Salvis Unidos Podcast

What do you think about when you think about New York? Odds are hip hop, b-boys, and graffiti come to mind. Salvador is as much Salvadoran as he is a New Yorker and capturing life on the streets with his camera is his passion. Grab your old-timey film camera, hop on the 7 train, and keep your eyes open for the perfect city shot in this photo session with Salvador Espinoza.

Salvador Espinoza is a photographer born and raised in New York City. Primarily a documentary photographer and photojournalist he focuses on social issues by shooting realistic slices of everyday life. His work has won awards from The Queens Council on the Arts as well as The New York City Council and has been published in the New York Times, BBC News, Rolling Stone and Mass Appeal.

In this episode:

• Growing up Salvadoran in Queens
• Visiting El Salvador for the first time in your 20s
• Losing connections to El Salvador
• Getting started in photography
• Graffiti in New York in the 90s
• Shooting b-boys and live music
• Style Wars documentary
• Ralph Gibson work
• Street photography
• Photographing changing New York Neighborhoods
• Handball
• Meeting secret Salvadorans
• Q100 route to Riker's Island Prison
• Normalizing loss of freedom and stop & frisk policies
• RIKERS - An America Jail, a documentary by Bill Moyer
• Highlighting Salvadoran culture beyond gangs and immigration via photography
• Back to the Lab Photography workshops
• Bronx Documentary Center
• Timeless Memory wedding and event photography

Show resources:

• www.salvadorespinoza.com
• https://www.instagram.com/sespin
• https://www.instagram.com/backtothelab_nyc/
• https://www.instagram.com/cameraofthemonthclub
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Pointz
• Style Wars Documentary on Youtube
• http://www.ralphgibson.com/
• Rikers Island Documentary

Music:

Salvi Nacion by Crooked Stilo

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Shake it like a rattlesnake? More like shake like an earthquake and move mountains or maybe just climb them. The power of compassion can accomplish either when Jessica is involved. Whether it's therapy for kids with autism or keeping youth soccer alive in El Salvador this colocha has the passion. Get inspired to change the world, pasito a pasito, with Jessica Monge.

Jessica is a Salvadoran - American born and raised on Long Island. Her parents are from La Paz, El Salvador. She currently works with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder as an ABA therapist. She's also the main driver behind Pazitos, an organization that aims to keep youth soccer alive in her father's home village, El Achiotal. Her drive is to give the children in the village the same opportunities she had growing up.

In this episode:

• El Salvador visits and how violence affects our connection
• Long Island Salvi exposure
• Parents and their role is passing down culture
• Dia de los difuntos vs dia de los muertos
• Desire to explore El Salvaor
• Olocuilta! And visiting lagos
• Urban legends about drowning in lakes
• ABA Therapy - Applied Behavior Analysis
• What is Autism?
• Pazitos and its origins
• The economic condition of La Achiotal
• El Primer Paso Fundraiser
• Earthquakes in El Salvador!
• Soccer games in El Achiotal!

Show Resources:

• Pazitos Number: 929 262 0880
• https://www.instagram.com/pazitos_/
• https://www.facebook.com/PazitosPlayforPeace
• https://www.instagram.com/compassionatecolocha/

Music:

Salvi Nacion by Crooked Stilo

The year is 1999, baggy jeans are in, the Backstreet Boys are at the top of the charts, and Tony Hawk is becoming a household name. A young Salvadoran living in one of the most dangerous housing projects in Yonkers discovers his love of skateboarding. Join us, Strap on your skate shoes, grab your board, and watch out for ripped laces on this skate session with Jeremy Lugo.

Jeremy Lugo is a writer and marketing specialist, born and raised in Yonkers, New York. He gained notoriety when he launched his magnum opus, Ripped Laces, which built a loyal following for its coverage of skateboarding footwear and trends. His work is featured on HypeBeast, Thrasher Magazine, Complex, and he's collaborated with leading footwear brands like Vans, Reebok, Converse, and others. He's a proud first generation Salvadoran immigrant.

In this episode:

• Growing up and learning to skateboard in the projects of Yonkers
• Escaping poverty via skateboarding
• Salvadoran community in Yonkers - Apartment pupuserias
• Health, nutrition and maintaining connection to your culture and food
• From hobby to business, flying by the seat of your pants in the early internet age
• Why shoes are 90% of your outfit!
• Designing shoes for Vans and Converse
• Ian Michna Jenkem Magazine
• Oliver Clark Skate shoes - company history
• Skateboarding in the 2020 Olympics and mainstream popular culture
• Skateshoe recommendations - budget pick and luxury pick
  • Budget -Vans, converse, Emericas, Etnies, Es
  • Luxury - DC Josh Kalis, Adidas

Show Resources:

• https://www.instagram.com/jeremylugorl/
• www.rippedlaces.com
• http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/
• https://www.oliverclarknyc.com/

Music: Salvi Nacion by Crooked Stilo

Hello and welcome to Salvis Unidos Podcast!

Let's go back in time real quick. It's the mid to late 90s. Not everyone owns a computer. The world wide web is not yet widely accessible. Smart phones? Forget about it. Your best chance of learning about where you came from is the stories your parents tell you.

Maybe you've never been to El Salvador or tasted the food. You've never smelled the tropical air or heard the señoras in the local mercado. Maybe you have and you miss the mango verde y minutas.

But you don't live in El Salvador. You don't quite fit in to the culture here, you're not quite accepted by your primos over there. Ni de aqui ni de alla. You're a child, teenager, or young adult trying to stay connected to where you came from and hoping to be accepted at the same time.

Those years left a lot of Salvadorans feeling disconnected from their own culture. It was isolating . . . but we were not alone.

I'm your host Carlos, a Salvadoran-American born in El Salvador and living in New York.

Join me on this journey to discover what the Salvadoran experience looks like outside El Salvador and what it means to be Salvadoran in a globalized world.

Walk with me as we work to unite Salvadorans of all backgrounds, locations, and languages through stories from our shared experience and heritage.

Tune in and we'll discover how our diversity will shape the future of our culture.

We're not alone. Salvadoreños. Salvis Undios. Into the future.