How to College: First Gen

In this episode, Sandra chats with Myrna Galan about how her 30-year career in graphic design, how she built her successful business, and the advice she gives up-and-coming designers.

First-generation immigrant and college graduate Maria shares her journey about why and how she learned the importance of financial wellbeing and how she now helps others begin their own journeys towards understanding how to manage their finances.

In this episode, Luz chats with Maria about how and why she became interested in financial literacy and how her relationship with money has changed along the way. As first gens and/or immigrants many of us may not always have the most solid financial education and know-how to make sure we are setting ourselves up for a healthy financial future so it’s key to take a step back and make sure we evaluate where we are in our financial journeys and where to go from there.

Our guest, Angie ponders about the tradeoffs of going back to school after 10 years to finish her degree; she has an honest conversation about the “why” and how she defines success and her north star.

For our 100th episode, Adnan, Amanda, Sandra, and Shiv talk about what they wish they could have told their high school selves about the college application process and their college journeys.

We are excited to introduce our newest co-host, Adnan. In this episode, he will introduce himself and talk about his journey and a valuable life lesson he learned while graduating!

We are excited to introduce our newest co-host, Sandra! In this new episode, she will introduce herself and share a little about her own first-gen college journey.

In this short episode, get to know Amanda as she takes listeners on her journey to, through, and post-college as a first-generation college student. Amanda discusses how the intersection of her experiences and her hometown led her to a passion for community building + engagement. 

In this episode, Shiv invites the Jikaria Sisters to share their experiences becoming social media influencers while managing their individual careers in business, law, and engineering.

In celebration of our second anniversary our hosts Norma, Luz, and Alejandro sat down to chat about the presence their parents have had during their college journeys. They chat about how they were able to involve their parents in this new journey, the challenges they encountered in getting their parents to understand their new lives, and how they navigated wearing different hats at home.