Associate Professor Maceo Montoa from UCD's Chicano/a/x Studies department and I discuss Maceo's writing, artistic upbringing/rebellion, his latest book Preparatory Notes for Future Masterpieces, and more.

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Professor Zoila S Mendoza and I discuss growing up in Peru, her love of music and dance, writing and researching her latest book - Qoyllur Rit’i - and a lot more.

Purchase Qoyllur Rit’i – Crónica de una peregrinación cusqueña here

https://lasiniestraensayos.com/libro/qoyllur-riti-cronica-de-una-peregrinacion-cusquena/

More on Professor Mendoza - https://nas.ucdavis.edu/people/zolia-mendoza

Professor Sunaina Maira from UCD's Asian American Studies Department and I discuss Palestinian hip hop, teaching during lockdown, how her research on Palestine and 9/11 continues to be relevant, and her upcoming presentation Digital Storytelling in a Time Of Crisis: Migration, War, and Pandemic. This is an in-person event which shares the stories of Yemeni and Arab American in Oakland during the pandemic.

The event will be held on Wednesday October 20th at UCD Davis in Hart Hall 3201.

https://dhi.ucdavis.edu/events/digital-storytelling-time-crisis-migration-war-and-pandemic

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Assistant Professor Michael Singh from UCD's Chicano/a/x Studies Department and I discuss his upbringing in the Davis adjacent town of Woodland, his research on Latino male teachers, joining UCD during a pandemic, writing his first book, and more.

More on Dr. Singh - https://chi.ucdavis.edu/people/michael-singh

Assistant Professor Lorena V. Márquez from UCD's Chicano/a/x Studies Department and I discuss her new book La Gente, how it came to be, surprising things she learned writing it, as well as her love of the Sacramento region, her upbringing, and more.

Order La Gente - https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/la-gente

Professor Monica Torreiro-Casal from UCD's Chicano/a/x Studies Department and I discuss growing up in Spain, international psychology work and how it got her to Chi Studies at UC Davis, adapting to working from home in 2020, and more.

This episode is a bit different in that I chat with Eduardo and Howard from Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center. We discuss these programs, how they got involved with them, and how students in need can benefit from their services.

Associate Professor Bettina Ng'weno from UCD's African/African American Studies Department discusses growing up in Nairobi, her dream job, "Absent Landmarks," and more.

Professor Beth Rose Middleton from UCD's Native American Studies discusses her work with Cultural Burnings, blending environmental sciences and cultural studies, getting to UC Davis, and more.