Xicana Code Switchers

This week we had Dr. Maricela Becerra aka @AcademicMami talk to us about immigrant college student experiences, navigating expectations from family and colleges, grad school, and much more!

Check out her blog: AcademicMami 

BIPOC Business ShoutOut: Academic Mami Etsy Sticker Shop

For all our listeners, you can email us at [email protected] and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo/CashApp us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor. Thank you all for tuning in to this week’s episode and until next time.

This week’s guest, Cynthia N. Ramirez, shared with us about her journey into her PhD in Preventive Medicine and Health Behavior. We also discussed the challenges in having accommodations met in schools and her research on patient perceptions of language congruency and doctor-patient communication. 

BIPOC Shout-Out: Black-Owned Bookstores to Buy From 

IG Post mentioned from @ angiethomas  

For all our listeners, you can email us at [email protected] and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo/CashApp us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor. Thank you all for tuning in to this week’s episode and until next time.

In this week's episode, Patricia breaks down each chapter of writing a master's thesis along with sharing her research findings with all of us. You can access Patricia's thesis here: Writing "Equity" Is Not Enough! A Case Study of the Graduation Initiative 2025 Implementation on a California State University Campus.

Thesis writing book recommendation: "How to Write a Master’s Thesis" 3rd Edition, Yvonne N. Bui - University of San Francisco

BIPOC Business Shoutout: Prados Beauty, find them on IG or Twitter @PradosBeauty

For all our listeners, you can email us at [email protected] and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo/CashApp us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor. Thank you all for tuning in to this week’s episode!

In this week's episode we had Claudia Espinosa who is the Founder of Latinas On the Verge of Excellence (L.O.V.E.) Mentoring Program, with the goal to support and empower young women to strive for excellence and achieve their dreams. We covered her journey from Cali, Colombia to NYC and going through the different higher education institutions that eventually led her to creating an organization that empowers young girls.

Additional resources for undocumented folx & allies: 

unitedwedream.org

immigrantsrising.org

mydocumentedlife.org

ilrc.org

For all our listeners, you can email us at [email protected] and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo/CashApp us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor. Thank you all for tuning in to this week’s episode and until next time.

This week we have Liz Sanchez speaking on their master's thesis on student movements and experiences in the California State University (CSU) system. 

Title of Liz's thesis: The Great Sham of Student Affairs: How the Power of Storytelling Ignited a Student Movement and Revealed the Darkside in Reaching Higher

You can read Liz's co-authored article: Commodified Dissent: The Future of Student Activism? 

Liz's summer class at Fullerton College for Fall 2020 SOSC 130-#14690 LGBTQ Studies

You can find Liz on IG @mr.liz_effn_sanchez

BIPOC Business Shout Out: Karen Jai Home

Luxe pillow shop and home accessories for the design-obsessed. Elevate your environment.

You can email us at [email protected] and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo/CashApp us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor.

In this episode, we discussed the thesis process with Alondra Martinez and Karina Reyes Banuelos and share tips for future masters students interested in doing a thesis.

BIPOC Business Shoutout: Red Bay Coffee

Beautiful Coffee To The People. Certified B Corp.

https://www.redbaycoffee.com/

You can email us at [email protected] and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo/CashApp us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor. Thank you all for tuning in to this week’s episode and until next time. Don’t forget: switch the code, don’t let the code switch you! Till next time!

We begin the episode talking about the importance of speaking out against anti-blackness and supporting the demands of #BLM movement. This week’s guest is Carrie, whom we talk about career development, interviews, and job search during a pandemic.

BIPOC Business ShoutOut: Comfy Sorts that offer a variety of handcrafted chunky and jumbo blankets made from chenille yarn, 100% merino wool and cotton. Support this black-owned business by LaTasha and Shavonne. Check out their beautiful work at: http://www.comfysorts.com/

For all our listeners, you can email us at [email protected] and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo/CashApp us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor. Thank you and don’t forget: switch the code, don’t let the code switch you!

Links mentioned in episode:

Processing Support for Black Frontline Protesters: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtgN6grx6emaTsCmoAmVN3b-hqc3Geyybax6m_3kbFPI7iQA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR1lhsE7jDoavkm07G1EZ2rjh5X_8nNK5J6tUWC155y9PzXV7suWOHS8U0M

Filipinx for #BlackLivesMatter: Fighting Anti-Blackness in Our Own Community: https://medium.com/@justineabigail/filipinx-for-blacklivesmatter-fighting-anti-blackness-in-our-own-community-a78565bca421

75 Black-Owned Businesses to Support: https://www.forbes.com/sites/elisabethbrier/2020/06/05/75-black-owned-businesses-to-support/#4b0b444b3814

This week's episode we continue our conversation with Donna and Érica and talk about law school, Harvard, and job market during a pandemic. 

BIPOC Business ShoutOut: Letter Shoppe art by Dina Rodriguez. Art that supports self-love, mental health, and cannabis culture.

For all our listeners, you can email us at [email protected] and send us your BIPOC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo/CashApp us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor. Thank you and don’t forget: switch the code, don’t let the code switch you!

In this episode Ariana and Patricia check-in and discuss life updates, performative equity, job search process, and overall managing life during a pandemic.

BIPOC Business Shoutout:

Kassandra “Hand crafted polymer clay jewelry made with heart.”

Not your average clay earrings

Handmade in Fresno, CA

babybellandjake.etsy.com

Podcast Recommendations:

Hoodrat to Headwrap: A Decolonized Podcast by Ericka Hart & Ebony Donnley

All My Relations by Matika Wilbur & Adrienne Keene

The Happiness Lab by Dr. Laurie Santos

Reading and Listening Recommendations:

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo,

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire