Danyeli talks to Bianette, who came back to Stockton after graduating from UCLA. This move back to Stockton has been called the boomerang population. Bianette talks about growing up in Stockton, leaving for college, and the work she has done since her coming back home.

Cataleya (age 10) and Cielo (age 12) talk to Danyeli about growing up in Stockton and their vision for the future.

Danyeli & Salvador, a Stockton-native and second generation Mexican immigrant, chit chat about how they have navigated queerness and coming out (or not) within their Latinx families. Still a taboo within traditional Latinx families, Danyeli and Salvador discuss the nuances of being gay, bi, and queer and how gender, age, and religion complicate identity and closeness. #TellingisPolitical

Mariela Guzman is a second generation immigrant from Mexico raised in Stockton, CA. A professor at San Joaquin Delta College, her curriculum allows students to explore their culture's history. As a direct descendant of a Bracero who immigrated to California in the 1970's, in this episode Mariela reminisces on her family's nuanced immigration history, how it complicates identity, and the beauty of looking back in order to appreciate the now. 

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Library of Congress

In this episode, we reflect on education and the journey of being first-generation, sharing important data that situates Stockton within California and the rest of the country. We sit down with educator, professor, researcher, and co-founder of Nopal,  Nancy Huante-Tzintzun, to discuss first her educational journey, the lessons she learned from growing up in Stockton, and advice she would give to younger generations. Nancy shares her perspective on data about education, particularly when it comes to Stockton. 

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Forbes

Stockton Data

Stockton Unified

Host Danyeli Rodriguez Del Orbe and Nopal co-founders/directors, Drs. Ricky Gutierrez-Maldonado and Nancy Huante-Tzintzun introduce Telling is Political, a story-telling podcast of Nopal Stockton that aims to dismantle mainstream narratives about Chicanx/Latinx communities by centering the multigenerational and multilayered conversations about identity, race, queerness, migration, and more. Ricky and Nancy share their story about starting Nopal and what led them to create Telling is Political, a project that gets its name from the introductory chapter of Dr. Maylei Blackwell’s book, Chicana Power. They also share some exciting news about Nopal’s work in opening up a coffee shop!