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Xicana Tiahui Podcast[EP8] Decolonizing the Social Imagination: Differential Social Movement HorizonsIn this episode, hosted on the Xicana Tiahui podcast platform, the Sandovalian Semillero Collective delves into the conclusion of Methodology of the Oppressed. The collective offers their final synopsis of the book and reflections on the content of the entire text, as well as its relevance for today. Here, the idea of the book, on coalition, becomes a continued conversation that signals not the end but an opening. To read Sandoval's Methodology of the Oppressed today is to conjure new dialogues about what the conditions of the world are and how to imagine a world where we might be fr...
2025-10-011h 05Xicana Tiahui Podcast[EP6] Love and the Abyss: Practicing the Decolonizing MovidaIn this episode, hosted on the Xicana Tiahui podcast platform, the Sandovalian Semillero Collective delves into Chapter 6 of Methodology of the Oppressed. The collective has a serious conversation about love. What exactly animates one to pursue "social justice," "liberation," or "freedom dreams" in a world where, as Sandoval puts it in her classroom, the social physics of war is the norm? To fall in love, not as a romantic or revolutionary (though these are also important), as a decolonizing movida is to take to task love as a hermeneutic. To be committed to the social movements today, against capitalism...
2025-08-0149 minXicana Tiahui Podcast[EP5] On the Rhetoric of SupremacismIn this episode, hosted on the Xicana Tiahui podcast platform, the Sandovalian Semillero Collective delves into Chapter 5 of Methodology of the Oppressed. The collective explores how Chela Sandoval examines dominant ideologies, as well as white consciousness, and how beings perpetuate systems of supremacy through rhetorical poses. Sandoval draws from Roland Barthes and Frantz Fanon to analyze the mechanisms that sustain oppressive power structures and to investigate “the language of supremacy.” Throughout the episode, the collective breaks down the rhetoric of supremacism and offers examples. Identifying these rhetorical poses is the first step to confronting the world and invoking the tech...
2025-06-011h 21Xicana Tiahui Podcast[EP4] The Methodology of Emancipation: Semiotics, Language, and RevolutionIn this episode, hosted on the Xicana Tiahui podcast platform, the Sandovalian Semillero Collective delves into Chapter 4 of Methodology of the Oppressed. Here, they unpack how Chela Sandoval engages the work of Martinican psychiatrist Frantz Fanon and French cultural theorist Roland Barthes, extending a conversation about semiotics (the study of signs), the conditions to link language with revolution. In particular, the collective tackles what Sandoval calls "the methodology of emancipation" and its five technologies of power: semiotics, deconstruction, meta-ideologizing, democratics, and the differential movement of consciousness. These theoretical threads of social praxis for the concrete practice enacting the social...
2025-05-011h 23
JMC Jams S2Xicana Jams: Spotlight on Sendy Tapia, Storyteller, Magazine Editor, PR Student ....I love how our students are so active in so many extracurricular activities that broaden their perspectives and their skill sets. Join me as I chat to Sendy Tapia, one of our PR Majors with amazing stories to tell. Stories about her work in magazines, and how her writing is featured in an anthology of women Xicana writers/poets/storytellers and the book tour coming to campus THIS WEEK!
2025-04-1417 min
Xicana Tiahui PodcastCaracoleando Among WorldsNatalia and Gustavo from Xicana Tiahui hang out with Dr. Silvia Soto, professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and Native American Studies at Sonoma State University. Platicamos about her recently published book “Carocoleando Among Worlds: Reconstructing Maya Worldviews in Chiapas.” We learn about her journey in the Zapatista struggle and her literary movida to bridge Maya Literature, Zapatista thought, and Chicanx and Native Studies. Get her book through the University of Arizona Press or your local library.
2025-04-1053 minXicana Tiahui Podcast[EP3] Knowledge, Power, and Disciplinary SilosIn this episode, hosted on the Xicana Tiahui podcast platform, the Sandovalian Semillero Collective delves into Chapter 3 of Methodology of the Oppressed, discussing disciplinary divides in knowledge, what Chela Sandoval calls "the apartheid of theoretical domains." The collective considers Sandoval's notion of power and how it operates between the horizontal and vertical axes, suggesting how we must attune ourselves to both, not choosing either/or. By focusing on one's position, the collective also thinks how the personal is political.
2025-04-011h 08
Xicana Tiahui Podcast[Wellness Segment] Wellness with Ixoq ArteTune into this episode of the Wellness Segment where Kim interviews Carla, creator of Ixoq Arte.
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2025-03-0623 minXicana Tiahui Podcast[EP2] U.S. Third World FeminismIn this episode, hosted on the Xicana Tiahui podcast platform, the Sandovalian Semillero Collective delves into Chapter 2 of Methodology of the Oppressed, where they unpack Louis Althusser’s theory of ideology and the ways Chela Sandoval extends his theory to consider how people can break with and rupture hegemonic ideologies. The collective moves through two of the main threads of the chapter, first engaging with the critique of hegemonic white feminism, and second, thinking through the possibilities and limits of differential consciousness in the U.S. third world feminist movement and our current context.
2025-03-011h 30Xicana Tiahui Podcast[EP1] Post-Modernism and Pastiche AestheticsIn this episode, hosted on the Xicana Tiahui podcast platform, the Sandovalian Semillero Collective delves into Chapter 1 of Methodology of the Oppressed, ‘where they critically examine Frederic Jameson’s perspective on postmodernism as a neo-colonizing force. Sandoval argues that Jameson's pessimism stems from his inability to recognize the subjectivity of colonized and oppressed groups. She proposes a "differential cognitive mapping" that allows for a mobile, flexible oppositional consciousness. The collective also discusses the relevance of postmodernism today and the role of social media in reflecting and perpetuating these conditions.
2025-02-011h 21Xicana Tiahui Podcast[EP0] An Introduction to the Liberation Philosophy of Chela Sandoval: MOTOdologyIn this new series hosted by Xicana Tiahui, the Sandovalian Semillero Collective introduces the labor, analysis, and background of the U.S. decolonial feminist philosopher Chela Sandoval. This episode introduces the year-long study of Sandoval's debut theoretical and praxis book, Methodology of the Oppressed, published in 2000. The collective discusses how the series will unfold and why the book, Methodology of the Oppressed, or MoTO, is an important intervention in the U.S.-based conversation of politics, philosophy, and practice. MoTO is a manifesto or manual for social emancipation, equipping the reader with a toolkit for analyzing the social world...
2025-01-0154 min
Gold Hoops and God PodcastS2,E2: Xicana Confessions, an interview with Brenda VacaWelcome to the "Gold Hoops and God Podcast!!" In this episode, I am interviewing the lovely Brenda Vaca, poet and owner of Riot of Roses Publishing House. Brenda shares with us how formative her identity as a Xicana has been, what it means to be truly prophetic, and the importance of storytelling as a liberative practice. Be sure to check out Riot of Roses Publishing House and Brenda’s poetry book Riot of Roses. Be sure to follow Brenda on Instagram @riotofrosespublishing and check out her website https://www.riotofrosespublishinghouse.com/Support the showThanks fo...
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Xicana Code SwitchersLeaving Academia and Starting a Personal Development JourneyIn this episode we had the great honor of having Dra. Yvette Martínez-Vu, host of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast, join us for a part II discussion on leaving academia and how she started her personal development journey as a First-Gen Chicana.
Listen to Grad School Femtoring Podcast Episode 173 featuring Xicana Code Switcher hosts.
BIPOC Business S/O: Woofboard
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2023-02-041h 06Xicana Code SwitchersTransition to an L&D CareerIn this episode, we had the pleasure of having Mitzi Martinez discuss how she transitioned out of Student Affairs to a career in Learning and Development (L&D). You can connect with Mitzi on LinkedIn or her website.
BIPOC Business Shoutout: Eauso Vert
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2022-10-231h 00Xicana Code SwitchersRunning for Public OfficeWe welcomed Magali Limeta back to share her experience of deciding to run for a school board elected position. If you would like to volunteer with or donate to her campaign, please visit her campaign website.
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2022-09-0153 minXicana Code SwitchersPleasure GapThis week we had Janine Huerta, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Social-Personality Psychology field. Her research area is sexual communication and more specifically, how the ways in which men and woman talk about sex contributes to the orgasm/pleasure gap. You can contact Janine via her email omedi004@ucr.edu. Book Recommendations: “Come as you are” by Emily Nagoski “The Ethical Slut”by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy “Designer Relationships” by Patricia Johnson and Mark A. Michaels BIPOC Business Shoutout College Snaxx College Snaxx IG: @collegesnaxx
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2022-08-0952 minXicana Tiahui PodcastCaminando con l@s Zapatistas: Chicanx Autonomous OrganizingIn this episode, the Xicana Tiahui crew was joined by Dr. Pablo Gonzales, a distinguished continuing lecturer at UC Berkely in the Department of Ethnic Studies, to discuss Zapatismo and the Zapatista experience with its influence on the Chicana/o/x struggles at the turn of the twenty-first century. Pablo shares his personal history of his experiences seeing and practicing the bridges forming between Zapatista autonomous territory and the urban struggle in Los Angeles. He captures these moments as the spirit of autonomy and how Zapatismo translates into the classroom setting. Together we reflect on these radical genealogies of...
2022-07-111h 48Xicana Tiahui PodcastImagining the Grietas: Reflections on the 2022 ROAR Conference (Oakland)Joined by Em and Zacarías, Maritza and Kristian from the Xicana Tiahui crew reflect on their experiences at the 2022 Revolutionary Organizing Against Racism (ROAR) conference that took place on Ohlone lands (Oakland) alongside the Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair. We explore the topics of whiteness, radical organizing, and how Zapatismo thinks through some of these issues in the United States.
2022-06-201h 14
Xicana Code SwitchersNavigating Expectations of a PhD ProgramThis week's guest, Rachel Freeman, walks us through how she decided to apply, accept, and navigate her Ph.D. program at UCLA. She reminded us of the importance to make time for self-care along the way.
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2022-05-2844 minXicana Tiahui Podcast[Roundtable] Insurgent Knowledge Productions of the Chicanx World-Making & Futurities ProjectIn this episode, we share an audio recording of a roundtable presentation that the co-hosts of Xicana Tiahui gave at the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies 2022 conference that was held virtually. This roundtable was a collective reflection of the last five years of Xicana Tiahui's existence and the speculative power of thinking with each other about the future of the Chicanx World-Making & Futurities Project. We invite listeners to reflect on the questions we pose as we think through our own collective process in creating projects that invite, agitate, and imagine new worlds.
2022-05-0258 minXicana Code SwitchersThe Making of Cultura MediaJoin us for this week's episode featuring Cultura Media! It is is a pleasure to begin our third year and 5th Season of the Xicana Code Switchers podcast by having our first guest: Mitzi Salgado! She holds a Master's degree in International Public Policy & Management from the University of Southern California with a specialization in Border and Immigration Policy. She also has a Bachelor's degree in Women Studies from UC Riverside. Mitzi's experience in developing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs helped shape her approach to social entrepreneurship and The Cultura Media. Mitzi is a proud Transfronteriza and a cultural...
2022-03-1346 min
The Reality Dysfunction - Unscripted/Unsilenced#95 - Anarchist politics and the Xicana/o/x movementDr. Ernesto Mireles and Alex Yanish discuss the Kristen Williams pamphet "Whither Anarchism" and how anarchist politics, particularly preformative politics have moved into the Xicana/o/x movement mainstream.
2022-02-2132 minXicana Code SwitchersNow Entering 2022!In this episode, Ariana and Patricia check in about the start of a new year navigating pandemic, grad school, and work life. We are excited to begin a new season and upcoming new guests.
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2022-02-0752 minXicana Code SwitchersMoving Out of State, Ethnic Studies, and Academic AdvisingThis week we had the pleasure of interviewing Denise Fernández. We discussed her experience moving out of state for her grad program, how Ethnic Studies impacted her educational journey, and her new professional journey. She is currently working as a Student Services Specialist for the Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University.
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2021-11-251h 06
Art · The Creative Process: Artists, Curators, Museum Directors Talk Art, Life & CreativityAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Poet, Artist, Novelist & Editor & Author of My Book of the Dead (Highlights)“One of the things that is dying is our planet. We hear these sirens every single day. We’re being warned daily by experts and concerned people how vast that squandering is going. It’s a case of urgency and it’s astounding and a very sad, a very pathetic comment on modern life that most people are ignoring those signs. As a poet, it seems to me that one of the tasks that the poet takes on, it’s a vocation that’s born with it, it’s this consciousness, this serving as witness.”Xicana activist, editor, poet, no...
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Art · The Creative Process: Artists, Curators, Museum Directors Talk Art, Life & CreativityAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (57 mins)Xicana activist, editor, poet, novelist, and artist Ana Castillo, was born and raised in Chicago. She is known for coining the term “xicanisma” which is defined in her book the Massacre of the Dreamers as, “a sociopolitical movement in the United States that analyzes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersection of Mexican American women that identify as Chicana.” The term cross bred Chicana feminism, which came to include the indigenous ancestry of Mexican Americans, unifying us with our sisters on the other side of the border.· www.anacastillo.net · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpo...
2021-11-1000 min
Spirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & ReligionAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (Highlights)“One of the things that is dying is our planet. We hear these sirens every single day. We’re being warned daily by experts and concerned people how vast that squandering is going. It’s a case of urgency and it’s astounding and a very sad, a very pathetic comment on modern life that most people are ignoring those signs. As a poet, it seems to me that one of the tasks that the poet takes on, it’s a vocation that’s born with it, it’s this consciousness, this serving as witness.”Xicana activist, editor, poet, no...
2021-11-0900 minThe Creative Process - Arts, Culture, Society - 2021-2022My Book of the Dead with Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist ANA CASTILLO - Highlights“One of the things that is dying is our planet. We hear these sirens every single day. We’re being warned daily by experts and concerned people how vast that squandering is going. It’s a case of urgency and it’s astounding and a very sad, a very pathetic comment on modern life that most people are ignoring those signs. As a poet, it seems to me that one of the tasks that the poet takes on, it’s a vocation that’s born with it, it’s this consciousness, this serving as witness.”Xicana activist, editor, poet, no...
2021-11-0900 minPoetry: The Creative Process: Poets discuss Poems & CreativityAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (Highlights)“One of the things that is dying is our planet. We hear these sirens every single day. We’re being warned daily by experts and concerned people how vast that squandering is going. It’s a case of urgency and it’s astounding and a very sad, a very pathetic comment on modern life that most people are ignoring those signs. As a poet, it seems to me that one of the tasks that the poet takes on, it’s a vocation that’s born with it, it’s this consciousness, this serving as witness.”Xicana activist, editor, poet, no...
2021-11-0900 minEnvironment, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Regeneration, Sustainability, Nature, Politics, Circular Economy - One Planet Podcast 2021-2022Ana Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (Highlights)“One of the things that is dying is our planet. We hear these sirens every single day. We’re being warned daily by experts and concerned people how vast that squandering is going. It’s a case of urgency and it’s astounding and a very sad, a very pathetic comment on modern life that most people are ignoring those signs. As a poet, it seems to me that one of the tasks that the poet takes on, it’s a vocation that’s born with it, it’s this consciousness, this serving as witness.”Xicana activist, editor, poet, no...
2021-11-0900 min
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, SustainabilityMy Book of the Dead with Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist ANA CASTILLO - Highlights“One of the things that is dying is our planet. We hear these sirens every single day. We’re being warned daily by experts and concerned people how vast that squandering is going. It’s a case of urgency and it’s astounding and a very sad, a very pathetic comment on modern life that most people are ignoring those signs. As a poet, it seems to me that one of the tasks that the poet takes on, it’s a vocation that’s born with it, it’s this consciousness, this serving as witness.”Xicana activist, editor, poet, no...
2021-11-0917 minEnvironment, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Regeneration, Sustainability, Nature, Politics, Circular Economy - One Planet Podcast 2021-2022Ana Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (57 mins)Xicana activist, editor, poet, novelist, and artist Ana Castillo, was born and raised in Chicago. She is known for coining the term “xicanisma” which is defined in her book the Massacre of the Dreamers as, “a sociopolitical movement in the United States that analyzes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersection of Mexican American women that identify as Chicana.” The term cross bred Chicana feminism, which came to include the indigenous ancestry of Mexican Americans, unifying us with our sisters on the other side of the border.· www.anacastillo.net · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpo...
2021-11-0900 minPoetry: The Creative Process: Poets discuss Poems & CreativityAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (57 mins)Xicana activist, editor, poet, novelist, and artist Ana Castillo, was born and raised in Chicago. She is known for coining the term “xicanisma” which is defined in her book the Massacre of the Dreamers as, “a sociopolitical movement in the United States that analyzes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersection of Mexican American women that identify as Chicana.” The term cross bred Chicana feminism, which came to include the indigenous ancestry of Mexican Americans, unifying us with our sisters on the other side of the border.· www.anacastillo.net · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpo...
2021-11-0900 minThe Creative Process - Arts, Culture, Society - 2021-2022ANA CASTILLO - Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the DeadXicana activist, editor, poet, novelist, and artist Ana Castillo, was born and raised in Chicago. She is known for coining the term “xicanisma” which is defined in her book the Massacre of the Dreamers as, “a sociopolitical movement in the United States that analyzes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersection of Mexican American women that identify as Chicana.” The term cross bred Chicana feminism, which came to include the indigenous ancestry of Mexican Americans, unifying us with our sisters on the other side of the border.· www.anacastillo.net · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpo...
2021-11-0900 minSpirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & ReligionAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (57 mins)Xicana activist, editor, poet, novelist, and artist Ana Castillo, was born and raised in Chicago. She is known for coining the term “xicanisma” which is defined in her book the Massacre of the Dreamers as, “a sociopolitical movement in the United States that analyzes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersection of Mexican American women that identify as Chicana.” The term cross bred Chicana feminism, which came to include the indigenous ancestry of Mexican Americans, unifying us with our sisters on the other side of the border.· www.anacastillo.net · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpo...
2021-11-0900 min
Theatre · The Creative Process: Acting, Directing, Writing & Behind the Scenes ConversationsAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (Highlights)Latest ARTS interview from The Creative Process’ MAIN CHANNEL. To listen to more of our interviews across the arts, visit tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. This THEATRE podcast focuses on interviews about theatre and the performing arts, but you can find hundreds more conversations across the arts, culture, society & the environment on our main channel. We hope you’ll check it out!“One of the things of the things that is dying is our planet. We hear these sirens every single day. We’re being warned daily by experts and concerne...
2021-11-0400 minFilm & TV, The Creative Process: Acting, Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Producers, Composers, Costume Design, Talk Art & CreativityAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (Highlights)Latest ARTS interview from The Creative Process’ MAIN CHANNEL. To listen to more of our interviews across the arts, visit tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. This FILM & TV podcast focuses on interviews about film & television but you can find hundreds more conversations across the arts, culture, society & the environment on our main channel. We hope you’ll check it out!Although not a filmmaker herself, a film based on Ana Castillo’s book So Far From God is in production. “One of the things of the things that is dying is our plan...
2021-11-0100 minFeminism, Women’s Stories: The Creative Process: Empowering Stories, Inspiring Women, Gender Equality, Women's Rights & EmpowermentAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (Highlights)“One of the things that is dying is our planet. We hear these sirens every single day. We’re being warned daily by experts and concerned people how vast that squandering is going. It’s a case of urgency and it’s astounding and a very sad, a very pathetic comment on modern life that most people are ignoring those signs. As a poet, it seems to me that one of the tasks that the poet takes on, it’s a vocation that’s born with it, it’s this consciousness, this serving as witness.”Xicana activist, editor, poet, no...
2021-10-0100 minFeminism, Women’s Stories: The Creative Process: Empowering Stories, Inspiring Women, Gender Equality, Women's Rights & EmpowermentAna Castillo · Award-Winning Xicana Activist, Editor, Poet, Novelist, Artist & Author of My Book of the Dead (57 mins)Xicana activist, editor, poet, novelist, and artist Ana Castillo, was born and raised in Chicago. She is known for coining the term “xicanisma” which is defined in her book the Massacre of the Dreamers as, “a sociopolitical movement in the United States that analyzes the historical, cultural, spiritual, educational, and economic intersection of Mexican American women that identify as Chicana.” The term cross bred Chicana feminism, which came to include the indigenous ancestry of Mexican Americans, unifying us with our sisters on the other side of the border.· www.anacastillo.net · www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpo...
2021-10-0100 minXicana Code SwitchersA Year in Post Doc, Following Up with Dr. LettyWe had the pleasure of having Dra. Letty join us once again for an update on her journey in academia. The chisme was good as Dra. Letty Garcia reflected on her first-year as a professor during the pandemic. You can reach Dr. Letty by email at lcgarcia@ucsb.edu.
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2021-09-201h 11Xicana Tiahui PodcastTravesía por la Vida: U.S. from Below & to the Left Encounters Tierra InsumisaOn April 30th, las Zapatistas boarded La Montaña, a boat headed towards Europe to commence their planetary tour, La Gira Por La Vida: European Chapter. As is their custom, the delegation received the mandate to carry Zapatista thought far and wide. Most importantly the Zapatistas' journey to Europe aimed to embrace La Otra Europa and those in struggle and rebellion; to learn from the histories, geographies, and ways of being. With this act, the Zapatistas crossed planetary bridges and opened doors for others to follow their path to listen and learn from those geographies closed off to us b...
2021-09-201h 34Xicana Code SwitchersRestorative Justice and Relationship BuildingThis week we had Jammy Camille (Caraballo Torres) Millet who is the founder and lead facilitator at StayJust, a Restorative Justice Education and Implementation organization. We discussed the experiences of BIPOC working in higher ed, what restorative justice means and looks like in educational settings and the importance of continuing our own growth.
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BIPOC Business Shoutout: Shyn
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2021-08-081h 52Xicana Code SwitchersUnderstanding Imposter Syndrome and the Field of Social WorkIt is the last day of July and we are ready to share another episode of XCS! This week we had Mireya Lupercio who shared about her experience maneuvering the U.S. educational system as a first-generation, Mexican-American student. She helps us define imposter syndrome and we learn about Mireya's profession as a Social Worker. Tune in to learn more about her, Social Work, and imposter syndrome.
BIPOC Shoutout: Cadena Collective
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2021-08-0146 minXicana Code SwitchersLife isn’t Greener on the Other SideFor this week, Dr. Lina Mendez discussed with us what it's like to work as a staff member in higher ed, her experience as a former Gates Millennium Scholar, and ways she supports students.
BIPOC Business S/O: Diaspora Co. Spices
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SideFriend ChroniclesSlide Thru with Xicana BoxingHad the pleasure to chop it up with @BillyHoeSaunders (Instagram) on a variety of topics but especially boxing! Enjoy Folks! (00:01:15) Chicks that are into boxing are unicorns (00:02:30) Guys always quiz women on sports (00:05:15) Vasyl Lomachenko is old in "Boxing Years" (00:06:25) Xicana thoughts on #LoganPaul & #JakePaul being in boxing (00:09:15) Logan & Jake belong in WWE possibly? Entertainment, not boxing (00:10:45) Eddie Hearn introduced youtube boxing, but Made them the main event. & Actual boxers as under card fights (00:12:20) Scary Knockouts (00:13:55) Boxers with losing records would give Jake a run for his money (00:15:00) Triller making moves in boxing, Jim Lampley (00:17:10) Daddy Goodz new celeb cru...
2021-06-041h 04Xicana Tiahui PodcastXicanacimiento: Chicanx Studies as a Life-Giving ForceHow do we know in Chicanx Studies? In this episode, we are joined by Dra. Irene Vasquez, Chair of the Department of Chicana/o Studies at the University of New Mexico (UNM), to discuss Chicana/o/x Studies. The Xicana Tiahui crew learns about Irene’s educational journey and the origins of her commitment to Chicana/o Studies. From UCLA’s Hunger Strike to the departmentalization of Chicana/o Studies at UNM, Dr. Vasquez has been on the frontlines of the struggle for Chicana/o Studies and reflects on the lessons learned on this path, the hard realities of navi...
2021-05-141h 17Xicana Code SwitchersInsight into Clinical PsychologyThis week we had Dr. Kristina Rodriguez, a licensed clinical psychologist, who identifies as part Mexican and Romanian and appreciates growing up with two cultures and customs. She has worked in several community and university counseling centers to support individuals struggling with a variety of concerns such as: anxiety, depression, adjustment, relationship, and academic difficulties. Listen in and learn more about her educational journey into this field!
BIPOC Shoutout: Beam Paints and @beampaints on IG
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2021-05-072h 00Xicana Code SwitchersIndigenous Students in Higher EdThis week we had Nikki Fraser, an Indigenous advocate and a proud mother of two, from the Secwépemc Nation located in the interior British Columbia. She shared about her educational journey and balancing motherhood. Nikki’s dedication and achievement has been acknowledged on multiple platforms, including GreenBiz’s 30 Under 30, the 2017 CBC “Young Indigenous Women on the Rise,” and most recently the 2018 “Top 10 Indigenous Influencers'' named by the Government of Canada. Nikki is currently enrolled in Thompson Rivers University pursuing her B.A. in Sociology and Political Science with plans to go to Law School.
BIPOC Shoutout: Babe With A...
2021-04-161h 01Xicana Code SwitchersStudent Affairs "Diversity and Inclusion"For this week, we interviewed Diana Ortiz Giron who walked us to her journey in becoming the Assistant Director for Diversity Education & Support at Harvard College and the ways she's supported students in college.
BIPOC Business Shoutout: All For Ramon
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2021-04-021h 34Xicana Code SwitchersFind Your PurposeIn this week's episode we had Benjamin Perez who shared about growing up in Salinas, CA and how he found his purpose through education. He is now paying it forward through his very own #LatinxGreekLife Podcast
BIPOC Business: Esa Bruja Andrade
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2021-03-071h 08Xicana Tiahui PodcastWhite Supremacy Strikes Back!After the white supremacist seizure of the capital in January, the Xicana Tiahui crew alongside the compa NM, reflect on the bubbling white supremacist actions erupting around us. We take a deep dive into the various organizations that promote white supremacy and who have taken a stance that is rooted in politics “from below and to the right”. We ponder on what it means for subversive white supremacy organizations to take anti-capitalist and anti-modern stances. What does it mean for our communities when white supremacist organizations co-op language of the left? What does it mean when white supremacists challenge stru...
2021-03-011h 27Xicana Code SwitchersMigration, Academia, and Transnational TiesBig news!!! We celebrate Ariana’s Ph.D. program acceptance!!
This week we had Yareli Castro Sevilla discuss her journey to being a Ph.D. candidate in American Studies at The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. We also discussed her proposed dissertation which takes a migrant-centered approach to explore Mexican “Espacios de Sinidad” in Sinaloa, that is, Chinese-Mexican cultures, customs, migratory processes, spaces where they built communities, and their transnational ties.
BIPOC Business: Austin Nature Works
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2021-03-011h 55Xicana Tiahui PodcastCumfessions del Corazón from a Butch ChicanaIn this steamy episode, the Xicana Tiahui crew “chap it up” with Claudia Rodriguez as she returns on this special Valentine's Day episode. Sharing her erotic poetry, Claudia creates the space for us to explore the need for pleasure and vulnerability in our sexual encounters and the importance of creating sex-positivity dialogues in our homes and community. Check out more of Claudia’s writing at: http://rodriguezwriter.blogspot.com/
2021-02-141h 05Xicana Tiahui PodcastRemembering Butchlalis: Chicanas Queering La PanochaIn this episode the Xicana Tiahui crew hangouts with Claudia Rodriguez, scholar, writer, and teatrista. Claudia reflects on her journey as a Queer Chicana writer and her role in creating Butchalis de Panochtitlan, which functioned as space for Chicanas to own, claim, and celebrate their Butch identities. We talk about why theater and Queer theater specifically is overlooked in the field of Chicana/o/x studies and the critical role artists make in producing knowledge for La Chicanada.
2021-02-0156 minXicana Code SwitchersNo Soy Básica: Latinx Literary Trends in Higher EdThis week we had Dr. Letty Garcia talk about the Latinx immigration course we all took during our summer, Letty's experience completing her master's degree abroad, the President’s Postdoctoral Fellow application process, and much more! You can contact Dr. Letty by email at lcgarcia@ucsb.edu.
TikTok Account Recommendation: @DoubleDeeMuva
BIPOC Business S/O: Bel Does Nails
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2021-01-252h 19Xicana Tiahui PodcastThe Mixed Race Damnés: Existentialism, Coloniality, and People-of-Color OrganizingIn this episode, Xicana Tiahui sits down with Dr. Daphne V. Taylor-Garcia, professor of Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego, to discuss her book, The Existence of the Mixed Race Damnes: Decolonialism, Class, Gender, Race (2018). Centering her mixed background as critical to informing her work, Dr. Taylor-Garcia shares with us her familial background, growing up in Toronto, Canada, and the experiences she faced transplanting to California. We contextualize her work and the impact her book has made on the field of Chicana/o Studies, Ethnic Studies, and coalitional organizing.
2021-01-181h 08Xicana Code SwitchersRaizes Collective: Political Change Through Art and Community BuildingThis week we spoke to Isabel Lopez, the founder and Executive Director of Raizes Collective. We discussed Isabel's journey in starting her nonprofit, building community, and healing spaces. Read more about Isabel's work:
North Bay Spirit Award winner uses art to empower local Latinos
’We want our children to carry that pride’: North Bay moms at the heart of Latino tradition
BIPOC Business ShoutOut: Adelitas Apparel
XCS BIPOC Business Guide
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2021-01-041h 08Xicana Tiahui PodcastQueer Xicana Indígena Root WorkIn this episode, the compas of Xicana Tiahui are in conversation with Chicanx Studies professor Susy J. Zepeda from UC Davis. We engage various topics, ideas, and directions that start from the intellectual and activist thrust of Dr. Zepeda's journey through academia that leads us to questions of worldmaking as La Xicanada in the United States.
2020-12-101h 54Xicana Code SwitchersProfessional Degrees: the Field of DentistryThis week we had Jeannette Diaz talk about their journey to becoming a registered dental hygienist and an independent dental hygiene practice owner.
If you are interested in learning more about dentistry degrees, check out the following resources:
UC Berkeley Dental School Info
Career Options in the Field of Dentistry
Dentistry Degrees: Overview of Types of Dental Degree Programs
POC Business ShoutOut: Jungalow
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2020-11-231h 53Xicana Tiahui Podcast[Entre Nos] Our Reflections on Chicanx World-MakingIn this episode, the compas of Xicana Tiahui foster a space of reflection to discuss our personal growths and understandings of Chicanx World-Making. Engaging in a cyclical discussion, the crew checks in and offers their takes on the possibilities of meaning infused in world-making and the ways a Chicanx world-making can take place in our everyday life.
2020-11-011h 18Xicana Code SwitchersChanging the Narrative: Family and College Expectations for Immigrant StudentsThis week we had Dr. Maricela Becerra aka @AcademicMami talk to us about immigrant college student experiences, navigating expectations from family and colleges, grad school, and much more!
Check out her blog: AcademicMami
BIPOC Business ShoutOut: Academic Mami Etsy Sticker Shop
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2020-10-261h 48Xicana Tiahui PodcastCivilization of Death: Coloniality of Power and the Decolonial ImperativeIn this episode, the Xicana Tiahui crew hangs out with Profe Roberto D. Hernandez from the Department of Chicana/o Studies at San Diego State University. Roberto delves into his intellectual origins and inspirations that grew from his experiences along the U.S./Mexico border in San Ysidro. Discussing his current work and projects, Roberto highlights the Zapatista engagement of the civilization of death as a framework to help us understand the systems/institutions of destruction that are rampant in our communities and lives. Profe Roberto however reminds us of the power of world-making and the need for a...
2020-10-151h 13Xicana Code SwitchersPodcasting, Accountability, and Politics: A Conversation with Denea JosephWe are 22 days away from the U.S. election and in this episode, we discuss media, anti-blackness, and politics with Denea Joseph. If you are able to vote, we encourage you all to do so! We discuss with Denea why it is so important to exercise this right. Also, check out Denea's “Undocumented Black Girl” podcast, her website, and book her through her agency SpeakOut. Follow on IG @denaerjoseph and Twitter @DenaeRandeen.
Resources
Bay Area Legal Aid
Tenants Together
CourtLinked
Readings
Being Mexican Does Not Automatically Equal Being Brown by Ariana Brown
BIPOC Business Shout Out: Miguel Miguel face masks
For all our...
2020-10-122h 17Xicana Tiahui PodcastCounter-Mapping: Land, Space, and Creating Tools of ResistanceThe Xicana Tiahui crew members converse with the Mapping Against Power Systems (MAPS) crew, Maritza (they/them), Kim (they/them) and Jaz (she/hers). As a womxn and gender non-binary centered collective, MAPS set out to create a knowledge sharing and co-creating space that disrupts colonial understandings of land and space. In this episode, we learn about why MAPS emerges and how the collective builds an insurgent counter-mapping project and builds new cartographic visions of relating to our neighborhoods and community.
2020-10-011h 01Xicana Tiahui PodcastA Place For Us: COLA4ALL and the Student Struggle for a Dignified LifeIn this episode, the Xicana Tiahui crew linked up with special guests Bre and Carlos from student struggle COLA4ALL at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In this conversation, we learned about the experiences and motivations of graduate students who were unsatisfied with the limited reach of COLA, cost-of-living-adjustment. Graduate students like Bre and Carlos, amongst many, pushed the boundaries of obtaining livable wages for solely graduate students, and instead formulated a relational based praxis that struggles for a dignified wage and life for all students, all workers, and communities who are seen as disposable under the banner...
2020-09-151h 38Xicana Code SwitchersClassroom Accommodations and Latinas in Public HealthThis week’s guest, Cynthia N. Ramirez, shared with us about her journey into her PhD in Preventive Medicine and Health Behavior. We also discussed the challenges in having accommodations met in schools and her research on patient perceptions of language congruency and doctor-patient communication.
BIPOC Shout-Out: Black-Owned Bookstores to Buy From
Brave and Kind Books (Decatur, GA) Semicolon (Chicago, IL)
Brain Lair Books (South Bend, IN)
Afriware Books (Maywood, IL)
Detroit Book City (Detroit, MI)
Mahogany Books (Washington, DC)
Uncle Bobbie's (Philadelphia, PE)
Hakim's Bookstore (Philadelphia, PE)
Harriott's Bookstore (Philadelphia, PE)
Ashay By the Bay (Bay Area, CA...
2020-09-111h 42Xicana Tiahui PodcastThe University and Pandemic: Graduate Student Testimonies on Academia and TeachingIn this episode, the Xicana Tiahui crew takes a moment to have an organic conversation about the educational responses to the pandemic and how educators are expected to navigate it alongside the students they teach or facilitate discussions with. We are graduate students learning and sharing the virtual realm, a phenomenon that we think through together as we try to understand our experiences.
2020-09-071h 02Xicana Tiahui PodcastTransborder Organizing: Xican@patistas, Detention Resistance, and Practices of AutonomyIn this episode, we discuss the lived experiences and political praxis of Ymoat, a Xicana transborder organizer influenced by Zapatismo who participates in many spaces of rebellion such as El Central Cultural de La Raza, Detention Resistance, and Hormigas Autonómas y Rebeldes. Ymoat is also part of an emerging podcast called Voices of Transborder Resistance.
As a guiding question, we asked ourselves: How do we build autonomy and create networks of resistance? We reflected on the work of Xicana organizers such as our guest Ymoat and the new re-structuring of capitalism with the current pandemic of C...
2020-08-241h 18Xicana Code SwitchersMaster's Thesis BreakdownIn this week's episode, Patricia breaks down each chapter of writing a master's thesis along with sharing her research findings with all of us. You can access Patricia's thesis here: Writing "Equity" Is Not Enough! A Case Study of the Graduation Initiative 2025 Implementation on a California State University Campus.
Thesis writing book recommendation: "How to Write a Master’s Thesis" 3rd Edition, Yvonne N. Bui - University of San Francisco
BIPOC Business Shoutout: Prados Beauty, find them on IG or Twitter @PradosBeauty
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2020-08-171h 51Xicana Code SwitchersThe Path Is Not Always Linear: An Immigrant’s JourneyIn this week's episode we had Claudia Espinosa who is the Founder of Latinas On the Verge of Excellence (L.O.V.E.) Mentoring Program, with the goal to support and empower young women to strive for excellence and achieve their dreams. We covered her journey from Cali, Colombia to NYC and going through the different higher education institutions that eventually led her to creating an organization that empowers young girls.
Additional resources for undocumented folx & allies:
unitedwedream.org
immigrantsrising.org
mydocumentedlife.org
ilrc.org
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2020-08-0249 minXicana Code SwitchersStudent Movements & the Policing of ActivismThis week we have Liz Sanchez speaking on their master's thesis on student movements and experiences in the California State University (CSU) system.
Title of Liz's thesis: The Great Sham of Student Affairs: How the Power of Storytelling Ignited a Student Movement and Revealed the Darkside in Reaching Higher
You can read Liz's co-authored article: Commodified Dissent: The Future of Student Activism?
Liz's summer class at Fullerton College for Fall 2020 SOSC 130-#14690 LGBTQ Studies
You can find Liz on IG @mr.liz_effn_sanchez
BIPOC Business Shout Out: Karen Ja...
2020-07-241h 37Xicana Code SwitchersLa Controversia del TesisIn this episode, we discussed the thesis process with Alondra Martinez and Karina Reyes Banuelos and share tips for future masters students interested in doing a thesis.
BIPOC Business Shoutout: Red Bay Coffee
Beautiful Coffee To The People. Certified B Corp.
https://www.redbaycoffee.com/
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2020-07-031h 04Xicana Code SwitchersCareer Development for Beginner Higher Ed ProfessionalsWe begin the episode talking about the importance of speaking out against anti-blackness and supporting the demands of #BLM movement. This week’s guest is Carrie, whom we talk about career development, interviews, and job search during a pandemic.
BIPOC Business ShoutOut: Comfy Sorts that offer a variety of handcrafted chunky and jumbo blankets made from chenille yarn, 100% merino wool and cotton. Support this black-owned business by LaTasha and Shavonne. Check out their beautiful work at: http://www.comfysorts.com/
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2020-06-121h 25Xicana Code SwitchersCritical Reflections of Lawtinas in Elite Spaces Part IIThis week's episode we continue our conversation with Donna and Érica and talk about law school, Harvard, and job market during a pandemic.
BIPOC Business ShoutOut: Letter Shoppe art by Dina Rodriguez. Art that supports self-love, mental health, and cannabis culture.
For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers an...
2020-05-221h 12Xicana Code Switchers*Special Episode*: Life UpdateIn this episode Ariana and Patricia check-in and discuss life updates, performative equity, job search process, and overall managing life during a pandemic.
BIPOC Business Shoutout:
Kassandra “Hand crafted polymer clay jewelry made with heart.”
Not your average clay earrings
Handmade in Fresno, CA
babybellandjake.etsy.com
Podcast Recommendations:
Hoodrat to Headwrap: A Decolonized Podcast by Ericka Hart & Ebony Donnley
All My Relations by Matika Wilbur & Adrienne Keene
The Happiness Lab by Dr. Laurie Santos
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2020-05-011h 08Xicana Code SwitchersCritical Reflections of Lawtinas in Elite Spaces Part IJoin us for this week's episode, we had Donna and Erica talk about critical reflections of family dynamics, social justice, and elite spaces. This is part 1 of 2 where Donna and Erica will discuss their experiences as law students at Harvard.
BIPOC Business Shoutout: Monarchs of Gold via Etsy Undocumented artist, activist, public speaker: Yehimi Cambron. Through both her art and storytelling she will invite students to critically and creatively think about art as a tool for activism, storytelling, and entrepreneurship. Her own personal life experiences inform much of her work and illuminate undocumented and immigrant narratives often m...
2020-03-171h 04Xicana Code SwitchersAlumni of Color Conference: Testimonios of Access and Retention in Higher EducationThis is a live recording where we asked our guests to talk about how their upbringing informed their academic and professional careers.
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2020-03-0151 minXicana Code SwitchersAcademic MujeresTune into our latest episode where we had guest speaker: Mara Nohemí López Godoy from Academic Mujeres! She discussed her latest passion project and how she has overcome many challenges and stood-up to gatekeepers in academia.
BIPOC Business Shoutout: @Guaraxez Fátima Gutiérrez, a Latina, student, and immigrant who sells handmade artisanal footwear and accessories that are fair trade, slow fashion, and with purpose. Your purchase helps generate jobs for many Latin American families: from the producer of raw materials to the one who sells them, technicians, engineers, operators and artisans. We will...
2020-02-091h 18Xicana Code SwitchersOverbooking, Overcommitment & Over it!Welcome back & Happy New Year 2020! This is the Xicana Code Switchers' third season! For this episode we provide some updates, talk about being overbooked and overcommitted, all while sharing some reflections on podcasting. Podcast recommendation: With That Being Said by Esther Boykin & Erica Turner POC Business ShoutOut: Beam Paints Plastic Free Paints, Lightfast pigments, wildflower honey handmade watercolour paints, 100% indigenous female entrepreneurship. Be on the lookout for us at Harvard University on February 28th -29th where we will be presenting at the Alumni of Color Conference 2020. Connect with us via Instagram @xicanacodeswitchers, Twitter @xcodeswitchers, and email xicanacodeswitchers@gmail...
2020-01-051h 16Xicana Code SwitchersLearning to Face the PastThis week, we had our guest, Jaime Barboza talk about his experience returning to the community college.
BIPOC Business Shoutout: - Resumes by Lara
Empowering, supporting and uplifting previously and/or currently incarcerated folks, people of color and those wanting to accomplish their dreams through resume services and education. @resumesbylara www.resumesbylara.com
End of season: We are taking a break and we will return until January. Ariana will be finishing off Ph.D. program applications and Patricia will be finishing her thesis and semester.
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2019-10-281h 31Xicana Code SwitchersWe are not Starting Over, We Are Starting from ExperienceIn this week's episode, we had Magali Limeta discuss her journey to pursuing her MBA.
POC Business Shoutout: Quw’utsun’Made created by a descendant of the Quw’utsun’/Cowichan tribe of Vancouver, Canada, Arianna Johnny-Wadsworth. Quw’utsun’Made is an apothecary and lifestyle brand that sells fragrances, salves, soaps, candles, masks, tattoo aftercare kits, and balms. Follow on Instagram @quwutsunmade and visit their website at www.quwutsunmade.com/shop
For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener me...
2019-10-061h 08Xicana Code SwitchersDoctorahood: Rising JuntasThis week, we had Doctora Lorena Márquez discuss how #DinnerConDoctoras came to be and ways others have created their own spin to cultivate doctorahood.
POC Business Shoutout: Doctora Designs - jewelry inspired by your resilience by Angela Chen
Doctora is a state of mind and being grounded in self-care, preservation, and resistance. Doctora recognizes more than academic achievement or aspiration, it celebrates wisdom from all lived experiences. They selected the term Doctora to embrace and celebrate those traditionally and not traditionally considered holders of knowledge and truth. They like to honor women, people of color, immigrants, and those handling li...
2019-09-141h 03Xicana Code SwitchersDeconstructing First-Generation ProfessionalismIn this episode, we had Valeria Simmons Garcia discuss with us the missing conversations about the transitions first-generation professionals go through. We also discussed Valeria's social media platform @firstgenprofessional.
XCS Graduation School Application webinar, link to instructions:
https://bit.ly/2NiHF1g
XCS Graduation School Application webinar, link to registration by Sunday, August 25th: https://forms.gle/MweWz5WWmEByQu8h6
POC Business shout-out: Liberate Meditation App https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-founder-creates-meditation-app-for-people-of-color/
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2019-09-031h 12Xicana Code SwitchersYou Are Not Alone: Recipes for SuccessThis week we had Dr. Lettie Ramírez and we discussed her published book, “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Parents for Parents” and upcoming new book called “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Students for Students” where we are contributing authors. Funds for every book purchased go towards a college scholarship fund via velazquezpress.com. Dr. Lettie also shared about her educational journey and tips for those who are completing graduate school applications.
Purchase “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Parents for Parents” book in Spanish: https://bit.ly/2P2j83j
Pu...
2019-08-1858 minXicana Code SwitchersMapping Your True Path Through the CaucasityThis week we had Pablo Montes join us to talk about his journey to his PhD program. Pablo Montes is a first generation, working class student and migrant from the lands of the Purépecha and Guamares, also commonly known as Guanajuato, MX. We discussed the importance of following your intuition, ways to support low-income, first gen students in higher ed, and research experiences.
For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on...
2019-08-051h 19Xicana Code SwitchersJourney to SelfFor this week, Zarian Williamson joins us in a discussion about his experience as a STEM major and recent graduate of California State University, Monterey Bay. We discuss his experience as a Residential Advisor (RA) in undergrad and as a Head RA
in SMASH. At the end, Zarian shares some advice for students interested in pursuing STEM and a medical field. Ariana and I share the news of our published chapters in soon-to-be published book You Are Not Alone: Recipes to Obtain Success by Students for Students.
Book recommendations:
Black Man in a W...
2019-07-281h 11Xicana Code SwitchersRestorative Practices: Summer 2019 LessonsHello! Summer is here and we are back for the 2nd Season of Xicana Code Switchers! In this new episode, we catch up with each other on our summer happenings and discuss the lessons we've learned thus far. From defining who is considered "local" to understanding ourselves in different spaces, institutions, etc. What are restorative practices? Restorative practices is a social science that studies how to improve and repair relationships between people and communities. The purpose is to build healthy communities, increase social capital, decrease crime and antisocial behavior, repair harm and restore relationships.
For all our...
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Just Boxing LiveGuests Lily Ulloa (Xicana Boxing) and Gio Garcia (Against the Ropes)Xicana Boxing creator Lily Ulloa and Against the Ropes podcast host Gio Garcia sit down to talk podcasting, boxing media, and the heavyweight division. Other topics include: Paulie Malignaggi's bare knuckle debut, Andrew Cancio's KO victory over Alberto Machado, and a controversial stoppage win for Elwin Soto.
2019-06-2400 minXicana Code SwitchersWhere Attention Goes, Energy FlowsFor this episode, we end our first season reflecting on the past academic year and our graduate school journey. We also discuss how podcasting has changed our graduate school experience.
Book recommendation: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo us @XicanaCodeSwitchers.
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2019-05-241h 00Xicana Code SwitchersBuilding Bridges: Hope for the FutureFor this episode we invited Leticia Corona to share her experience as a Global Development and Population Fellow at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation where she creates and manages a new $3 million grant-making portfolio that focuses on youth-led organizing and mobilizing in the U.S. Entrepreneurship is a field that not many women of color enter but it's definitely something Leticia seeks to change through mentoring young Latinas and women of color in the Central Valley to help them with their academic and professional development. Tune in to this latest episode as Leticia walks us through the life...
2019-05-151h 09Xicana Code Switchers3X3: Relationships MatterThis week, we invited the Associate Director of Student Affairs, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), Tracie Jones. We discussed lessons Tracie has learned from being a woman of color in a Student Affairs administrator position. Tracie Jones shared key lessons and advice on her pathway to becoming an Associate Director.
For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded...
2019-04-2753 minXicana Code SwitchersNurturing Networks: When You Get, GiveWe invited 2nd year PhD student, Mayra Puente, to discuss family dynamics, her undergraduate experience at UCLA and her PhD graduate program at UCSD. Mayra also offered her advice to anyone thinking about pursuing a PhD program and applying to prestigious fellowships. We spoke at length about how we can own our greatness in predominantly white spaces and advice to sustain us in academia.
The episode title was inspired by Maya Angelous' quote: "When you get, give. When you learn, teach".
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2019-04-161h 31Xicana Code SwitchersMothering in AcademiaThis episode was inspired by the anthology Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines edited by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai'a Williams and the Chicana M(other)work Collective. We live recorded from the North Bay Womxn of Color Conference (NBWOCC). We invited returning guests Dr. Mariana G. Martinez and Dr. Patricia Kim Rajal and new guest Yolanda Ayala. We all discussed mothering in academia and each of our guests' experiences.
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2019-03-3056 minXicana Code SwitchersCodified Oppression ¡Ya basta!Listen to our latest episode where we talk about the emotional and physical burden of social indoctrination on black and brown bodies within academic spaces. Learn more about these experiences with our special guest: Derick Pagan!
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2019-03-191h 36Xicana Code SwitchersLas FemtorsWe invite two great femtors, Dra. Patricia Kim-Rajal (Profa) and Dra. Mariana G. Martinez as our guests for this episode. In this episode we talk about femtorship and the challenges and successes of femtoring.
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2019-03-031h 14Xicana Code SwitchersOur Educational JourneyWelcome to our first episode of Xicana Code Switchers! We discuss how this podcast came to be and talked about our educational journey. We dive into what our intentions of this podcast are, the breakdown of the word "scholar-practitioner" and our name Xicana Code Switchers.
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2019-02-241h 16
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonTema Mercado on Midwifery, Xicana Cultural Legacies of Birth, and Postpartum CareTema Mercado is a Xicana mother of five children, wife and licensed midwife. I asked her to be on the Magamama podcast because I have had the privilege of watching her practice midwifery. I wanted to ask her about her dual practice in Tijuana and San Diego, to hear about how the birth center project in Tijuana is going, and also to talk about cultural appropriation in the birth community. I wanted to open dialogue for her concerns and desires for how we use the ancient technology in modern times, while being respectful. In this e...
2017-10-0754 min
Chicana MotherworkSeason 2 Episode 5: An Interview with Ana Castillo, Queer Xicana Mother, Writer, and ActivistIn this episode, Chicana M(other)work interviews queer Xicana single mother, writer, and activist, Ana Castillo. We discuss her Lambda Award-winning memoir, Black Dove: Mama, Mi'jo, y Yo (2016), and she elaborates on topics such as: her queer single Xicana mothering, how and why she wrote her book The Massacre of the Dreamers (1994) and the impact her book had on the rise of Chicana feminist thought and activism, our fears of raising brown boys in the age of mass incarceration and police brutality, combating state violence and patriarchy through Chicana mothering, self and community care for mothers of color including...
2017-03-131h 02
New Books in Latino StudiesMichelle Cruz Gonzales, “The Spitboy Rule: Tales of Xicana in a Female Punk Band” (PM Press, 2016)In her new book The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band (PM Press, 2016), Michelle Cruz Gonzales tells her story as a member of a feminist hardcore punk band. The band, Spitboy, emerged in the early 90s in the Bay Areapunk scene. The book provides an insider’s view of the scene, what it was like touring, and how a young Xicana found herself in a genre of music that typically identifies itself as male and white.
Gonzales reflects on the gender and racial politics that shaped punk music and explores her political an...
2016-08-1251 min
New Books in MusicMichelle Cruz Gonzales, “The Spitboy Rule: Tales of Xicana in a Female Punk Band” (PM Press, 2016)In her new book The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band (PM Press, 2016), Michelle Cruz Gonzales tells her story as a member of a feminist hardcore punk band. The band, Spitboy, emerged in the early 90s in the Bay Areapunk scene. The book provides an insider’s view of the scene, what it was like touring, and how a young Xicana found herself in a genre of music that typically identifies itself as male and white.
Gonzales reflects on the gender and racial politics that shaped punk music and explores her political an...
2016-08-1251 min