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Radio CachimbonaAn Open And Honest Conversation About What's Happening in El SalvadorThis episode is a recording of the live Radio Cachimbona podcast show "No a La Mineria, Si a La Vida" co-hosted by Yvette Borja and Jorge Cuéllar. Jasmine Tobar of CISPES LA shares about the organization's history of transnational solidarity and how it has transformed into a diaspora-led organization. Cynthia Guardado reads her poetry and reflects on the connections between the Salvadoran Civil War and the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. Borja and Cuéllar share why they went on the International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador delegation to witness the Santa Marta 5 trial, why they want to ma...
2025-04-081h 28Radio CachimbonaEra Una Prisión AntesJose Ruben, activista espiritual con El Movimiento de Integridad Humana, viene al podcast para discutir sus experiencias de detención en Mesa Verde y el Golden State Annex y porque se sumó a las huelgas de hambre y labor con otra gente detenida. Jose comparte como COVID-19 se desarrolló en los centros de detención, como ICE los forzó a trabajar para mantener los centros limpios, y detalla las condiciones terribles que inspiraron las huelgas de hambre y labor. Para aprender más sobre las huelgas de hambre y labor, visite: www.ccijustice.orgPara apoyar...
2024-11-1937 minRadio CachimbonaUnbuilding Walls in the Immigrant Justice MovementYvette Borja interviews Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network. They discuss why the immigrant justice movement needs abolition, the importance of transforming the economic infrastructures of local governments dependent on carceral systems, and how the growth of immigration detention and deportation was and is a critical part of the mass incarceration crisis.Learn more about Detention Watch Network: https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/ Support the podcast by becoming a monthly Patreon subscriber. You'll get access to the #litreview, a book club for Cachimbonas: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&u...
2024-09-2439 min
TamarindoRadio Cachimbona & Tamarindo Podcast at MituThis week on the pod, we team up with Yvette Borjas, the founder of Radio Cachimbona, and chat about immigration policy, what we think about the Harris campaign’s take on the issue, and what we’re reading. Radio Cachimbona is a podcast by one Salvi-Taurean Cachimbona growing, healing, and storytelling in Southern Arizona (and now Los Angeles). Our friends at mitú helped to produce this episode. Yvette Borjas is the daughter of Salvadoran asylum seekers who fled the civil war in the 1980's. As the first person in her family to graduate from colleg...
2024-09-1137 minRadio CachimbonaImmigrant Solidarity and Strong NetworksYvette Borja interviews Jasmine Rangel, policy expert, about how and why housing security is important, how the undocumented community is often overlooked in housing policy, and the results of a case study analyzing Boston and Houston-area eviction rates in immigrant-heavy neighborhoods. Support the Radio Cachimbona podcast by becoming a patreon monthly subscriber: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
2024-01-0839 minRadio CachimbonaThe Real Work of RecoveryYvette Borja interviews Gloria of Nalgona Positivity Pride. They discuss why Gloria has taken a harm reduction approach to eating disorder recovery, how traditional treatment options have failed many, and why "healing isn't a requirement" for Gloria's recovery approach. Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, X, and Facebook. Follow @nalgonapositivitypride on Instagram and Facebook and @nalgonapride on X. To support the podcast and get access to exclusive Cachimbona-bonus content become a patron at: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2023-12-0445 minRadio CachimbonaThe Aftermath of MigrationYvette Borja interviews LA-based Salvi poet Yesika Salgado. They discuss how Yesika is writing into the silences of Salvadoran diaspora culture and history; Yesika shares her journey to becoming a published poet and the tensions around writing about a motherland steeped with historical trauma. To support the podcast, get first access to episodes like these, and exclusive access to the #litreview Cachimbona book club where I discuss timely texts with other women of color, become a patron monthly subscriber: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbona?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_l...
2023-11-0639 minRadio CachimbonaMovement Lawyering 101This special episode is a recording of Yvette's lecture on "How To Be a Movement Lawyer," for the National Lawyers Guild and Immigration Law Students Association chapters at the University of Arizona law school. Yvette critiques mainstream impact litigation techniques, shares how she became a movement lawyer, and explains the critical role that the Radio Cachimbona plays in her movement lawyering. To support the podcast, become a patron and get exclusive access to the #litreview online book club for as little as $3 a month: https://patreon.com/radiocachimbonaFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
2023-07-0351 min
Salvis Unidos PodcastRadio Cachimbona Collaboration!Hello, everyone! We have a special treat for you! Last year Yvette Borja and I spoke on her podcast, Radio Cachimbona. We talked Salvis Unidos and CentralAmerican podcasts and content. While we wait for Season 4 of Salvis Unidos to launch, take a listen to our conversation here. Afterward, check out her other podcast episodes and find her on Instagram at Radio Cachimbona! Featured in Apple’s 2022’s “tbh” collection! How Salvis Unidos started Creating a safe space to have conversations about complex topics Salvadorans aren't just trauma, we deserve levity too We need more Salvadoran podcast and cont...
2023-05-2940 minRadio CachimbonaMoney Chismes and Radio CachimbonaOn this collaboration interview, Yvette and Israel and Sunem Tovar of the Money Chismes podcast discuss the importance of financial literacy for first-gen professionals, debate whether investing in the stock market is buying into capitalism, and share how getting your money right can be liberating. Support Radio Cachimbona by becoming a patron for $5 a month and get early access to episodes like these and exclusive access to dozens of #litreviews (or book club style chats): https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true&view_as=publicFollow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookF...
2023-05-0837 min
Money NoticiasUsing Money to Heal, Rest, and be More Joyful with Yvette Borja | Radio CachimbonaIsrael and Sunem had such a refreshing conversation with Yvette Borja from Radio Cachimbona. Yvette is a Salvi writer and Podcaster audio-archiving state repression and migrant resistance. She is a movement lawyer with leftist politics. She earned a BA from Yale University and a JD from Stanford Law School. In our conversation, we discussed…That as much as we we would desire to abolish capitalism ASAP, our bills are still due How radical it is for first-gen professionals of color to leverage money to work less, heal, and be able to experience greater levels of j...
2023-05-0837 minRadio CachimbonaGaming the Credit Card Reward SystemOn this episode, Yvette Borja brings her partner Joseph on to discuss gaming the credit card rewards system. They share their favorite experiences they've shared with credit card rewards points, compare the Marriott rewards program to the Hyatt rewards program, and breakdown the dollar: credit card point ratio and how tom maximize it. Chase Sapphire Preferred Referral Link: https://www.referyourchasecard.com/6f/ZB5DBH3UDVAmerican Express Referral Link: https://americanexpress.com/en-us/referral/ALEYDBClw8?XL=MIMCPSupport Radio Cachimbona by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_la...
2022-10-1329 min
TamarindoSCOTUS Chisme with Radio Cachimbona Founder Yvette BorjaToday, we are talking to Yvette Borja, the founder, host and producer of the Radio Cachimbona podcast. A graduate of Stanford Law School and Yale College before that, Yvette is now a staff writer at Balls & Strikes where she gets to call out problems with our legal system while getting paid to do what she loves. We talk about the shows we’re loving, why this SCOTUS is garbage, and what moved her to pivot her career.
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2022-01-2638 minRadio CachimbonaAna Castillo's Book of the DeadOn this episode, Yvette interviews Ana Castillo about her new book of poems "Book of the Dead." They discuss Castillo's process in selecting the poems for this anthology, discuss the term 'Xicanisma' and its context, and address the controversy around Hache Carrillo's Cuban ancestry. To support Radio Cachimbona. become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on instagram, twitter and facebook.
2022-01-2438 min
Radio CachimbonaUS' Obsession With Central AmericaOn this episode, Yvette and fellow Salvi lawtina Yessenia Medrano discuss Farabundo Martí's biography "Farabundo Martí : Rebelión En El Patio Trasero." They discuss the devolution of the FMLN from guerilla resistance group to corrupt political party, celebrate the revitalization of government obscured Salvadoran history and note the larger failings of the Central American left in incorporating indigenous issues into their platforms and goals.
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2021-10-121h 35
Radio Cachimbona*UNLOCKED* Liminal LegalityOn this *UNLOCKED* patreon episode, Yvette interviews UCLA Professor of Chicano/a Studies Leisy Abrego to discuss her book “Sacrificing Families: Navigating Laws, Labor, and Love Across Borders," where she unpacks emotional and economic inequalities between transnational families. As a Salvadoreña herself, Leisy shares how focusing on Salvadoran migration disrupts the narrative of single men cyclically migrating for seasonal work as Salvadoran women have historically migrated in equal numbers to men; how children experience parental separation on a specific visceral emotional level; and how the precarity and failures of Temporary Protected Status affected transnational parent/child relationships.
2021-09-2044 min
Radio CachimbonaRunning a Schindler's ListOn this episode, Yvette interviews Hollie Webb, supervising attorney for Al Otro Lado's Border Rights project about Title 42 and its effect on asylum seekers. They discuss the long-standing barriers to asylum prior to the enactment of Title 42, point out the disingenuousness of the law's alleged purpose of preventing spread of COVID-19, and criticize Biden for being nearly as bad as Trump on immigration.
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2021-09-1444 min
Radio CachimbonaThis is a Poll TaxOn this episode, Yvette interviews Kat Jutras of the Arizona Advocacy Network about her work creating a holistic approach towards increasing voter enfranchisement for people who have lost the right to vote after a felony conviction. They discuss the gaps in the recent SCOTUS Brnovich decision, extralegal barriers marginalized people face to voting, and how restitution fees play a huge role in stopping people from exercising their right to vote.
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2021-08-231h 11
Radio Cachimbona*UNLOCKED* The Reason For the Stop Was "Looks Hispanic"On this *unlocked* Patreon episode, Yvette interviews Geoff Boyce, the academic director of the Earlham College Border Studies Program. They discuss Border Patrol's 100 mile jurisdiction, the intermeshing of local law enforcement and immigration enforcement in Detroit, Michigan and Buffalo, New York, and the bullshit behind the "reasonable suspicion" articulation that Border Patrol agents must make before making a stop.
Read more about the data Geoff collected with the ACLU of Michigan in a report here: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/new-aclu-michigan-report-border-patrol-operates-far-border-and-uses-racial-profiling
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2021-08-0326 min
Radio CachimbonaBitcoin y el niño caprichosoOn this episode, Yvette interviews Central American journalist Daniel Alvarenga about the President of El Salvador's recent decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. They discuss the context of US intervention into the Salvadoran economy through USAID, how the women of the FMLN kicked Bukele out of their party, and how Bukele's cult of personality has become so successful.
Read Daniel's article here: https://elfaro.net/en/202106/columns/25579/USAID-Bitcoin-and-the-Long-Fight-over-El-Salvador%E2%80%99s-Sovereignty.htm
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2021-07-2745 min
Radio Cachimbona*UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* Dos cosas que yo no decidí decidieron mi vida: el país donde nací y el sexo con que vine al mundoOn this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* Yvette and her Omega Phi Beta at Yale sorority sister Maria Jiménez-Zepeda digest the first 150 pages of Gioconda Belli's memoir "El Pais Bajo Mi Piel". They discuss whether Belli is sufficiently honest about her class positionality and the privileges that brought her in the Nicaraguan Sandinista resistance, critique how the most prominent figures from Latin American literature and art tend to have some proximity to whiteness, and express appreciation for Belli's descriptions of divine femininity.
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2021-07-201h 23
Radio CachimbonaThe History of Critical Race TheoryOn this episode, Yvette interviews University of New Mexico law professor Mark-Tizoc González to break down the real intellectual history of critical race theory, where CRT stands in law school curricula today, and the troubling recent anti-union decision from SCOTUS.
Read more about the SCOTUS decision here: https://newrepublic.com/article/162836/cedar-point-nursery-labor-farm-workers
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2021-07-1350 min
Radio CachimbonaYour Right to Vote is Under AttackOn this episode, Yvette interviews Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly about recent Arizona GOP efforts to undermine the right to vote. Cázares-Kelly breaks down the systematic efforts of the Arizona GOP during this legislative session to undermine the right to vote after historic turnout during the 2020 election, clarifies the effect of SB 1485 on people who vote by mail in Arizona, and debunks the far-right myth that Arizona's electoral system is fraudulent and untrustworthy.
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2021-06-2949 min
Radio Cachimbona*UNLOCKED*In Order to Tell My Story, I Have To Talk About My ParentsOn this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW*, friend of the podcast Laura Barrera joins to chat about "The Yellow House," a memoir by Sarah Broom. We break down how Broom unveils New Orleans East and the ways in which it has been historically neglected as compared to the French Quarter and the slew of mayors who have tried to make the city better. We share how we relate to Broom's inter-generational story-telling and how our stories do not begin and end with us.
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2021-06-2246 min
Radio CachimbonaWhat Is Your Politic?Yvette interviews lawtinas Sophia Gurulé, Stacy Villalobos and Cynthia Amezcua to discuss the racism and sexism they experience as lawyers, emphasize the importance of unionizing, and share how they survive in a profession designed to exclude them.
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2021-06-151h 05
Radio Cachimbona*UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* What Is Human And What Is Machine?On this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* from Season 1 of Radio Cachimbona #litreview, Yvette interviews friend of the podcast Tina from T.O. Young Voices to discuss Part 2 of Agustin De Rojas' "A Legend of the Future." They debate the limits and boundaries between humans and machines, discuss the implications around consent re: the characters who agreed to emotional rewiring, and share whether we would join a space expedition to a moon of Saturn.
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2021-06-0836 min
Radio CachimbonaWe're All Just Temporarily Embarrassed MillionairesOn this episode, Yvette interviews professor, author and criminal defense lawyer Dean Strang about his book "Keep the Wretches in Order: America's Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department, and the Fall of the IWW." They discuss the connection between the federal government's dismantling of the IWW union and the growth of the Department of Justice, the Bisbee deportations of 1917, and unpack contemporary anti-union sentiment.
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2021-06-011h 05
Radio CachimbonaPedimos El Fin De Estos Centros de DetenciónEn el segundo episodio de Radio Cachimbona en *español*, Yvette entrevista a Carla Bautista, una mujer trans y Guatemalteca que trabaja como la coordinadora de liberación para el grupo "Trans Queer Pueblo." Carla comparte parte de su historia migratoria buscando asilo en los estados unidos, critica las condiciones de centros de detención de ICE, particularmente para gente LGBTQ y explica como es que migrantes detenidos se organizan entre si mismos para mejorar condiciones de detención mientras hay diferencias de lenguaje entre ellos.
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2021-05-1844 min
Radio CachimbonaHow People Are Interacting With WhitenessOn the first episode of Season 4 of Radio Cachimbona, Yvette interviews Berkeley Law Professor Ian Haney López about his new book "Merge Left." They discuss how interest convergence theory informs the analysis in his book, debate whether Latinx is a race, and breakdown the 2020 electoral outcomes and what they say about race.
2021-05-051h 10
Radio CachimbonaAbolition Even For Our EnemiesOn the Season 3 Finale, Yvette and fellow lawtina Laura Barrera process the U.S. coup and Arizona's unfortunate prominent role in the situation. They discuss the repercussions they believe should occur for elected officials found to have been involved in the coup, our predictions for the future of the GOP and whether or not the Democrats need a left equivalent of the "Freedom Caucus."
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2021-01-2645 min
Radio CachimbonaGetting My Degree from Tumblr University on Race TheoryOn this episode, Yvette interviews Lina and Estephanie of the BagLadiez! They discuss the history of "Latinx," the problems with the term, and if it is worth saving. Lina and Yvette discuss their experiences as WOC lawtinas navigating civil rights litigation and make suggestions for how the profession could be more welcoming for Black indigenous women of color.
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2021-01-1254 min
Radio CachimbonaWhat Is More Premeditated Than the Death Penalty?On this episode, Yvette interviews fellow WOC lawyer Meghna Sridhar regarding the federal executions that SCOTUS has allowed the Trump administration to undergo and the massive farmer protest movement in India. They break down the legislation that sparked 3% of the world's population to strike, explain the difficulties the US has in procuring lethal drugs for executions, and challenge the federal judge who implied that the death penalty can be executed in a "humane" way.
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2021-01-051h 09
Radio Cachimbona*UNLOCKED* Family or OblivionOn this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* episode, Yvette and Salvi lawtina Yesenia (from the Keep Your Heart Soft episode!) dissect the book of poetry "Family or Oblivion" written by Salvadoran author Elena Salamanca. They share their joy in reading a Salvadoran woman author who writes in a way that forces you to sit, grapple with the text, and reflect, share their interpretations of Salamanca's descriptions of women living in San Salvador, and meditate on how Salamanca's works are both specific and universal.
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2020-12-2943 min
Radio CachimbonaI Want A Thriving WageOn this episode, Yvette interviews Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly-- the first Native American to win the countywide seat. Cázares-Kelly breaks down barriers to voting in the rural areas of the Tohono Oodham nation, how her campaign honored her belief in the importance of paying indigenous women for their labor, and shares-- what does the county recorder really do!?
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2020-12-221h 08
Radio Cachimbona*UNLOCKED* Your Right to Freedom of Expression Was CriminalizedOn this *UNLOCKED patron-only episode, Yvette interviews Denisse, one of the “Arizona 3,” a group of U of A students criminalized for protesting the presence of Border Patrol on campus. She shares the political context of her criminal charge occurring simultaneous to Trump’s Executive Order “protecting free speech,” sheds light on the violent rhetoric from the Border Patrol Union leader of Tucson towards her, and expresses why she wants Border Patrol off campus.
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2020-12-1544 min
Radio CachimbonaIt doesn't end hereOn this episode, Yvette interviews Valeria, undocu organizer with the California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance to unpack the legislative coup that occurred recently in Peru. They debate the factors present in a coup, provide context for the legislative ousting of Vizcara, and express support for the Peruvian demands for a new constitution.
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2020-12-0835 min
Radio CachimbonaNo Nos RindamosOn this *Spanish-language episode*, Yvette interviews Karla, the liberation coordinator with Trans Queer Pueblo, an organization led by queer, undocumented, formerly and currently detained migrants in AZ. They discuss TQP's organizing and empowerment model, how Karla got looped into TQP's work, and the importance of LGBTQ medical service providers.
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2020-12-0121 min
Radio CachimbonaWe've Killed All the JaguarsOn this episode, Yvette interviews Laiken, the borderlands campaigner at the Center for Ecological Diversity. Laiken and Yvette discuss the devastating ecological effects of border wall construction in the Sonoran desert, the horrific desecration of sacred Tohono Oodham sites done in the name of the xenophobic wall, and why it is important for politicians to listen to border residents and the true violence they face.
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2020-11-2432 min
Radio CachimbonaThe Bridge of the WorldOn this episode, Yvette interviews professor Carla Guerron-Montero about the racialized history of the start of the Panamanian nation-state. They discuss the history of Afro-Antillean presence in Bocas Del Toro, the ways that tourism shaped Panama’s self-understanding, and how US imperialism in the region impacted the country's origin myths.
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2020-11-1034 min
Radio CachimbonaNo More DeathsOn this episode, Yvette interviews Yaneli, a No More Deaths humanitarian aid volunteer who shares the frightening militarized raids that Border Patrol engaged in this summer and a few weeks ago when targeting and destroying the NMD desert medical camp. They discuss the history of mutual aid at the border, how the attack on humanitarian aid workers reflects an escalating hatred of migrants, and the future of humanitarian aid work at the border.
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2020-10-2732 min
Radio CachimbonaWanting to Be RecognizedOn this episode, Yvette and Pedro Rolón, Puerto Rican academic and longtime friend discuss his dissertation research exploring how Puerto Ricans have utilized literature as a means of political identity building dating back to the 19th century. They unpack the ways in which Eugenio María Hostos’ novel “La Peregrinación de Bayoan” perpetuates a mythical origin story of a “new man” that parallels the anti-Blackness in mestizaje discourses across Latin America and how subsequent authors like Manuel Ramos Otero and Angela Maria Davila expanded and imagined the contours of the Puerto Rican condition such that it has existed and c...
2020-10-131h 25
Radio CachimbonaWe Created Community PowerOn this episode, Yvette interviews Stefanie Arteaga, a Salvi activist who fought to end ICE collaboration with Sheriffs’ departments in North Carolina. They discussed the ripple effects of deportations, historicized Department of Homeland Security agents usage of unmarked cars for enforcement actions as seen in Portland, and emphasized that community power is the true agent of change.
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2020-09-2928 min
Radio CachimbonaI Can't Collect That DataOn this episode, Yvette interviews Afro-Salvadoreña Danny Parada about her research into her own family's history and surrounding anti-Blackness in El Salvador generally. They discuss the ways in which anti-Blackness has shown up in government policies surveilling and criminalizing MS-13 gang members, the historical efforts of the nation-state to erasure the presence of Afro-descendientes in El Salvador, and how Danny's prior research into academic outcomes of "Black and Latinx" students inspired her project re: Afro-Salvadoran history.
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2020-09-1557 min
Radio CachimbonaThe Impossibility of the ArchiveOn this episode, Yvette interviews good friend, former housemate and Latinx academic Chris Rodelo on his dissertation research focusing on 19th century Latinidad and performance. They discuss the impossibility of the archive that scholars must always contend with in attempting to reconstruct marginalized histories, why analyzing performance gives us particular insight into BIPOC experiences, and tell the tale of 73 Edgewood.
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2020-09-011h 11
Radio Cachimbona*UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* The Place Where You Can Be Most Honest And FreeOn this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW * episode, Yvette brings back Denise Rebeil (of the criminalized for defending education episode) to chat about the poetry of Roque Dalton. Dalton was a revolutionary Salvadoran poet. They share their gratitude for having been exposed to Central American poets, explain how creative endeavors are always political, and praise Dalton for putting his body on the line to expound his anti-capitalist views.
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2020-08-251h 13
Radio CachimbonaIncarceration Is Itself traumaticOn this episode, Yvette interviews Professor and OBGYN Carolyn Sufrin about her book “Jailcare: Finding the Safety Net for Women Behind Bars,” an ethnographic study of the healthcare experiences of incarcerated women at San Francisco County jail. Sufrin outlines society’s over-reliance on prison and jails to serve healthcare needs of women of color who are mentally-ill, poor, or addicted to a substance, how prisons and jails are sites of dehumanization, and the effect of Brown v. Plata on over-crowding in CA jails.
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2020-08-1847 min
Radio Cachimbona#AZFreeThemAll Teach-InThis special episode is a recording of the #AZFreeThemAll virtual teach-in hosted by the #Arizona3 coalition and Gloria Negrete-Lopez. Yvette, Ale Pablos and Tiera Rainey joined for a roundtable discussion featuring some of the most vibrant abolitionist organizing in Arizona--work that challenges the hegemonic narrative of Arizona as solely a red, conservative state. Importantly centering the voices and leadership of those directly impacted, the roundtable discussion highlighted the efforts of local groups such as the Tucson Second Chance Bail Fund, #KeepAleFree Deportation Defense Campaign and the #AZFreeThemAll action coalition against cages. Tiera, Ale, and Yvette spoke to their community-based...
2020-07-251h 41
Radio CachimbonaManifest Destiny That Was ExtendedOn this episode, Yvette interviews Alicia Ivonne Estrada, Karina Alvarado and Ester Hernandez about their anthology “US Central Americans: Reconstructing Memories, Struggles, and Communities of Resistance.” The three Central American scholars share the 19th century US imperialist presence in the isthmus, break down the categorization of Salvadoran and Guatemalan asylum seekers as “economic migrants,” and trace the links between Maya and Nahua-Pipil ethnocides, communist fear-mongering, and the indigenous fight for land rights.
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2020-06-091h 10
Radio CachimbonaWe Don't Need to Give Prosecutors More ToolsOn this episode, Yvette brings back friend of the podcast and deportation defense lawyer Jehan Laner Romero to discuss the SCOTUS oral arguments in US v. Sineneng Smith. They discuss the ways in which SCOTUS would be unable to rewrite the INA "encouraging or inducing" provision without reaching beyond the court's authority, explain the canons of statutory interpretation and constitutional avoidance, and put a spotlight on the real "legal activists"--the Trump prosecutors-- at issue here.
2020-06-021h 05
Radio CachimbonaFascist Measures Under the Guise of COVID-19On this episode, Yvette interviews her former Stanford Law professor, Jim Cavallaro, who now runs the University Human Rights Network, about his 2010 report on the Salvadoran response to gangs and organized crime “No Place to Hide.” They discuss the thread of US imperialism that connects 1980’s Northern Triangle civil wars, 1996 expansion of crimes that make individuals deportable, and early 2000’s “Mano Dura” policy that wreaked havoc on the lives of youth gang members.
2020-05-261h 04
Radio CachimbonaChisme is Radical and PoliticalOn this *UNLOCKED* #LitReview from Season 1, Yvette discusses the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston with deportation defense attorney Laura. They reflect on how notions of “womanhood” are imposed on young girls of color, praise the lineage of black scholars who re-elevated Hurston’s work after her death, and discuss why women of color need to create their own intellectual spaces.
2020-05-191h 09
Radio Cachimbona*LIT REVIEW PREVIEW* Liminal Legality*PATRON-ONLY LIT REVIEW PREVIEW* On this episode, Yvette interviews UCLA Professor of Chicano/a Studies Leisy Abrego to discuss her book “Sacrificing Families: Navigating Laws, Labor, and Love Across Borders," where she unpacks emotional and economic inequalities between transnational families. As a Salvadoreña herself, Leisy shares how focusing on Salvadoran migration disrupts the narrative of single men cyclically migrating for seasonal work as Salvadoran women have historically migrated in equal numbers to men; how children experience parental separation on a specific visceral emotional level; and how the precarity and failures of Temporary Protected Status affected transnational parent/child rel...
2020-05-0503 min
Radio CachimbonaShy Can Be ExpensiveOn this episode, Yvette interviews Anna and Gisela-- two Central American #lawtina family law attorneys who discuss their journeys to the law and the uptick in domestic violence amidst the covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis.
They share the benefits of working at a firm with all women partners, tips for standing up to judges as a young woman of color attorney, and the advice they would give their pre-law selves.
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2020-04-281h 17
Radio Cachimbona*LIT REVIEW UNLOCKED* Eviction is a Women of Color IssueOn this *UNLOCKED* lit review, Yvette discusses the literary non-fiction book "Evicted" by Matthew Desmond with her dear friend Yaneli. They share their own family's experiences with eviction, the importance of Desmond's work showcasing that poverty is a relationship between the wealthy and the poor, and criticize sociology for not centering exploitation and extraction as a discipline.
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2020-04-2147 min
Radio CachimbonaI, Rigoberta MenchúOn this public #litreview, Yvette and fellow first-generation Salvi Yale alumna Jencey Paz discuss Rigoberta Menchú's memoir. They discussed the oppressive relationship between ladinos and indigenous communities in Guatemala, critiqued the US imperialist interests that collaborated with the genocidal Guatemalan government during the 36 year Civil War, and emphasized the importance of white and light-skinned Latinos checking themselves when it comes to claiming rights to indigenous art and culture.
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2020-04-141h 21
Radio CachimbonaThe Reason For the Stop Was "Looks Hispanic"*PATREON-ONLY EPISODE PREVIEW* On this episode, Yvette interviews Geoff Boyce, the academic director of the Earlham College Border Studies Program. They discuss Border Patrol's 100 mile jurisdiction, the intermeshing of local law enforcement and immigration enforcement in Detroit, Michigan and Buffalo, New York, and the bullshit behind the "reasonable suspicion" articulation that Border Patrol agents must make before making a stop.
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2020-04-0701 min
Radio CachimbonaIf Brown Is Wrong Then I Don't Want To Be RightIT’S HERE! The live show recording where Yvette interviewed Kala and Vane about intersectional feminism, matriarchy, and unlearning white supremacist beauty standards to love themselves as women of color. They analyzed “Pussy Kills” and “Brown Babies” by rapper Rocky Rivera and discussed the importance of the reproductive justice framework, how radical and revolutionary it is for women of color to birth babies, and how to balance recognizing that pussy kills and that genitalia does not define womanhood.
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2020-03-3130 min
Radio Cachimbona*LIT REVIEW PREVIEW* Dos Cosas Que Yo No Decidi Decidieron Mi Vida*PREVIEW* On this #litreview, Yvette and her Yale sorority sister Maria digest the first 150 pages of Gioconda Belli's memoir "El Pais Bajo Mi Piel". They discuss whether Belli is sufficiently honest about her class positionality and the privileges that brought her in the revolution, critique how the most prominent figures from Latin American literature and art tend to have some proximity to whiteness, and express appreciation for Belli's descriptions of divine femininity.
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2020-03-2403 min
Radio CachimbonaBasically, Borders Are BullshitOn this episode, Yvette interviews Stanford Law classmate and fellow WOC lawyer Meghna Sridhar about the human rights violations currently happening in India under the Modhi regime. Meghna breaks down the historical legal exclusion of Muslim Indians, the border politics of the Assam region, and compares the increased detention and deportation of the Trump regime to Modhi’s authoritarian tactics.
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2020-03-1641 min
Radio CachimbonaSEASON 1 LIT REVIEW UNLOCKED* Origin StoryOn this episode, Yvette interviews Maya-- a fellow Yalie and member of the Tohono Oodham nation. Maya shares the inspiration behind her book draft "Journey to the Heart of the Desert," why she believes story-telling preserves culture, and her writing process that led to her to choose literary non-fiction as the book's genre. Journey to the Heart of the desert tells the story of Maya's grandmother-- a black womxn living in Harlem in the 1930's who decided on a whim to move to the Tohono Oodham nation to become a teacher on the reservation---and the love story between her...
2020-03-1032 min
Radio CachimbonaBeing Undocumented In This Country Is Not A CrimeOn this episode, Yvette and Jehan break down “United States v. Sineneng-Smith,” a case that was up before the Supreme Court this past week for oral arguments regarding a statute that criminalizes encouraging or inducing a migrant to stay in the United States without authorization.
They outline the reasons the statute at issue is problematically vague and overbroad, how it could potentially be prosecuted, and why it will chill free speech if decided incorrectly.
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2020-03-0333 min
Radio CachimbonaThere's a Lot of Complicity and it HurtsOn this episode, Yvette interviews Lola Rainhey, former-prosecutor-turned-abolitionist and Executive Director of the Tucson Second Chance Bail Fund.
Lola sheds light on the disproportionate sentence lengths for black folks who are incarcerated for marijuana offenses in Arizona, shares how she navigates leadership roles within a predominantly white legal field, and calls out lawyers for being financially dependent on a system of oppression.
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2020-02-2554 min
Radio Cachimbona*LIT REVIEW UNLOCKED* Different Kinds of Heavy*LIT REVIEW UNLOCKED*
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On this *UNLOCKED SEASON 1 LIT REVIEW* Yvette interviews Maya-- a fellow Yalie and member of the Tohono Oodham nation. Maya shares the inspiration behind her book draft "Journey to the Heart of the Desert," why she believes story-telling preserves culture, and her writing process that led to her to choose literary non-fiction as the book's genre. Journey to the Heart of the desert tells the story of Maya's grandmother-- a black womxn living in Harlem in t...
2020-02-1850 min
Radio CachimbonaAmbiguous LossOn this episode, Yvette interviews Steph Zamora, the advocacy director at the Colibri Center for Human Rights, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping family members and loved ones of people who disappeared in the desert reunite or bury their loved one.
Steph and Yvette outline the importance of naming the violence enacted by the Mexican government against Central American migrants.
Steph shares her personal story of migration and how that inspired her to do this work.
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2020-02-1138 min
Radio CachimbonaWrite For UsOn the latest #LitReview, I interview Chicana author Angelica Loreto about her research and book analyzing narco-corridos (drug ballads) and documenting the romantic relationship that sprung from “chasing the music.”
She noted that although narco-corridos glorify violence, they can also provide space for healing in that they preserve narratives, including the lives of those lost from violence, through oral history.
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2020-02-0459 min
Radio CachimbonaThey Overstep Their BoundariesOn this episode, Yvette interviews #lawtina Zarina who defends parents in cases where the state is trying to take away their children.
Zarina has previously practiced in the AZ attorney general’s office prosecuting parents and shares why she left, opened her own private practice, and began defending parents.
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2020-01-2833 min
Radio CachimbonaHatred of Mothers, Hatred of WomenOn this SPECIAL PUBLIC #litreview, Yvette and Yesenia discuss the fictionalized historical novel "Malinche" by Laura Esquivel. They critique the narrative of Malinche as the 'mother of Mexico,' discuss the ways in which the 'mestizaje' myth erases Afro-Mexicans and indigenous communities, and reflect on the nuances surrounding questions of her agency.
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2019-12-1037 min
Radio Cachimbona*LIT REVIEW PREVIEW* - The Right to Move and the Right to Stay*LIT REVIEW PREVIEW* On this #litreview, Yvette and Ale discuss Undoing Border Imperialism by Harsha Walia. They consider the relationship between decoloniality and migrant justice, tear apart the tiered meaning of “citizenship,” and expound upon the links between the right to move and the right to stay.
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2019-12-0302 min
Radio CachimbonaYou Are Not the Worst Act You’ve Ever CommittedOn this episode, Yvette interviews Leticia Marquez-- the co-chief of the capital habeas unit of the Tucson Federal Defenders about what inspired her law journey and how she has maintained the emotional strength to do 25 years of death penalty defense.
Leticia shares the procedural bars stemming from 1996 legislation that limit the avenues for legal relief for a person on death row, explains the importance of everyone having a zealous lawyer, and provides necessary humanizing context about the lives of her clients.
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2019-11-2635 min
Radio Cachimbona*LIT REVIEW UNLOCKED* The Super Predator Myth*UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* To hear the whole back catalog of amazing #litreviews, sign up to become a lit review patron today! Trigger Warning: Mention of sexual assault, wrongful incarceration, gun violence & death row
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On this lit review, Yvette sits down with Denise Rebeil of episode 8 and discusses Bryan Stevenson's "Just Mercy," a book that details his career representing folks on death row, children tried as adults, and wrongfully incarcerated individuals in the South. They relate to Stevenson's terror and unpreparedness as he is tasked with meeting someone on death row as a young law student, break down the super-predator myth and...
2019-11-121h 01
Radio Cachimbona*Lit Review UNLOCKED* Joy in StorytellingOn this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW*, I interview Alex Miller-- a fellow Stanford Law grad, immigration attorney, and Tucsonan. We discuss Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston. In Barracoon, Zora Neale Hurston tells the story of Cudjo Lewis who, when she interviewed him, was the last living survivor of the Clotilde-- the last documented slave ship that made the trans-atlantic trip from Africa to the US fifty years after slavery was supposedly outlawed in the United States. Alex and I discuss how valuable this recorded history of life in Nigeria prior to enslavement, the universal nature of greed, and the messiness of...
2019-11-0521 min
Radio CachimbonaThe Family Separation That No One Talks AboutOn this episode, Yvette interviews Gabbi, a kids’ immigration attorney. They discuss the types of family separation that are lesser known but still routine within immigration; Gabbi shares the ways in which her clients have been affected by Remain in Mexico and the asylum ban & guides listeners through Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions.
2019-10-2956 min
Radio CachimbonaProperty Rights Are Being Prioritized Over Human RightsOn this episode, Yvette interviews Seanná Howard, a clinical professor at the University of Arizona Law School's Indigenous Law and Policy program. Seanná explains the extent of criminalization of water protectors that occurred during the Standing Rock protests, alerts listeners to the ongoing litigation and conflict regarding San Francisco Peaks, a volcanic mountain range in Northern Arizona considered sacred to the Hopi that has sewage effluent running through it, and shares a recent win in Belize where the government will provide land titles to indigenous people who had historically and traditionally lived there.
P.S. DECOLONIZATION IS NOT A METAPHOR!
2019-10-1637 min
Radio CachimbonaWe All Need HelpOn this episode, Yvette interviews Momo, a graduate student in the Counseling Master’s Program at the University of Arizona who shares their knowledge from working with youth experiencing homelessness.
They discussed the structural issues unaccompanied youth face in terms of schooling and job opportunities, noted the distinctions between youth and adult homelessness, and criticized the ways in which funders and grant stipulations control non-profit agendas and programs.
2019-10-011h 04
Radio Cachimbona*Lit Review Preview* The Place Where You Can Be Most Honest And Free*PREVIEW* For access to full episode, go to patreon.com/radiocachimbona and sign up to be a #litreview patron
On this episode, Yvette brings back her friend Denise (of the “criminalized for defending education episode) for another lit review — analyzing the poetry of Roque Dalton. Dalton was a Salvadoran revolutionary poet. Yvette and Denise share why creative endeavors are always political, their gratitude for being exposed to Central American poetry, and admire Dalton for putting his body on the line for his anti-capitalist beliefs.
2019-09-2502 min
Radio CachimbonaCategorization Of Humans Is FutileOn this episode, Yvette interviews deportation defense attorney and fellow Stanford Law grad Alex Miller.
They discuss false notions of objectivity within the judiciary, expose the violence of Trump's awful "Remain in Mexico" policy, and Alex gives advice for how young lawyers of color can navigate white-dominated legal spaces.
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2019-09-1748 min
Radio Cachimbona*Lit Review Preview* Chisme is Radical and Political*PREVIEW* For access to full episode, go to patreon.com/radiocachimbona and sign up to be a #litreview patron
On this lit review, Yvette discusses the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston with deportation defense attorney Laura. They reflect on how notions of “womanhood” are imposed on young girls of color, praise the lineage of black scholars who re-elevated Hurston’s work after her death, and discuss why womxn of color need to create their own intellectual spaces.
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2019-09-1009 min
Radio CachimbonaI Don't Think Anyone Should Be VilifiedOn this episode, Yvette interviews her friend and Stanford Law classmate Annick, a New Orleans public defender. Annick shares about the history of Angola State prison--- a former plantation turned max security prison whose farm produces a significant amount of produce for the State of Louisiana (still from slave labor.), emphasizes the importance of self-care, and shares the harsh and punitive treatment of sex offenders in Louisiana.
2019-09-0329 min
Radio CachimbonaEviction is a Womxn of Color Issue*PREVIEW*
On this lit review, Yvette discusses the literary non-fiction book "Evicted" by Matthew Desmond with her dear friend Yaneli. They share their own family's experiences with eviction, the importance of Desmond's work showcasing that poverty is a relationship between the wealthy and the poor, and criticize sociology for not centering exploitation and extraction as a discipline.
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2019-08-2706 min
Radio CachimbonaBuilding SisterhoodOn this episode, Yvette interviews Maria and Evelyn-- two of her fellow founders of Omega Phi Beta Sorority at Yale-- and Pam-- their soror from Harvard and honorary Yale Beta. They discuss their first-gen journeys to Yale, the help that was instrumental along the way, and why they decided to found a Latina sorority at Yale/join Omega Phi Beta.
2019-08-2040 min
Radio CachimbonaThird World WomxnOn this PUBLIC lit review episode, Yvette interviews Abiola--- a PhD student at the University of Arizona who writes about the successes of black womxn in higher education. They discuss the anthology “How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective,” edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. They discuss the importance of keeping academic/theoretical work accessible, praise the Combahee River Collective for spelling out the meaning of intersectionality, and emphasize the brilliant energy that comes from POC-only spaces.
2019-08-0650 min
Radio CachimbonaCheckpoint TraumaOn this episode, Yvette interviews Tina, the founder of the Tohono Oodham Young Voices Podcast. Tina shares her experiences living on the Tohono Oodham reservation and witnessing increased border militarization-- including the installation of surveillance towers, canopy checkpoints, and near constant Border Patrol presence.
2019-07-2334 min
Radio CachimbonaHufflepuff On The Outside, Slytherin On The InsideOn this episode, Yvette answers listener questions with her oldest friend Rowena.
They discuss the importance of prioritizing platonic friendship, the benefits of being single, and share which Harry Potter house they identify as.
2019-07-091h 00
Radio CachimbonaSonoita Gets Its Name From Son ‘OidagOn this episode, Yvette interviews Nellie, a Tohono O'odham woman who grew up in Ajo, Arizona and organizes to stop increased border militarization.
She shares what it's like to live in a small town with border vigilantes and humanitarian aid workers, the political history behind the creation of interior checkpoints, and the ways in which native sovereignty is threatened by Customs and Border Patrol presence on the Tohono O'odham nation.
2019-06-2547 min
Radio CachimbonaCriminalized For Defending EducationOn this episode, Yvette interviews her good friend Denise Rebeil about her experiences as a youth activist fighting to keep Mexican-American Studies in the Tucson Unified School District curriculum.
Denise reminds us of the importance of valuing educators, emphasizes the benefits of students of color seeing themselves in the material that they learn, and shares areas of improvement in the MAS curriculum.
2019-06-111h 02
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2019-06-041h 10
Radio CachimbonaDeprivation Not DeterrenceOn this episode, Yvette interviews Dev from School of the Americas Watch.
Dev breaks down the relationship between the current repressive immigration system, US imperialist policies in Latin America, and the exporting of militarization and the prison industrial complex to Latin America.
Dev shares the importance of historical memory and the yearly Border Encuentro at the US/Mexico border as an act of radical solidarity and bearing witness.
2019-05-2844 min
Radio CachimbonaKeep Your Heart SoftOn this episode, Yvette interviews Yesenia, a fellow badass Salvi femme lawyer practicing deportation defense. Yesenia shares the erasure she experienced as a Salvadoran American womxn in Tucson, Arizona and praises the strength of mentorship within the Seattle Latinx legal community. Yvette and Yesenia debate the pros and cons of the pro se model and share their visions for liberatory legal practice.
2019-05-141h 06
Radio CachimbonaCommodifying Death and DreamsOn this episode, Yvette interviews Zaira, an immigrants' rights activist fighting to make Tucson a sanctuary city. Zaira shares her experiences of family separation and death due to inhumane border and migration policies, how she strives to keep her activism inclusive, and reminds us of the inevitability of migration in the future.
2019-04-3054 min
Radio CachimbonaDecolonial MigrationOn this episode, Yvette analyzes recent changes in immigration law including William Barr's recent decision to deny folks in expedited removal proceedings, who are also claiming fear of persecution, access to bond, the increased criminalization of humanitarian aid for migrants & the rise of white militias at the border. She shares Professor Achiume's framework of "decolonial migration" to emphasize the ways in which migration is political.
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2019-04-2325 min
Radio CachimbonaFreedom Looks Like Space for EverybodyOn this episode, Yvette interviews reproductive and immigrants rights activist Alejandra Pablos. She shares her experiences being detained in Southern Arizona, breaks down building people power within detention, and emphasizes the importance of access to abortions for undocumented folks.
2019-04-021h 02
Radio CachimbonaNiño's DaughterOn this episode, Yvette interviews her good friend and Latina scholar at the University of Arizona-- Alex. Alex shares the policing she experienced as the daughter of a formerly incarcerated man, her research on the ways in which girls of color with incarcerated parents are policed and sexualized, and why she continually reflects on her privilege and positionality in relation to the girls she interviews.
2019-04-0238 min
Radio CachimbonaDetention Centers Shouldn't ExistOn the first episode of Radio Cachimbona, Yvette interviews Carmine and Eva-- her two #lawtina co-workers with Central American and Mixtec roots. They talk about the emotional heaviness of seeing folks detained who look like them, they vent about the frustration of being overlooked in courtroom settings, and share how their Latina identity motivated them to apply to law school.
2019-04-021h 18
Radio Cachimbona25: Reparations Are DueOn the final episode of Cerebronas, Yvette and Cynthia announce their plans for the future, criticize the Supreme Court's decision in Oliphant v.
Suquamish, and express their fears over the criminal convictions of the No More Deaths volunteers. They reflect on their podcast journey, what sovereignty really means, and the implications of the global pattern of criminalization of humanitarian aid.
2019-02-031h 09
Radio Cachimbona24: Generations of Women Getting UTIsOn this episode, Cynthia and Yvette bash border patrol for the harm they cause to life, open up about their sex education, and shame Justice Holmes for his approval of sterilization in Buck v. Bell. They uplift the work of No More Deaths, reject the santa/puta dichotomy, and shed light on the sterilization history of the U.S.
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2019-01-151h 40
Radio CachimbonaChiquis: Rise To ReuniteOn this episode, Yvette interviews Ana Maria Quintana, the vice mayor of Bell, California. Ana Maria works as an attorney with Rise to Reunite, a non-profit partnering with Al Otro Lado to provide legal assistance to migrants attempting to apply for asylum at the Tijuana border. They discuss the history of Bell, the immense need for quality legal services at the border, and the effect that Trump's Muslim ban had on Ana Maria's constituency.
2019-01-0725 min
Radio CachimbonaChiquis: Speaking Power to People's TruthOn this episode, Yvette and Cynthia interview Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez-- the founder of LatinaRebels. They discuss the current Nicaraguan political crisis and contextualize its history, swap stories of toxic mentors, and Prisca drops knowledge on the true meaning of church.
2018-12-251h 12
Radio Cachimbona23: "I Change Myself, I Change the World"On this episode, Yvette and Cynthia get into the harmful impacts of adding a legal status question to the 2020 census, shine a light on the stigma surrounding the bar exam, and take it back to 1886 for an early 14th Amendment case. They explain the importance of the census, Yvette processes her experiences in detention centers, and they applaud Yick Wo and Wo Lee’s resistance.
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2018-12-1158 min