Oscar Romero: Engineering Change
Episode description
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 vending machine
15:01 - Family ties and settlement in North Carolina
18:25 - Elementary school experiences as Undocumented person.
21:50 - Come back to undocumented reality moments
25:10 - Dealing with racism and anti-immigrant sentiments
30:24 - “DACA moment”
33:50 - First steps after learning about DACA option
36:40 - Two types of envy of people with citizenship
39:12 - Oscar’s definition of the American Dream
43:30 - Experiences as a DACAmented college resident advisor
46:18 - Getting started as Software Engineer
51:52 - Challenges of transitioning into corporate America
56:30 - Becoming the first college graduate in his family
1:00 - On helping social impact non-profits digitally transform
1:05:50 - Oscar Romero at 2030