In this episode I reflect on the joys and struggles of becoming a brand new father and how they impacted the relationship with my wife. 

In this episode I explain how a group of African slaves in New Spain not only escaped slavery, but successfully created a free independent village prior to any nation in the Americas. #slavery #colonialhistory #afrolatino    

References  

Carrillo, Karen J. 2021. “Mexico’s First Liberated City Commemorates Its Founding.” Daily JSTOR. https://daily.jstor.org/mexicos-yanga-commenorates-founding/.  

Multiple, Authors. 2008. “The First Liberator of the Americas: The Editor's Notes.” Callaloo 31, no. 1 (Winter): 1-11. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27654749.

In this episode I go into the details of how I met my wife. I discuss the ups and downs of a relationship and ultimately how I define love. 

In this episode I speak on what it has been like living with a chronic illness, its origins, and how I have learned how to thrive despite it.   

In this episode I cover the events that shaped Mexico and its people, beginning with Mexican independence and ending with the Porfiriato.  

References 

Chasteen, John C. 2016. Born in Blood & Fire: A Concise History of Latin America. N.p.: W.W. Norton.  

Scheina, Robert L. 2003. Latin America's wars: The age of the Caudillo, 1791-1899. N.p.: Brassey's, Incorporated.

In this episode I speak about my journey with college, romantic relationships and recovering from heartbreak. 

In this episode I dive into what inspired the Chicano Movement but also what caused it to suddenly fall.    

References  

Hurtado, Aída. 1998. “Sitios y Lenguas: Chicanas Theorize Feminisms.” Hypatia 13, no. 2 (Spring): 134-161. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3810642.  

Martínez, Sara E. 2017. The Chicano Movement: A Historical Exploration of Literature. N.p.: ABC-CLIO.  

Rhea, Joseph T. 1997. Race Pride and the American Identity. N.p.: Harvard University Press.  

Saldívar-Hull, Sonia. 2000. Feminism on the Border: Chicana Gender Politics and Literature. N.p.: University of California Press.

In this episode I speak on how I received my nickname, my early high school years, the obsession with hip-hop as well as gang culture. The truth behind my uncle's death, my first job, relationships with women, and the realization of becoming a role model. 

In this episode I discuss the alternative origins of the name America.    

References 

Bris, Thomas De S. 2015. Discovery of the Origin of the Name of America (Classic Reprint). N.p.: FB&C Limited.  

Lambert, T. H. 1883. “The Origin of the Name of America: From the National History of the Peruvians.” Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York 15:45-72. https://doi.org/10.2307/196537.

In this episode I recollect on my earliest childhood memories and highlight the importance of the foundation my parents provided for me to facilitate adolescence.