In this episode, Franki and Oscar discuss all the reasons that Latinos/MesoAmericans aren't "in it". Meaning, why is the national narrative always focused on Black/white racism? Where are Latinos/mesoamericans in the national discussion, and why are we left out of the history books?

In this episode Franki interviews Oscar about his teaching position at OCCC and his work as the program coordinator of the Early Childhood Education Program. We discuss the program as well as the coordination between the ESL program and this one. Oscar also discusses how he's incorporated STEM into ECE, and the GED classes he teaches in Spanish.

Oscar and Franki discuss discrimination in Oregon, and specifically discrimination in education.

In this second of two parts, Oscar and Franki continue their interview with Jurgis as he describes what happened when the war ended and the Americans come to the German hard labor camp in which he and his family were detained.

In this episode, Oscar and Franki interview Holocast survivor, Jurgis Motiekaitis about his experiences as a young child living in a German hard labor camp. This is a two-part interview, and here is part 1.

In this episode Franki and Oscar provide updates on the recent hearing between DOJ and Abbott re: the removal of the bouys in the Rio Grande, and DeSantis' law against immigrants buying homes/land in Florida.

In this episode, Franki and Oscar discuss a brief history of border walls, and Oscar reflects on life with and without the wall in El Paso.

Oscar is visiting his home town, El Paso, and this recording focuses on his impressions returning home and reflecting on changes to the city, it's proximity to Juarez, the summer heat, housing, and poverty, and what El Paso is doing to address these challenges.

In this episode, Franki plays many of Oscar's favorite Mexican musicians and their most famous songs. This episode goes along with episode 12 where Oscar discusses these songs. We suggest you listen to episode 12, then this current episode. Enjoy and feel free to get up and baile!

In Episode #26, Franki and Oscar discuss what's happening at the border in Texas with Gov. Abbott's refusal to take down the barrier in the Rio Grande. They also discuss Gov. DeSantis' recent efforts to rewrite the history of enslaved people, and the negative effects on LatinX and MesoAmericans.