¡Firme!

¡Firme!

By Miguel Maltos GonzalesArtsVisual Arts
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¡Firme! episodes

  • What makes the PNW gente of today?
    Through the passing years, the gente in the PNW have evolved into what they are to say. Language loss, food, traditions, and more have been influenced by U.S. lifestyle, or is there something else? Let’s start this dialogue so understand more. ¡Andalé!
    26 min
  • Pa’lante (going forward)
    After the impact of vandalism on the BLM mural in Spokane, WA we are still moving forward in our creative and cultural endeavors. ¡Pa’lante Pa’lante pa’lante!
    24 min
  • Who is this Latino heritage museum for???
    A Latino heritage museum is being considered for the DC Smithsonian network, and gente is already arguing on the name. ¡Pos chin! How do we get nice things if we can’t even play well together? #individualismdivides
    28 min
  • For good luck...
    There’s so much history in the words we use in our culture. Changing these words takes away for our heritage and robs future generations from learning where they come from.
    26 min
  • Growing up Chicano in Spokane with local guest Manny

    Introducing Manny, a young Chicano originally born in California, moved to central Washington, and now resides in Spokane. Manny brings an interesting insight to growing up Chicano is Pacific Northwest. Together we discuss the cultural differences we experience as we spend more time in el east WA. There are so many cuentos to share! Manny is the first local guest with more to come. Join our conversation, and please offer your thoughts through the message feature in Anchor.fm, or through the Feisboo messenger bubble on LTNXartes.com. En solidaridad. #chicano #local #gente #latinidad #cuentos #platicasconamigos 

    43 min
  • El voz, yes we deserve one!
    Having to express cultura in a space that isn’t intended for it feels like living on borrowed land. As a person with a rich cultural heritage, I can see the need to have a space dedicated to the people it serves. This being black, Asian, indigenous, and gente. We aren’t wanting to create or foster a divide. No this is like living in a persons house, and having a home of your own.
    31 min
  • ¡Que Buena!
    Sometimes the hardest conversations lead to the closest connections. Without these talks, we can’t expect change to occur in a community. Have these awkward conversations of culture, color, heritage, history y mas with the intention of learning. Talk like you’re the listener. You’d be surprised how a difficult conversation would flow.
    29 min
  • Time may change me, but I can’t change time.
    David Bowie once sang these words, and they’ve been apart of my life since I was a child. We’re shaped by our childhood experiences. As a people, adapt to the world around us. In that we lose language, and heritage. In order to preset our culture, we start to search for ourselves. Seeking out opportunities to express and learn about where we come from. The first Spanish language radio is coming to Spokane, and so is the first cultural arts space.
    38 min
  • Art has no genders cont.
    My mom was forced to leave a formal art education because she was Latina. With inspiration from my dad, she became a self taught artist. She keeps her work for herself because she doesn’t owe anyone anything. She paints because sha can. On her terms, her passions, her interpretation of creative freedom, and taught me something I would have never learned in any school. I learned to make art from the heart.
    36 min

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¡Firme! started as a platform for a Chicano artist to connect with community during pandemic and from a politically conservative area. Today, the discussion is focused on contemporary Chicano arts and…