Latine Stories

In this episode, Dr. Saldaña-Portillo, professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU talks to us about her work on racial identities at the US/Mexico Borderlands and her book, Indian Given: Racial Geographies Across Mexico and the United States (2016), which was awarded the Best Book Award from the National Association for Chicano and Chicana Studies.

Victor D'Angelo talks to us about growing up in Argentina, and lessons he has learned from baking bread, running a family business, and opening his first restaurant in Columbus, OH.

Dr. Soria E. Colomer, Professor of Bilingual Education at Oregon State University talks about her work on transforming the educational landscape for marginalized youth. Her research explores the negotiation of language and identity in new immigrant communities.

Maria C. Chavarria es linguista y educadora. Durante su vista a Ohio, charlamos sobre la comunidad Ese Eja de Peru y como colaboró con ellos para diseñar su primer alfabeto, el cual se usa en las escuelas. Ella ha grabado la tradición oral de los Ese Eja por muchos años, y recientemente el gobierno peruano publicó la edición bilingüe del su trabajo con esta comunidad. La Dra. Chavarria es profesora de estudios de posgrado en la universidad de San Marcos.

In this episode, Nelson Flores, professor of educational linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania discusses his research on the intersections of language and race in bilingual education with the goal of promoting more equitable programs for language-minoritized students.

¿Has escuchado estas frases “la carne de burro no es transparente” “sana, sana, colita de rana si no sana hoy sanará mañana” o “el que mucho abarca, poco aprieta”? ¿Las usas tú? En este episodio, Paola Enríquez Duque de Ecuador, Melissa Nieves Rivera de Puerto Rico, Emily Rangel Manrique de Venezuela, y Tania Espinales Correa de México, conversan sobre algunos de los dichos o refranes comunes en sus países. Esperamos que esta conversación les interese, les haga reír y recordar algunas frases de su propia familia.

Listen to my conversation with Dr. Anna Babel and learn about how to become an ally for DACA students.

Jackie Orozco, a local reporter and TV news anchor, talked to me about her life as a journalist and her commitment to bringing Latino/a stories as part of the life of our communities in Central Ohio.

Julieta Manrique se especializa en la escultura, cerámica, y pintura mixta. Empezó a crear y pintar en su nativa Colombia y ahora vive aquí en Columbus, Ohio.

In this episode Dr. Verduzco Reyes, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and El Instituto: The Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies at the University of Connecticut, talks about her book, Learning to be Latino: How Colleges Shape Identity Politics. Dra. Verduzco Reyes is the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation college graduate. She grew up on the east side of the San Fernando Valley.