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The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsWomen of Welcome Director Bri StensrudWelcome to episode 37 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Today’s guest is Bri Stensrud the director of Women of Welcome. And if you’ve listened to any of my episodes you know how much I mention this organization because of the work they are doing within the immigration space. So, being able to interview and get Bri on the show was such an honor for me!
2023-10-0444 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsBecome an Immigration Specialist with DOJ Accreditation with Joanne McAfeeWelcome to episode 36 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Today’s episode is a little different than usual because instead of speaking to an immigrant, I am speaking with someone who is an immigrant ally and works in the immigration space without being an immigration attorney.
Her name is Joanne McAfee and we connected through the Facebook group Women of Welcome! She had posted that she wa...2023-09-1944 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants"I Thought I Was Going for a Few Months and Stayed for Six Years!" with Louie (English)Welcome to episode 35 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Today’s guest is Louie Bischoff from NRT Marketing. She tells us about her experience being overseas in Taiwan – falling in love and bringing her then fiancé over to the United States. Louie went through the whole process of getting her fiancé’s green card or permanent residency status.
The initial plan was to spend a few mont...2023-09-0533 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants"Gatito Inmeegrante" The Best Immigration Story Ever written by Alfredo (English) (South America)Welcome to episode 34 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Today’s guest is Alfredo Bravo De Rueda, writer of Gatito Inmeegrante screenplay, which he says is the best immigration story ever! He came to the United
States from South America at almost 40 years of age.
Alfredo starts the show by sharing that his background is in economics but unfortunately, he hasn’t been able to work...2023-08-2215 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsFrom Transylvania to Helping People Achieve Their American Dream with Edit (English)Welcome to episode 33 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Today’s guest is Edit Perez, a Real Estate Agent in Central Florida. She tells us today about her journey coming from Romania.
Edit shares that her parents didn’t tell her they were moving when they went on “vacation” to Hungary when she was 15. It wasn’t until they arrived in Austria that they broke the news t...2023-08-0833 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsBe Femme Strong with DACA recipient Diana - (Mexico) (English)Welcome to episode 32 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!
Today’s guest is Diana, founder of Be Femme Strong. A women’s merch and apparel company that helps women feel bold and confident. And she is also a photographer. Diana shares her story of growing up undocumented in the United States. She is one of the 643,560 DACA recipients living in the United States.
If you’re unf...2023-07-2529 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants"Our Wealth Matters" with Maribel (Mexico) (Spanglish)
Welcome to episode 31 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time.
Today’s guest is Maribel from Our Wealth Matters. She has been featured in The New York Times and Next Advisor con Time. Maribel is an immigrant money coach! We connected on Instagram and she educates and coaches immigrants on finances and building wealth!
Maribel shares her story of growing up with immigrant pa...2023-07-1134 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsA Just Mission with Mekdes Haddis - (Ethiopia) (English)Welcome to episode 29 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time.
Today’s guest is Mekdes Haddis. She is a speaker, author, business consultant, and coach. Mekdes came from Ethiopia to attend college in the United States. Her parents felt that receiving higher education in the West was the best thing for her. She attended her first year of college in Ethiopia. However, she felt called to ministry and at...2023-06-1342 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsFinding Your Purpose With Burcu (Turkey) (English)Welcome to episode 28 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz where I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time.
Today's guest is Burcu Onaranel. She is the owner of Joy, LLC, international speaker, and host of The Coffee O’Clock Podcast. In her podcast she shares joy and inspiration with guest from all over the world who have inspirational stories to tell.
Burcu came to the United States from Turkey looking purpose. She had, what peo...2023-05-3031 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsBe Open to Learning with Andrea (Ecuador) (English)Welcome to episode 27 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants podcast! I am your host Heidy De La Cruz, and today’s guest is Andrea Rotondo from Liquid Cents Bookkeeping.
Andrea was 16 when her parents decided to move from Ecuador to the United States. Her dad got a great opportunity to take over a business in the US, and her mom always wanted to live here, so it was the perfect time for them; however, Andrea wanted to finish high school with her lifelong friends.
We talked about her experience in adapting to sc...2023-05-1637 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsChinedu from The Immigrant Investor Show! (Nigeria) (English)Welcome to episode 26 of The American Dream In The Eyes of Immigrants podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz and today’s guest is Chinedu Akunne from The Immigrant Investor Show.
His podcast is about highlighting the immigrant hustle, like pains, wins, and lessons, to help motivate those stuck along the way. It’s a monthly podcast that has been heard in over 45 countries. Chinedu and I connected on Instagram after one of my followers shared that she was on his podcast, so I asked him to be on mine!
Chinedu is from Nige...2023-05-0244 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsFrom Brazil to the United States with the Au Pair Program with Rosana (English)Welcome to episode 25 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host Heidy De La Cruz, and we are celebrating one year of this podcast this week!!!! The official anniversary is April 19!!!! So, to celebrate, I am doing a $50 gift card giveaway on my Instagram starting tomorrow (April 19 until Friday, April 21, 8 pm EST). Follow me on Instagram for the official rules to enter the giveaway!!!!
Thank you so much for all your support this past year, and I cannot wait to see how far this podcast gets!!! All for God’s glory, Am...2023-04-1830 min
The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants"Life with Francy" - From Puerto Rico to Maryland with Francy DevarieWelcome to episode 24 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants podcast.
Today’s guest is Francy Devarie – the podcast host of “Life With Francy Podcast.” She came to the United States from Puerto Rico when she was 15 after she was married at 14! Yes, this is definitely a story to listen to!
Francy’s story is a story of hardship to triumph and is such an impactful story. It was moving to hear all the things she went through and see how much she’s thriving now. I was on Francy’s podcast sharing about my poetr...2023-04-0438 min
Caregiving & Entrepreneurship Reimagined PodcastSeason 1 Episode 10: "Finding A Healthy Balance Between Motherhood and Entrepreneurship" with Heidy De La CruzAs an ambitious Christian mom, remember to focus on your why, be intentional with your time, and take care of yourself.
Here's what I cover with Heidy De La Cruz in this episode:
1. The importance of taking care of oneself, both physically and mentally, in order to avoid burnout
2. The importance of being intentional with one's time, in order to find a healthy balance
3. The importance of spending time in the word of God, in order to remember one's purpose and be intentional with everything one does
Heidy De La Cruz is a mom, an entrepreneur, and a creative writer...2022-12-1425 min