In this special episode, I'm joined by my 10 year old, Milania for a special summer mami scholar series. Milania and I talk about what it's like for her as a child of an academic transitioning and moving across country for her moms career. We talk about what the last two years of our transition has been like. Milania also answers questions asked from Instagram and she shares her top 10 university list.

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In this episode, I talk with Maria Linares. A first-generation Latina, raised in an immigrant household in a working-class neighborhood in Santa Ana, CA. She is a mother of three, a Girl Scout volunteer, and currently serves as a member of the California State University, Board of Trustees, a position appointed by Governor Newsom. We have an incredible conversation about student activism, self-perseverance, and motherhood.

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In this episode, I talk with SDSU student Jahaziel Sanchez. We talk about his experiences as a formerly incarcerated transfer student. He shares his unique perspectives on incarceration and its transition to a student scholar. He also shares his passions outside of research and academics.

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In this episode, I talk with my femtor Dra. Marissa Vasquez. We reminisce on how we first met prior to being academics. We talk about the importance of 'lifting as we climb' through mentorship/femtorship and through creating counterspaces. We also talk about how we are socialized to conference and network. 

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In this episode, I talk with my great friend Dr. Ángel de Jesus González. We reflect on the past ten years of friendship as we both navigate academia. Dr. González shares his most recent experiences on the academic job market and negotiating multiple institutional job offers. We reflect on how our positionaility informs our work and setting boundaries within academia. 

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In this episode, I talk with the future Dra. Patricia Becerra. She is a mami scholar to 7 children who will be completing her bachelor’s degree this spring. We talk about her inspiration to return to college during the global pandemic. She discusses how her positionality led her to her research as a Mami Scholar and how important it was for her to have mentors/femtors to help guide her on her academic journey. 

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Below is the news clip we refer to in the episode: 

https://abc30.com/patricia-becerra-fresno-state-education-latino-and-hispanic-college-enrollment-csu-uc-latinx-representation/12277638/ 

In this episode, I talk with the Dra. Rocio D. Hernandez, fellow Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority Inc sister! We talk about claiming/reclaiming the term Chingona  We share examples of how we've had to negotiate of what it means to be a Chingona and what it means to push against social norms by unapologetically leading with this identity in higher education. We also share are professional and personal experiences with the patriarchy.  

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In this episode, I talk with the Dr. Lazaro Camacho Jr.. We talk about how the Scholar Homies "Collective" begin during the beginning of the pandemic and how we cultivated an online community. We talk about an article he co-authored "No Role Models" and the parallels that they made with their study findings to the J. Cole's album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. We also talk about toxic masculinity and share an experience we had together in having to unlearn social norms.

Article to "No Role Models: The Experience of Black and Latino Men in a Mentorship Program at a Two-Year Hispanic Serving Institution." 

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In this episode, I talk with the future Dr. Armando Lizarraga, we share the story of how we met and how that first interaction led us to developing a mentor/femtorship and research collaboration. We talk about his positionality of being carceral system impacted. We also talk about our experiences in normalizing academia/higher education by showing up our authentic selves. 

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It's my birthday!

To celebrate I wanted to share this special episode with my family! In this episode I talk with my family (life partner, my daughter, my mom and dad). We talk about vulnerably about our transition to South Texas. We share our favorite moments with each other and we do a special "California vs Texas" version of "This or That." 

We also are dedicating this episode to our dear friend of 26 years, Thomas Green who unexpectedly passed away December 30, 2022. 

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