In today's episode we have former professor and author J.L. Torres. We speak quiet a bit about the Puerto Rican experience in regards to many things but especially to mirgration. 




We also speak about his book with the same title and how migrating has been rooted in our civilization and culture. However, we also speak about the imperial legacy of the United States and the affect it has had on Latin American. To learn more about J.L Torres please visit his website at https://jltorreswriter.com/

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Tragos is a card game inspired by cultura! Carolina Acosta is the brains behind the operation and she shared with us how she became an accidental entrepreneur. 

How many times have you played "American" card games and don't know a what a word means or who the card is referencing. Even with Heads Up I've felt lost as to who or what I was describing. Tragos acknowledges we are fully bi-cultural and as Latinos we need something a little spunkier.

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Why is it that knowledge about healthcare is radical? There are huge inequities in healthcare, something that was exhasterbated and fully exposed during COVID. However, Ivelyse Andino saw this writing on the wall far before COVID. 




She created Radical Health, the first Latina-owned-and-operated Benefit Corp in NYC. Radical Health gives an underserved community the tools to navigate the often confusing world of healthcare.

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In today's episode I spoke to Jeanette Escudero an employment lawyer in Florida and author of The Apology Project. "Doing it all," is a societal pressure inflicted on women. Some how, we just follow along, putting the pressure of the world on our shoulders. 

We speak about her book, The Apology Project, it's a novel about Amelia Montgomery a Chicago litigator who is all work. However, she is conflicted when one of her cases means compromising her principles. From this point comes an internal change that takes Amelia on a journey.

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Last week I took a last minute trip to Chicago to help my dad move out of our childhood home. It was an emotionally difficult trip because my dad and uncles built the house. So many little things around the house were handcrafted by my dad. My mom decorated every corner of the house, so to take down curtains and move furniture out was sad. 

In other news, political analysts are trying to figure out why Trump did 10 points better with Latinos in 2020 than in 2016. This sort of bewildered reaction annoys me sometimes because we are not a monolith! 

My theory is that Democrats are alot of talk and not alot of action. I, myself am a Democrat but I am also extremely judgmental. Families still remain separated at the border and this new administration just plays the blame game. I'm not entirely interested in who is blame. I know that already. But what I am interested in is families being reunited. The remaining separated parents total 368! This is outrageous! Not to mention that, 275 of those parents are believed to be deported. However, the Trump Administration didn't do a good job of keeping track of parents to children so The US has no idea whether these 275 parents have reunited with their children!

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In today's episode I talk a briefly about a group reading I did with AJ Barrera. It was my first time connecting with the other side and it was so excited to be able to hear from her. 

I also cover the recent vendor attacks that have been happening across the US. I've been seeing a lot of street vendors attacked lately. It's disgusting behavior that has made me wonder who could possibly harm these vendors. On Sunday June 27th, at 1pm there is the 1st annual vendor market going on at Mariachi plaza.

A San Diego High School basketball coach has been fired after orchestrating a racist prank after a game against a predominately Latino team. Racism has advanced and become more difficult to uncover. 

I also urge everyone to listen to my Sylvia Rivera episode with Sammy Nemir. I feel like we need to learn more BIPOC and LGBTQIA histories. 

Britney Spears has been in a long standing conservatorship that she pushed back on this past Wednesday. I talk a bit about how sexism has played a role in the control she has faced.

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The movie, In The Heights came out and people have called out Lin Manuel Miranda for the lack of Afro-Latinos in leading roles. He has since apologized but is it enough? In my opinion, yes. 

I hate musicals as a whole so I have been waiting until I'm in a tolerant mood to watch it. 

What I have watched is 20/20's update on the Vanessa Guillen case. I was sucked into this story last year as it was happening. Vanessa Guillen reminded me of my sisters, her parents reminded me of mind and I felt connected to her. After looking into her case and into Fort Hood, I found a mountain of suspicious cases. Missing people, sex-rings, drug trafficking, gangs, the list goes on and on.

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Kamala Harris has made big news with her trip to Mexico and Central America. However, the trip made bigger news because she did not visit the border. Even going so far as to say that "they" have visited the border many times. The reality is, the Biden Administration wants to do what many past presidents have done with migration. Throw money at it! Clearly, this doesn't work! 

The US handle migration in three different ways, throw money at the perceived problem, force coups in Latin America and criminalize migration. Enough is enough! The US plays a huge role in forcing migration. 

If Harris would have gone to the border it would have acknowledged the lives there. The US screwed up big time when it started separating families. But these cages have existed since the Obama Administration. Detention facilities have forced sterilizations, done unauthorized medical procedures, molested children in their facilities and so much more. Harris talks about the root cause of migration but the reality is, we do not have a safe way to process migrants.

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As American Latinos/as/x we grew up with a little hint of magic. Growing up I was told brujería was bad but my mother and grandmother both did limpas on me. They believed and warned against, 'El Mal De Ojo.' When my little sister had a full conversation with my deceased grandfather, my mother totally believed her. 

It wasn't until I was older that I realized, I too was raised by brujas. Today, I interview J.Allen Cross, the author of American Brujería. A book that is dedicated to all of us in between, two countries, two cultures and spiritual practices.

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Today's episode is a little different because I am the one being interviewed. I talk about the beginnings of Latinx On The Rise, opening my own podcast production company and my future goals.

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