Two Primas (cousins) who have the mission to empower and educate the 1st-Gen Latinx, Children of Immigrant/s community. This podcast shares resources, uses storytelling to validate the listeners’ experiences, and inspires the 1st-Gen Latinx community to bridge the gap between cultural expectations and self-actualization.
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The Balancing Act: Self-Actualization and Cultural Expectations
Janet, a Clinical Counseling graduate, joins the Primas in an interview to examine the intricate balance between self-actualization and cultural expectations faced by children of immigrants.
9 Mar 2025
Facing Discrimination: "Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla"
In this episode las Primas take us back to early starts of the formal immigration system in the United States. They unveil how U.S. intervention for its own interests cause the increase of immigration from other countries - specifically from Central and South America. The main point of this episode is to bring awareness to listeners about the long lived history of discrimination LatinX folks face in this county. A discrimination that continues to be seen in formal educations systems today.
1 Mar 2025
Yo Soy Porque Usted Es
In this episode Las Primas honor their parent/s through memory of their consejos and their "AHA!" moment - when they realized their parent/s were incredibly resilient and selfless.
23 Feb 2025
Episode 4: Yo Soy Porque Usted Es
In this episode, the Primas show appreciation for the consejos of their parent/s. Both Jack and Andrea, share their "AHA!" moment of when they transitioned from finding their parents' consejos as repetitive and (sometimes) annoying to valuing the wisdom in their words. Do any of these consejos sound familiar to you too?
10 Feb 2025
Are hobbies for Brown people?
Navigating hobbies as BIPOC can be difficult - from navigating cultural expectations, to managing time, and entering spaces where others do not look like us. Yaneli and Lasley from the Sisters Run Club join the Primas this week to talk about their journey in not only navigating running as hobby as Latinas, but also building a running community for a lot of people.
26 Jan 2025
Best Practices for Fight or Flight in Children of Immigrants
In this episode the Primas have a dialogue about how to challenge our Fight or Flight feelings through a variation of best practices. We also welcome our 1st ever guest speaker to the Ponle Acento Podcast, Lilia Pulido Fernandez! As an elementary school educator, Fernandez has worked with a student population who for the most part are also children of immigrants like herself. Fernandez's observations led to learn a new coping skill for herself and others! The coping skills, really a life skill - is intentional breathing!
12 Jan 2025
Fight or Flight in Children of Immigrants
Children of immigrants are often challenged by high functioning anxiety. Is this anxiety caused by the pressure of not failing your family? Is it the pressure brought by maturing at an earlier age? Maybe it was the translating and interpreting for our parent/s at the age of 7? Or maybe it is the generational trauma we carry in our genes? Actually - it might be all of the above.
12 Jan 2025
Pilot Episode
Ponle Acento podcast originated from two primas, one common goal & one phone call on a random Wednesday morning! Meet Jack & Andrea and learn how they navigate their identities as children of immigrants. This is the first episode so listening now, will make you an OG listener!
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
466
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.0 / 5
1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100
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Quality
4
Social presence
0
YouTube
66
Engagement
0
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