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Education Today is a radio show hosted by Kitty Kelly Epstein and Jaron Epstein that airs every week at 2:30. . Hear the director of the Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation on the problems faced by the Chicano/Latino community and the work they are doing on these issues. The post Education Today – April 2, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

La Raza Database Research Project is bringing awareness to police violence against Latinos.This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate Thank you for your continued support!Description: You wouldn't know it from the data, but Latinos are the second most likely demographic to be killed by law enforcement in the U.S, relative to their population. We only have these statistics now thanks to the work of La Raza Database Research Project, a group of volunteers in Southern California who are bringing awareness to systematic police violence against the Latino population. They estimate that almost 6,500 Latinos have been killed by police between 2000 and 2022 – but the data has been missing until this moment. In this unusual installment of our monthly “Meet the BIPOC Press” series, Laura and Senior Producer Jeremiah Cothren sit down with LF&F Social Justice Reporting Fellow, Roberto Camacho, who interviewed members of the Research Project to figure out why Latinos are so frequently misrepresented. Camacho also spoke with the mother and sister of César Antonio Rodriguez, a young man tragically killed by the Long Beach Police Dept in 2017 and misidentified in police records. Camacho is a Chicano multimedia journalist focusing on criminal justice reform, immigration and Chicano/Latino issues. He originally reported on this story for Palabra.Guests:• Ivette Xochiyotl Boyzo: Research Project Manager, La Raza Database• Roberto Camacho: Journalist; Social Justice Reporting Fellow, Laura Flanders & Friends• Jeremiah Cothren (Co-host): Senior Producer, Laura Flanders & Friends• Jesus M. Garcia: Research Project Statistician & Demographer, La Raza Database• Rosa Moreno: Mother of César Rodriguez• Priscilla Rodriguez: Sister of César Rodriguez Watch the episode cut airing on PBS stations across the country at our YouTube channelSubscribe to episode notes via PatreonMusic In the Middle:  “Rhythm of Your Dream” by Nation Beat from their album Archaic Humans released on Rope a Dope Records, Listen & Learn more.  And additional music included- "Steppin"  and "All The Ways" by Podington Bear. Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•  Corporate Prison Reform Will Not Keep Us Safe: A Report from Los Angeles, Watch / Listen•  Black Journalists on Police Violence: Reporting from the Ground Up: Watch / Listen  •. Emergent Strategies for Abolition: Andrea J. Ritchie's Toolkit for Activists: Watch / ListenRelated Articles and Resources:• Project Looks to Unfold True Count of Nations Killed by Police, by Keith Mizuguchi, July 2, 2024, KQED•  La Raza Database Project Seeks a True Count of Latinos Killed by Police but Determingin identity Complicates Accurate Reporting, by Roberto Camacho, May 1, 2024, Palabra•  San Diego community demands more from law enforcement than non-binding policies to increase police accountability, by Roberto Camacho, June 9, 2022, Prism Reports  Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. FOLLOW Laura Flanders and FriendsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraflandersandfriends/Blueky: https://bsky.app/profile/lfandfriends.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LauraFlandersAndFriends/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauraflandersandfriendsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lgLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauraflandersandfriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriendsACCESSIBILITY - The broadcast edition of this episode is available with closed captioned by clicking here for our YouTube Channel

Join me in conversation with the vibrant Gloria Westcott and Grace Amemiya, directors and producers of the film "Art as Activism," celebrating 50+ years of Self Help Graphics, its vision & groundbreaking contributions to community.   About the Film: Art as Activism chronicles the evolving legacy of Self Help Graphics & Art, an East Los Angeles grassroots arts organization founded in 1972 by Sister Karen Boccalero, a Franciscan nun. Through a collection of first-hand interviews with prominent Chicano/Latino, multi-ethnic, and LGBTQ+ artists and community members, the film examines Sister Karen's powerful vision and contribution, showcases rare archival footage, first-hand histories and highlights the creativity.   email address: production@artasactivism.net   website: artasactivism.net  

How can art bring people together in a world divided by race and culture? In this episode of "Everyday Conversations on Race," we explore how creativity can break down walls and build genuine relationships across cultures. Meet two artists who use their craft to challenge boundaries and connect communities. Carlos “Kookie” Gonzalez, a Chicano artist and former gang member, shares his journey from the streets of San Francisco to becoming a renowned muralist. Carlos reveals how he turned his life around through art and now brings people together through community murals that tell the stories of struggle, pride, and resilience. Discover how he engages young people to see art as a path to a better future, rather than a life on the streets. Click here to DONATE and support our podcast Laurie Marshall, an artist and educator, joins Carlos to discuss her "Singing Tree" project, which has united over 24,000 people from 52 countries in creating murals that envision a world of peace and understanding. Laurie describes how this collaborative process invites people to create something bigger than themselves and reimagine what's possible when diverse voices come together. Together, Carlos and Laurie explain how art can do more than just decorate walls—it can change minds, shift perspectives, and unite people who might never have met otherwise. They share actionable ideas on how anyone, regardless of background or skill level, can use art to spark conversations, dismantle stereotypes, and create new stories that connect us all. Tune in to hear powerful stories of transformation and learn how you can use art to bridge divides and build a more connected world.   Guests Bio: Laurie Marshall For 3Laurie Marshall,5 years, Author, Innovator and Artist Laurie Marshall has empowered youth and adults through creative collaboration. She practices Peace Building through Art, inspired by Nature. A visionary educator, she has served mostly low-income children, families and their schools as an Arts Integration and Project Based Learning specialist. Her mission is to nurture creativity, a love of learning, and a collaborative spirit.  She is the founder of Unity Through Creativity Foundation  and the Singing Tree Project. Carlos “Kookie” Gonzalez was born in the San Francisco Mission District in 1959. He has been drawing and painting since childhood, and is a muralist, activist, visual artist, retired probation officer, and musician. As a young man, he was required to perform community service that involved working with muralists, and he quickly fell in love with the craft. Gonzalez attended San Francisco State University (SFSU) from 1983 to 1991, where he was a member of La Raza Student Organization. With La Raza, Gonzalez protested for multiple causes including solidarity in El Salvador and fighting for migrant farmworkers. He continues to work on private commissions and a mural project for affordable housing in the Mission District. Gonzalez's work reflects the street life, activism, music, and struggles of life as a Chicano/Latino in the Mission District.    Click here to DONATE and support our podcast Simma Lieberman, The Inclusionist helps leaders create inclusive cultures. She is a consultant, speaker, and facilitator. Simma is the creator and host of the podcast, “Everyday Conversations on Race for Everyday People.” Contact Simma@SimmaLieberman.com to get more information, book her as a speaker for your next event, help you become a more inclusive leader, or facilitate dialogues across differences. Go to www.simmalieberman.com and www.raceconvo.com for more information Simma is a member of and inspired by the global organization IAC (Inclusion Allies Coalition)    Connect with me: Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn Tiktok Website    Previous Episodes Growing Up Biracial in a White World: Desiree Chang's Journey of Identity and Race Will Music Transcend Racial Divides? Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and Death Loved this episode?  Leave us a review and rating  

Is “Latino” a race or an ethnicity? Is it European or American? Is it a source of strength or of subjugation? And does it bring people together—around shared histories of migration and resilience—or is it born from racial ideas about “the other,” borders, and national identity? Journalist and novelist Héctor Tobar is a professor of English and Chicano/Latino studies at UC Irvine, a native Angeleno, and the son of Guatemalan immigrants. He is the winner of the 2024 Zócalo Public Square Book Prize for Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino,” which wrestles with these questions and many more around identity, history, and culture. Tobar visits Zócalo to discuss the epic journey the book took him on—across the country, to Guatemala, and back again—and the epic American journeys that define the “Latino” experience. Zócalo Public Square is proud to award the 2024 Zócalo Poetry Prize to Melanie Almeder for her poem “Coyote Hour.” The 2024 Zócalo Book and Poetry Prizes are generously sponsored by Tim Disney. Visit www.zocalopublicsquare.org/ to read our articles and learn about upcoming events. Follow along on X: twitter.com/thepublicsquare Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepublicsquare/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/zocalopublicsquare LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/z-calo-public-square

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.The controversial history of Chavez Ravine, the immigrant community that once existed on the site that is now Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, is explored with humor, brutal honesty, and pulse-racing music by the nation's premier Chicano/Latino theatre troupe, Culture Clash.Recorded before a live audience at The Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles in June 2004.Directed by Lisa PetersonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergRichard Montoya as Frank Wilkinson/OthersRic Salinas as Henry Ruiz/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Manazar/OthersZilah Mendoza as Maria/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.The controversial history of Chavez Ravine, the immigrant community that once existed on the site that is now Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, is explored with humor, brutal honesty, and pulse-racing music by the nation's premier Chicano/Latino theatre troupe, Culture Clash.Recorded before a live audience at The Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles in June 2004.Directed by Lisa PetersonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergRichard Montoya as Frank Wilkinson/OthersRic Salinas as Henry Ruiz/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Manazar/OthersZilah Mendoza as Maria/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This podcast is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.The controversial history of Chavez Ravine, the immigrant community that once existed on the site that is now Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, is explored with humor, brutal honesty, and pulse-racing music by the nation's premier Chicano/Latino theatre troupe, Culture Clash.Recorded before a live audience at The Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles in June 2004.Directed by Lisa PetersonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergRichard Montoya as Frank Wilkinson/OthersRic Salinas as Henry Ruiz/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Manazar/OthersZilah Mendoza as Maria/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

958. We trace the history, usage, and meaning behind identifiers such as "Hispanic," "Chicano," "Latino," "Latina," "Latinx," and "Latine." Plus, we look at whether metaphors like "grow the business" and "grow smaller" are trendy jargon you should avoid or  just regular figurative language.| Transcript: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/latinx-grow/transcript| Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates.| Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.| Peeve Wars card game. | Grammar Girl books. | HOST: Mignon Fogarty| VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) or https://sayhi.chat/grammargirl| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.Audio Engineer: Nathan SemesDirector of Podcast: Brannan GoetschiusAdvertising Operations Specialist: Morgan ChristiansonMarketing and Publicity Assistant: Davina TomlinDigital Operations Specialist: Holly Hutchings| Theme music by Catherine Rannus.| Grammar Girl Social Media Links: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook. Instagram. LinkedIn. Mastodon.

In this episode of Get Lit Minute, we spotlight the accomplished writer and poet, Rigoberto González. Rigoberto González was born in Bakersfield, California and raised in Michoacán, Mexico. He earned a BA from the University of California, Riverside and graduate degrees from University of California, Davis and Arizona State University. He is the author of several poetry books, including The Book of Ruin (2019); Unpeopled Eden (2013), winner of a Lambda Literary Award; and So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water until It Breaks (1999), a National Poetry Series selection. He has also written two bilingual children's books, Antonio's Card (2005) and Soledad Sigh-Sighs (2003); the novel Crossing Vines (2003), winner of ForeWord Magazine's Fiction Book of the Year Award; a memoir, Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa (2006), which received the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation; and the book of stories Men without Bliss (2008). He has also written for The National Book Critics Circle's blog, Critical Mass; and the Poetry Foundation's blog Harriet. The recipient of Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, The Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Publishing Triangle, and the PEN/Voelcker Award, González writes a Latino book column for the El Paso Times of Texas. He is contributing editor for Poets & Writers, on the Board of Directors of the National Book Critics Circle, and on the Advisory Circle of Con Tinta, a collective of Chicano/Latino activist writers.  González is a professor of English and director of the MFA Program in creative writing at Rutgers University–Newark. He lives in New York City. SourceThis episode includes a reading of his poem, “Birthright”  featured in our 2022/23 Get Lit Anthology."Birthright"in the villageof your birthcuts a wallbleeds a border in the heatyou cannot swimin the rainyou cannot climb in the northyou cannot becuts a papercuts a law cuts a fingerfinger bleedsbaby hungersbaby feeds baby needsyou cannot goyou cannot buyyou cannot bring baby growsbaby knowsbordercrossingseasons bring winter bordersummer borderfalls a borderborder springSupport the showSupport the show

Official measures of homelessness seem to indicate that the Latinx community is less affected than most other minoritized racial groups. But this aspect of what is called “The Latinx Paradox” might in fact be due to the extent of homelessness in Latinx communities being obscured by other factors. In this episode, Dr. Deyanira Nevarez Martinez shares her research into the nuances of Latinx housing precarity, and why understanding the Latinx experience of homelessness is vital for effective public policy and human services provision. Dr. Nevarez Martinez is an Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at Michigan State University and a core faculty member in Chicano Latino studies. She is also an IRP Emerging Poverty Scholar. Professor Nevarez Martinez's December 2022 IRP seminar presentation.

Today, I have four distinguished Spartans with me to discuss Hispanic Heritage.Deyanira Nevarez Martinez is assistant professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Program in the School of Planning, Design and Construction. Francisco Villarruel is interim director of the Julian Samora Research Institute and professor of Human Development and Family Studies. María Isabel Ayala is director of Chicano/Latino Studies in the College of Social Science and associate professor in the Department of Sociology. And Luis Alonzo Garcia directs Migrant Student Services.What does Hispanic heritage mean to you? What do you want us to be more aware of by celebrating it?“It's about the contributions that we have made to this country,” says Martinez. “It's so important to make sure that we acknowledge that we have been here for a long time. In many cases, we've all heard that saying ‘We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us.' We've been in this place. We are from this place and so acknowledging that I think is really important.”“Hispanic Heritage Month is really a special time,” adds Garcia. “We've been part of the machine that's been feeding America and people just quite don't understand that. We've only started. I think you will have great things to see in years to come.”“Hispanic Heritage Month is about celebration,” Ayala says. “It's about celebrating the contributions of Latinx folks throughout the United States, and it's a very diverse group. Oftentimes I think we think of Hispanics or Latinx folks in terms of music and food but what this allows us to do, especially this month, but hopefully throughout the year, is recognize that we have folks contributing in science, in the arts, in politics, in government, and in higher education. In programs like mine, Chicano/ Latino studies, what we intend to do is offer the curriculum that speaks to this contribution so that students feel and see themselves represented and reflected not only when they turn on MTV or Spotify, but they see themselves in the science that they learn and in the communities that they engage with and feel proud.”“For me this is a month where we begin to write the right history,” says Villarruel. “That may sound like an odd term, but I want to exemplify what everybody has said. There are STEM initiatives right now that are really trying to bring Latinos into science and technology. When I say it's the time for us to write the right history, it's an opportunity for us to claim not only our indigeneity, but also to recognize the contributions of multiple people. Go to the Detroit Institute of Arts and look at the Diego Rivera murals. That was a century ago and yet is still prophetic to today. But we undervalue those contributions of some of our Latino relatives.”“Oftentimes I get asked where I'm from,” says Garcia. “I say I'm from Texas. Then I get asked ‘No, but where are you really from?' I'm from the Mexican territories which is now the state of Texas. I'm always intrigued by how people define their history because it's convenient oftentimes to forget other people's history and what America is today. I think that this time of the year, it provides us an option to talk about these things and recognize that we have been here before other people got into this country. We're not foreigners; we are part of the landscape.”Can you explain the similarities and the differences between Hispanic, Latino, Chicano, and Latinx?“It's very important to recognize that identity is multi-level and that we have multiple identities,” Ayala says. “The part of the reason why we really focus sometimes on Hispanic is because it was a term developed in the 1980s because of the growth of the population that was speaking Spanish. The government was very interested in trying to begin measuring some of the social demographic changes that were happening. Hispanic is really a term that was imposed by the government at the time that really focused on the Spaniard heritage for folks that spoke Spanish. The problem was that this was not something that really resonated with a lot of folks, especially from Latin America ancestry especially because of coloniality. It was resisted in that it was not inclusive enough. Especially we know that in some countries in Latin America or the Caribbean, not everybody speaks Spanish.“There was a grassroots movement for Latino, and Latino intended to recognize that Latin American heritage and tried to be more inclusive of those folks who did not speak Spanish. The problem with Latino is that it is very male centered, and you had Latinas, females, push against that Latino term. However, there are also different voices that are unaccounted for in this dichotomy. Now with Latinx, what we're intending to do is to be more inclusive of those non-gender binary identities that are within the group of Latinx folks. So what is the correct term? It depends who you ask. Some folks will self-identify as Latinas and Latinx. Some folks, especially those who have a history of political activism, will self-identify as Chicano and Latino. It's a matter of asking. It's a matter of recognizing what drives people to self-identify in different ways and recognize that it's not something that is very static. It changes through time.”“It depends on who you ask, but then also it could depend on the day,” says Martinez. “I mostly always identify myself as a Chicana depending on what rooms I'm in. If I'm with other Latinos and because I see Latino and Latinx also as a term of ethnic solidarity, I am a Latina. Those things can be true at the same time. It can be very fluid within each person.”“It's really about respecting where people are and how they want to be identified,” says Garcia.“If a person says they're Chicano, they're telling you something about their history and what's important,” adds Villarruel. “If they're telling you their Mexicano, they're telling you something that's important about their history. If they're telling you they're Mexican American, they're giving you some insight about them. The self-expression of identity and the terms that are used are fluent and fluid, but they're also rooted in history that we need to understand to better serve the communities that we serve across the state and that nation.”“Oftentimes when we think about identity, we self-identify just as our parents or grandparents did,” continues Ayala. “That's why it's so important to have access to curriculum that addresses these histories and allows people an exposure to the different origins. Oftentimes we think because we're Latinx or Mexicana or Latina we know everything there is to know about the group. There's so much intragroup diversity and just as there is privilege and marginalization outside of the group, there's privilege and marginalization within the group. That can materialize not only in color but also whether people speak Spanish or not, whether they're considered authentic Latinos or not because of how they see themselves. I think not only in terms of Hispanic heritage but in terms of curriculum and interacting with other folks.  We need to recognize and value those differences.”“And I think our students are sometimes grappling with some of these issues, too,” continues Martinez. “As a young person growing up on the U.S. Mexico border for the majority of my life, I identified myself as Mexican, not Mexican American, not Chicana. As I came into college and gained my own academic identity and learned more about our history in the United States, I realized that I am a Chicana and that's what I choose to call myself. It's also a journey that we go on as we're trying to figure out who we are and what our identity is and where we fit in this place. So, I think our students also grapple with some of these questions on what do I call myself and who am I?”“Oftentimes in our conversation we've talked about representation, and seeing students reflected in faculty and staff I think is crucial. But it's also very important to recognize that we come with knowledge that hasn't been part of the fabric of the universities,” explains Ayala. “So, what happens when you have not only faculty and staff in these positions across the university in leadership positions is not only that students see themselves reflected, which is a very big part. It's also the questions that we bring, the knowledge that we bring, the questions that haven't really been asked by other folks because they don't have that knowledge and that history. Oftentimes in higher education we view knowledge as something that is only acquired through formal education.“The reality is that there's knowledge all around us. There's a certain knowledge that is acquired through formal education, but that also complements and builds upon the knowledge that has been acquired through lived experiences. That is very important. Understanding these lived experiences as critical is not only shared among Latinx faculty and staff, but other groups like Asian Americans and Native Americans. That's why it's so important to really have an institutional commitment because everyone at this table and a lot of folks outside of this space are doing a lot of that invisible service that involves addressing some of the unique needs of these populations and yet continues to be not recognized or acknowledged. It's wonderful that we have people truly committed to making that change and advancing other folks of color, but we need the support of institutions. We have this structures in place, but they also need the support of the institution to not only make it but really thrive and continue to do wonderful work.”“I would like to add that every time the university changes leadership, I get nervous because I'm wondering whether the next leader is going to understand and be supportive,” says Garcia. “We are fortunate to have President Stanley, who has been very supportive of diverse communities and is willing to take the heat as we cultivate a further understanding of the broader community and of the contributions that these communities have had and will continue to have. For our future existence, they will be a vital component.”“I would add to what Luis has said,” Villarruel says. “It's not only the president, but it's also Provost Woodruff and Vice President Bennett. In the 35 years that Luis and I have been here I can comfortably say that we have leadership now that is not going to help just sustain, but is committed to investing, promoting, and enhancing what we have at this institution, not only for the institutional sake, but for the communities across the state in the Midwest and more importantly, for student success.”“This time of year is an opportunity to make sure that we are doing the work to make sure that Latinx students know that they belong here,” says Martinez. “My goal for this month and every month of the year is trying to make sure that our community knows that they belong here.”MSU recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month, and our community is coming together to strengthen resources, programs, research centers and scholarships serving Hispanic and Latinx students at MSU. Learn more at givingto.msu.edu.MSU Today airs Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 5 a.m. on WKAR News/Talk and Sundays at 8 p.m. on 760 WJR. Find “MSU Today with Russ White” on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your shows.

Latino people from all 50 states shape American culture and politics, but despite their diversity, they are too often viewed as belonging to a single category. That diversity appears across the U.S.: In New Mexico, where hispanos have deep connections to Spanish culture; in South Texas, where some Mexican-Americans express disdain for the country just a few miles south; in Miami, where cubanos differentiate themselves from Hispanics; and in New York City, where Puerto Rican immigrants have been linked with with the local Black community. This Hispanic Heritage Month, Héctor Tobar, an associate professor of literary journalism and Chicano/Latino studies at UCI, joins the UCI Podcast to discuss the origins of the term “Latino,” the various Latinx cultures he encountered during a road trip across America for a story he published in Harper's Magazine, and how the lives of all Latinx people are influenced by U.S. imperialism.

Happy Hispanic/LatinX Heritage Month! ¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana y Latino!Today's episode is being released on Mexico's independence day. Adri and Gaby delve into what Hispanic/LatinX heritage is and what impact it has had on us. Hispanic and LatinX are blanket terms that include people from México, Central America, South America, The Caribbean and Spain. We speak to our latinidad and what brings us happiness about our culture. This episode's joke: ¿Que Comen los toreros? Pos-Olé.This episode's quote: “Es importante para mi saber que yo utilicé mi voz y mi vida para hacer una diferencia en este mundo.” - Amara La Negra Su Teatro: http://suteatro.org/Su Teatro's mission is to promote, produce, develop and preserve the cultural arts, heritage, and traditions of the Chicano/Latino community; to advance mutual respect for other cultures; and to establish avenues where all cultures may come together.Latina Safehouse: https://latinasafehouse.org/ The mission of the Latina SafeHouse is to provide bilingual and culturally sensitive services to Latina survivors of domestic violence and their families.Hija De Tu Madre Shop: https://hijadetumadre.com/collections/all1917 Bath Riots: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5176177Roma Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6155172/Grab your cup of tea amigas and celebrate Hispanic/LatinX heritage with us! Tune in next week for our first of our Chingadera Series!  Follow us on Social Media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teaamigaspodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeaAmigasPodBuy us a cup of coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TeaAmigasSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/teaamigas)

Understanding the definition of Latino means understanding the many places Latinos call home. Héctor Tobar is a professor of journalism and Chicano/Latino studies at the University of California, Irvine, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his 9,000-mile road trip across America to understand Latino communities and their widely-varying beliefs. His article “Home Country” appears in Harper's magazine.

One year after the world began sheltering at home, washing hands raw and using Zoom like never before, we’re gaining more insight into the long-term impacts of the pandemic right here in Southern California.  According to the new quality of life survey from UCLA, the impacts of the coronavirus have been felt significantly among L.A. County residents. About 25% of respondents say their income dropped. That’s worse than a national Associated Press poll, which shows only 15% of Americans saying they’re worse off than they were a year ago before the outbreak. The UCLA survey also revealed that more than half of respondents either contracted COVID-19 or had someone close to them test positive. And the majority of parents who responded say they feel distance learning hurt their children. Today on AirTalk, we discuss the various impacts of the pandemic, including health, quality of life and economics, on L.A. County and the Inland Empire. Do you have questions? Call 866-893-5722.   Guests:  Zev Yaroslavsky, director of Los Angeles Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, which released a new study looking at the broad impacts of the coronavirus in LA County, former L.A. County supervisor and city councilmember; he tweets @ZevYaroslavsky Fernando Guerra, professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies and director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University; emeritus member of the KPCC Board of Trustees John Husing, Inland Empire economist and vice president of Economics and Politics, Inc.    

We are joined today by Janelle Olivia Levy, who along with myself, are contributing authors to a wonderful forthcoming special issue entitled “The Enduring Dangers of Essentializing Labor and Laborers” in Kalfou: A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies co-edited by my dear and brilliant colleagues and amistades Dr. Abigail Rosas and Dr. Ana Rosas. Along with Dr. Damien Sojoyner, Janelle Olivia Levy co-authored the essay “The Cost of Freedom: The Violent Exploitation of Black Labor as Essential to Nation Building in Jamaica and the United States of America.” A doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine, Levy remind us in the essay that “a true commitment to Black life most hold an emancipatory politic divorced from canonizing labor exploitation.” We are also honored to welcome Dr. George Lipsitz. When Danny and I were doctoral students in American Studies, Dr. Lipsitz work and wisdom was foundational in our grounding of the field and how to be in the world. Dr. Lipsitz's work which includes brilliant and beautiful work such as Footsteps in the Dark: The Hidden Histories of Popular Music, Time Passages: Collective Memory and American Popular Culture, and the urgent The Possessive Investment in Whiteness: How White People Profit from Identity Politics to name a few stands as a testament to collectively remember amidst devastation, to make connections when we are demanded to be individuated and to work through difference globally in the beauty of our ancestral practices. We also invite you to join us on Tuesday, April 13th from 9am-3:30pm for a virtual event that will feature more extensive dialogues about our essays for the special issue and further discuss the under-examined and dangerous erasures and rigors of essentializing laborers and labor across a diversity of contexts, locations, and relationships. It will feature a keynote presentation by our guest today Dr. George Lipsitz and be moderated by Dr. Rosas, associate professor, Chicano/Latino studies and history. We are so grateful for Dr. Abigail Rosas, Dr. Ana Rosas and Dr. George Lipsitz for your collaboration in making today's episode possible, a testament to the abundant energies of working relationally and comparatively. https://uci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U5EvdmWjR4iCOjgquQHWWA

A wave of Democratic victories in Orange County during the 2018 midterm election — including four Congressional seats that flipped from red to blue — convinced many that Republicans' days here were numbered. But this year, the trend reversed, and Republicans reclaimed two of those seats. Demographic changes in the last few decades have resulted in a political reorienting in Orange County, according to Louis DeSipio, a professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at the University of California, Irvine. In this episode of the UCI Podcast, DeSipio talks about how the mixed results of the last few years demonstrate Orange County's purple identity — and the reasons behind it. He also discusses national voting trends this year among Latino voters, and offers some predictions for how President-elect Joe Biden will address social justice issues such as immigration.

Chicano/Latino/LatinX communities continue to have high rates of Covid 19.Living in crowded conditions and working in closed spaces  can be managed by wearing masks inside, washing hands, and distancing especially if someone is sick.Managing how your familia comes together for visits, no more than 10 at a time, visiting outside instead of inside, distancing and wearing masks can reduce our transmission rates.Getting tested and  going to our medical  services for any sickness can help us to know our Covid 19 status.  If your are sick, stay home and protect your loved ones. 

Fidel Rodriguez has decades of experience holding workshops that focus on practical wellness tools, history, trauma, poverty, racism, leadership and healing. Fidel graduated from USC as a McNair Scholar with degrees in Chicano/Latino and African American studies. He is a certified trainer for Franklin Covey and an initiated Shaman. He was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California and is of Mexican, Native-American and African descent. For the last few years, he's been on the front lines in Santa Barbara fighting to change an offensive and racist street name in Santa Barbara.

Chicano/Latino/LatinX communities continue to have high rates of Covid 19.Living in crowded conditions and working in closed spaces  can be managed by wearing masks inside, washing hands, and distancing especially if someone is sick.Managing how your familia comes together for visits, no more than 10 at a time, visiting outside instead of inside, distancing and wearing masks can reduce our transmission rates.Getting tested and  going to our medical  services for any sickness can help us to know our Covid 19 status.  If your are sick, stay home and protect your loved ones.  

Michigan State University will continue providing much needed assistance to students who are children of migrant farm workers with a U.S. Department of Education grant renewal of more than $2 million. MSU's College Assistance Migrant Program Scholars initiative, better known as CAMP, has served more than a thousand eligible migrant and seasonal farm worker students during its 20 years. The CAMP initiative identifies, recruits, admits and enrolls migrant and seasonal farm worker students and provides them academic, social and financial support to complete their first year of college. The program has produced more than 300 graduates throughout the past 20 years. “The purpose of CAMP is really to provide an opportunity for first generation college students; their most difficult year is their freshmen year,” says Luis Alonzo Garcia, director of MSU's Migrant Student Services. “And our perspective and that of the purpose of CAMP is to facilitate and get their feet well grounded in the institution and provide them some basic skills to make sure that they can get through their four or five years of undergraduate studies.” “I'm a daughter of migrant farm workers,” says Kiara Liz Zarate, a third-year undergraduate student at Michigan State University currently working toward her degree in child development with a minor in Chicano Latino studies. As a third-generation migrant field worker, she plans on establishing nationwide early childhood development centers that will benefit migrant and immigrant families with access to resources and a better education. “I'm the third generation of the field workers in my family. I'm from South Texas and in all honesty, just to keep it real with you guys, if it wasn't for the CAMP program that I was introduced to, I would not have had a chance to attend college. Universities are quite expensive. And for a low-income family who just depends solely on agricultural farm work, it's pretty difficult to afford top notch universities. CAMP has been an overall great experience the years that I've been there. Like Luis mentioned before, they really do make it easier for us to be there.” “My experience with CAMP has been, honestly, one of the best moments of my life,” adds Eduardo Jimenez, better known as Lalo. He's a first-generation college student studying computer science. This is his third year in college. And after he graduates, he hopes to work with cyber security in Los Angeles. “I'm a farm worker as well. I always was working in the fields and education was always a dream because we couldn't afford going to college. I personally couldn't afford it. I never even thought about going to college. I was just living life, working in the fields, going to school and then just going back and working, working. When it became time to apply for colleges, I didn't know what to do. I didn't even plan on going to college. Because of CAMP coming into my life, it really changed everything. It changed my whole life around because I never thought I'd be here. I never thought I'd be attending Michigan State ever in my life. I never thought I'd be studying computer science because I never thought I'd go to college.” Garcia talks about the particular challenges children of migrant farm workers face in college. And he describes how CAMP finds, attracts, and recruits students like Kiara and Lalo. And he tells why CAMP is such a good fit at MSU. “And one of the first things I tell the students when they arrive at MSU, I make it very clear to them, is that nobody owes you anything in life,” says Garcia. “Nobody's going to give you anything.  In life, everything you get you're going to have to earn. And that is our expectation of you as a CAMP student. You're going to get a degree, but you're going to earn it. Nobody's going to give it to you, but we are going to be your support system to get you through it because you can do it. And the entire staff are former migrants. They've all worked in the fields. So we know what we're talking about." “I think one of the most important things about the migrant farm worker community that we work with is how much of a mobile population they are,” says Elias Lopez, senior associate director at MSU's Migrant Student Services Department, where he has worked in a management and advising capacity to migrant and seasonal farm worker students for more than 10 years. And Elias was a participant of the first MSU CAMP cohort in 2001. He graduated from MSU in 2006. “And we don't think about the disruption they experience within the K-12 system and how each student experiences that education so differently. Oftentimes students attend more than one high school in a year. And we have some of our students who often will attend three or four different high schools in one year. When we go out and we recruit them, many times these are children who never had hopes of going to college. They never thought about it. They never thought that this was going to be something that they could achieve because of the amount of disruption in their lives in addition to being low income and not knowing how to pay for it. “So being able to be in a position to go and meet many of the students before they're even thinking about college and facilitate the process of applying and familiarizing themselves with the opportunities that exist with higher education is an amazing opportunity that we have, especially as we are part of Michigan State, which prides itself in being a land grant institution. And even many years later, we continue to be able to go to some of the most vulnerable populations in our country to give them these opportunities. A lot of the work that we do is very specific to that first year experience to be able to give them that exposure to college. “And I think that what makes us so proud to be a part of Michigan State University is how much they've been able to provide in not only their mission, but also in some of the resources and commitment that they have to our students to be able to continue some of their services after their first year.” MSU Today airs every Sunday morning at 9:00 on 105.1 FM, AM 870, and your smart speaker and connected devices. Follow and subscribe at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Cal Poly Pomona students Martin Rios and Amalia Gonzalez-Santana discuss an Ethnic and Women’s Studies course taught by lecturer Dennis Lopez on Chicano/Latino contemporary issues.

Paloma Martinez-Cruz, Associate Professor of Latinx Cultural and Literary Studies in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, joins David Staley to discuss decolonial feminism, Chicano/Latino studies, performance studies, and Mesoamerican culture. Subscribe to the weekly feed at https://soundcloud.com/voices_arts_sciences

On our first episode of AMPLIFY's Season Two, host Jennifer Ciplet is joined in the KGNU studio by guests Diana Bustamante-Aguilar, a fifth year student at CU Boulder who is studying to become a social studies teacher and is a current Aquetza instructor; and Colorado high school students who participated in the Aquetza program last month at CU Boulder, Galilea Landa-Posas (Sophmore at Colorado Academy) and Emely Pech-Cruz (junior at Boulder High School). The show discusses the Aquetza residential summer program at CU Boulder for Chicano/Latino youth from across Colorado.

Art has changed people's minds, shifted public opinions and made history. In our first “Groundbreakers Q&A,” we're talking with four people who create art that does just that.

 The Chicano Movement, known as "El Movimiento," was a major effort in the 1960s and 1970s to extend Mexican-American civil rights and empowerment. A major component of El Movimiento was the artists. They created a socio-political movement that highlighted the plight of Mexicans in the U.S., they gave birth to a Chicano world view and, they generated a cultural renaissance, particularly here in California. 

Think of the famous murals in San Francisco's Mission District and in San Diego’s Chicano Park. The creation of art collectives like the Mexican-American Liberation Art Front in Oakland, Mujeres Muralistas in San Francisco, and the Royal Chicano Air Force in Sacramento. In today's politically-charged times, with DACA and ICE raids and National Guard troops summoned to the border and gentrification impacting Chicano/Latino neighborhoods, El Movimiento is getting a second wind. We're talking with four major artists who made that movement happen, and have inspired a new generation of activist artists in California. 

THE GROUNDBREAKERS
 
* Juana Alicia, artist, former field organizer for the United Farmworkers Union, and founder of the True Colors Mural Project at Berkeley City College 
* Malaquias Montoya, founder of the Mexican-American Liberation Art Front and UC Davis professor, teaching both in the department of Art and the department of Chicana/o Studies.

 * Juanishi Orosco and Esteban Villa, founding members of the Royal Chicano Air Force and still-active artists (their latest work with the RCAF is on display at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento

On the April 25 edition of AMPLIFY, host Jennifer Ciplet was joined in the studio by three members of the CU Boulder Aquetza Summer Program. Guests Jason Romero, Adriana Escorza and Magnolia Landa-Posas spoke about their experiences founding, creating, attending and growing the Aquetza program for Colorado's high school youth interested in learning about Latino/Chicano history in a Colorado/U.S. context. Aquetza - which means "hold your chin up" in the Mesoamerican Nahual language - is a free, 10-day summer residential program on the CU Boulder campus that provides high school students with strong ties to Chicano/Latino communities from across Colorado with an interactive, academic enrichment experience focused on engaging Chicano/Latino youth in examining the history, literature, health science, and relevant social and political issues surrounding their cultural communities. The Aquetza summer program includes rigorous academic work in ethnic studies, writing, reading, and science. Each summer, youth participants are invited to see themselves as scholars – as holders and producers of new and valuable knowledge – while gaining new experiences that develop their skills to become leaders in their communities.

Listen in as The Savvy Shrink interviews Emilia Ortega-Jara, LCSW, owner of Corazon Counseling Services in Riverside, CA. We are fortunate to hear Emilia's wisdom as a licensed clinical social worker with a practice specialty of women's mental health from a Chicana/indigenous holistic perspective. We will learn how she approaches the clients she serves and how best to honor and bear witness to the challenges Chicano/Latino clients face in this heated political time.Emilia's therapeutic work incorporates various traditional indigenous wisdom, and eastern wellness teachings along with evidence based psychotherapy techniques such as CBT and DBT. In addition, she brings a social justice framework into my healing practice addressing the historical trauma many have experienced due to the social, cultural, and political inequalities that to this day continue to negatively affect the mental and emotional wellness of families. Emilia has extensive training in perinatal mood/anxiety disorders, EMDR, and has a bilingual Spanish speaking practice.http://www.corazoncounseling.com/

In this week’s podcast, we hear from an author and an editor. First, Louis DeSipio and Rodolfo de la Garza are authors of U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century: Making Americans, Remaking America (Westview Press, 2015). DeSipio is professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at University of California, Irvine; de la Garza is Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Department of Political Science, Columbia University. DeSipio and Garza’s book covers a lot of ground, including demographic research on immigration patterns in the US as well as a detailed account of immigration policy change in the US. The book is deep in social science research, but also written in a way that makes it accessible to a wider audience, and would make a great addition to an under graduate syllabus. Later, we hear from Deana Rohlinger the book reviews editor for Mobilization. Deana tells us about the books reviewed in the latest issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s podcast, we hear from an author and an editor. First, Louis DeSipio and Rodolfo de la Garza are authors of U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century: Making Americans, Remaking America (Westview Press, 2015). DeSipio is professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at University of California, Irvine; de la Garza is Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Department of Political Science, Columbia University. DeSipio and Garza’s book covers a lot of ground, including demographic research on immigration patterns in the US as well as a detailed account of immigration policy change in the US. The book is deep in social science research, but also written in a way that makes it accessible to a wider audience, and would make a great addition to an under graduate syllabus. Later, we hear from Deana Rohlinger the book reviews editor for Mobilization. Deana tells us about the books reviewed in the latest issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s podcast, we hear from an author and an editor. First, Louis DeSipio and Rodolfo de la Garza are authors of U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century: Making Americans, Remaking America (Westview Press, 2015). DeSipio is professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at University of California, Irvine; de la Garza is Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Department of Political Science, Columbia University. DeSipio and Garza’s book covers a lot of ground, including demographic research on immigration patterns in the US as well as a detailed account of immigration policy change in the US. The book is deep in social science research, but also written in a way that makes it accessible to a wider audience, and would make a great addition to an under graduate syllabus. Later, we hear from Deana Rohlinger the book reviews editor for Mobilization. Deana tells us about the books reviewed in the latest issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s podcast, we hear from an author and an editor. First, Louis DeSipio and Rodolfo de la Garza are authors of U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century: Making Americans, Remaking America (Westview Press, 2015). DeSipio is professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at University of California, Irvine; de la Garza is Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Department of Political Science, Columbia University. DeSipio and Garza’s book covers a lot of ground, including demographic research on immigration patterns in the US as well as a detailed account of immigration policy change in the US. The book is deep in social science research, but also written in a way that makes it accessible to a wider audience, and would make a great addition to an under graduate syllabus. Later, we hear from Deana Rohlinger the book reviews editor for Mobilization. Deana tells us about the books reviewed in the latest issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s podcast, we hear from an author and an editor. First, Louis DeSipio and Rodolfo de la Garza are authors of U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century: Making Americans, Remaking America (Westview Press, 2015). DeSipio is professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at University of California, Irvine; de la Garza is Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Department of Political Science, Columbia University. DeSipio and Garza’s book covers a lot of ground, including demographic research on immigration patterns in the US as well as a detailed account of immigration policy change in the US. The book is deep in social science research, but also written in a way that makes it accessible to a wider audience, and would make a great addition to an under graduate syllabus. Later, we hear from Deana Rohlinger the book reviews editor for Mobilization. Deana tells us about the books reviewed in the latest issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s podcast, we hear from an author and an editor. First, Louis DeSipio and Rodolfo de la Garza are authors of U.S. Immigration in the Twenty-First Century: Making Americans, Remaking America (Westview Press, 2015). DeSipio is professor of political science and Chicano/Latino studies at University of California, Irvine; de la Garza is Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science in the Department of Political Science, Columbia University. DeSipio and Garza’s book covers a lot of ground, including demographic research on immigration patterns in the US as well as a detailed account of immigration policy change in the US. The book is deep in social science research, but also written in a way that makes it accessible to a wider audience, and would make a great addition to an under graduate syllabus. Later, we hear from Deana Rohlinger the book reviews editor for Mobilization. Deana tells us about the books reviewed in the latest issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Denver's Su Teatro, the nation's 3rd oldest Chicano/Latino theatre company, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year with an exciting move to a new and bigger location at 215 South Santa Fe Drive.  At the kickoff this week, I interviewed longtime Artistic Director Anthony J. Garcia and visiting Hollywood actor Jesse Borrego about the importance of Su Teatro's work.  Tony at one point says, "You realize that what you ended up building is what you wanted all along."  This is a terrific example of the power of art to change lives, and I urge anyone interested to consider helping out with Su Teatro's $3.5 million capital drive now under way.