Our host for this episode is Samuel Gutierrez. He is a student counselor at Dool Elementary School in Calexico. He has a B.A. in Communication studies, a M.Sc. in Educational Counseling from University of La Verne and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education. He will talk us about his work supporting the educational development [...]
Michael del Rial is a Nano-Engineering B.Sc. student at the University of California in San Diego. He tells us his story growing up in Calexico and his early desire to explore new opportunities in new places beyond Imperial Valley. His decision to go from Calexico High School to Imperial Valley having in his mind applying [...]
The show opens with a short discussion about Maria Garcia's book La Neighbor: A Settlement House in Logan Heights followed by the interview with Luis Aragon. Luis was born in San Bernardino. When his father got a job in Plaster City the family moved to El Centro and then to Calexico. Luis is the youngest [...]
Francisco Lopez is the executive director of Pride. Francisco grew up in El Centro California . His mother was Russian and his father Mexican. The imperial Valley is the most anti Gay voting area in California. His Russian mother was disowned because she married a Mexican. As early as kindergarten he knew he was different [...]
These two women are bright, articulate and have been active in their community. Mona Rios is a 4th generation resident of National City and a graduate of Sweetwater High School. Mona say she remembers National City as a community where everyone looked out for each other. Georgette Gomez is a first generation Latina and grew [...]
There are two guests, Health Fox, Director of the La Jolla Historical Society, and Rebecca Morales, co creator of the current exhibit. The exhibit is titled "In Plain Sight, Mexican/Chicano stories for San Diego". Heath Fox grew up on the East Coast and like other San Diegans came to San Diego while in the military, [...]
My two guest are Roccio Becerra, CEO and Bertha Zarate, Wellness director for Princesa Adelante. Princesa Adelante focuses on domestic violence. Their funding comes from private donations. The service is offered by appointment only. They are a new organization run mostly by volunteers. Among the services they offer are a parenting class in Spanish. Most [...]
This show focuses on over 14 years of experiences in journalism and marketing. Daniela Porter is the co-producer of a documentary MAID IN AMERICA. She was born in Chile and had no intentions of coming to work or live in the United States. Her first career choice was to be a police officer but her [...]
The guest today is Daniel Guillen, President and founder of Security Pacific financial Group. Daniel was born and raised in Linda Vista. He attended Hilltop High School in Chula Vista. His mother had a tax and immigration service in National City and his father was a technical engineer. As a child Daniel did help his [...]
Gerardo Arellano is the inaugural director of the Raza Resource Centro, one of the six community centers at the University of Californa, San Diego. He got his B.A. from UC San Diego and attended UC Berkeley for his Ph.D. in comparative ethnic studies. He studies transborder culture, migration and de-colonial pedagogies. In his role at [...]
