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The Deferred Action Podcast

Hugo Lagarda, Danna Cerondeferredactionpodcast.simplecast.com
A podcast dedicated to pushing immigration reform forward.
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Oscar Romero: Engineering Change

Oscar Romero is a software engineer and social impact activist. He created myundoculife.com to help undocumented individuals share their resources. In his spare time, Oscar helps immigrants rights non-profits digitally transform. Blog Site: myundoculife.com Instagram: oscarmrom Podcast Timestamps: 00:45 - Breakfast of choice 01:33 - Oscar Romero in his own words 03:53 - First link to the U.S.A 06:30 - Reflection on upbringing today 09:49 - Oscar’s transition from Mexico to U.S. 12:35 - Buying a ...

Oct 21, 20201 hr 10 minEp. 8

Alejandro Flores-Munoz: Undocu Hustle

Alejandro Flores-Munoz is a seasoned entrepreneur and activist who has made it his mission to advocate for marginalized communities. As an outspoken queer, DACA, Latinx person Munoz’s life’s work aims to champion for the next generation of intersectional entrepreneurs. Book KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/undocuhustlebook/no-papers-no-fear-we-can-do-business-here Episode Time Stamps: 00:15 - Breakfast of Choice 01:10 - Alejandro Flores in his own words 02:12 - Memories of Guada...

Oct 14, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 7

Hector Galvan: Houstonian Entrepreneur at Heart

In this episode, Danna and Hugo touch base with Hector Galvan, a fellow Houston DACA recipient. Hector immigrated to the U.S. at age of 3 months. Hector is a graduate of the Wolf Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston. He is currently a young professional in the Treasury Industry. Insta: @thehectorgalvan

Aug 15, 20201 hr 25 minEp. 6

Nelly Gonzalez: Dreaming of One Day

Nelly Gonzalez is a DACAmented student and philanthropist. We discuss her upbringing, unique experiences, and motivation to launch One Day. https://www.facebook.com/onedayrva/ https://www.instagram.com/onedayrva/ Intro Music: Insta: @j.slai

Jul 26, 20201 hr 19 minEp. 5

Luis Cortes Romero: The DACA recipient who defended DACA at the Supreme Court.

Luis is the managing partner at the Immigrant Advocacy & Litigation Center in Kent, Washington. He was the lead attorney in Garcia et al. v. Trump, one of the consolidated cases at the U.S. Supreme Court that successfully defended the DACA program from repeal. Luis was born in Michoacan, Mexico and immigrated to the San Fransisco Bay Area at the age of 1. In this episode, we talk to Luis about his upbringing, the challenges of being undocumented with DACA, his experience defending DACA at th...

Jul 01, 20201 hr 35 minEp. 4

Kevin Alexander: Photographs of a Dreamer

Website: https://www.kevinalexanderphoto.com/about Instagram & Youtube: @kevinalexanderphoto Kevin was born in El Salvador Central America but immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 years old. His passion for photography started at the age of 16📸 Kevin’s work has been published in recognized magazines such as : VOGUE, ELLE and NYLON - Kevin is also an award winning hair photographer and some of his clients have include L’Oreal Professionals, AVEDA and BALMAIN Paris! Fun Fact: Kevi...

Jun 23, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 3

We Are The New America

In this episode, Hugo and Danna share their DACA stories in a candid conversation about their unique American experience.

Jun 12, 20201 hr 19 minEp. 1
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