de estudios de posgrado en la universidad de San Marcos.
In this episode, Nelson Flores, professor of educational linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania discusses his research on the intersections of language and race in bilingual education with the goal of promoting more equitable programs for language-minoritized students.
¿Has escuchado estas frases “la carne de burro no es transparente” “sana, sana, colita de rana si no sana hoy sanará mañana” o “el que mucho abarca, poco aprieta”? ¿Las usas tú? En este episodio, Paola Enríquez Duque de Ecuador, Melissa Nieves Rivera de Puerto Rico, Emily Rangel Manrique de Venezuela, y Tania Espinales Correa de México, conversan sobre algunos de los dichos o refranes comunes en sus países. Esperamos que esta conversación les interese, les haga reír y recordar algunas frases de su propia familia.
Listen to my conversation with Dr. Anna Babel and learn about how to become an ally for DACA students.
Jackie Orozco, a local reporter and TV news anchor, talked to me about her life as a journalist and her commitment to bringing Latino/a stories as part of the life of our communities in Central Ohio.
Julieta Manrique se especializa en la escultura, cerámica, y pintura mixta. Empezó a crear y pintar en su nativa Colombia y ahora vive aquí en Columbus, Ohio.
In this episode Dr. Verduzco Reyes, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and El Instituto: The Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies at the University of Connecticut, talks about her book, Learning to be Latino: How Colleges Shape Identity Politics. Dra. Verduzco Reyes is the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation college graduate. She grew up on the east side of the San Fernando Valley.
Denise Soler Cox is a Boricua who was born and raised in New York. She is a Latina filmmaker, author and transformational speaker dedicated to helping individuals, organizations and companies transform how we experience culture, identity, and belonging.
Professor Frederick Aldama, LASER Program Director, and I talk about Latinx comics and his latest edited collection, Tales from La Vida: A Latinx Comics Anthology. This Fall of 2018 Aldama received the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in the category of Best Academic/Scholarly Work for his book, Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics.
Jenice Contreras, executive director of the Hispanic Business Center in Cleveland Ohio, tells us about the development of La Villa Hispana, a Latin@ cultural and economic center located in the neighborhood of Clark Avenue and West 25th Street in Greater Cleveland.
Elvis Saldias Villarroel was born in Bolivia and immigrated to Ohio as a child. He grew up undocumented in Northwest Ohio and today, as a Dreamer, is involved in advocacy and organizing around the issue in Columbus. As an advocate, he shares his story across different media platforms to increase the public's awareness on DACA.
En este episodio, Bibiana Bishop del James Cancer for Health Equity, me acompaña en una conversación sobre el cáncer de mama.
Gaspar Pedro González es un autor y académico guatemalteco, conocido por su libro La Otra Cara,que presenta la historia de las vidas de las mayas q’anjob’ales de Guatemala. El libro ha sido traducido a idiomas como inglés y alemán. Gaspar Pedro González ha trabajado como Director General de Culturas y Artes por el Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes y como Coordinador Departamental de Educación Extra-escolar en diversas comunidades, entre otros. Gonzaléz tiene muchos reconocimientos: fue declarado personaje del año 2009 por CODISRA por los méritos de ser escritor y académico y también tiene reconocimiento por la Unión Europa como líder indígena, entre otros.
Escucha nuestro episodio sobre la celebración del día de los muertos. Tania Correa Espinales, estudiante del doctorado en el departamento de español y portugués, nos habla de su experiencia personal durante este día. El 3 de noviembre tendremos nuestra tercera celebración en la universidad. ¡No te lo pierdas!
Hija de obreros y nieta de obrajeros, Raquel Pina nació en Santa Fe, Argentina, donde se recibió de traductora de inglés y cursó parte de la carrera de Letras. Tras la crisis argentina de 2001, migró a Estados Unidos con una beca de la Ohio State University para realizar el máster y doctorado en el área de Estudios Culturales Latinoamericanos. Actualmente es docente de nivel universitario en Columbus State Community College (Ohio, USA) y continúa su investigación en las áreas de Cine, Globalización y Subjetividades. Ha publicado diversos artículos sobre literatura sudamericana, cine argentino, la enseñanza del español en los EE. UU. y la violencia en Ayotzinapa. Desde 2016, realiza columnas en radios de Argentina sobre los aspectos culturales de la sociedad globalizada.
In this episode, Dr. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez and I discuss his connection with Ohio in the 90's, liberation theology and the work of Archbishop Oscar Romero. Dr. Rosario Rodriguez is the author of several books, including Racism and God-Talk: A Latino/a Perspective, Christian Martyrdom and Political Violence: A Comparative Theology with Judaism and Islam, and Dogmatics After Babel: Beyond the Theologies of Word and Culture, which was published Fall of 2018. He is also an ordained Presbyterian minister who lived and served in central Ohio as a parish pastor, hospital chaplain, and homeless advocate with the YWCA Interfaith Hospitality Network.
Lilly Cavanaugh, Executive director for the Ohio Latino Affairs Commission, talks to us about the importance of the Latino Vote and being counted in the Census 2020 campaign.
Nicholas “Nic” Flores is a PhD candidate in the Department of Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University. Nic’s research interests coheres around HIV/AIDS prevention work. He is investigating how prevention strategies aimed at “high risk” populations in the mid-Ohio region, specifically how pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), affects black and brown communities. He has conducted fieldwork at a local community based organization in Columbus, Ohio aimed at LGBTQ holistic health. Nic teaches courses on literature, ethnicity, and US Latina/o experiences at Ohio State.
Jakeline Juarez, estudiante de educación y español, entrevista a una maestra de la escuela Spanish immersion academy en Columbus, Ohio sobre su trabajo, su interacción con los alumnos y la oportunidad de incorporar la cultura en su aula.
A multi-ethnic Latin pop songstress, Gina Chavez is a 10-time Austin Music Award winner. Her bilingual record, Up.Rooted, topped both the Amazon and Latin iTunes charts following a feature on NPR's All Things Considered and has been hailed by The Boston Globe, USA Today, and Texas Monthly. Her Tiny Desk concert made NPR’s top 15 of 2015. Fresh off a 10-country tour as a cultural ambassador with the U.S. State Department, Chavez’s passionate collection of bilingual songs take audiences on a journey through the Americas, blending the sounds and rhythms of the region with tension and grace. Her Spanish-language anthem, “Siete-D” (Grand Prize winner of the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Contest) recounts her experience volunteering in a gang-dominated suburb of San Salvador where she is a co-founder of The Niñas Arriba College Fund for young Latinas. https://www.ginachavez.com/about
José Morales Crispin profesional en el área de alcance comunitario a la comunidad latina de Columbus, mentor a estudiantes y amigo. Morales trabaja para la oficina de Sheriff aquí en el condado de Franklin.
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Tracy Nájera is the executive director of the Children's defense fund of Ohio. She talks to us about her work on educational policy and how her own schooling informed her drive to work for equity for all children.
Dual Language artists and educators, Andrés and his wife Christina, joined us in this podcast. 123 Andrés is one of the most exciting new voices on the family music scene in the US and Latin America – “A rockstar for little language learners” according to Billboard Magazine. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, 123 Andrés brings to audiences joyful sounds, passion for bilingualism and a high-energy love of music that gets kids singing and dancing in Spanish and English.
Ani Palacios es una periodista y escritora peruana que ha vivido en los Estados Unidos desde 1988. Ha escrito varios libros, ganando ocho International Latino Book Awards con sus novelas “Nos vemos en Purgatorio” (2010), “Plumbago Torres y el sueño americano” (2011), “99 Amaneceres” (2014), la novela de misterio, “El último clóset” y la novela juvenil, “Paloma aventurera” (2018).
La Dra. Ann Abbott es una profesora de español, y una experta en cursos de español para negocios, emprendimiento social, y aprendizaje en la comunidad. En este episodio, Ann y yo hablamos sobre los acentos que todos tenemos, pero que a veces son utilizados para marginalizar a las personas.
Dr. Ashley Pérez writes young adult fiction, she is the author of What Can’t Wait, the Knife and the Butterfly and her most recent novel, Out of Darkness published in 2015. This last novel received the 2016 prestigious Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award.
Melissa Holland entrevista a su madre sobre su decision de dejar Colombia y aceptar un puesto profesional en Ohio.
Dr. Jesus Pando, is an astrophysicist and professor at DePaul University in Chicago. He has been a member of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) for over 15 years and is a board member of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. Dr. Pando talked to us during his visit to Ohio State.
Dr. Anne-Marie Nuñez is a professor of Educational studies at the Ohio State University. She is lead author of the book Latinos in Higher Education and Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Creating Conditions for Success, published in 2013. In 2015, she co-edited the book, Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Advancing Research and Transformative Practice, with Sylvia Hurtado and Emily Calderon Galdeano, which is an International Latino Book Award winner and the first book to focus on HSIs as organizations and their role in the American higher education system.
Dr. Mary Rodriguez is an Assistant professor in community leadership for the college of Agriculture and Food Science at the Ohio State University. She is passionate about working with women and helping them maintain their agency as they work to establish patterns and behaviors that can potentially lead to food security for them and their families.
Laura Forero, Adriana Ponce de Leon y Alexandra Vargas, estudiantes de la universidad de Ohio State, hablan sobre sus experiencias de crecer en los Estados Unidos escuchando musica latina. En este episodio, ellas nos relatan sobre los origenes de la salsa, mariachi y reggeaton.
Raul Erebia entrevista a su madre sobre su vida en Nicaragua durante el conflicto sandinista y su jornada hasta los Estados Unidos.
Elvia Andia Grageda, originalmente de Bolivia, nos habla de su biografía lingüística y su entrega consistente en revitalizar y socializar el idioma Quechua. Aprende sobre ella y las clases que ofrece en la universidad de Ohio State.
Yahaira Perez Caraballo habla sobre Proyecto Mariposa, un programa de educación y empoderamiento para jóvenes latinas y sus madres. Libby Watson estudiante de español y Nicolette Leon estudiante de español, educación, y estudios latinoamericanos en The Ohio State University la entrevistan en este episodio. #valientefuerte
Dr. Elena Foulis, Dr. Guisela LaTorre, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Yolanda Zepeda and Ms. Lourdes Barroso de Padilla discuss the #meToo and #timesup movement, with a special focus on Latina experiences. #MeToo took force in the Fall of 2017, but it was originally created by activist Tara Burke 10 years ago. This movement allowed a space for victims to voice their experiences with sexual violence. The #Timesup campaign denounces sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace.
Estefania Torres-Grisales, estudiante de psicología y español en la universidad de Ohio State, entrevista a su madre su experiencia de vivir en Colombia, Nueva York y Ohio. ¡No te lo pierdas!
Annie Wallis and Sandra Nohemi Martinez talk to us about the Parkinson's foundation in Ohio and their efforts to bring awareness to the Latino/a population. Studies have found that Parkinson’s Disease is more common in the Midwest and the Northeast than in any other area in the U.S. and it is twice as likely to affect Whites and Latinas/os than any other population. Listen to this episode and learn how to spot the early signs of this disease.
Andres Mejia nos habla del programa “Ser Mamás" con el equipo de Moms2Be de Mount Carmel Outreach. Con este programa, Andres facilita la comunicación entre las nuevas mamás y las enfermeras durante citas pre- y posnatales en casa. Kelly DiLullo, estudiante de español y las ciencias del oído y habla, lo entrevista en este episodio. Kelly conoció a Andres durante su trabajo con la clínica latina de St. Stephen’s.
Jocelyn Torres, estudiante de OSU, entrevista a su madre, Marisela Torres de La Piedad . En este episodio, Marisela habla de su experiencia como dueña de restaurante en el noreste de Ohio y lo que ella hace para ayudar a sus empleadas para tener éxito y cumplir sus metas.
Lily Vazquez is an immigration attorney and a graduate of the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University. Ms. Vasquez is from El Paso, TX and a first generation Mexican-American . Listen to this episode to learn about what led her to become a lawyer, her passion for helping the Latino/a community and our conversation about immigration law and chain migration.
Ramona Reyes, director of Our Lady of Guadalupe Center, talks to us about the history of the center, the impact it has had on the Latino/a community and the positive exchange that happens when clients, volunteers, and students work together for the common good. Undergraduate student Miguel Hernandez hosted this interview.
Ana Elena Puga estudió en la universidad Yale, tiene un doctorado y maestría en teatro. Ella es una educadora, investigadora, traductora, y dramaturga. Su investigación se enfoca en la intersección de la estética y la política en Latinoamérica y el performance en la población latina de los EE. UU. En este episodio nos habla de Be the Street, un proyecto de performance comunitario con el vecindario de Hilltop in Columbus, OH.
Anna Babel es profesora asociada en el departamento de español y portugués de Ohio State University. En este episodio hablamos de las particularidades del español en los Estados Unidos y de cómo es el segundo idioma más hablado en el país. La Dra. Babel enseña en el programa de Lingüística Hispánica desde el año 2011 y sus áreas de enfoque son el contacto de lenguas y la sociolingüística.
Diana Pagán was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois to a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father. Her culture played a huge part in her life. She has been part of CAPA for 9 years where she has helped grow Festival Latin@'s budget to attract international headliners and grow it from an event with 15,000 attendance over the 2 day weekend in 2009 to more than 205,000 attendance in 2017 making it the largest free-family centric Latin@ Festival in the State. In 2016 Festival Latino received an EXPY Award for the celebration of its 20th anniversary.
Betty Montero joins us on this episode to talk about her role as a domestic violence advocate. Listen and learn about her work, and how she works with victims to help them find a path for themselves. Ms. Montero has been able to use her story to encourage others about life beyond abuse. Most importantly, she uses her voice to help those who feel left behind and ashamed of their circumstances. Ms. Montero is interviewed by OSU student, Adriana Ponce de Leon in this episode.
John Cruz nos habla su experiencia de vivir en Colombia, NYC y Columbus, OH. Y como, en varias formas, ha alimentado su deseo de estudiar la cultura visual, cinema latinoamericano, estudios de género y performance. En este episodio hablamos de su investigación y estudios sobre la literatura y cultura contemporánea Latinoamericana.
Dr. Anahi Ortiz, the first Latina appointed coroner in Franklin county, discusses the opioid crisis in Ohio, looking for signs of addiction and bringing awareness to and care for the Latino/a community.
Candelaria Mota talks to us about growing up in the South Bronx, and how her own family environment and neighborhood ignited her passion to work with youth today. She talks about the National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP), where she serves as Director of Community Impact and the work they do to care for families and children. Candy also serves on the board for the Family Pride Network and enjoys serving her Columbus community.
This is the first episode in a series titled, "family stories." I interviewed my brother and learned many things about his own in/migration experiences. Throughout the years, I've heard snapshots of these memories, so hearing his story chronologically brought different insights and understanding.
Dr. Lyda Garcia talk to us about her love for science and education, her Texas roots, her academic journey and the work she does in the area of Meat Science at the Ohio State University.
Dr. Miguel Valerio, a recent OSU graduate, talk to us about his afro-latino identity. Dr. Valerio explains how his research on the African diaspora in Latin America during the colonial period, took him through a journey of self-discovery about his own roots.
Indra Leyva nos habla del balance entre la educación, la vida profesional y la maternidad. Durante esta jornada, ellas nos cuenta de las victorias, el apoyo de los amigos y familia, los retos y la necesidad de ser un ejemplo y apoyo a otros que, como ella, siguen sus estudios en la escuela graduada.
In this episode, Dr. Marcela Hernandez and graduate student Ethel Perez-Hoyos talk to us about their journey through academia, the state of women in the sciences and the programs OSU has to support Latina scientists at every state of their career.
In this episode, Monica Torres talks to us about the inclusion of Puerto Rican and Venezuelan Christmas traditions in her home. Listen and learn about food and music! Do you identify with her experience? How you keep your cultural traditions in your home?
Dr. Michelle Wibbelsman, discusses her discovery and appreciation for la cultura y musica andina, which happened as she left Ecuador and moved to the United States. Listen to her story and her the Andean Music Ensemble class she teaches ever semester!
Identity, belonging and home are questions that Latin@s often deal with at different times and differently depending on the season of life. In this episode Carlos Kelly, a graduate student at The Ohio State University talks to us about the liminal spaces Mexican-American occupy in academia, and other places. At the end of this interview, Carlos performs a powerful personal poem, you do not want to miss it!
Dr. Elena Foulis and Ohio State student, Adriana Ponce de Leon discuss oral history, the power of personal stories or testimonios and the impact of hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.