Podcasts about chicana

Wine: 2020 Zinfandel, Vinos Unidos Episode Description: Dr. Lauren Frances Guerra, a Guatemalan-Ecuadorian scholar, professor, and theologian is breaking barriers in academia and religious studies. Pour yourself a glass and join us for an intimate conversation exploring the intersection of Latinx identity, faith traditions, and social justice through the lens of Dr. Guerra's personal and professional journey. Guest Bio: Dr. Lauren Frances Guerra is a Guatemalan-Ecuadorian scholar and professor at UCLA's César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies and Central American Studies. With a doctorate in Systematic and Philosophical Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, she approaches academia through the lenses of race, class, and gender. Her research focuses on U.S. Latinx religion, Theological Aesthetics, and Central American Studies. Dr. Guerra also hosts the "Gold Hoops & God" podcast, available on all major platforms and YouTube. Episode Highlights: Dr. Guerra shares her experience growing up in Los Angeles within her Guatemalan-Ecuadorian cultural heritage The pivotal moments that shaped her academic journey toward theological studies How her Catholic faith intersects with her commitment to social justice The significance of popular religion and community-based art in Latinx communities Challenges and breakthroughs as a Latina woman in theological academia The inspiration behind her "Gold Hoops & God" podcast How her research serves as advocacy for U.S. Latinx communities Practical ways listeners can support diversity in religious and academic spaces Resources Mentioned: Dr. Guerra's podcast: "Gold Hoops & God" (available on all major platforms) UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies Connect With Our Guest: Instagram: @goldhoops_god Website: www.drlaurenguerra.com "Gold Hoops & God" podcast: [link] Support Wine & Chisme: Love what you heard? Subscribe, rate, and review Wine & Chisme on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform. Follow us on Instagram @thewineandchisme and check out our directory of Latiné-owned wine brands at www.thewineandchismepodcast.com. Credits: Host: Jessica Yañez Guest: Dr. Lauren Frances Guerra © 2025 Wine & Chisme Podcast. All rights reserved.

The Virgin of Guadalupe is a cultural icon with deep roots in Mexican and Chicano communities across the United States and Mexico, among other places. Artists in New Mexico often reference Guadalupe in their work—including Chicana artist Delilah Montoya.  A mixed-media piece, “La Guadalupana,” by Montoya features a large photograph of the Virgin of Guadalupe as tattooed on the back of an incarcerated man. It is one of the many works of art on display at New Mexico Museum of Art's Vladem Contemporary as a part of their “identity” theme in Off-Center. Katie Doyle, assistant curator at the New Mexico Museum of Art, says Montoya's work fits in with Vladem's exhibition because it tells one of many essential stories about the cultural and historical issues that have continued to affect people in New Mexico.  Mentioned in this Episode:  Gloria Anzaldúa on la Virgen de Guadalupe Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000 at New Mexico Museum of Art's Vladem Contemporary La Guadalupana by Delilah Montoya Chicano Awareness Center in Omaha, Nebraska Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska National Geographic article about DNA and human ancestry *** We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you loved about the episode, share a personal story it made you think of, or ask us a question at elpalacio@dca.nm.gov. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.  Visit newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.  Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico CulturePass. Reserve yours online!   If you love New Mexico, you'll love El Palacio Magazine! Subscribe to El Palacio today. Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.  Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio MagazineExecutive Producer: Daniel Zillmann Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. RuizRecording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa FeEditor & Production Manager: Alex RieglerAssociate Producer & Editor: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Lakota) Theme Music: D'Santi Nava Instagram: @newmexicanculture and @elpalaciomagazine

This month the Reverend Ron Padrón joins me to discuss Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro by Gloria E. Anzaldúa, author and Chicana and feminist activist. Ron and I discuss how this book has influenced his own work as a writer, editor and practitioner and what this read through brought up. We also talk about Anzaldúa's life and legacy and how her work and this book in particular can help offer perspective on the current moment.Next month, Via Hedera and I will be discussing Lillian Morrison's 1958 book Touch Blue, which is available on Open Library.To find out more about Ron's work, read the online zine, and more, check out his website. You can also follow him on BlueSky @wrwitching.bsky.social. Serpents of Circe, co-edited by Ron, is available to purchase wherever you buy books or directly from Revelore Press.ranscripts of all episodes are available at witchlitpod.com. You can follow us on BlueSky @witchlitpod.bsky.social.Support WitchLit by using our affiliate link to purchase books from Bookshop.org or buy us a coffee on Ko-fi. Please follow us on BlueSky for episode updates.Death in the Dry River, a crime novella set in 1930s colonial Trinidad, by Lisa Allen-Agostini is out now and available to order wherever you buy books or direct from 1000Volt Press.The award-winning books Changing Paths by Yvonne Aburrow and Conjuring the Commonplace by Laine Fuller & Cory Thomas Hutcheson are both available from 1000Volt Press or to order wherever you buy books.My book, Verona Green, is available in all the usual places. Autographed copies are also available from 1000Volt Press.

Send us a textLady Diana shares her profound journey as a long-term HIV survivor and transgender woman, detailing her challenging upbringing, experiences of bullying, the discovery of her gender identity, and the impact of her HIV diagnosis. Through her story, she emphasizes the importance of family support, community, and open conversations about sexual health and identity. In this podcast, Lady Diana shares her journey of navigating identity, belonging, and the challenges she faced as a trans woman living with HIV. She discusses the impact of cultural expectations, the political climate affecting marginalized communities, and her personal achievements, including her education and the establishment of Casita Feliz, a nonprofit organization focused on LGBTQ+ in Fresno CA. Lady Diana emphasizes the importance of self-love, acceptance, and surrounding oneself with supportive individuals as key elements for a fulfilling life. Visit Lady Diana page in Instagram.Confessions Season 6 is brought to you by LAFAN in collaboration with Christie's Place and REACH LA. This podcast is brought to you by the Los Angeles Family AIDS Network

Listen in as Dr. Araceli Feliz, Dr. Elvia Ramirez, and Dr. Heidy Sarabia, professors at Sacramento State, analyze the influence of Latino voters in the 2024 election. The significance of Latino voters has become a highly debated yet frequently misunderstood topic in the context of the 2024 presidential elections. This discussion provides insights into Latino demographics, voting patterns observed during the 2024 election, and the key issues that resonate with Latino voters.

In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón sits down with acclaimed poet, translator, and world traveler Liliana Valenzuela for a rich and reflective conversation recorded just after her return from a silent meditation retreat. Liliana discusses her journey as a “reverse Chicana”—a Mexican-born writer shaped by both Mexican and Chicano cultural traditions—and the ancestral and creative forces that shape her work. From her fascination with Aztec codices to solo travels through West Africa, Liliana shares the stories and experiences that inform her poetry collections Codex of Love and Codex of Journeys. The conversation also explores her influential career as a translator of major Chicana authors, including Sandra Cisneros and Ana Castillo, and her lifelong commitment to amplifying women's voices in literature.

Los Angeles has changed exponentially and in many unexpected ways over the last 40 years. AirTalk has been there to help Southern Californians navigate the latest political, historical, and scientific news. We’re joined by some of the most prominent and long-time guests to join the show and help listeners better understand the different facets of L.A. Joining is Fernando Guerra, professor of political science and Chicana/o Latina/o studies at Loyola Marymount University, Dr. Lucy Jones, seismologist and founder and chief scientist at the Lucy Jones Center for Science & Society, a natural disaster risk reduction research organization, and Zev Yaroslavsky, director of the Los Angeles Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and former L.A. city councilmember and county supervisor.

Vaccines for the coronavirus have reduced the scope and severity of COVID-19 infections, but for as many as a third of the people who contract COVID, symptoms of the disease persist and cause potentially disabling affects day after day. Long COVID affects as many as 23 million Americans. Symptoms include persistent headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath, and memory and concentration problems. In addition to the personal and medical burdens, several studies indicate the global financial drain from long COVID is anywhere from $1 trillion to $6 trillion. The Trump administration just announced it is closing the federal office that facilitates research and information-sharing among medical institutions on long COVID. GUESTS Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee), writer, advocate, host of the podcast This Land, and author of By the Fire We Carry Rita Bilagody (Navajo), activist and grandma Troy Montserrat-Gonzales (Lumbee and Chicana), mental health therapist and health care consultant Dr. Ivy Hurowitz, associate professor Division of Infectious Diseases at University of New Mexico Department of Internal Medicine Dr. Douglas Perkins, professor of Medicine and director of the Center for Global Health in the University of New Mexico Department of Internal Medicine

Vaccines for the coronavirus have reduced the scope and severity of COVID-19 infections, but for as many as a third of the people who contract COVID, symptoms of the disease persist and cause potentially disabling affects day after day. Long COVID affects as many as 23 million Americans. Symptoms include persistent headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath, and memory and concentration problems. In addition to the personal and medical burdens, several studies indicate the global financial drain from long COVID is anywhere from $1 trillion to $6 trillion. The Trump administration just announced it is closing the federal office that facilitates research and information-sharing among medical institutions on long COVID. GUESTS Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee), writer, advocate, host of the podcast This Land, and author of By the Fire We Carry Rita Bilagody (Navajo), activist and grandma Troy Montserrat-Gonzales (Lumbee and Chicana), mental health therapist and health care consultant Dr. Ivy Hurowitz, associate professor Division of Infectious Diseases at University of New Mexico Department of Internal Medicine Dr. Douglas Perkins, professor of Medicine and director of the Center for Global Health in the University of New Mexico Department of Internal Medicine

Director Pamela Yates joines moderator Giovanni Batz of UCSB's Chicana and Chicano Studies Department for discussion of Borderland | The Line Within. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40532]

Director Pamela Yates joines moderator Giovanni Batz of UCSB's Chicana and Chicano Studies Department for discussion of Borderland | The Line Within. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40532]

Director Pamela Yates joines moderator Giovanni Batz of UCSB's Chicana and Chicano Studies Department for discussion of Borderland | The Line Within. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40532]

Director Pamela Yates joines moderator Giovanni Batz of UCSB's Chicana and Chicano Studies Department for discussion of Borderland | The Line Within. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 40532]

Join me for this engaging episode where Dr. Laura Chavez-Moreno, who teachers at the University of California in the departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education, leads us in a conversation about racialization and her recent book: "How Schools Make Race." This episode is excellent for educators and anyone passionate about racial equality in education.

In this episode, we talk with Josslyn Glenn, a Belizean and Chicana transgender producer from LA, about the role of independent filmmaking in amplifying Central American and LGBTQ+ stories. Josslyn shares how her identity fuels her work, the challenges of making films outside the mainstream, and the activism/resistance behind independent media.Connect with Josslyn Glenn:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funky.nurd/Podcast Social MediaWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠www.centralamericanvoices.com⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/centamvoicespodcast/⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/centamvoicespodcast⁠⁠Twitter:⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/centamvoicespod ⁠⁠⁠Founder & Host:⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/aalquiroz/⁠⁠Producer & Co - Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_lifeintechnicolor/⁠⁠

FreshEd will be holding its Annual General meeting soon. Everyone is welcome to join. You can find registration details on our website. Hope to see you there! -- Today we explore how schools make race. My guest is Laura Chávez-Moreno. Laura Chávez-Moreno is an assistant professor in the Departments of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her new book is entitled: How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America (Harvard Education Press). https://freshedpodcast.com/chavez-moreno/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com

In this week's episode, I sit down with Professor Laura Chávez-Moreno to chat about her latest book - How Schools Make Race, Teaching Latinx Racialization in America. Laura's work covers how race influences institutions, like schools, and pushes white supremacist ideology. As Latinos, we've all seen who is accepted into honors classes and who is in remedial classes, or which schools get the best books and which ones get the torn-up ones. In this very special interview, Laura shares how the concept of race works to divide us within these institutions in real-time and how we can combat it.  Laura C. Chávez-Moreno is an award-winning researcher, qualitative social scientist, and assistant professor in the Department of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Department of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her work is at the intersection of education, pedagogy, language, literacy, and ethnic studies. Her research has been published in top-tier journals such as Review of Educational Research, Educational Researcher, American Educational Research Journal, Research in the Teaching of English, and Journal of Teacher Education. Y'all ready to be radicalized? Tune in! For all Hella Latin@ updates, follow @hellalatinopodcast on Instagram and connect on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com. To learn more about your ad choices visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special episode! Live recording at the 2024 Latinos and Planning LUGARES Conference. Keyanna Ortiz-Cedeño and Matt Gomez chat with Dr. Christine Marin, Professor Emeritus and Archivist-Historian at Arizona State University, about growing up in a copper mining town and the influence this had on her relationship with labor and union organizing. Dr. Marin speaks about the importance of supporting students, Chicana/o studies and the waves of other Chicana/o/Latino/a/x professors, archivists, librarians who are helping share and preserve our history. She highlights the importance of never giving up on your dream, no matter how long it takes -- "you have to be persistent," she says. Dr. Christine Marin is Professor Emeritus and Archivist-Historian at Arizona State University. Dr. Marin is the founder of the prestigious archival repository, the Chicano/a Research Collection and Archives at the Hayden Library in Tempe, Arizona. As Adjunct Faculty Associate in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, she taught courses on the history of Mexican Americans for the former History Department and the School of Transborder Studies, and the history of Mexican American women and Latinas for the Women and Gender Studies Department. The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies awarded Dr. Marin its Community Award “in recognition of her commitment to the Latino community as an archivist and historian in the field of Chicano and Chicana Studies.”   Arizona Humanities awarded her the  Juliana Yoder Friend of the Humanities Award, 2021 “in recognition of her research, writing and scholarship for her work that supports and promotes the Humanities.”  Her most recent publication is “Amazing Grace Keeps the Platters Spinning. A Photo Essay on Radio and Television Trailblazer Graciela Gil Olivarez.” IN: Feminist Media Histories. (2021) Vol. 7:4. Pp. 107-135. Profiles: Christine Marin | ASU Search Dr. Christine Marin Staff Award Christine Marin, PhD | Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Dr. Christine Marín: Archivist/Historian | Arizona Memory Project ASU Organizations and People: ASU Hispanic Research Center Hispanic Research Center ASU Provost Dr. Nancy Gonzales  ASU Chicano Research Archives https://lib.asu.edu/collections/chicano  Nancy Godoy -Director of Community-Driven Archives ASU School of Transborder Studies https://sts.asu.edu/  AZ Central Article: "How a kid from an Arizona mining town went on to create a historic Latino archive at ASU"Plan Dulce is a podcast by the ⁠Latinos and Planning Division of the American Planning Association. Want to recommend our next great guests and stay updated on the latest episodes? We want to hear from you! Follow, rate, and subscribe! Your support and feedback helps us continue to amplify insightful and inspiring stories from our wonderfully culturally and professionally diverse community.Follow Latinos and Planning on Social Media: Facebook Youtube

Esta es la versión en español de este episodio del podcast. Click here to listen in English.  Los años 60s marcaron el comienzo del Movimiento Chicano denominado: El Movimiento.    Activistas como César Chávez y Dolores Huerta lideraban demostraciones, demandando derechos civiles y justicia social para la comunidad Mexicana Americana después de haber enfrentado décadas de discriminacion.    Y aquí mismo en Oregon, un grupo de Chicanos fundó una institución que cambiaría por genraciones el acceso a la educación para los latinos en la región del Noroeste Pacifico.   En el episodio de esta semana, la productora Alicia Avila comparte la história del Colegio César Chávez – la primera universidad Chicana acreditada e independiente de los Estados Unidos. Y como hasta el día de hoy continúa inspirando a la comunidad Latina en Oregon en su lucha contra la posibilidad de ser borrados.     Avila también produjo el documental sobre la historia del Colegio César Chávez para nuestro programa de OPB “Oregon Experience”    Para escuchar más episodios de The Evergreen y compartir tu opinión con nosotros visita nuestra pagina.    Siguenos en nuestra página de Instagram y también sigue a nuestra anfitriona Jenn Chavez. Suscribete a nuestro correo informativo para recibir todas las noticias que necesites directamente en tu buzón de correo electrónico.    No olvides explorar nuestros otros programas de podcasts. Los puedes encontrar en tu plataforma de podcasts favorita:    Hush  Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars Politics Now Think Out Loud Y muchos mas! Visita nuestra lista completa aquí.   

Thee stars aligned and we immediately blasted off and met with a highly educated and passionate human!  Doctor Felipe Hinojosa: Bachelors degree in English, Fresno Pacific University, 1999  Masters degree in history, University of Texas Pan-American, 2004  PhD in history, University of Houston, 2009 Dr Hinojosa has 2 books currently available and a third one en route!  His research areas include Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, American Religion, Comparative Race and Ethnicity, and Social Movements. Felipe Hinojosa is the John and Nancy Jackson and Endowed chair in Latin America and professor of history at Baylor University. Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, he joins at thee magical 93 studios with Roman Villarreal and fellow artists Traz, Cortez, and Shapeless!  We discuss the Chicano movement, from Texas - Chicago and throughout the country during the inception and current times. We probe what it is to be Chicano and how to empower ourselves to learn more because "knowledge is dangerous"

Notes and Links to Jason De León's Work   Jason De León is Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Loyd E. Cotsen Endowed Chair of Archaeology, Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o and Central American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.    De León is Executive Director of the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP) Inc. a 501(c)(3) research, arts, and education collective that seeks to raise awareness about migration issues globally.    He is the author of two award winning books: “The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail” (featuring photos by Michael Wells) and “Soldiers and Kings.” Soldiers and Kings won the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction. De León is 2017 MacArthur Foundation Fellow.    In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Jason is an active musician who sang and played guitar with the Long Beach based hardcore-punk-reggae band Youth in Asia in the mid to late 1990's and the Americana band The Wilcox Hotel based out of State College, PA between 2005 and 2008. He currently plays bass in  The War Pigs and is involved in various musical projects including periodic reunions with The Wilcox Hotel.   Buy Jason's Books   Jason Website   Jason's National Book Award Receipt: Video   Book Review: Soldiers and Kings New York Times Review    Jason on CBS Sunday Morning: Video   At about 2:50, Jason helps Pete get over some Lakers/Kings traumas At about 6:15, Jason talks about the experience of winning the National Book Award At about 8:45, Jason shouts out indie bookstores like Literati, Village Well, Powell's as places to buy his book At about 10:05, Jason gives background on his early relationship with language and story, and how this reading was shaped by his childhood At about 11:10, Jason talks about ups and downs of reading and writing for joy, and how “story” has been an interest  At about 13:20, Jason talks about how multilingualism was part of his childhood and the ways in which speaking foreign languages  At about 14:50, Jason responds to Pete's question about writers who challenge and inspire him, including Ernest Gaines, Lus Alberto Urrea, Willie Vaultin, and Jesmyn Ward At about 17:00, Jason cites songwriters like John Prine, Jason Isbell, and Bruce Springsteen as inspirational At about 19:20, Jason gives background on the protocol and timing and embedding done in his research for Soldiers and Kings  At about 20:30, Pete is highly complimentary of Jason's balance of first person and third person and his skilled objectivity; Jason responds to Pete's questions about any “vertigo” that came with intense fieldwork and academia and family life  At about 24:15, Jason speaks to the significance of the book's epigraph from Jason Isbell At about 27:50, Jason discusses the difference between “smuggling” and “trafficking” and their implications in the book and beyond At about 29:15, Jason and Pete reflect on the titles for the people represented on the book, and Jason responds to Pete's question about how he wrote to avoid generalization   At about 32:30, Jason recounts a story from his first book that is emblematic of fully-drawn characters At about 34:30, Pete asks about ethical concerns in research for the book At about 36:05, Jason outlines how childhood experiences and exposure to violence may have helped him connect more with the main characters of the book At about 38:50, Jason reflects on how he proved himself trustworthy in his research and how and why the characters are “good judges of characters” At about 41:00, The two discuss Honduras and its importance in migration in the last decade or so, as well as how its emblematic of the global and natural forces  At about 45:45, the two reflect on youth and its importance in the book and how privilege, or lack thereof, connect to ideas of redemption and traumas At about 49:35, Pete cites a telling quote from Father Greg Boyle in reference to the high number of adverse experiences that so many migrants have had to carry; Jason discusses ideas of hope  At about 52:15, Pete highlights a resonant poem by Warsan Shire that leads Jason to talk about the “sharks” that put people on the migrant route At about 55:25, Jason responds to Pete's question about the infamous “La Bestia” At about 57:20, Jason explains the term “clavo” and its implications to “stateless” people    At about 58:55, Pete notes that the book deals so successfully with  At about 1:01:00, “The Future Belongs to Those Who Dream,” a chapter title, and its implications for optimism and hope is discussed  At about 1:04:55, Pete cites the book's wondrous last page, as well as the book's long future “shelf life”   You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode.       Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. This week, his conversation with Episode 264 guest Maggie Sheffer is up on the website. A big thanks to Rachel León and Michael Welch at Chicago Review.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, his DIY podcast and his extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This month's Patreon bonus episode will feature an exploration of the classic Gabriel Garcia Marquez short story, “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World.” I have added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show.    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 271 with Alejandro Heredia, a queer Afro-Dominican writer from The Bronx and winner of the Gold Line Press Fiction Chapbook Contest. His writing has been featured in Teen Vogue, Lambda Literary Review, and elsewhere; His resonant debut novel LOCA has its Pub Day on Feb 11, the day on which the episode airs.  

Send us a textAnel Flores, a queer/lesbian Chicana story maker, discusses her inception and impact of La Otra Taller Nepantla Artist Residency, held February 2021 in Arroyo City, a town in the Rio Grande Valley. Inspired by Gloria Anzaldua's 1995 residency, Flores paid homage to the nurturing environment for artists to create freely. Anel re-created the residency to provide a safe, supportive space for queer, BIPOC artists. In this episode, residency fellows shared their experiences, highlighting the importance of community, feedback, and the healing power of nature.---Recorded and released 2022

Send us a textDolissa Medina, a queer Chicana filmmaker, writer, and multimedia artist. She's been making experimental films for 25 years, inspired by the places she's lived: Brownsville, San Francisco, and Berlin. In this episode, she reflects on coming of age in Brownsville, a city along the border region and the importance of preserving meaningful stories. Follow her work: http://dolissamedina.com/-Recorded and released in 2018.

Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Collective Rights & Responsibility features Dr. Tahu Kukutai (Māori) and Dr.Dr. Desi Small-Rodriguez (Northern Cheyenne and Chicana), with commentary from Dr. Keolu Fox (Kanaka Maoli), in a detailed exploration of the question: What is Indigenous data sovereignty, and what does it truly mean for Indigenous Peoples?Mega corporations now trade data as their primary currency, and while subversive, our Indigenous relatives recognize the extreme consequences and harm that comes from losing control of our stories, and therefore our data. As every action leaves a digital footprint, opting out is not a feasible choice. Around the world, Native communities are addressing these extractive systems, resisting their impacts, and fighting the good fight to create tangible systems to exercise sovereignty and protect Indigenous peoples, lands, and communities.Dr. Dr. Des and Dr. Tahu remind us that the concept of  “individual” data is an illusion. The decisions we make in digital space carry real consequences– not only for ourselves, but also for the land and our communities. For those of us who aren't data scientists or daily activist warriors, this conversation serves as a grounding reminder that we are still part of this fight. Our understanding and ability to discuss these ideas create ripple effects that contribute to the broader movement.From discussing tangible steps to assert our true Tribal sovereignty and self-determination by bringing data servers to Tribal lands, to fighting for law and legislation about accessing existing Indigenous data controlled by the states and governments, or to exploring ways we can use our existing Indigenous frameworks and protocols to humanize the data into stories that are accessible and relevant to our communities, this conversation elevates the realities of the Indigenous data sovereignty revolution and its impacts on our collective contemporary survival. +++Editing & All the things by Teo ShantzEpisode artwork by Ciara SanaFilm work by Francisco SánchezSend us your thoughts!Support the showFollow us on Instagam @amrpodcast, or support our work on Patreon. Show notes are published on our website, Allmyrelationspodcast.com. Matika's book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America is available now! T'igwicid and Hyshqe for being on this journey with us.

In this episode of Healing Generations, Maestras Debra Camarillo, Susanna Armijo, and Maya Ponce engage in a heartfelt conversation about the importance of honoring ancestors, reflecting on personal growth, and the sacred purpose of healing within communities. They introduce Maya Talina Ponce, a first-generation Chicana dedicated to social justice and community upliftment. The discussion explores Maya's family legacy, her journey into social work, and the significance of creating safe spaces for healing, especially for single mothers navigating challenges. The episode emphasizes the power of community, the importance of language, and the need for activism in the face of injustice. In this conversation, they share insights into the importance of recognizing the sacrifices of mothers, the role of spirituality and community in parenting, and the integration of indigenous practices into modern life. They discuss the challenges faced by sensitive and empathic children, especially in the context of post-COVID isolation, and emphasize the need for intergenerational wisdom and healing. The dialogue highlights the significance of support systems, the value of cultural heritage, and the importance of nurturing emotional well-being in families.     Chapters:   00:00 Reflections on 2024 and Beginning 2025   07:15 Introducing Maya Talina Ponce   11:02 Maya's Journey and Family Legacy   16:37 Activism and Social Work Path   20:45 Creating Safe Spaces for Healing   27:24 Thoughts on Being a Single Parent   30:56 The Importance of Spirituality and Community   34:47 Integrating Indigenous Practices in Modern Life   41:43 Navigating Sensitivity and Empathy in Children   47:05 Intergenerational Wisdom and Healing     For more about the National Comadres Network, visit: National Comadres Network   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healgenpodcast/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/HealGenPodcast   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Healing.Generations.Podcast   Email: HGP@compadresnetwork.org

In this milestone episode of the Say Hola Wealth Podcast, we explore the art and strategy of coauthoring a book. Discover the secrets behind successful collaborations, from brainstorming to publishing, as our guest share their inspiring journey and practical tips. Whether you're an aspiring author, a creative professional, or simply curious about the publishing world, this episode is packed with actionable advice and personal anecdotes to motivate you. Don't miss out on this transformative conversation about turning ideas into reality!   About our guest: Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu (she/her) is a first-generation, disabled, and neurodivergent Chicana grad school and productivity-certified coach, consultant, author, and LinkedIn Learning instructor. She is the producer and host of the award-winning Grad School Femtoring Podcast and founder of Grad School Femtoring, LLC, where she supports first-generation BIPOCs in reaching their personal and professional goals sustainably.  Connect with Dr.  Yvette on Instagram. About your host Luzy King: Luzy King is a 2X award-winning Latina Wealth Coach. She became a first-gen investor after learning about investing and wealth building by accident through her MBA program in 2019. During the same year, Luzy was denied access to financial advice because she didn't have $100K to start investing, and she made a commitment to learn things on her own and become the first one in her family to start investing. Now, she is passionate about teaching women of color all of the strategies she wishes someone would have taught her in school. Luzy is a certified trauma-informed Financial & Business Coach, contributing author, and Community Leader. Luzy is on a mission to destigmatize the idea of wanting more money, more money, and more options. She is ready to teach women of color how to build a legacy through stock market investing and entrepreneurship.   Connect with Luzy   Say Hola Wealth Website Follow Luzy on Instagram, Tiktok @sayholawealth, and on Linkedin.   To join the CASH LIBRE newsletter or apply for coaching, click here! 

What is the difference between English as a Second Language (ESL) and Bilingual curricula? How might bilingual education programs unintentionally harm Latinx students, and what can be done to mitigate that harm? In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, anti-racism educator, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Laura Chávez-Moreno. They cover the topic of how our societal biases seep into the school system and create early segregation and false perceptions of our children. They also discuss the importance of fostering Latinx critical consciousness in classrooms and communities.  Dr. Laura C. Chávez-Moreno is an award-winning researcher, qualitative social scientist, and assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education. She is the author of How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America (Harvard Education Press, 2024). Dr. Chávez-Moreno researches, writes, and teaches about Chicanx/Latinx education. She works at the intersection of education, pedagogy, language,literacy, and ethnic studies, particularly Chicanx/Latinx Studies. Her research has been published in top-tier journals such as Review of Educational Research, Educational Researcher, American Educational Research Journal, Research in the Teaching of English, and Journal of Teacher Education. LINKS laurachavezmoreno.com Book: How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America Twitter handle @lauraccm LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-ch%C3%A1vez-moreno-8a00b0329/ ** Our website www.consciousantiracism.com You can learn more about Dr. Wener and her online meditation and tapping courses at www.jillwener.com, and you can learn more about her online social justice course, Conscious Anti Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change at https://theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism. If you're a healthcare worker looking for a CME-accredited course, check out Conscious Anti-Racism: Tools for Self-Discovery, Accountability, and Meaningful Change in Healthcare at www.theresttechnique.com/courses/conscious-anti-racism-healthcare Join her Conscious Anti-Racism facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/307196473283408 Follow her on: Instagram at jillwenerMD LinkedIn at jillwenermd

It's daunting when you don't know what to expect about graduate school…or you're worried you won't measure up. This episode helps dispel the myths and addresses some of the common misconceptions. We unpack the realities, including: how to determine if graduate school is the right next step for you; when to apply; the time and financial investment of a graduate education; what life is like after getting in; the need for work-life balance; and the importance of finding the right mentor. Our guest is: Dr. Miroslava Chávez-García, who is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and holds affiliations in the Departments of Chicana/o Studies and Feminist Studies as well as Iberian and Latin American Studies. She also serves as the Faculty Director of the McNair Scholars Program. She is the coauthor of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students, with Yvette Martínez-Vu. Our co-guest is: Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu, who is a coach, consultant, author, speaker, and the founder of Grad School Femtoring LLC. She is the coauthor of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Listeners may enjoy this playlist: Is Grad School For Me? PhDing While Parenting The Connected PhD The Field Guide to Grad School Leading from the Margins Hope for the Humanities PhD Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice Being Well in Academia: Challenges and Connections Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! You can support the show by sharing episodes. Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 240+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

It's daunting when you don't know what to expect about graduate school…or you're worried you won't measure up. This episode helps dispel the myths and addresses some of the common misconceptions. We unpack the realities, including: how to determine if graduate school is the right next step for you; when to apply; the time and financial investment of a graduate education; what life is like after getting in; the need for work-life balance; and the importance of finding the right mentor. Our guest is: Dr. Miroslava Chávez-García, who is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and holds affiliations in the Departments of Chicana/o Studies and Feminist Studies as well as Iberian and Latin American Studies. She also serves as the Faculty Director of the McNair Scholars Program. She is the coauthor of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students, with Yvette Martínez-Vu. Our co-guest is: Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu, who is a coach, consultant, author, speaker, and the founder of Grad School Femtoring LLC. She is the coauthor of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Listeners may enjoy this playlist: Is Grad School For Me? PhDing While Parenting The Connected PhD The Field Guide to Grad School Leading from the Margins Hope for the Humanities PhD Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice Being Well in Academia: Challenges and Connections Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! You can support the show by sharing episodes. Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 240+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/academic-life

he Institute of Chicana and Chicano Psychology and Community is preparing to host a public, online training session next month.The session is aimed at providing participants with a foundational understanding of culturally responsive therapy from a Chicano, Chicana, and Chicanx affirmative approach.The event is designed to explore the unique intersection of culture, identity, and mental health, offering tools to better serve the diverse communities within the Chicano/a/x population.Contributor Bibi Heredia joined News 8 anchor Dakarai Turner to provide deeper insights into this important initiative.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's daunting when you don't know what to expect about graduate school…or you're worried you won't measure up. This episode helps dispel the myths and addresses some of the common misconceptions. We unpack the realities, including: how to determine if graduate school is the right next step for you; when to apply; the time and financial investment of a graduate education; what life is like after getting in; the need for work-life balance; and the importance of finding the right mentor. Our guest is: Dr. Miroslava Chávez-García, who is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and holds affiliations in the Departments of Chicana/o Studies and Feminist Studies as well as Iberian and Latin American Studies. She also serves as the Faculty Director of the McNair Scholars Program. She is the coauthor of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students, with Yvette Martínez-Vu. Our co-guest is: Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu, who is a coach, consultant, author, speaker, and the founder of Grad School Femtoring LLC. She is the coauthor of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Listeners may enjoy this playlist: Is Grad School For Me? PhDing While Parenting The Connected PhD The Field Guide to Grad School Leading from the Margins Hope for the Humanities PhD Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice Being Well in Academia: Challenges and Connections Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! You can support the show by sharing episodes. Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 240+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

It's daunting when you don't know what to expect about graduate school…or you're worried you won't measure up. This episode helps dispel the myths and addresses some of the common misconceptions. We unpack the realities, including: how to determine if graduate school is the right next step for you; when to apply; the time and financial investment of a graduate education; what life is like after getting in; the need for work-life balance; and the importance of finding the right mentor. Our guest is: Dr. Miroslava Chávez-García, who is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and holds affiliations in the Departments of Chicana/o Studies and Feminist Studies as well as Iberian and Latin American Studies. She also serves as the Faculty Director of the McNair Scholars Program. She is the coauthor of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students, with Yvette Martínez-Vu. Our co-guest is: Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu, who is a coach, consultant, author, speaker, and the founder of Grad School Femtoring LLC. She is the coauthor of Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying the Application Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Listeners may enjoy this playlist: Is Grad School For Me? PhDing While Parenting The Connected PhD The Field Guide to Grad School Leading from the Margins Hope for the Humanities PhD Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice Being Well in Academia: Challenges and Connections Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! You can support the show by sharing episodes. Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 240+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Chávez-Moreno, award-winning researcher, qualitative social scientist, and assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education, joins the podcast to discuss her new book How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America. Laura explains why she utilizes the term "Latinx," breaks down how racialized groups are created in educational settings, and shares insights into the process of racialization in bilingual education programs. To support the podcast and gain access to the #litreview, a book club for Cachimbonas, become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook

Anthropologist Jason De León has spent a career documenting the stories of migrants making their way across the Sonoran Desert at the Southern US border. But in his new book, “Soldiers And Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling,” De León turns his gaze towards the smugglers. For nearly seven years, he embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Central America and Mexico, following them as they led people north. We'll talk to him about his book, what he learned from this rare look into this side of the billion-dollar industry and what can be done to address the global migration crisis. Guest: Jason De León, author, “Soldiers And Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling"; director, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology; professor of anthropology and Chicana, Chicano, and Central American Studies, UCLA

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and the author of Incantation: Love Poems for Battle Sites (Mouthfeel Press) and Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge (Sundress Publications). A former Steinbeck Fellow and Poets & Writers California Writers Exchange winner, she's received residencies from Hedgebrook, Ragdale, Yefe Nof, Jentel, and National Parks Arts Foundation in partnership with Gettysburg National Military Park and Poetry Foundation. Her poem “Battlegrounds” was featured at Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day, On Being's Poetry Unbound, and the anthology, Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World (W.W. Norton). Her poetry and essays can be found at Acentos Review, Huizache, LA Review of Books, The Offing, [Pank], Santa Fe Writers Project, and other journals. She is the director of Women Who Submit. Inspired by her Chicana identity, she works to cultivate love and comfort in chaotic times. At the heart of Incantation: Love Poems for Battle Sites (Mouthfeel Press 2023) lies an exploration of love in its many forms. Bermejo crafts poems that celebrate the enduring bonds of family, the unwavering strength of compassion, and the necessity for defiance. "Bermejo's Incantation do more than conjure hope for a vague future; they demand accountability and enact the healing we need now," writes award-winning author Carribean Fragoza. These poems dance like flames in rituals of resistance and resilience, casting light on paths that lead to a future unburdened by the chains of misogyny, white supremacy, and state-sanction violence.

Join Ernesto Ayala is the Vice Chair for the Partido Nacional de la Raza Unida. Join him as he checks in weekly to talk about the Partido, organizing, activism and growing up in the Movement.  

Join us this episode as we open our discussion of Street of Too Many Stories by Denise Chávez, Chicana writer from our sister city of Las Cruces. Here, we focus on the first half of the novel. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literallyliterary/support

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 of the "Anti Gate Keepers" series, I'm talking with Denise Torres, a first-gen Chicana attorney and founder of Torres Legal Counseling. Denise is on a mission to close the racial wealth gap and shares practical tips to help make sure our legacies stay in the family and support future generations. We break down estate planning and why it's so important for our community to understand, and also talk through why trusts aren't just for the “rich” but are essential for protecting your hard-earned money and building generational wealth. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelegalchisme/Email: denise@torreslegalcounseling.com

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 week's episode of then & now, we delve into the complex history of reproductive justice in El Paso, Texas, a key city along the U.S.-Mexico border that has shaped broader conversations around race, health, and community care. Guest interviewer Professor Elizabeth O'Brien speaks with Professor Lina-Maria Murillo, a leading scholar in reproductive justice whose research focuses on gender, race, and class in reproductive care, particularly in border regions. Murillo's upcoming book, Fighting for Control: Power, Reproductive Care, and Race in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, investigates the legacy of reproductive activism along the Texas border and the significant impact of Chicana and Mexican-American women on the fight for reproductive autonomy. Drawing from her research, Murillo examines the first U.S.-Mexico border birth control clinic, opened in El Paso in 1937, which became a battleground for debates over contraception, racialized fears, and efforts to restrict immigration. She explains how Texas' history of white nationalist ideals still influences its restrictive reproductive policies, impacting marginalized communities as part of a broader vision for a ‘white metropolis.' Murillo also highlights how past prejudices persist in Texas today, with grassroots Chicana-led health networks offering care alternatives for poor and immigrant communities, even enabling medical migration across borders. Ultimately, Murillo advocates for proactive reproductive justice through voting and grassroots community care, noting that marginalized communities cannot rely solely on traditional power structures.  Elizabeth O'Brien is an Assistant Professor in the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Department of History, specializing in the history of reproductive health in Mexico. Professor O'Brien is also a member of the cross-field group in the History of Gender and Sexuality. Professor O'Brien's 2023 book on colonialism and reproductive healthcare in Mexico, Surgery and Salvation, received the 2024 Best Book Award from the Nineteenth-Century Section of the Latin American Studies Association.  Lina-Maria Murillo is an Assistant Professor in Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies, and History at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on borderlands, women's health and reproductive justice, Latina/o/x studies, and social justice movements. Professor Murillo's upcoming book, Fighting for Control (UNC Press), will be released in January 2025. Professor Roth is also working on two additional projects: Making Gilead: White Demographic Decline and the End of Democracy, and a biography of abortion rights pioneer Patricia Maginnis, who organized a cross-border abortion network before Roe v. Wade. 

Laura C. Chávez-Moreno is an award-winning researcher, qualitative social scientist, and assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education. She is the author of “How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America"(Harvard Education Press, 2024).In this episode Chávez-Moreno discusses her journey from becoming a Spanish teacher in Philadelphia to pursuing a PhD in Los Angeles due to a hiring freeze. She delves into why she wrote her book, "How Schools Make Race," which explores how schools contribute to racialization, focusing on bilingual education and Latinx. Moreno also advocates for incorporating ethnic studies into bilingual programs to combat racist ideas and emphasizes the need for a progression in teaching about race, similar to how math is taught. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode107.

Some stories persist for hundreds of years. La Llorona is one such story. Though there is much speculation about where exactly the original story began, it is clear that La Llorona as a legend and myth has staying power. What is it about the weeping woman that has captured our imaginations for centuries? And how has the story of La Llorona changed over time?  Irene Vásquez, chair of the Chicana and Chicano Studies at the University of New Mexico, has a lot to say about why this folk tale is so compelling and how the best stories take on a life of their own.  Mentioned In This Episode:  UNM Chicana and Chicano Studies Southwest Hispanic Research Institute Gloria Anzaldúa's La Llorona story Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa COVID-19 version of La Llorona story as referenced in Regeneración: A Xicanacimiento Studies Journal Roots of La Llorona story 2019 La Llorona film set in Guatemala The Curse of La Llorona film “Woman Hollering Creek” La Llorona story by Sandra Cisneros “La Lloroncita” song by Rómulo Castro y el Grupo Tuira For further reading and more resources, view the full show notes. *** We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you loved about the episode, share a personal story it made you think of, or ask us a question at elpalacio@dca.nm.gov. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.  Visit newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.  Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico CulturePass. Reserve yours online!   If you love New Mexico, you'll love El Palacio Magazine! Subscribe to El Palacio today. *** Encounter Culture is a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios. Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler Associate Producer & Editor: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Lakota) Theme Music: D'Santi Nava Instagram: @newmexicanculture and @elpalaciomagazine  

Natalie Garcia is a dynamic Chicana poetry artist, author, media personality, and actor. As LA's leading Chicana correspondent and the host of Chicana in the City, she spearheads a multimedia digital platform dedicated to reshaping narratives, educating audiences, and amplifying social, political, and fashion awareness within the community through compelling interviews and editorials.Natalie is unapologetically herself, embracing her culture on her own terms and carving out space for Chicanas in industries where representation is scarce. A celebrated author and spoken word artist, her work has resonated across multiple platforms, including literary publications and musical collaborations.

In this week's episode, the ladies dive into Ana Castillo's powerful novel So Far from God, a story that blends magical realism, Chicano culture, and social commentary. They explore the lives of Sofi and her four daughters—each facing unique challenges that reflect the complexities of Chicana identity, feminism, and spiritual resilience. From political activism to mystical healing, the characters' journeys illuminate themes of cultural pride, survival, and the impact of colonialism on Mexican-American communities.Join Moni and Kat as they unpack the rich layers of this vibrant novel and find out which host didn't love the book this week and why! Cheers!*Please be advised this episode is intended for adult audiences and contains adult language and content. We are expressing opinions on the show for entertainment purposes only.Dedication: To our patrons as always!! We love you!Moni: To Black Girl Day Off, Oct 11th, for inspiring self care. Kat: To my kids, my son's b-day and my dauther's acheivements in school, athletics and music!About the author:https://www.anacastillo.net/bio/ www.anacastillo.netAbout the Book: https://www.amazon.com/So-Far-God-Ana-Castillo/dp/0393326934Audio Book: 7 hours and 50 minutes  Paperback 256 pages, First published January 1, 1993 **Stranger than Fiction:

Hola Amiga!!  Welcome to Hermosa Vida, a movement where we're learning to live fearlessly and beautyfully no matter what life throws our way!  This is where you gain the tools to stop shrinking your voice, minimizing your gifts, and where you finally stop walking on eggshells, just because others know your past! Because the truth is, your past will only define you if you let it! Amiga, I've lived through some very painful moments, and some due to my own mistakes. But what I've learned, is that God can use my pain for a purpose! I'm Micaela, Latina Empowerment Coach, published Author, single momma, founder of fearless mujer, and a Chicana who loves Jesus and her Cafecito!!!! Whether you're navigating life's hurdles, overcoming heartbreak, or healing from past pain, this is your space for empowerment and growth!!!  Hermosa, it's time to stop dimming your light and start reclaiming the bold beautiful voice God gave you!  So join me, as we boldly and unapologetically amplify our voices , and uplift one another on the journey to living with confidence and grace!! Welcome to the Hermosa Vida, Podcast! About Micaela: fearlessmujer.com/meet-micaela Follow Hermosa Vida on Instagram @hermosavidapodcast Contact Micaela: www.fearlessmujer.com/contact

Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory at the San Antonio Museum of Art incorporates room-sized art installations with hundred of found items.

Carmen Perez is an American activist and Chicana feminist who has worked on issues of civil rights including mass incarceration, women's rights and gender equity, violence prevention, racial healing and community policing. She is the President and CEO of The Gathering for Justice, a nonprofit founded by Harry Belafonte which is dedicated to ending child incarceration and eliminating the racial disparities in the criminal justice system. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it is Also Mental Health Awareness month. Our friend Melissa Parra, Community Engagement Manager at Cancer Support Community Greater San Gabriel Valley, joins us to speak about the intersection of mental health and cancer and how she works to connect people to resources so they do not have to face cancer alone. Melissa is with Cancer Support Community, an organization that provides comprehensive services—including support groups, individual counseling, and healthy lifestyle programs such as yoga and meditation, healing through art and movement and lastly, references and referrals connecting folks to resources. We reference this study: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/09/18/nx-s1-5076874/report-cancer-diagnoses-survival-young-adults If you are in the Albuquerque New Mexico area this Saturday, October 5th, please go to visit the events page of NHCCNM.org and register for the Latina Equal Pay Day event. Our panel is at 11:00 am at the National Hispanic Cultural Center: https://my.nmculture.org/38061/38063 Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We're here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here.  SUPPORT OUR SHOW Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Immigration is a perennial issue in American politics, but the rhetoric we hear from candidates on the campaign trail is often very different than the day-to-day experiences of migrants traveling from central America to the United States and the smugglers who help them make the often dangerous journey to get here. In an effort to better understand this essential yet extralegal billion dollar global industry, anthropologist Jason De León embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico over the course of seven years. The result is the book "Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling," which we discuss on this episode.De León is visiting Penn State for a lecture on "Soldiers and Kings" Sept. 17 from noon-1:00 p.m. ET in 110 Henderson Building or via Zoom. Register for the webinar here.De León is Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles with his lab located in the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and Executive Director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a research, arts, and education collective that seeks to raise awareness about migration issues globally while also assisting families of missing migrants be reunited with their loved ones. He is also a 2017 MacArthur Foundation Fellow and a Penn State alumnus.Finally, we are excited to welcome Cyanne Loyle, associate professor of political science at Penn State, to the Democracy Works team. She was a guest host in the spring and will be joining the permanent lineup with Michael Berkman, Chris Beem, and Candis Watts Smith.

Natalie Avalos is an assistant professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies in the Ethnic Studies department at University of Colorado Boulder. She is an ethnographer of religion whose teaching and research examine Indigenous religious life, land-based ethics, healing historical trauma, and decolonization. She received her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a special focus on Native American and Indigenous Religious Traditions and Tibetan Buddhism and is currently working on her manuscript titled Decolonizing Metaphysics: Transnational Indigeneities and Religious Refusal, which explores urban Indigenous and Tibetan refugee religious life as decolonial praxis. She is a Chicana of Mexican Indigenous descent, born and raised in the Bay Area. Visit Sacred Writes: https://www.sacred-writes.org/luce-cohort-summer-2024 Visit Natalie Avalos: https://natalieavalos.wordpress.com