In Latino culture, it’s often expected that we someday become caregivers for our parents or other family members. Anyone who has taken on this role can tell you that it's hard and demands some big sacrifices. This week on Hyphenación, host Xorje Olivares gets together with Poet Yosimar Reyes and Professor Anita Tijerina Revilla to talk about the struggle of sacrificing to be a caregiver while trying not to lose yourself in the needs of others.

Read the transcript of this episode here.



Guests:

Yosimar Reyes (Instagram/ poetry)

Anita Tijerina Revilla (Instagram)

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Credits:

Hyphenación is a KQED Studios production. It’s produced by Ana De Almeida Amaral, Alex Tran, and Xorje Olivares. Chris Hambrick is our editor. Mixing and mastering by Jim Bennett and Christopher Beale. Jen Chien is executive producer, and KQED’s director of podcasts. 

Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. San Francisco Northern California Local.

The Hyphenación team is supported by our audience engagement producer Maha Sanad; podcast operations manager Katie Sprenger; video operations manager Vivian Morales; and our Chief Content Officer Holly Kernan. Special thanks to Chris Egusa, Martina Castro, Paulina Velasco and Megan Tan for their development support.

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