Shows
UndocuTalksResistance & ResilienceThis episode discusses the impact of anti -immigration policy on immigrant mental health through stories of resilience.
2025-03-0918 min
UndocuTalksUnmasked and UndocumentedWe will be telling the story of Carlos–a pseudonym given to protect his identity and privacy–while discussing the lasting psychological and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigrant children. Despite the growing number of unaccompanied immigrant minors crossing the border, news on these instances has dwindled (Venta et al., 2023). Covering the experiences of immigrant minors during the pandemic remains necessary, as many are still dealing with the aftermath.
2025-03-0918 min
UndocuTalksHidden StoriesFor today's episode we’re talking about mixed-status families- families where
some members are U.S Citizens, and others are undocumented or have other forms of temporary
status. This is a group that’s often overlooked, but their struggles are REAL, especially when it
comes to education, work, and their overall well-being.
2025-03-0911 min
UndocuTalksA StoryTransitioning into the Second Theme of the Humanities Lab course: Child and Family Psychology. Take a listen!
2025-03-0910 min
UndocuTalksVoices of ResilienceThis student group concentrated on the question “What was the long-term psychological impact of the Chandler Roundup on the community?” By showcasing voices from the Latinx community who resisted and protested the 1997 Chandler Roundup event.
2025-03-0913 minUndocuTalksInvestigating Government and PolicingThis group produced an episode investigating the reports produced by the City of Chandler government officials and police department following the 1997 Chandler Round Up.
2025-03-0912 min
UndocuTalksHistory is Writing with an "I"A deeper dive into the 1997 Chandler Roundup event that explores primary source documents, including a Border Patrol report produced in the aftermath of the event. This student group explored the impacts on mixed-status families. Take a listen!
2025-03-0912 min
UndocuTalksHistorical Legacy of the 1997 Chandler RoundupThe "Chandler Roundup" was a planned five-day operation (July 26 - July 31, 1997) carried out by the City of Chandler. The event involved the Police Department of the City of Chandler and the Border Patrol which at the time was a division of the Immigration Naturalization Services (INS). The results were that a total of 432 Latinx undocumented immigrants were deported and repatriated. This student group focused on contextualizing the historical legacy of this event in the Arizona landscape.
2025-03-0916 min
UndocuTalksIntroducing Season 5: Humanities LabProfessor Martinez introduce our new season! This season will feature a co-taught Humanities Lab course by Dr. Rafael Martinez and Dr. José Causadias titled, "Families Living (Un)Documented. This podcast represents the public impact projects the students produced for the course. The season is divided into two projects. First, students will produce podcasts examining the local historical events: The 1997 Chandler Round Up that had tremendous impact on immigrant and mixed-status families in Arizona. Secondly, students will produce podcasts around the second theme of the course: child and family psychology. Take a journey with our class!
2025-03-0908 min
KPFA - Letters and PoliticsA History of the Dreamers Movement
Guest: Rafael A. Martínez is an assistant professor in the Southwest Borderlands Initiative at Arizona State University whose work focuses on immigrant rights, mixed-status families, and Latinx cultural and historical productions in the Southwest borderlands. He is the author of Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States and is the founder of the podcast UndocuTalks.
The post A History of the Dreamers Movement appeared first on KPFA.
2024-11-1459 min
UndocuTalksThe Deportation ExpressOur guest, Ethan Blue, author of The Deportation Express book joins us to talk about the development of the modern day immigration system. This episode takes us on a historical journey aboard the train system that helped grow the deportation system as we know it today.
2022-12-1242 minUndocuTalksCritical ConsciousnessIn this episode, our two UndocuScholar guests: Carlos Aguilar & Germán Cadenas talk Critical Consciousness as it relates to our undocumented communities. Want to learn more about critical consciousness role on UndocuScholarship? Take a listen!
2022-11-0752 minUndocuTalksWe Are Not Dreamers | Part IIIn this episode, we discuss we continue our discussion with authors: Grecia Mondragón, María Liliana Ramirez, Katy Dominguez from the groundbreaking book for UndocuScholarship titled: We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States.
2022-10-1041 minUndocuTalksWe Are Not DreamersIn this episode, we discuss the groundbreaking book for UndocuScholarship titled: We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theorize Undocumented Life in the United States, with three of its authors: Grecia Mondragón, María Liliana Ramirez, Katy Dominguez.
This Part I of Episode 2. Part II will be released on Oct. 10th.
2022-09-2646 minUndocuTalksWe're Back!After a 3 year hiatus, we are back for a full season 4!
Season 4 is focused on UndocuScholarship. What is Undocuscholarship? Take a listen & find out!
2022-08-2925 min
UndocuTalksBroken Dreams, Promises, & ActsIn this episode, our #UndocuNews host, Alejandro Mendiaz talks about:
- Mass Deportation Tweets
- American Dream & Promise Act
- Refugee & Asylee Concentration Camps
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Show Host:
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera @alejandromagno31
Collective Members:
Nancy Canales @_nancycanales
Melisa Garcia @melichapoeta
Rafael A. Martinez @undocu_scholar
Paola Monarrez @pmonarrez
Froilan Orozco - forozco@unm.edu
2019-06-2415 min
UndocuTalksRecap of Season 3Our collective team conducts a recap on Season 3 and talks about future plans!
2019-05-2824 min
Más que una pregunta, tengo un comentarioEp. 009 - #ConLasChelasNo!/GoT Ep. 2/Racismo en México (feat. Rafa Martínez)El podcast que no estaban esperando que se tomo la Semana Santa muy en serio, hoy Montse, Udell y José regresan a comentar el atentado contra la cerveza fría, los últimos dos episodios de Game of Thrones y realizan una entrevista a un invitado muy especial, el host del podcast "Undocutalks", el gran Rafa Martínez, quién nos iluminó con sus opiniones y experiencias y al que aburrimos 15 minutos hablando de Game of Thones. Pásenle a lo barrido y no olviden escuchar "Undocutalks" en su plataforma de podcasts de confianza!
2019-05-101h 14
UndocuTalksWho Benefits from Gladys's Family Separation?In this episode, we interview filmmaker, Alvaro Morales on his virtual reality film titled "Home with America," that is part of the Family Reunions Project, which focuses on virtually bringing families together who have been separated by our immigration system.
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Feature Interview:
Alvaro Morales @familyreunionproject
Show Hosts:
Nancy Canales @_nancycanales
Melisa Garcia @melichapoeta
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera @alejandromagno31
Rafael A. Martinez @undocu_scholar
Creative Segments:...
2019-05-0123 min
UndocuTalksImmigration Status & Mental Health with Chubby Therapy PodcastThis episode is in collaboration with our partner podcast, "Chubby Therapy Podcast," and our co-founder, Rafael Martinez sits down with the "Chubby Therapist" himself, Rene Garcia, to talk about the ways in which mental health is impacted by every facet of our undocumented lives. This is an extension of our Season 2, Episode 2 titled "Immigration Status & Mental Health."
For the full interview, visit Chubby Therapy Podcast at: https://chubbytherapypod.com
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Feature Interview:
Chubby Therapy @chu...
2019-03-2628 min
UndocuTalksFrom Quetzals to MagpiesIn this episode, we interview New Mexico based artist, Jade Leyva-Frouge and focus on her painting titled, "From Quetzals to Magpies," where she tackles the issue of immigration through the portrayal of identity, economic struggle, environment, and culture. Our hosts provide a poetic and vivid portrayal of the painting while focusing on Jade's magical realism style of painting.
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Feature Interview:
Jade Leyva-Frouge @jadeleyvart
Show Hosts:
Melisa Garcia @melichapoeta
Alejandro Me...
2019-02-2534 min
UndocuTalksOur Existence as ResistanceIn this episode, our hosts engage in a critical discussion asking: What is activism? And the ways we can all think of ourselves as activists. Finally, we cover the Dreamer Tour Guanajuato 2019, where multiple returnees and deportees gathered in a retreat where they are creating a network for Mexicans who are returning back to their country of birth.
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Show Hosts:
Melisa Garcia @melichapoeta
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera @alejandromagno31
Rafael A. Martinez @undocu_scholar
2019-01-2829 min
UndocuTalksTweets, Images, Commentary, & Reflections on the Migrant CaravanIn this episode, our hosts engage in a critical discussion with the topic of the migrant caravan and the recent show of force by the U.S. government at the border. We will go through tweets, images, and commentary on the topic.
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Show Hosts:
Rafael A. Martinez @undocu_scholar
Frankc Berlanga-Medina @incogh_stry
Nancy Canales @_nancycanales
UndocuNews Segment:
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera @alejandromagno31
Cindy Nava @cindyloo1912
2018-12-0454 min
UndocuTalksImmigrant PoliticsIn this episode, we feature the story of Francisco "Panchito" Medina, the first elected City Commissioner to political office in the U.S. We explore the topics of engaging in voting, politics, and civic engagement.
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Show Hosts:
Rafael A. Martinez @undocu_scholar
Frankc Berlanga-Medina @incogh_stry
Nancy Canales @_nancycanales
UndocuNews Segment:
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera @alejandromagno31
Cindy Nava @cindyloo1912
Mental Health Segment:
Norma...
2018-10-2944 min
UndocuTalksImmigration Status & Mental HealthIn this episode, our #MentalHealth Segment talks about the ways in which mental health is impacted by every facet of our undocumented lives. We have three wonderful stories that talk about the ways in which mental health is intertwined with their immigration status.
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Show Hosts:
Rafael A. Martinez @undocu_scholar
Frankc Berlanga-Medina @incogh_stry
Nancy Canales @_nancycanales
UndocuNews Segment:
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera @alejandromagno31
Cindy Nava @cindyloo1912
2018-09-2442 min
UndocuTalksNew BeginningsIt is back to school! And the new school year marks "new beginnings" for undocumented students who will be starting college, graduate programs, medical school, and law school. In today's episode we bring you 3 stories of undocumented students that begin their new journeys migrating on their educational path!
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Show Hosts:
Rafael A. Martinez @undocu_scholar
Frankc Berlanga-Medina @incogh_stry
Nancy Canales @_nancycanales
UndocuNews Segment:
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera @alejandromagno31
2018-08-2740 min
UndocuTalksReflectionsIn our Season 1 finale, our collective reflects on the creation & production of UndocuTalks and discusses our hopes & aspirations for Season 2.
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Show Hosts:
Rafael A. Martinez @undocu_scholar
Frankc Berlanga-Medina @incogh_stry
Nancy Canales @_nancycanales
UndocuNews Segment:
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera @alejandromagno31
Cindy Nava @cindyloo1912
Mental Health Segment:
Norma Ramirez @normaramirezart
Original Poetry by:
Julio Molina @juliom999
Rossy Evelin...
2018-05-2832 min
UndocuTalksThe State of Immigration with Michelle Lujan GrishamNews Segment - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham who is also the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She discusses the current status of immigration at the national level and the current proposals in moving an immigration agenda forward.
Education Segment - we discuss impacts of deportation, mixed status families, and an immigrant economy.
Mental Health Segment - mindfulness in everyday life: news consumption.
UndocuTalks is a podcast produced by immigrant youth centered on the premise of informing, educating, and sharing culture.
Show Hosts:
Rafael A. Martinez @und...
2018-04-3042 min
UndocuTalksSanctuary & SovereigntyEducation Segment:
The "Sanctuary and Sovereignty" public forum took place in Albuquerque, NM on March 9th, 2018 and focused on the meanings of sovereignty for native nations and that of sanctuary within the migrant justice movement. There was discussion across the two concepts as well as between activists working within these movements.
Self-Care Segment:
Norma Ramirez goes over four everyday rituals that will make us happy.
UndocuNews Segment:
DACA and possibly another government shut down again?
Show Hosts:
Rafael A. Martinez (@undocu_scholar)
Frankc...
2018-03-2643 minUndocuTalksUndocumented, Unafraid: Before & After DACA"Undocumented, Unafraid" is one of the most emblematic slogans of the Immigrant Rights Movement, but where was this slogan born? Where do it's roots come from? And what do the methods and tactics of "Undocumented, Unafraid," mean before & after #DACA? Our guest for this show is longtime #UndocuQueer #Artivist - Nicolas Gonzalez Medina who participated in the 1st "Coming Out of the Shadows" in Chicago on March, 2010.
Show Hosts:
Rafael A. Martinez (@undocu_scholar)
Frankc Berlanga-Medina (@incogh_stry)
Nancy Canales (_nancycanales)
#UndocuNews Segment:
Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera (@alejandromagno31)
C...
2018-02-2641 minUndocuTalks#UndocuScholarsEp. #1: #UndocuScholars - undocumented students in academia who bridge the gaps between community and higher education.
Interviews:
• Ana Oaxaca, PhD Student in Political Science at UCLA
• Bud Gee, MA Student & Organizer at Columbia University
#UndocuNews segment:
• Changes to immigration policy for Cuban immigrants
• Government shutdown/reopen in 2018!
2018-01-2835 min