¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?

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Cubrimos a los Latinos que decidieron establecerse en el Medio Oeste de Estados Unidos. Aquellos que, for some reason, didn’t end up in New York, Texas or California.The Midwest population is growing with the arrival of thousands of immigrants, becoming part of the heart of the United States. ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest? is a bilingual podcast that creates a sense of community for Midwestern Latinx who are missing an essential piece of their cultural identity. How do they fit in the bigger picture? Hacemos esto by sharing their stories to create a sense of hope and alliance among their communities; and to foster education on divisive issues. ¡Escúchanos!

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Episodes

¿QPM? 6: Navidades en Latinoamérica

Celebrating Christmas as a Latino, today means that celebrations pour over borders and become part of our own traditions. Is not just about celebrating a native tradición but celebrating the traditions we took from our neighboring countries. In this episode, WNYC journalist Sophia Paliza Carre and host Paola Marizán talk about their Christmas in Perú and the Dominican Republic and about the fusion of traditions happening in Latin America. Sophia a Peruvian Francesa y ahora Neoyorquina reminisces...

Dec 25, 2017•7 min•Season 1Ep. 6

¿QPM? 5: Undocumented sin saber. Finding DACA.

Imagine establishing a life in a foreign country that then becomes home - mi casa- even more than where you come from. That’s how twenty one year old Laura Ayala feels. See, Laura can navigate the city of Cincinnati easier than she can travel through the roads of Bogota, Colombia because she moved from Colombia when she was just four. . Cuando estaba cerca de graduarse de High School, empezó su busquedad for the best university. Laura began researching online, asking friends, and even attended c...

Dec 13, 2017•9 min•Season 1Ep. 5

¿QPM? 4: Cooking Sofrito en el Midwest

Finding the ingredients to feel close to home is always a hassle. Here's my journey finding achiote for my Puertorican Sofrito in the Midwest, how that becomes part of my identity and why Latino-owned businesses it matters.

Nov 23, 2017•8 min•Season 1Ep. 4

¿QPM? 3: Afro Latina en el Medio Oeste

En este episodio, exploramos lo que significa identidad -we talk to Lydia about being Mexican and African American in the Midwest - dealing with the issues of Inmigración and racial profiling - and about the threats her undocumented father received after Trump’s election.

Oct 18, 2017•8 min•Season 1Ep. 3

¿QPM? 2: Loyalty por la patria y la familia.

In the first three months President Trump was in office, an average of over 5,000 immigrants a month were arrested and nearly 200,000 families were approved for Parole in Place, according to Homeland Security. Before 2013, members of the U.S. armed forces with undocumented families could leave for training or to fight in other countries and return a una casa vacía, to a deported family. En este episodio, We meet Pedro Alvarado. He tells us about the deal he made to keep his parents in this count...

Oct 04, 2017•10 min•Season 1Ep. 2

¿QPM? 1: Pulque en América

The Aztecs made Pulque by fermenting the nectar of a cactus plant, llamada Magüey. The drink of the gods is at least 2000 years old and is seen as a cultural resistance to today’s political divide by those from the native land of Pulque. We wanted to know why is this drink becoming a catch in North America's heartland because no hace mucho you could only try Pulque in places like New York, California and Chicago pero ahora pulque has made its way to smaller cities like Frankfort, Indiana, where ...

Sep 20, 2017•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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