Midwest Chicana

I AM DOM Founder Yvette Palacio shares the mission and vision of a very important and special foundation for families with children whom have cancer. I AM DOM is a registered Non-Profit organization that financially supports families of children with cancer. The struggle not only affects the family emotionally and physically but also financially. The living expenses and medical bills do not subside because a child is diagnosed with cancer. All types of cancer are financially debilitating and emotionally devastating. Many families endure a tremendous amount of financial stress while dealing with the unimaginable. "Your Fight, Our Mission" to help support please visit http://www.iamdom.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Edgar Palacios takes over this segment and welcomes Gangsta Goodies Kitchen Founder Sheila Johnson! Who is Gangsta Goodies Kitchen? A cooking show with a mission to utilize the kitchen and cooking to help bring families and communities together...one meal at a time. A place where love, food and relationships go hand in hand. My name is Shelia, I was born, raised & currently reside in Kansas City, MO. When I was growing up my mama used the kitchen as a platform to not only teach me how to cook but, to communicate with me, encourage me and to speak knowledge & wisdom into my soul. I have two beautiful daughters; Devan and Shalea. My daughters’ have always been my inspiration…they are the reason behind everything I do. And, like my mama I too use the kitchen as a tool…We love each other, we cook together and we’re looking forward to sharing this journey with each of you. Gangsta Goodies Kitchen is everyone…together we will explore food from around the world, with easy to follow recipes and presentation ideas. We hope to ignite the Chef in each of YOU! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

ChicanaLatina Chingona Segment via Midwest Chicana Podcast! Lori, Laura, Erica, Irene, Diosselyn, Kristen and Deanna go live to bring the Kansas City ChicanaLatina voice to the forefront. This segment we will be a part of the Latino Arts Festival! Talking importance of voting! Census! and how more than ever the importance of the Latino Community coming together and uniting! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Patrice Aguilera, owner/founder of My Sister's Closet! Patrice shared her journey to becoming the owner of her My Sister's Closet boutique and what inspires her to do the works she does. We also talked about how Patrice is 100% about giving back to her community. Please check out her page on Facebook and tune into her LIVE shows on Monday's which sells accessories and Wednesdays LIVE that sells clothing, both are at 6pm. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A conversation with Alissia Canady Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. Alissia shared her personal story and how that influenced her to continue to work in the spaces of government work. Growing up on Kansas City’s East Side, Alissia’s mother taught her that actions speak louder than words. Before graduating from Kansas City Public Schools, she worked for eight hours every day after class. That hard work paid off, allowing Alissia to purchase her first home at 18. Alissia continued working during college, even starting her first small business. After completing her undergraduate degree in finance, she graduated from the South Dakota School of Law, and then moved back to Missouri and immediately began working full time while studying for the Missouri Bar exam. Working as an Assistant Prosecutor in Jackson County, Alissia was an advocate for victims and worked closely with communities to help reduce the epidemic of violence plaguing Kansas City. It was this experience that taught her that more police and longer prison sentences do not reduce violent crime. Focusing on public safety and healthy communities, she sought, and was elected, Councilwoman for Kansas City’s 5th District in 2015, holding leadership roles as the Chair of the Neighborhoods and Public Safety Committee and the Health Commission. Upon completing her term, Alissia returned to private law practice and served as the Chair of the Kansas City TIF Commission. Now, Alissia is bringing her work ethic and commitment to public service to Jefferson City, running for Missouri Lieutenant Governor. Email: Alissia@CanadyLawKC.com WWW.ALISSIACANADY.COM TWITTER @ALISSIACANADY --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Entrepreneur Kristen Altoro + Owner La Reina Beauty joins us as we talk about her new nail business! She discusses what it means bring your authentic self to all you do, shares her story as a theatre actress and how she decided to just go for it with her nail business! “The overall mission of La Reina BeYOUty is to help everyone release the queen that lives in them. In whatever way that means to you. It’s a celebration of the royalty you are. As you are.” IG is @LaReinaBeYOUty --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana Chingona Podcast presents ARTIST SELENE DOELLING! Cohost: Kristen Altoro Join us as we talk to Selene about her new single "Chingona" and the amazing journey to becoming the artist she is today. Selene is very inspiring in her work and I and Kristen are very excited to meet her and hear her story! Find her music on all streaming outlets and on instagram @artistselene --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Part 2 of 2 segments: Chingóna: Let's talk education, what resources do our Latinx communities need to be successful? Amazing Latinx community leaders & educators for this "Chingóna" segment. Let's talk education, what resources do you need to be successful this fall school year and beyond, and let's talk about what it is feeling like to be a student right now in the year of COVID. Scholarship conversation and resources available to you. Special guests: Dr. Uzziel Pecina, Ivan Ramirez of UMKC, Dr. Mike Macias of LNESC; cohost: Educator Lori Peters. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Part 1 of 2 segment: Chingóna: Let's talk education, what resources do our Latinx communities need to be successful? Amazing Latinx community leaders & educators for this "Chingóna" segment. Let's talk education, what resources do you need to be successful this fall school year and beyond, and let's talk about what it is feeling like to be a student right now in the year of COVID. Scholarship conversation and resources available to you. Special guests: Dr. Uzziel Pecina, Ivan Ramirez of UMKC, Dr. Mike Macias of LNESC; cohost: Educator Lori Peters. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana Welcomes Taj Mattingly, Artist. Taj tells us his personal story and journey around art. About Taj After an accident that injured his dominant hand in the summer of 2016, Taj left his life of working as a graphic designer and illustrator to pursue a new way to tell his stories with artwork. Driven by a focus on technique, Taj has pushed to learn new ways of drawing that he can approach ambidextrously. At the start of 2018 he began #DrawEveryDay – a way to force himself to take time each day to make one work on paper. Following the injury Taj began experiencing chronic pain, which inevitably influenced his work. He now approaches art in a relentless pursuit. Taj’s current work uses bold, expressive marks to give the work a sense of movement that is both purposeful and unavoidable. In all of his work he pushes for a balance between overwhelming intention and calm. https://tajmakesart.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week: Petty, what it means to be petty and to be in petty situations in business and personal. Why we apologize or why we do not need to, why sorry not sorry is a real thing. Midwest Chicana ‘Fuego’ segments bring Deanna Munoz & co-host Edgar Palacios, Founder & CEO Latinx Education Collaborative, bringing forth our Chingon style, but also ignite fire within our topics. Fire is the symbol we use to represent the meaning of Latino/Chicana Founders in KC, bringing to light the realness of our daily lives with our families as we also sit in board rooms fighting for our communities. We bring to the forefront the fires that we may not have started but know we must work with our communities to extinguish. Fuego will be light, laughter, realness and the fact that we are tired, we are emotional, we are human. Unpack with us on the Fuego segments.

Midwest Chicana Podcast ‘Fuego’ segment Deanna Munoz CEO/Founder Latino Arts Foundation & co-host Edgar Palacios, Founder & CEO Latinx Education Collaborative, together again as they bring forth their Chingon style, but also ignite fire within their topics. Fire is the symbol they use to represent the meaning of being a Latino and a Chicana Founder in KC. Bringing to light the realness of their daily lives with their families as they also sit in board rooms fighting for their communities. Deanna and Edgar bring to the forefront the fires that they may not have started but know they must work with their communities to extinguish. Fuego will be light, laughter, realness and the fact that we are tired, we are emotional, we are human. Fuego Featured Segment: 'Chingona' Podcast discussing Chicano/a & Lowrider Culture with Denise M. Sandoval, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies + California State University, Northridge Denise is a professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University, Northridge (2002 to the present). She received her doctorate in Cultural Studies from Claremont Graduate University (2003). She was the guest curator/community researcher for three exhibitions on lowrider culture at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles (2000, 2007-08, and 2017-2018). She has been a professor in Chicana/o Studies/Ethnic Studies for over 20 years and teaches courses such as Introduction to Chicano Culture, History of the Americas, History of the Chicana/o and Third World Woman and La Chicana. Her research interests include popular culture and the arts, cultural histories of Los Angeles, oral history and community histories.

Midwest Chicana Chingona Podcast discuss Mental Health and why this topic is so important to bring forth in our communities. Please join us as we bring phenomenal social workers and therapists in our communities who work hard everyday to support our communities health and well being. Co-host: Diosselyn Tot Founder UrbanWorks Guests: Meagan Howard Melanie Arroyo MS Oscar Orozco Social Worker --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The amazing panelist of women came to the table today and brought the fire! They shared their stories, they supported each other and we all worked on ways to continue to support each other and our communities when it comes to workplace bias & discrimination. Our panel brings together a community of women sharing their story and creating a space where all women can share. The conversation will bring resources to the table and a united space. The topic of discrimination and bias in the workplace is needed, but not talked about enough. Cohost: Diosselyn Tot Co-founder UrbanWorks Stephenie K Smith Founder Sophic Solutions LLC Irene Caudillo CEO El Centro, Inc. Erica Garcia Babb Engineer Lauris Flores Artist Kristen Altoro Actor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chingona Podcast with Kansas City Latina DJ - DJMunch Munch was born and raised in Kansas City, she is not only a creative Latina DJ breaking the glass ceilings here in KC, but she gives back to her Latino community always! Through her generations of music through her dad and her grandpa, who made his own mix tapes! Shout out to him! To spinning the music of the community for the community. She is inspired by so many who came before her and threw out their names...DJ Smokestack, Steve “Droop” Fuentes, Lisa G, Bobby C. & so so many more. @djmunch816 @lynish_93 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chicano/a & Lowrider Culture Featuring Chingona Podcast Guest: Denise M. Sandoval, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies California State University, Northridge Denise M. Sandoval, Ph.D is a Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University, Northridge (2002 to the present). She received her doctorate in Cultural Studies from Claremont Graduate University (2003). She was the guest curator/community researcher for three exhibitions on lowrider culture at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles (2000, 2007-08, and 2017-2018). She has been a professor in Chicana/o Studies/Ethnic Studies for over 20 years and teaches courses such as Introduction to Chicano Culture, History of the Americas, History of the Chicana/o and Third World Woman and La Chicana. Her research interests include popular culture and the arts, cultural histories of Los Angeles, oral history and community histories. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana Chingona Podcast is honored to talk with David Lona about his amazing mother Mary Lona. Mary is an icon in Kansas City and has paved the way for so many of us n the Chicano community of KC. From the first to produce huge lowrider shows in KC with Lowrider Magazine, to guiding and mentoring the Latino youth in the Westside area. One of her mentor's, Chato Villalobos, will be a cohost to share his personal stories and bring to the forefront the story of Mary's accomplishments in KC. This is the communities opportunity to know her. Thank you David for offering to tell her story. Mary's Bio: My mom was born in Torreón, Coahuila Mexicao. She immigrated to the US with my grandfather and uncle when she was around 4 or 5. She grow up in little Italy in North East Columbus Park Area. In her young adult life she work as drug counselor at Haskell university in Lawrence. She then went on to be the Director of Richard Cabot clinic on the west side, and own of La Lista Latina. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chingona CoHost - Lori Peters! Special Guest: Erik Erazo, Educator and Founder Hispanic Leadership Club. Erik Erazo is married and a father to three daughters and one son. Erik is originally from California, where he was a former gang member and high school dropout. He later completed his high school diploma and became an automotive technician. After serving in the United States Army, Erik was hired as a security guard at Olathe North High School. Working with students inspired him to earn Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in education and he now serves as the district’s Coordinator for Diversity and Engagement. Erik created his flagship program, the Hispanic Leadership Club (HLC), inspired by the gang model. HLC reaches students at the elementary level, gives them more responsibility in middle school, and by the time they are in high school they are “in too deep to quit”. Later, Erik created the Hispanic Leadership Lowrider Bike Club. Members build and repair bicycles with mentors who encourage them to maintain their identities while removing negative activities. The club boasts a 100% high school graduation rate with all alumni attending college. Erik also runs parenting programs for the school district and at local non-profit KidsTLC. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana Chingona Podcast welcomes Stephenie K. Smith, MSW & Dr. Rodney D. Smith founders of Sophic Solutions LLC, a change management and consulting firm based in Kansas City, Missouri. They will share their stories, how working together as a couple is working for them and together, how they formed their organization. Highlighted program within Sophic Solutions LLC is, Racial Equity Institute (REI), a program that works with the private and public sectors, as well as with every type of leader and employee, to rework the racial structure of society. Over the past 18 months in Kansas City alone, more than 500 people in Kansas City have begun their journey to being equitably minded by attending an REI training. MWC Chingona co-host: Lucero Oceguera, Educator. STEPHENIE K. SMITH MSW As co-founder and managing partner, Stephenie is Sophic's lead authority on operationalizing equity, executive project management, organizational structure & design and operations improvement. She has led a number of efforts to align not-for-profit policy with community investments, with a special emphasis on large-scale transformation. DR. RODNEY D. SMITH As co-founder and managing partner, Rodney is Sophic’s lead authority on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. His expertise specifically pertains to African American student achievement, urban education and culturally responsive pedagogy. He is also a Group and Collaborative Learning expert. Change Management and Organization Solutions --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chingona Cohost: Christina Santiago Christina is a newscast producer at 41 Action News. She moved to Kansas City almost two years ago and hopes to call KC home for years to come! She was born and raised in St. Louis, graduated from Mizzou's journalism school in 2015, and has been working as a journalist ever since. As a half Puerto Rican Midwesterner, she hopes to get more connected with the Latinx community here in town. Guests: Tami Carolan Big Brothers Big Sisters & Victoria Patrick Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run reaches girls at a critical stage, strengthening their confidence at a time when society begins to tell them they can’t. Underscoring the important connection between physical and emotional health, our program addresses the whole girl when she needs it the most. Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks to change the lives of children facing adversity for the better, forever. We operate in communities all across the United States - urban and rural, Big and Little. Our mentors work with children in the community, in their schools, on military bases, and many places in between. Our unique brand of one-to-one mentoring has a Big impact all over the nation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

MWC Chingona co-host: Lori Peters, Educator. Dan Smith & Charon Thompson highlight their Entrepreneurial program "Small Business Development Program". "After two years of surveying our client base, we found we can not only provide educational supports, mentorship, and other “standard” resources, but we can provide much more. We understand our target demographic of entrepreneurs and dreamers are very non-traditional when determining the type of entrepreneur they are. With a non-traditional entrepreneur, we knew we needed to find a non-traditional way to make a difference in their lives and businesses. With the information we collected, and tons of meetings with our partner (CHES Inc.) we created this idea of a “pop-up” retail space in the urban core, which provides incubator style programming with low lease rates, short-term lease periods, and an educational component teaching undeserved entrepreneurs while allowing the opportunity to show practical application in running their businesses. From there, we created Generating Legacy through Urban Entrepreneurship or G.L.U.E. for short. Our project provides entrepreneurs a “lab” environment to put the weekly lessons learned; to work. By closing the gap and providing an affordable brick and mortar, our clients will learn how to run a brick and mortar store, receive soft skill training to help navigate traditional business road maps, and get resources that support medium to long term growth." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join MWC Podcast as we talk to Diosselyn Tot Co-Founder Urbanworks and Community leader and activist and Trinidad Raj Molina Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation. Diosselyn and Trinidad will be discussing the need and the work they are doing now for Immigrant legal representation a/k/a Universal Legal Representation. They both will discuss the importance of legal representation and what is happening now and has been happening with immigration. Diosselyn discusses the Safe & Welcoming program that has been in the works for 3 years in Kansas City, KS. A program that will allow for a municipal ID and the ability for people in Kansas City, KS, 3rd highest diverse City, to have the ability for access in regards to mental health, medical care, prescriptions, etc. AIRR - https://www.airrkc.org/ UrbanWorks - https://urbanworks.biz/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana Podcast: Special Guest: Kansas City, MO Mayor Quinton Lucas Mayor Quinton Lucas joined Midwest Chicana Podcast Hosts: Community leader and Co-Founder Urbanworks Diosselyn Tot and Deanna Munoz Latino Arts Foundation (Founder & CEO). Mayor Lucas will joined us for 20 minutes to talk the state of the City currently during COVID 19, the effect it is having especially on POC small businesses and what plans are in place to ensure there is equity, sustainability for these vital small businesses in our communities. Mayor Lucas mentioned it is on his radar to find ways to help support the funding for smaller, newer art organizations such as Latino Arts Foundation so they too will remain sustainable. We also talked about the detention center that was slated to be in KCMO but now, with the Mayor and the communities, is no longer on the table. We talked LGBTQ representation at City Hall and the assurance of safe spaces, support and protection are in place for our LGBTQ communities. We talked the possibility of having a Safe and Welcoming committee for KCMO and what that would look like. Please take a listen! @midwest_chicana @diosselyntot @kcmo.gov @mayorlucas --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dr. Uzziel Pecina, Chato Villalobos and Loricita Peters are our guests! We will bringing you a community roundtable this Monday discussing our community, where we come from and what our hopes are. Of course some good stories to tell! Hosts Edgar Palacios & Deanna Munoz will discuss and emerge their FB Live audience in the topic of the evening. Topics will be anything and everything from chisme to realness. Lets talk the barriers holding back our Latinx Communities, structural racism and all important political topics that need to be aired to what is happening in our beautiful Latinx communities in KC? To what is happening in our education system for our Latinx students and how and what entities are supporting them? to where do I find hoops and nameplates? Where are the Fiestas and the hangouts for our communities, to where is the Lowrider community this weekend. We are here to help inform and provide access to our beautiful Latinx communities. We hope to inspire, share and create with you. So with that, bring it. Let's talk. Use all of our Latinx voices to amplify and strengthen our communities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana Podcast host Deanna Munoz alongside co-host Artist Chico Sierra and Community Leader Diosselyn Tot will bring FB LIVE segments around the ARTS + Culture all leading up to the September Latino Art Festival. Each segment is a highlight and/or informational segment to coincide with what you will experience virtually at the LAFestival. My 14th Guest: Beth Barden Chef and Owner Succotash. Please see her website to see how you can support her and our communities during this time. We will talk about her phenomenal story, her heart & love for her City and the passion for good healthy food! I can’t wait to sit (virtually) beside Beth, and I hope you will join us. “I started with a plug in home stove and $4.00 to my name, what seems like a lifetime ago, and I am not unique in saying that I love my restaurant and staff more than words can express. In absence of a traditional family, I have found something slightly different- a community. I am eternally grateful for their kindness, generosity and support. They have been giving their all without complaint and have remained eternally positive while they face uncertain futures. Friends and customers alike have come through in ways unimaginable. My good fortune is not lost on me.” Beth This episode ties back to our LAFestival Food segment: Entrepreneur, Chef, Woman Founder, community supporter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana Podcast host Deanna Munoz alongside co-host Artist Chico Sierra and Community Leader and activist Diosselyn Tot, will bring FB LIVE segments around the ARTS + Culture all leading up to the September Latino Art Festival. Each segment is a highlight and/or informational segment to coincide with what you will experience virtually at the LAFestival. April 30th Guest: Carlos R. Mortera Chef/Owner The Bite. Carlos will share his personal journey and how he became the phenomenal owner of The Bite. This segment ties back to our LAFestival cultural segment: Latino Entrepreneur, Culinary Skills and Food. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

MWC brings you "Chingón" segment every Monday. Hosts Edgar Palacios & Deanna Munoz will discuss and emerge their FB Live audience in the topic of the evening. Topics will be anything and everything from chisme to realness. Lets talk the barriers holding back our Latinx Communities, structural racism and all important political topics that need to be aired to what is happening in our beautiful Latinx communities in KC? To what is happening in our education system for our Latinx students and how and what entities are supporting them? to where do I find hoops and nameplates? Where are the Fiestas and the hangouts for our communities, to where is the Lowrider community this weekend. We are here to help inform and provide access to our beautiful Latinx communities. We hope to inspire, share and create with you. So with that, bring it. Let's talk. Use all of our Latinx voices to amplify and strengthen our communities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana Podcast host Deanna Munoz alongside co-host Artist Chico Sierra, will bring FB LIVE segments around the ARTS + Culture all leading up to the September Latino Art Festival. Each segment is a highlight and/or informational segment to coincide with what you will experience virtually at the LAFestival. May 9th Guest: Erin Zimmerman CEO/Founder EZ Visibility The Visibility Strategist, as well as a video + podcast producer, helping marginalized voices, like you, create fun, sustainable action plans to grow your brand and make a name for yourself – possibly change the world for the better?? – with ease. http://ezvisibility.com/ This segment ties back to our LAFestival Videography segment: KC Woman Entrepreneur, Videography, Film and Podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

MWC brings you "Chingón" segment every Monday. Hosts Edgar Palacios & Deanna Munoz will discuss and emerge their FB Live audience in the topic of the evening.  Topics will be anything and everything from chisme to realness. Lets talk the barriers holding back our Latinx Communities, structural racism and all important political topics that need to be aired to what is happening in our beautiful Latinx communities in KC? To what is happening in our education system for our Latinx students and how and what entities are supporting them? to where do I find hoops and nameplates? Where are the Fiestas and the hangouts for our communities, to where is the Lowrider community this weekend. We are here to help inform and provide access to our beautiful Latinx communities.  We hope to inspire, share and create with you. So with that, bring it.  Let's talk.  Use all of our Latinx voices to amplify and strengthen our communities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Since COVID, LAFoundation needed to pivot. With the pivot we wanted to ensure we were taking care of our mentors/mentees and community while bringing them the beautiful festival of our culture and art at the same time. So we decided to go virtual and will run from Sept. 1st to Sept 30th. It was vital for us to showcase our communities art vibrancy along with our rich culture in both KCK and KCMO. So September was perfect. We will be having an opening celebration online and closing celebration. We will highlight youth and experienced visual, muralists, poets, creative writers and video/photography. We will also highlight lowriders, food, product, music and dance.Details on how the LAFestival will work virtually for 2020. This episode highlights all the details for the LAFoundation Virtual Classes and the LAFestival virtual event for 2020. Please use the form on the www.latinoartsfoundationkc.com to contact us about being a mentor/mentee. Diosselyn Tot thank you for all you are doing! TY to the LAFBoard and the LAFestival Task Force. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join us as we speak to Artist, Writer and Poet Jose Faus! He tells us where he grew up in Kansas City and how he became a poet/writer and artist. He shares his experiences as a Latino artist in Kansas City and the many ways he is inspired by other artists in Kansas City. He shares his hopes for KC art in general and what he would tell an aspiring artist. Chico Sierra, Writer/Poet/Artist, joins me as a Co-Host as he and Jose are long time friends and Jose is a mentor to Chico. Chico shares in the commentary even talking about the possibility of doing stand up...JK, although he is very funny. Hope you join us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Midwest Chicana Podcast! For Episode 4, Season 2, we have Matie Salazar who is running for Congress. Listen as they talk about being a candidate and running during an epidemic, what they are doing to support the community and the challenges that have arised. They aslo discuss the topics around immigration, detention centers and KC tenants. Please join us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Edgar Galicia is the Executive Director of CABA, a nonprofit dedicated to increase and maintain the quality of life of our community members. Promoting community pride, leadership, entrepreneurism, business excellence and above all, healthy living is how the CABA Team delivers on our mission. “To Improve the Quality of Life and Economic Development of the Central Avenue Area and its Territory of Influence” "Not everything in my life is about success, my working in the nonprofit industry today is a result of drastic life changes. Surviving bankruptcy can make you see that life is not about selfishness. After losing everything I had, I learned about the needs of others, about the realities of the community and decided to dedicate as much of my time to putting my knowledge and experience to the service of others, little did I know that in doing so, I was going to find a real path to stability and why not, shared happiness. Life is not about it working out for us, Life is about making it work." - Edgar Galicia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What’s good familia! Tap in to listen to my story of how this Bay Area girl came to live in Kansas City. We’ll be highlighting my work in education, community activism and highlight some amazing mentors that helped shape and pave the way for my identity. Stay Xingones my friends. In La’kech ❤️ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Beginnings of an immigrant and a pathway of community engagement. A quick snap of my journey to UrbanWorks and advocacy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Midwest Chicana presents our fifth guest on our podcast - Randy Lopez; we will talk about Randy’s story & how he came to be where he is now, we will talk education and what it means to be a leader and why Randy is running for the USD 500 School Board. We will also speak to Diosselyn Tot to talk about Randy’s campaign and why she is a supporter. We will also ask Diosselyn what it means to her to be a leader and what she hopes to see from the USD500 School Board if Randy is elected. Randy Lopez bio: “Randy Lopez currently serves as Vice President of Community Programs for the Wyandotte Health Foundation in Kansas City, KS. He is responsible for program development and grants administration in the Foundation’s funding priority areas of Primary Care, and Early Childhood Trauma, as well as for special initiatives. In addition to grantmaking, Lopez plays an important role in increasing collaborative partnerships as well as community awareness and engagement. Additionally, Randy is running for a seat on the USD 500 Board of Education, looking to become the first elected Latino to the Board of Education.” Why Midwest Chicana Podcast, And why you should you listen. “To further the exclamation of our voices in the community, I created the Midwest Chicana Podcast. This platform is where I bring in people within our communities whom are needing a platform to share their voice. Midwest Chicana opens the conversations on the what, why and how our guests are making impacts and creating change in the communities. The podcast shares where we, the listeners, can help & support and we give light to safe spaces in the community. “. Deanna Munoz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Alex Martinez talks about the importance of being your badass self and not conforming to whiteness. Find out what Alex does in Kansas City and his vision for a better Kansas City. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Meet Edgar Palacios, founder of the LEC, and board member of the LAF. We discuss some cold hard truths. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Maite Salazar Congressional District Candidate, community activist, poet & Antoni from Queer Eye Culinary Assistant. Talks about shared cultural experiences and what representation in politics is important. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Vicky Diaz shares her story of growing up in El Paso, the influence of her grandfather & her journey to become an Emmy nominated journalist. Vicky is hosting an event “Solidarity - a day celebrating the people of El Paso TX” Sunday the 15th of Sept. at Palominos restaurant. To support & celebrate the people of El Paso. La Resistencia will perform beautifully written poetry. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Intro podcast to get you motivated and excited to subscribe and listen to us! So many amazing and exciting and very important topics to talk about. See you soon! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app