Pochas So What

So much happens behind the scenes and las Pochas Maggie and Leni want to share with all of you un poquito of the chisme. Check it out and we hope you have some fun listening to some of the behind the scenes moments con our special guests Baruck Racine and Sheila Cosmes. 

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Las Pochas sit down in company to talk in this special episode about Lxs Otrxs Dreamers, a book through which its pages witness and hold the stories of 25 deportees/ returnees who found themselves exiled on this side of the border (Mexico). For its 8th anniversary we collaborated with Otros Dreams Acción to share space with Baruck & Sheila to reflect on its continued relevance, its power to build community and how its pages continue to be written aquí y allá. Follow ODA on social media and check out the website de Lxs Otrxs Dreamers, a book that became a community.

We are officially done with SEASON 1!  Las Pochas share a recap of this first season, they talk about the impacts and challenges of storytelling. They share more about their aprendizajes y desaprendizajes during this process of producing Pochas So What. Las Pochas share more about what's coming up next and much appreciation and love to all of our community of listeners and supporters. 

In today’s conversation we are going to dive into MOBILITY. What does movement represent to a community that has historically been in exile. Leni and I both migrated undocumented to the US, therefore we had little to NO connection to Mexico because we were living in what some called a “golden cage”, after we were forced to return to México, ones again we had to let go of our communities and towns, not knowing if we would ever be able to go back.

For Maggie it took 8 years to return to the United States, and for me (Leni) 9 years. From this date forward we both had a piece of plastic that overnight meant that we were granted “authorization” to “return” to our families, loved ones and communities. Join us as we both share more about our process and what it means for us to have mobility between the US and Mexico.

Join las Pochas in their journey of discovering que no estamos alone in Mexico. Leni and Maggie share their experiences of discovering each other and their deported and returned community. Despite the fact that we all come from different walks in life, there are many things that connect us aquí. Las Pochas also share how activism crossed their paths, and how they have witnessed, accompanied and walk side by side with their growing community aquí y allá. Share with us your thoughts, reflections and comments. You can find us in IG, FB and TW as @Pochas So What. Join us!

Join las Pochas as they share their experiences of returning to Mexico. Maggie returned at 18 by herself in the summer of 2008. Leni returned with her parents and 3 siblings in the fall of 2009. Both in the form of a road trip! Join them in discovering Cañada de Yañez, Santa María del Rio, San Luis Potosí (Maggie) and Acayucán, Veracruz and Las Brisas Pijijiapan, Chiapas (Leni). Join us and let us know your thoughts on it. Enjoy!

Las Pochas share their experience of migrating and growing up undocumented in Georgia and Florida.

Join us in learning a little about the history behind the word POCHA. 

Identities: Ese Knitting of who we are, how the world views us and how we want the world to know as. Join las pochas as we share a bit more about our stories y como podemos, queremos y seguimos transformado el monstruo de la identidades a un aliado. 

Episode 1 of Season 1: Defining

Un viaje a través de la historia behind the word POCHA. Join Leni and Maggie in this journey of trying to discover the origins of this painful, derogatory yet hopeful term that has made us question our existence for so long.  PS: Las Pochas are in an everlasting process of learning and unlearning. We would love to hear your comments, questions or contradictions. Please hit us up on social media @pochassowhat.