Xicana Code Switchers

Join us for this week's episode, we had Donna and Erica talk about critical reflections of family dynamics, social justice, and elite spaces. This is part 1 of 2 where Donna and Erica will discuss their experiences as law students at Harvard. 

BIPOC Business Shoutout: Monarchs of Gold via Etsy Undocumented artist, activist, public speaker: Yehimi Cambron. Through both her art and storytelling she will invite students to critically and creatively think about art as a tool for activism, storytelling, and entrepreneurship. Her own personal life experiences inform much of her work and illuminate undocumented and immigrant narratives often missing from conversations Follow on IG and Twitter @YCambron Email us at [email protected]. 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.

Tune into our latest episode where we had guest speaker: Mara Nohemí López Godoy from Academic Mujeres! She discussed her latest passion project and how she has overcome many challenges and stood-up to gatekeepers in academia. 

BIPOC Business Shoutout: @Guaraxez Fátima Gutiérrez, a Latina, student, and immigrant who sells handmade artisanal footwear and accessories that are fair trade, slow fashion, and with purpose. Your purchase helps generate jobs for many Latin American families: from the producer of raw materials to the one who sells them, technicians, engineers, operators and artisans. We will be attending the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Alumni of Color Conference (AOCC) on February 28th & 29th where we will be recording a live podcast episode with our attendees. To join us at the AOCC conference, please visit the AOCC website for registration information: https://alumniofcolorconference2020.org/conference-overview 

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.

Welcome back & Happy New Year 2020! This is the Xicana Code Switchers' third season! For this episode we provide some updates, talk about being overbooked and overcommitted, all while sharing some reflections on podcasting. Podcast recommendation: With That Being Said by Esther Boykin & Erica Turner POC Business ShoutOut: Beam Paints Plastic Free Paints, Lightfast pigments, wildflower honey handmade watercolour paints, 100% indigenous female entrepreneurship. Be on the lookout for us at Harvard University on February 28th -29th where we will be presenting at the Alumni of Color Conference 2020. Connect with us via Instagram @xicanacodeswitchers, Twitter @xcodeswitchers, and email [email protected]. Visit our Patreon page for more helpful resources and opportunities to support our work. Please share our podcast with your friends! There is more to come! 

This week, we had our guest, Jaime Barboza talk about his experience returning to the community college. 

BIPOC Business Shoutout: - Resumes by Lara

Empowering, supporting and uplifting previously and/or currently incarcerated folks, people of color and those wanting to accomplish their dreams through resume services and education. @resumesbylara www.resumesbylara.com

End of season: We are taking a break and we will return until January. Ariana will be finishing off Ph.D. program applications and Patricia will be finishing her thesis and semester.

In this episode, we had Valeria Simmons Garcia discuss with us the missing conversations about the transitions first-generation professionals go through. We also discussed Valeria's social media platform @firstgenprofessional. 

XCS Graduation School Application webinar, link to instructions:

https://bit.ly/2NiHF1g

XCS Graduation School Application webinar, link to registration by Sunday, August 25th: https://forms.gle/MweWz5WWmEByQu8h6

POC Business shout-out: Liberate Meditation App https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-founder-creates-meditation-app-for-people-of-color/

For all our listeners, you can email us at [email protected] and send us your POC 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/Cash app us @XicanaCodeSwitchers and/or become a Patreon contributor. Thank you all for tuning in to this week’s episode!

This week we had Dr. Lettie Ramírez and we discussed her published book, “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Parents for Parents” and upcoming new book called “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Students for Students” where we are contributing authors. Funds for every book purchased go towards a college scholarship fund via velazquezpress.com. Dr. Lettie also shared about her educational journey and tips for those who are completing graduate school applications.  

Purchase “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Parents for Parents” book in Spanish: https://bit.ly/2P2j83j

Purchase “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Parents for Parents” book in English: https://bit.ly/2TGdqm6

POC business shoutout: Brujita Skin Care https://brujitaskincare.com

XCS Graduation School Application webinar, link to instructions:

https://bit.ly/2NiHF1g

XCS Graduation School Application webinar, link to registration by Sunday, August 25th: https://forms.gle/MweWz5WWmEByQu8h6

Patreon contributor shout-outs: Jaime B. & Mariana G.M

This week we had Pablo Montes join us to talk about his journey to his PhD program. Pablo Montes is a first generation, working class student and migrant from the lands of the Purépecha and Guamares, also commonly known as Guanajuato, MX. We discussed the importance of following your intuition, ways to support low-income, first gen students in higher ed, and research experiences.  

For all our listeners, you can email us at [email protected] and send us your POC 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.