On this SPECIAL PUBLIC #litreview, Yvette and Yesenia discuss the fictionalized historical novel "Malinche" by Laura Esquivel. They critique the narrative of Malinche as the 'mother of Mexico,' discuss the ways in which the 'mestizaje' myth erases Afro-Mexicans and indigenous communities, and reflect on the nuances surrounding questions of her agency.

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*LIT REVIEW PREVIEW* On this #litreview, Yvette and Ale discuss Undoing Border Imperialism by Harsha Walia. They consider the relationship between decoloniality and migrant justice, tear apart the tiered meaning of “citizenship,” and expound upon the links between the right to move and the right to stay.

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Leticia Marquez-- the co-chief of the capital habeas unit of the Tucson Federal Defenders about what inspired her law journey and how she has maintained the emotional strength to do 25 years of death penalty defense.

Leticia shares the procedural bars stemming from 1996 legislation that limit the avenues for legal relief for a person on death row, explains the importance of everyone having a zealous lawyer, and provides necessary humanizing context about the lives of her clients.

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On this lit review, Yvette sits down with Denise Rebeil of episode 8 and discusses Bryan Stevenson's "Just Mercy," a book that details his career representing folks on death row, children tried as adults, and wrongfully incarcerated individuals in the South. They relate to Stevenson's terror and unpreparedness as he is tasked with meeting someone on death row as a young law student, break down the super-predator myth and share how that idea led to an increase in children tried as adults, and reflect on the ways in which racist policing and incarceration affects whole communities of people of color.

On this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW*, I interview Alex Miller-- a fellow Stanford Law grad, immigration attorney, and Tucsonan. We discuss Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston. In Barracoon, Zora Neale Hurston tells the story of Cudjo Lewis who, when she interviewed him, was the last living survivor of the Clotilde-- the last documented slave ship that made the trans-atlantic trip from Africa to the US fifty years after slavery was supposedly outlawed in the United States. Alex and I discuss how valuable this recorded history of life in Nigeria prior to enslavement, the universal nature of greed, and the messiness of white benefactors funding radical and important work such as this. To become a lit review patron & get access to WEEKLY radio cachimbona episodes & the past collection of lit reviews, visit radiocachimbona.com and click on the "support button" in the top right corner of the homepage.

On this episode, Yvette interviews Gabbi, a kids’ immigration attorney. They discuss the types of family separation that are lesser known but still routine within immigration; Gabbi shares the ways in which her clients have been affected by Remain in Mexico and the asylum ban & guides listeners through Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions.

On this episode, Yvette interviews Seanná Howard, a clinical professor at the University of Arizona Law School's Indigenous Law and Policy program. Seanná explains the extent of criminalization of water protectors that occurred during the Standing Rock protests, alerts listeners to the ongoing litigation and conflict regarding San Francisco Peaks, a volcanic mountain range in Northern Arizona considered sacred to the Hopi that has sewage effluent running through it, and shares a recent win in Belize where the government will provide land titles to indigenous people who had historically and traditionally lived there.

P.S. DECOLONIZATION IS NOT A METAPHOR!

On this episode, Yvette interviews Momo, a graduate student in the Counseling Master’s Program at the University of Arizona who shares their knowledge from working with youth experiencing homelessness.

They discussed the structural issues unaccompanied youth face in terms of schooling and job opportunities, noted the distinctions between youth and adult homelessness, and criticized the ways in which funders and grant stipulations control non-profit agendas and programs.

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On this episode, Yvette brings back her friend Denise (of the “criminalized for defending education episode) for another lit review — analyzing the poetry of Roque Dalton. Dalton was a Salvadoran revolutionary poet. Yvette and Denise share why creative endeavors are always political, their gratitude for being exposed to Central American poetry, and admire Dalton for putting his body on the line for his anti-capitalist beliefs.

On this episode, Yvette interviews deportation defense attorney and fellow Stanford Law grad Alex Miller.

They discuss false notions of objectivity within the judiciary, expose the violence of Trump's awful "Remain in Mexico" policy, and Alex gives advice for how young lawyers of color can navigate white-dominated legal spaces.

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