MexiCan

Join our conversation with Curator and Visual Arts Director of the first Latino museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, The National Museum of Mexican Art. Mr. Cesareo Moreno will explain his experiences and his passion in the Education, preservation and celebration of the Mexican culture on both sides of the US-Mex border. He shares with us the amazing experience of having our First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden visit the museum and all the work that came with her extraordinary visit as part of the Three-City Tour in observance of Latino Heritage Month. Find out all the great things The National Museum of Mexican Art has to offer.

Website: https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/contact  

To contact your host Angie Nieto, email us at: [email protected]

After our last episode with ESL teacher Mr. Poulterer, our Chair, Sara Phalen and Fernando Ramirez, Producer of MexiCan and Director of Mexican Cultural Center DuPage had some additional information and thoughts regarding the details Mr. Poulterer shared about the photo project and his awesome interactions with immigrant students in his classroom. Mr. Poluterer shares with us his experiences and lessons he has gained in his classroom as an ESL teacher. Watching his students accomplish their dreams and helping them transition into new chapters, has been Mr. Poulterer's most rewarding experience.

It all begins with a dream, be a part of our dream! Por que somos latinos, por que somos MexiCan.

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Contact your host at: [email protected]

Join our conversation with Mr. Poulterer about his work and his advocacy for the students in his class. Mr. Poluterer shares with us his experiences and lessons he has gained in his classroom as an ESL teacher. Watching his students accomplish their dreams and helping them transition into new chapters, has been Mr. Poulterer's most rewarding experience. Mr. Poluterer has helped many immigrant students find a new culture to embrace without loosing their own. Find out how this Highschool teacher with the help of his family, the community, fellow colleagues, and a local mothers' group have made such an incredible impact in the life of his students and their families. The students have found ways to express their struggles in an awarded classroom photo project.

Find Spring 2021 Photo Project "TORN" here:  https://wegotorn.weebly.com/

Find Spring 2020 Photo Project "Lost and Found" here: https://prezi.com/view/xN1OWiQpNSp6fLwm2aGs/

Guest Speaker: Mark Poulterer West Chicago Community High School ESL Teacher.

To contact your host Angie Nieto, email us at: [email protected]

Join our conversation with Mr. Poulterer about his work and his advocacy for the students in his class. Mr. Poluterer shares with us his experiences and lessons he has gained in his classroom as an ESL teacher. Watching his students accomplish their dreams and helping them transition into new chapters, has been Mr. Poulterer's most rewording experience. Mr. Poluterer has helped many immigrant students find a new culture to embrace without loosing their own. Find out how this Highschool teacher with the help of his family, the community, fellow colleagues, and a local mothers' group have made such an incredible impact in the life of his students and their families. The students have found ways to express their struggles in an awarded classroom photo project. 

Find Spring 2021 Photo Project "TORN" here:  https://wegotorn.weebly.com/

Find Spring 2020 Photo Project "Lost and Found" here: https://prezi.com/view/xN1OWiQpNSp6fLwm2aGs/

Guest Speaker: Mark Poulterer West Chicago Community High School ESL Teacher. 

To contact your host Angie Nieto, email us at: [email protected]

After part two of the eleventh episode with Lily Palma and Gaby Hernandez, our Chair, Sara Phalen and Fernando Ramirez, Producer of MexiCan and Director of Mexican Cultural Center DuPage had some additional information and thoughts regarding the details Lily shared about the Zapotec Traveler, Criollito native corn kitchen and her experiences as an indigenous immigrant. She definitely shared and educated us about Mexico’s wonderful indigenous community. Learn with these two leaders how to get involve in the community, details in the MCC's involvement with the exhibition and some additional history.

It all begins with a dream, be a part of our dream! Por que somos latinos, por que somos MexiCan.

Please share and subscribe.

Contact your host at: [email protected]

Join PART 2 of the conversation with Mrs. Lily Palma, she is the founder of Lily the Zapotec Traveler and co-founder of Criollito native corn kitchen. She definitely shared and educated us about Mexico’s wonderful indigenous community. She's a migrant indigenous woman native to the Central Valley of Oaxaca; a proud Zapotec woman born and raised in Santa Monica, CA. Lily curates sustainable intimate experiences for responsible travelers in Oaxaca to 100% support indigenous-owned businesses, she host an Airbnb.

Lily's Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1377146?source_impression_id=p3_1631024867_KhsmNNNXaZJX1KbF&guests=1&adults=1

To contact Lily Palma: https://instagram.com/lilythezapotectraveler?utm_medium=copy_link

To contact your host Angie Nieto, email us at: [email protected]

To check out Gaby's podcast: Author Central by Fig Factor Media https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-author-central-podcast/id1520010040

After part one of the eleventh episode with Lily Palma and Gaby Hernandez, our Chair, Sara Phalen and Fernando Ramirez, Producer of MexiCan and Director of Mexican Cultural Center DuPage had some additional information and thoughts regarding the details Lily shared about the Zapotec Traveler, Criollito native corn kitchen and her experiences as an indigenous immigrant. She definitely shared and educated us about Mexico’s wonderful indigenous community. Learn with these two leaders how to get involve in the community, details in the MCC's involvement with the exhibition and some additional history.

It all begins with a dream, be a part of our dream! Por que somos latinos, por que somos MexiCan.

Please share and subscribe.

Contact your host at: [email protected] 

Join the conversation with Mrs. Lily Palma, she is the founder of Lily the Zapotec Traveler and co-founder of Criollito native corn kitchen. She definitely shared and educated us about Mexico’s wonderful indigenous community. She's a migrant indigenous woman native to the Central Valley of Oaxaca; a proud Zapotec woman born and raised in Santa Monica, CA. Lily curates sustainable intimate experiences for responsible travelers in Oaxaca to 100% support indigenous-owned businesses, she host an Airbnb.

Lily's Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1377146?source_impression_id=p3_1631024867_KhsmNNNXaZJX1KbF&guests=1&adults=1

To contact Lily Palma: https://instagram.com/lilythezapotectraveler?utm_medium=copy_link

To contact your host Angie Nieto, email us at: [email protected]

To check out Gaby's podcast: Author Central by Fig Factor Media https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-author-central-podcast/id1520010040

After part 2 of our tenth episode episode with Justin Witte Curator and Director of Cleve Carney Museum of Art at College of DuPage and Marcela Andrade Associate Curator of the Frida Kahlo exhibit "Timeless", our Mexican Cultural Center DuPage Chair, Sara Phalen and Fernando Ramirez, Producer of MexiCan and Director of Mexican Cultural Center DuPage had some additional information to share regarding the exhibition of Frida Kahlo Olmedo Collection. Learn with these two leaders how to get involve in the community, details in the MCC's involvement with the exhibition and some additional history.

It all begins with a dream, be a part of our dream! Por que somos latinos, por que somos MexiCan.

Please share and subscribe.

Contact your host at: [email protected]

Join part two of the conversation with Justin Witte Curator and Director of Cleve Carney Museum of Art at College of DuPage and Marcela Andrade Associate Curator of the Frida Kahlo exhibit "Timeless".  They will share with us some inside details about the "TIMELESS" exhibit. You will hear some detailed information regarding the work and the behind the scenes preparations and plans with Frida's Olmedo Collection coming to College of DuPage. Additionally, you will get to listen to two dedicated and passionate curators who have dedicated their lives to the promotion, education and preservation of art.

"This presentation of the life and works of the artist Frida Kahlo features 26 original pieces as well as an immersive historical exhibit that provides a framework of the life, circumstances and events that led to Kahlo becoming one of the most important painters of the 20th century and of our time" From CCMA website.

Ticket Sales: https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=DUPAGE_MPV&orgid=50389&_gl=1*jko4ao*_ga*MzA3ODI3OTIwLjE2MjEyMjM0Mzg.*_ga_EB042WBM9V*MTYyMTIyMzQzOC4xLjEuMTYyMTIyMzYwNS42MA..#/?event=Kahlo&view=list&includePackages=true

To contact Justin Witte: CCMA Director and Curator of Frida Kahlo: Timeless at: [email protected], 630-942-3206

To contact your host Angie Nieto, email us at: [email protected]