How does growing up an immigrant — born in one place, coming of age in another — affect who you become? How do the traumas of coming to a new country as a child affect early adulthood? Why are immigrants viewed as statistics rather than human beings with real thoughts, emotions, and aspirations? How does the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the term "DREAMers" enforce the perception of what a "good immigrant" looks like? We’ll explore these questions, and more, in our podcast, Undocu-Life, hosted by Jose Luis Mendoza & Lucía Matamoros. In this podcast, we seek to humanize people who have migrated to the U.S. in search of better opportunities and to tell their unique stories. Together, we’ll explore the raw personal accounts of five young Latino immigrants living in the D.C. area, and how their shared experiences as immigrants have brought both opportunities and challenges to their adult lives. In Undocu-Life, immigrants are not statistics. They’re human beings.
¿Cómo difieren las experiencias migratorias? ¿Qué tienen en común? Desde que se lanzó Undocu-Life, hemos hablado con cinco narradores sobre sus experiencias migrando a los EE.UU. En nuestro último episodio en inglés, tres de nuestros narradores, Brenda Pérez Amador, Gerson Quinteros y María Núñez Pereira, se reúnen en un panel en el que nos cuentan un poco más sobre sus anécdotas, experiencias y pasiones; como lo son la educación, el cambio social y la familia. Es importante tener estas conve...
30 Nov 2022
Immigrants are human
How do immigration experiences differ? How are they similar? Since Undocu-Life launched, we’ve spoken with five narrators about their own experiences with immigration. In our English-language conclusion episode, three of our narrators—Brenda Perez Amador, Gerson Quinteros, and Maria Nunez Pereira—come together for a roundtable discussion where they take their previous conversations further expanding on how their passions for education, social change, and family shape their identity. These con...
23 Nov 2022
Jacinto: Rejecting the “DREAMer” narrative
How do undocumented immigrants facing social and economic injustices in the workplace and their own communities find the resources to thrive in the United States? D.C. organizer, using the pseudonym, Jacinto Maldonado Torres, came to Washington, D.C. in 2010 when he was 15 years old. Originally from Mexico City, he attended D.C. public schools and recently earned an associates degree in early childhood education at the University of the District of Columbia. His previous experiences at immigr...
16 Nov 2022
Maria: The mental pressure of the “model immigrant”
How does the Spanish-to-English language barrier affect young immigrants in a public school system? University of the District of Columbia (UDC) undergraduate, Maria Nunez Pereira, was born in El Salvador, and immigrated to D.C. when she was five years old. Upon arriving in the United States and enrolling into public school, Maria recalls being denied the support she needed in her classes, while she was barely starting to learn English. In this episode of Undocu-Life, Maria opens up about her...
9 Nov 2022
Brenda: Taking up space in social change
How does language access affect how young immigrants navigate the public education system in America? Born in the city of Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico, Brenda Valeria Perez Amador is a passionate advocate for helping other young immigrants including those with the protection of DACA. Brenda, a DACA recipient herself, reflects on her love of learning, but recalls many instances of language injustice she encountered while attending public school in D.C. after arriving in the U.S. in 2006 at the age...
2 Nov 2022
Gerson: Fostering education & inspiring community
How does being undocumented interfere with the aspiration to pursue higher education in the US? Gerson Quinteros, born in El Salvador, explores how he navigated his legal status while achieving his goal of attaining a bachelor’s degree from a D.C. university. In this episode, Gerson reveals how he immigrated to D.C. in 2005 and became an influential community organizer with a passion for helping other undocumented youth in his adulthood. Learn more about Gerson’s women-led family influences, ...
26 Oct 2022
Carla: Escaping the identity box
What does it mean to call three different places home? Carla Nicole Gott Ramirez — born in Venezuela and raised in Bolivia and the Washington, D.C. area, explores how she was able to embrace these multiple identities within her after migrating to the United States from Bolivia in 2001. In this episode, Carla runs us through how her citizenship and immigration status dictated her schooling, finances, and travel opportunities. Carla discusses the conflicting feelings she had after she received...
19 Oct 2022
Immigrants are more than just a label
How does growing up an immigrant — born in one place, coming of age in another — affect who you become? Why are immigrants viewed as statistics rather than human beings with real thoughts, emotions, and aspirations? How does the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the term "DREAMers" enforce the perception of what a "good immigrant" looks like? We’ll explore these questions, and more, in this introductory episode of our new bilingual podcast, Undocu-Life, hosted by Jose Luis Men...
12 Oct 2022
Introducing Undocu-Life: No Longer Dreaming [English Trailer]
Welcome to “Undocu-Life” from Hola Cultura, with support from the D.C. Oral History Collaborative. In “Undocu-Life,” we’ll explore the unique stories of five young Latino immigrants living in the D.C. area. We interviewed these five people, also known as our narrators, last year as a part of an oral history project called “Every Voice A Life.” Take a listen to hear what you can expect from the podcast through the voices and stories of Carla, Gerson, Brenda, Maria, and Jacinto. Tune in o...
12 Oct 2022
Introducing Undocu-Life: No Longer Dreaming
Welcome to “Undocu-Life” from Hola Cultura, with support from the D.C. Oral History Collaborative. In “Undocu-Life,” we’ll explore the unique stories of five young Latino immigrants living in the D.C. area. We interviewed these five people, also known as our narrators, last year as a part of an oral history project called “Every Voice A Life.” Take a listen to hear what you can expect from the podcast through the voices and stories of Carla, Gerson, Brenda, Maria, and Jacinto. Tune in on Oc...
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