Join us for this week's episode, we had Donna and Erica talk about critical reflections of family dynamics, social justice, and elite spaces. This is part 1 of 2 where Donna and Erica will discuss their experiences as law students at Harvard. BIPOC Business Shoutout: Monarchs of Gold via Etsy Undocumented artist, activist, public speaker: Yehimi Cambron. Through both her art and storytelling she will invite students to critically and creatively think about art as a tool for activism, storytellin...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This is a live recording where we asked our guests to talk about how their upbringing informed their academic and professional careers.
Mar 01, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Tune into our latest episode where we had guest speaker: Mara Nohemí López Godoy from Academic Mujeres! She discussed her latest passion project and how she has overcome many challenges and stood-up to gatekeepers in academia. BIPOC Business Shoutout: @Guaraxez Fátima Gutiérrez, a Latina, student, and immigrant who sells handmade artisanal footwear and accessories that are fair trade, slow fashion, and with purpose. Your purchase helps generate jobs for many Latin American families: from the pro...
Feb 09, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome back & Happy New Year 2020! This is the Xicana Code Switchers' third season! For this episode we provide some updates, talk about being overbooked and overcommitted, all while sharing some reflections on podcasting. Podcast recommendation: With That Being Said by Esther Boykin & Erica Turner POC Business ShoutOut: Beam Paints Plastic Free Paints, Lightfast pigments, wildflower honey handmade watercolour paints, 100% indigenous female entrepreneurship. Be on the lookout for us at ...
Jan 05, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 1
This week, we had our guest, Jaime Barboza talk about his experience returning to the community college. BIPOC Business Shoutout: - Resumes by Lara Empowering, supporting and uplifting previously and/or currently incarcerated folks, people of color and those wanting to accomplish their dreams through resume services and education. @resumesbylara www.resumesbylara.com End of season: We are taking a break and we will return until January. Ariana will be finishing off Ph.D. program applications and...
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this week's episode, we had Magali Limeta discuss her journey to pursuing her MBA. POC Business Shoutout: Quw’utsun’Made created by a descendant of the Quw’utsun’/Cowichan tribe of Vancouver, Canada, Arianna Johnny-Wadsworth. Quw’utsun’Made is an apothecary and lifestyle brand that sells fragrances, salves, soaps, candles, masks, tattoo aftercare kits, and balms. Follow on Instagram @quwutsunmade and visit their website at www.quwutsunmade.com/shop For all our listeners, you can email us at x...
Oct 06, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week, we had Doctora Lorena Márquez discuss how #DinnerConDoctoras came to be and ways others have created their own spin to cultivate doctorahood. POC Business Shoutout: Doctora Designs - jewelry inspired by your resilience by Angela Chen Doctora is a state of mind and being grounded in self-care, preservation, and resistance. Doctora recognizes more than academic achievement or aspiration, it celebrates wisdom from all lived experiences. They selected the term Doctora to embrace and celeb...
Sep 14, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode, we had Valeria Simmons Garcia discuss with us the missing conversations about the transitions first-generation professionals go through. We also discussed Valeria's social media platform @firstgenprofessional. XCS Graduation School Application webinar, link to instructions: https://bit.ly/2NiHF1g XCS Graduation School Application webinar, link to registration by Sunday, August 25th: https://forms.gle/MweWz5WWmEByQu8h6 POC Business shout-out: Liberate Meditation App https://www.b...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This week we had Dr. Lettie Ramírez and we discussed her published book, “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Parents for Parents” and upcoming new book called “You Are Not Alone: Recipes for Success by Students for Students” where we are contributing authors. Funds for every book purchased go towards a college scholarship fund via velazquezpress.com. Dr. Lettie also shared about her educational journey and tips for those who are completing graduate school applications. Purchase “You Are N...
Aug 18, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This week we had Pablo Montes join us to talk about his journey to his PhD program. Pablo Montes is a first generation, working class student and migrant from the lands of the Purépecha and Guamares, also commonly known as Guanajuato, MX. We discussed the importance of following your intuition, ways to support low-income, first gen students in higher ed, and research experiences. For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, a...
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 3
For this week, Zarian Williamson joins us in a discussion about his experience as a STEM major and recent graduate of California State University, Monterey Bay. We discuss his experience as a Residential Advisor (RA) in undergrad and as a Head RA in SMASH. At the end, Zarian shares some advice for students interested in pursuing STEM and a medical field. Ariana and I share the news of our published chapters in soon-to-be published book You Are Not Alone: Recipes to Obtain Success by Students for...
Jul 28, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Hello! Summer is here and we are back for the 2nd Season of Xicana Code Switchers! In this new episode, we catch up with each other on our summer happenings and discuss the lessons we've learned thus far. From defining who is considered "local" to understanding ourselves in different spaces, institutions, etc. What are restorative practices? Restorative practices is a social science that studies how to improve and repair relationships between people and communities. The purpose is to build healt...
Jul 14, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 1
For this episode, we end our first season reflecting on the past academic year and our graduate school journey. We also discuss how podcasting has changed our graduate school experience. Book recommendation: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. Follow us on Instagr...
May 24, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 8
For this episode we invited Leticia Corona to share her experience as a Global Development and Population Fellow at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation where she creates and manages a new $3 million grant-making portfolio that focuses on youth-led organizing and mobilizing in the U.S. Entrepreneurship is a field that not many women of color enter but it's definitely something Leticia seeks to change through mentoring young Latinas and women of color in the Central Valley to help them with t...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week, we invited the Associate Director of Student Affairs, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), Tracie Jones. We discussed lessons Tracie has learned from being a woman of color in a Student Affairs administrator position. Tracie Jones shared key lessons and advice on her pathway to becoming an Associate Director. For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event sho...
Apr 27, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 6
We invited 2nd year PhD student, Mayra Puente, to discuss family dynamics, her undergraduate experience at UCLA and her PhD graduate program at UCSD. Mayra also offered her advice to anyone thinking about pursuing a PhD program and applying to prestigious fellowships. We spoke at length about how we can own our greatness in predominantly white spaces and advice to sustain us in academia. The episode title was inspired by Maya Angelous' quote: "When you get, give. When you learn, teach". For all ...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This episode was inspired by the anthology Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines e dited by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai'a Williams and the Chicana M(other)work Collective. We live recorded from the North Bay Womxn of Color Conference (NBWOCC). We invited returning guests Dr. Mariana G. Martinez and Dr. Patricia Kim Rajal and new guest Yolanda Ayala. We all discussed mothering in academia and each of our guests' experiences. For all our listeners, you can email us at x...
Mar 30, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Listen to our latest episode where we talk about the emotional and physical burden of social indoctrination on black and brown bodies within academic spaces. Learn more about these experiences with our special guest: Derick Pagan! Connect with us via Instagram @xicanacodeswitchers, Twitter @xcodeswitchers, and email xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com. Share our podcast and feedback!
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
We invite two great femtors, Dra. Patricia Kim-Rajal (Profa) and Dra. Mariana G. Martinez as our guests for this episode. In this episode we talk about femtorship and the challenges and successes of femtoring. Connect with us via Instagram @xicanacodeswitchers, Twitter @xcodeswitchers, and email xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com. Share our podcast and feedback! For information/registration of Undocu5K visit: https://sonomastateundocu5k.weebly.com/. For information/registration of North Bay Womxn of ...
Mar 03, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to our first episode of Xicana Code Switchers! We discuss how this podcast came to be and talked about our educational journey. We dive into what our intentions of this podcast are, the breakdown of the word "scholar-practitioner" and our name Xicana Code Switchers. Connect with us via Instagram @xicanacodeswitchers, Twitter @xcodeswitchers, and email xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com. Share our podcast and feedback!
Feb 24, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 1
