In this episode of the El Progreso podcast, we discuss the latest news from the US-Mexico border. With undocumented people applying for asylum and crossing the border at record rates, we talk to immigration experts about what the Biden administration has done to move away from the Trump policies and how it has also upheld some of the same harmful laws, including Title 42. Our guests include Dulce Garcia, the Director of Border Angels, an immigration advocacy organization that among its many effo...
Sep 25, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 10
In the second part of the latest episode of the El Progreso podcast (formerly Techqueria), reporter Jose Fermoso continues to speak to Latinx people in tech about how they've handled the last year of the pandemic. Featuring the following guests: Alexia Núñez, a trans Grubhub software engineer who worried about her parents and her own mental and physical health in the middle of a rise of hate crimes across the U.S. Clara Yolks, a Peruvian pop star who released several songs during the pandemic, i...
Jun 09, 2021•46 min•Ep. 9
In this week's episode of the newly renamed El Progreso podcast (formerly Techqueria), reporter Jose Fermoso speaks to a series of Latinx people in the tech industry about how the last full year of dealing with the pandemic under quarantine has affected their and their loved one's lives. In part 1, Jose speaks to two young mothers who've had to rearrange the focus of their businesses, their work processes, and even where they live. First, Cecilia Corral, the co-founder and VP of Product at CareM...
May 29, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 8
In this episode of the Techqueria podcast, Jose Fermoso talks to lawyers and academics about the United States Census, one of the most important civic events in the country. As we prepare to learn about the full results of the 2020 Census, we find out how and why the actions of the Trump administration likely severely and negatively affected the accuracy of the count, especially in Latinx communities, including how congressional apportionments may suffer. Our guests include: Dale Ho , the nation...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 7
In this week's episode of the Techqueria podcast, our host Jose Fermoso speaks to Matthew Zayas , a young father who has spent a lot of his adult life reconciling with the racism he experienced as an Afro Latino child in New York's Staten Island. From fights in the back of the school bus in his teens to his work in psychology with new businesses, Matthew opens up about his fears for the first time and looks forward to the future. Featuring analysis and conversations with the following Afro Latin...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 6
In this mega-episode of the Techqueria podcast, our host Jose Fermoso speaks to experts on the Latinx vote, tech workers volunteering for political campaigns, a reporter digging deep into the gig industry and how it might affect the future of jobs, as well as the Latina U.S. representative who followed her friend Beto O’Rourke into Congress. The order of guests: Dean Lisa Garcia Bedolla , the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and the Dean of the Graduate division at UC Berkeley, on the biggest L...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 5
In the second episode of the Techqueria podcast, Jose Fermoso speaks to two software engineers still new to the profession. First, Jose speaks to Gabriel Lujan, a Bay Area native who worked on the electronic media side of tech as an A/V pro until his interest in programming led him to the San Francisco bootcamp App Academy to boost his skills. Then Jose talks to Steffany Bahamon, a Miami techie who was the first person in her family to go to a U.S. college and works for a bank hoping to help Lat...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 4
In Part II of the first episode of Techqueria, reporter Jose Fermoso continues his conversations with Latinx people dealing with the pandemic. Dr. Nyah Zarate, a green power tech standout with multiple U.S. Department of Defense awards, explains how her workers are staying positive, how getting into the Purdue Ph.D. program changed her life, and why thinking long-term about the current political landscape is vitally important. And emerging cumbia star Ivan Montemayor, known as Mister Cumbia, des...
Aug 16, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 3
In the first episode of Techqueria, reporter Jose Fermoso speaks to three people who find themselves in widely different circumstances as they face the coronavirus pandemic. In part 1, Jose speaks to Dr. Luis Rubio, a graduate of the top medical school in the United States, The University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Rubio finds himself in the war zone of the hospital with the city’s biggest COVID-19-infected Latinx population. This episode will be followed by Part II, which features Dr. ...
Aug 16, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 2
The Techqueria podcast is coming soon! In this trailer, tech and culture reporter Jose Fermoso introduces the types of stories featured on the show. Look for conversations and news context on socioeconomic displacement, immigration policies and multigenerational tech and business startups, as well as the latest on the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the Latinx community. Get ready!
Jun 17, 2020•3 min•Ep. 1
