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Latinas Who Share Their Grandmother's Legacy Featuring Natalia Molina
The Latinx Identity Project
06/01/22 • 32 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to another episode of the Latinx Identity Project This is a podcast where we tell stories for us and by us. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes
In today’s episode we will get to know Natalia Molina, the author of a Place at the Nayarit and Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, and a 2020 MacArthur "Genius" Fellow
As a child, Molina spent her evenings at the Nayarit, a Mexican restaurant and neighborhood staple her grandmother Doña Natalia Barraza founded in 1951 that was frequented by a cross-section of the city and owned by her mother at a time when L.A. was so segregated, it was known as "America's white spot." The Nayarit was much more than a popular eating spot for Hollywood stars and restaurant workers from across the city: it served as an urban anchor for a robust community, a gathering space where ethnic Mexican workers and customers connected with their patria chica (their “small country”) and most importantly, a place where ethnic Mexicans and other Latinx L.A. residents could step into the fullness of their lives, nourishing themselves and one another in the city they now called home. Through deep research and vivid storytelling, Molina follows restaurant workers from the kitchen and the front of the house across borders and through the decades.
A Place at the Nayarit illuminates the many facets of the immigrant experience, from the pressures of racism and segregation to the complex networks of family and the various cross-currents of gender and sexuality, as well as the small but essential pleasures of daily (immigrant) life. The question of "who gets to belong" or how racialized minorities create a sense of belonging, one still haunting Mexican immigrants, is also central to the book's themes. For these reasons and more, Molina's work has been praised by historians of Los Angeles, feminist scholars, foodies, and famous Angelenos, including Gustavo Arellano, David Ulin, Jaime Jarrín, and more.
All 2022 proceeds from the sale of her book, A Place at the Nayarit, will go to No Us Without You, a 501c3 charity that provides food relief for the hospitality workers who have been disenfranchised in the pandemic.
To donate, click here:https://www.nouswithoutyou.la/donate
Follow Natalia on Twitter: @Prof_NataliaM
And if you like this episode - be sure to leave a review, subscribe, and of course, follow me on Instagram @thelatinxidentityproject
Thanks and enjoy the show
Learn more about Echo Park: https://laist.com/news/entertainment/echo-park-10-things
Music and artwork by Emmanuel Reyes
Support the showArtwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
Life and Career Coaching for Millennials Featuring Jose Miguel Longo
The Latinx Identity Project
03/21/21 • 44 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to another episode of the Latinx Identity Project. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes.
Today’s guest is Jose Miguel Longo, born and raised in Queens, New York and proud Dominican American. Jose Miguel is a gay 36 year old millennial, loving husband and father, son, brother, uncle, and friend. Jose Miguel has spent the last ten years of his career coaching students and alumni from all different backgrounds in their life and career at a variety of colleges and universities. He's always had a passion for life coaching and blending the career coaching into the work.
I can't wait for you to learn more about Jose Miguel's journey in his professional career to get to where he is today.
Please check out his podcast called Coaching for Millennials where people from all walks of life can come together to learn, grow, and transform. If you feel inspired after listening to this episode and want to learn more about Jose Miguel’s coaching, check out the following places:
Instagram: @josemiguellongo
Apple Podcasts: Coaching for Millennials: Career | Life | LinkedIn
Work with Jose Miguel here
As always, if you like what you hear, please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast. Also check me out on Instagram I am @thelatinxidentityproject and on Facebook The Latinx Identity Project
Thanks and enjoy the show
Music and artwork by @riesgomalo
Support the showArtwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
Latinos Who Widen Access to Mental Wellness Featuring Mario Chamorro
The Latinx Identity Project
07/17/22 • 23 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to another episode of the latinx identity project. This is a podcast where we tell stories for us and by us. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes
Today’s guest is Mario Chamorro, the founder and CEO of OYE, a venture backed and bilingual mental wellness platform set to go live in September 2022. Mario is from Colombia and has an incredible background as an activist and now tech entrepreneur. I am very excited to take this opportunity with Mario to address mental health in our community. Mario will share insights as to why our community can sometimes be hesitant or unable to seek mental health services and ways to address access in our community.
The OYE app will be available starting September 15 and will provide daily wellness practices, tools and resources in Spanish and English. You can get a free 1-year membership to OYE’s emotional wellness app + practices if you subscribe before September at Oye.co
As always, if you like what you hear, leave a review and check me out on Instagram @thelatinxidentityproject
- OYE Socials:
- Mario’s Instagram / @mariochamorro
- Learn more about Mario here: https://www.mariochamorro.co/bio
Learn about barriers to mental health access and ways to get help:
- https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Hispanic-Latinx
- https://www.therapyforlatinx.com/
- https://www.mhanational.org/issues/latinxhispanic-communities-and-mental-health
On a personal note, I have been in and out of therapy since I was 19. I am grateful to all my therapists that helped me through crisis, healing, and coming to terms with my past and who I am today. And to you listeners, if you are in a moment of crisis, please do not hesitate to reach out to a professional or trusted community leader. Your mental health is wealth, just like your physical.
Support the showArtwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
Empathy and Reflection Featuring Fernando Romulo
The Latinx Identity Project
04/18/21 • 23 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to another episode of the Latinx Identity Project
I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes
Today’s episode is an encouragement to seek peace and reflection despite our busy sometimes chaotic day to day lives. Time does not stand still for us to grieve, analyze, or think through our feelings so we need to make time for us.
Our guest is Fernando Romulo, a psychotherapist based in Cicero, IL. Please join me as I learn about Fernando’s powerful journey and perspective.
If you like what you hear - be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to this show. Follow me on Instagram @thelatinxidentityproject.
Reading and Resources Recommendations:
- Sacred roots Community - Instagram @sacredrootscommunity
- The Story of the Quran: Its History and Place in Muslim Life - https://www.amazon.com/Story-Quran-History-Place-Muslim/dp/0470673494/ref=sr_1_2?crid=651HPXUO3I0V&dchild=1&keywords=the+story+of+the+quran&qid=1618779423&s=books&sprefix=The+story+of+the+Quran%2Cstripbooks%2C173&sr=1-2
- Prison Culture: How the PIC Structures Our World: http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/
Music and artwork by @riesgomalo
Support the showArtwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
Expanding the representation of Muslims featuring Evelyn Alsultany
The Latinx Identity Project
01/15/23 • 41 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to the Latinx Identity Project. This is a podcast where we tell stories for us and by us. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes.
Today’s guest is Evelyn Alsultany, a Muslim-Latina author and scholar.
Join us as we discuss Evelyn’s experience as a Muslim-Latina in the US, religious diversity and inclusion in the U.S. and her new book, Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion.
Be sure to check out the show notes to learn more about Evelyn and ways you can learn about the importance of expanding the representation of Muslims in the media.
And if you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast.
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More about Evelyn:
Even though 25% of the world's population is Muslim, only 1% of TV characters are Muslim. Much of the portrayals that do exist are often unnuanced and perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
The novel, Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion (NYU Press—November 22nd, 2022), in which Muslim Latina author Evelyn Alsultany argues that Muslims are only included through “crisis diversity,” an institutional pattern of crisis (such as high-profile Islamophobic incidents), response, and then inertia until the next crisis.
Alsultany notably co-authored The Obeidi-Alsultany Test to help Hollywood improve representations of Muslims—what some label the Bechdel test for Muslims—and serves as a consultant for Hollywood studios, making her a leading expert on the history of representations of Latinas, Arabs, and Muslims in the US media, and anchoring her argument that diversity initiatives often end up marginalizing Latinas, Arab Americans, and US Muslims, while lasting, systemic change remains elusive.
This is the first book to examine how Muslims and Latinas are included across a range of US institutions (the media, corporations, universities, and law enforcement), emphasizing the different ways that they respond to anti-Muslim racism.
To get in touch with Evelyn and more guests like Evelyn, please check out Coriolis Company
A special thank you to Nanda Dyssou for getting me in touch with Evelyn. Thank you for your support of the show!
Artwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
Latinas Who Lead Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Featuring Jasmin Jimenez
The Latinx Identity Project
12/01/21 • 53 min
Hola, bienvenidos and welcome to another episode of the Latinx Identity Project. This is the podcast where we tell stories for us, and by us. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes.
Today we are going to talk about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace, or DE&I for short.
What does Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion mean?
Diversity is the presence of differences among people
Equity the fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all people, while also identifying and eliminating barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups.
Inclusion is an outcome to ensure those that are diverse actually feel and/or are welcomed.
Our guest is Jasmin Jimenez, the first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion business analyst at PPG, a Fortune 500 manufacturer of paints, coatings, and specialty materials.
Jasmin plays a key role in accelerating PPG’s DE&I strategy through data, storytelling, and collaboration. She develops strategies that drive empathy internally – and externally she helps inform the world of PPG’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Jasmin is currently attending Johns Hopkins University to pursue a Master's of Science degree in Organizational Leadership. She plans to use her degree to become a chief DE&I officer.
Please join me as we explore Jasmin’s powerful story of embracing her identity and taking on the role of a trailblazer to make the workplace a more welcoming environment for workers of all different backgrounds.
If you like what you hear, please don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast!
Follow me on Instagram @ thelatinxidentityproject
Thanks and enjoy the show!
To learn more about Jasmin, check her out here:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminjimenez/
- Instagram: @JasminJmz
Learn more about DE&I:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/importance-dei-john-shufeldt-md-jd-mba-facep/
Music and artwork by @riesgomalo
Support the showArtwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
Latinas Who Change the World Through Cultural Power Featuring Favianna Rodriguez
The Latinx Identity Project
11/01/21 • 34 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to season 3, episode 1 of The Latinx Identity Project.
This is a podcast where we tell stories for us and by us. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes.
We have an incredible and special guest to kick off this season, her name is Favianna Rodriguez. In today’s episode we will dive deep into Favianna’s roots and inspiration for her work and leadership as the co-founder of The Center for Culture Power in Los Angeles.
Be sure to rate, review and subscribe to The Latinx Identity Project wherever you listen to podcasts and follow me on Instagram @thelatinxidentityproject
Favianna Rodriguez embodies the perspective of a first-generation American Latinx artist with Afro-Peruvian roots. Her art and praxis address migration, economic inequality, gender justice, and climate change, boldly reshaping the myths, ideas, and cultural practices of the present, while confronting the wounds of the past. A strategy advisor to artists of all genres, Favianna is regarded as one of the leading thinkers and personalities uniting art, culture, and social impact, collaborating deeply with social movements around the world. Favianna also helps lead cultural strategy design and investment by helping to organize the philanthropic sector, with a focus on foundations addressing gender justice, racial justice, climate change and cultural equity. Favianna’s projects include creating art for Ben & Jerry's Pecan Resist, partnering with Jill Solloway to create 5050by2020, and facilitating immersive artist delegations to the US Mexico border. She is a recipient of the Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship for her work around immigration and mass incarceration, and an Atlantic Fellowship for Racial Equity for her work around racial justice and climate change. She is a recent a contributor to the climate justice anthology, All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis (One World, 2020).
- Learn more about Favianna and The Center for Culture Power here:
- website: https://www.culturalpower.org/
- follow them on Instagram @culturestrike
- Even more amazingness about Favianna: https://atmos.earth/favianna-rodriguez-art-climate-justice-culture/
Music and logo by Emmanuel Reyes.
Artwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
The Latinx Identity Includes Brazilians Featuring Jacqui Rêgo
The Latinx Identity Project
03/28/21 • 66 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to another episode of the Latinx Identity Project. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes.
Today’s guest is Jacqui Rêgo, a New York City based, Brazilian-American actor, playwright, essayist, and most recently the author the children’s book, Brazilian Nursery Rhymes.
Jacqui has shared some of her experience and perspective as Brazilian American in the Latinx community. Brazilians are often underrepresented in the media and left out of the discussion around culture, race, and ethnic belonging within Latinidad. Join me as we unpack the complexities around identity and belonging.
Check more of her writing here:
- Follow Jacqui on Instagram @jacquirego
- Get 5% off her book, Brazilian Nursery Rhymes, using the code AllBabesDeserveToSamba when you checkout at www.calisbooks.com/products/brazil
- Read essays and poems by Jacqui in the Immigrant Report here
- Play Baby Hubris A Magical Realism Call to Arms www.babyhubris.com
- Check out Jacqui's acting reels here
Learn more about Brazilian Nursery Rhymes:
- History of Tico Tico no Fubá by Zequinha de Abreu - https://www.allmusic.com/artist/zequinha-de-abreu-mn0000599013
- Davi Viera (David Byrne's, American Utopia national tour) who is the main musician in Brazilian Nursery Rhymes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-8-AvZ8RME&ab_channel=MeetJoeTV
In this episode Jacqui also teaches us about some differences between Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. For fun, check this out!
Portuguese vs Spanish by Joanna Hausmann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVkjzApH-OU&ab_channel=JoannaHausmann
To a Spanish speaker, Brazilian Portuguese can sound like "Spanish played backwards"...but then add in lots of extra sounds!
Artwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
Proud Chicanos in Conversation Featuring Christopher David Rosales, Author of Word is Bone
The Latinx Identity Project
10/23/22 • 40 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to another episode of the Latinx Identity Project.
This is a podcast where we tell stories for us and by us. I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes,
Today’s guest is Christopher David Rosales, a Chicano author and professor of Chicano & Latino Studies at California State University Long Beach. Join us as we dive into his latest novel, Word is Bone. Episodes like today’s are a reminder for why this podcast exists - it’s to uplift and promote our diverse perspectives and voices.
Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow me on Instagram @thelatinxidentityproject to get the latest and greatest updates.
Thanks for listening and enjoy the show.
About our guest:
Christopher David Rosales, PhD, MFA is a Chicano novelist and short-story writer from Los Angeles. He is the author of three novels including Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper (2015, Mixer Publishing) which won the Hispanic Scholarship Fund & McNamara Family Creative Arts Grant, Gods On the Lam (2017, Perpetual Motion Machine), and Word Is Bone (2019, Broken River Books), winner of the International Latino Book Award. His award-winning short stories have appeared in Both Sides: An Anthology of Border Noir (2020, Polis/Agora Books), among other anthologies, journals, and magazines in the U.S. and abroad.
Rosales is a Professor in Chicano & Latino Studies at California State University Long Beach.
Winner of the International Latino Book Award.
1999. Ex-con June returns to Los Angeles to bury his father, and in the process brings violence and mayhem to everyone he encounters. Low-rent gangsters fight dogs and pistols shoot quiet through potato silencers, and at the center of this sweltering California Gothic and its surreal and colorful cast of characters is the love story of Kiddy and June, two wild young people separated by circumstance and time, trying not to love each other against their better instincts.
“Christopher Rosales’ writing in Word is Bone is so vibrant and dirty with street-level intimacy like a lot of hip-hop: think Kendrick Lamar’s “Money Trees” and Domino’s “Getto Jam.” These are stories from the stoops, laundromats, canals and alleyways, that show how a community weaves narrative webs to understand their own truths. So, here we go, here we go as the tune starts to bloom.” —Steven Dunn, author of Potted Meat and water & power
Official Website: https://www.christopherrosales.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.d.rosales
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdrosales/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CDRosales
Support the showArtwork and intro music by Emmanuel Reyes @trueloathing
Healing From The Mother Wound Featuring Kayla Nedza
The Latinx Identity Project
07/18/21 • 33 min
Hola, bienvenidos, and welcome to another episode of the Latinx Identity Project. This is a podcast where we tell stories for us, by us.
I am your host, Elsa Iris Reyes
Today’s guest is Kayla Nedza.
Kayla is a certified international health coach and holistic nutritionist. Kayla is dedicated to helping women of color prioritize their mind, body, and soul through her media company, wellness Glow Up Media.
Kayla is the host of “The Wellness Glow Up Podcast” and the author of the novel, “Things I could never thank you for”
Today we get to talk about the mother wound and ways to recognize you might have one and heal from it.
Thanks for listening and enjoy the show.
ABOUT WELLNESS GLOW UP MEDIA
- The Wellness Glow Up Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-glow-up-podcast/id1448138080
- Wellness Glow Up Media: https://wellnessglowup.com/
- And about her book: https://wellnessglowup.com/book
- Instagram @wellnessglowupmedia
- Follow Kayla on Twitter and Instagram @kaylanedza
- Facebook: Facebook.com/Kaylanedzawellness
Founded in 2019, Wellness Glow Up Media provides a safe space for women of color to connect, grow, and uncover the highest version of themselves. Our mission is to provide the tools and resources for women of color to cultivate self growth, community, strength, and an interconnected viewpoint of holistic wellness as an individual. We envision a world where women of color heal through mindful self discovery and consciously celebrate our presence in this world.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Latinx Identity Project have?
The Latinx Identity Project currently has 33 episodes available.
What topics does The Latinx Identity Project cover?
The podcast is about Culture, Latino, Society & Culture, Media, Society, Podcasts, Arts and Diversity.
What is the most popular episode on The Latinx Identity Project?
The episode title 'Latinas Who Share Their Grandmother's Legacy Featuring Natalia Molina' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Latinx Identity Project?
The average episode length on The Latinx Identity Project is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Latinx Identity Project released?
Episodes of The Latinx Identity Project are typically released every 13 days, 17 hours.
When was the first episode of The Latinx Identity Project?
The first episode of The Latinx Identity Project was released on Sep 5, 2020.
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