Episodes

  • Media Exec Mike Roca’s Interview

    Media Exec Mike Roca’s Interview
    Dec 17 2024
    Join us as Mike shares stories from his youth as a U.S. born son of Guatemalan immigrants being raised in Queens, NY, alongside immigrants from other LATAM countries. His feelings of being an outsider, the ‘we vs. the me’, and how he returned to his cultural roots after taking a job in Miami are shared. Many will relate to his journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Latina Approved’s Lily Becerra Interview

    Latina Approved’s Lily Becerra Interview
    Dec 10 2024
    Join us as Becerra shares her many childhood experiences as a U.S. born daughter of Mexican immigrants, as well as insights into her ‘filtered’ life. Her role as household leader, translator, and interpreter has lasted a lifetime, and her stories are sincere and moving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Weekend Ways: Saturday Cleanings & Sunday Misa

    Weekend Ways: Saturday Cleanings & Sunday Misa
    Dec 3 2024
    In this episode, Twena highlights the ‘why’ behind the perfect house, the value of appearances, y el castigo for misbehaving during communion at mass. The role of appearances in collectivism is discussed in-depth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Weekend Ways: Navigating Supermarkets & Discrimination

    Weekend Ways: Navigating Supermarkets & Discrimination
    Nov 26 2024
    In this episode, Twena highlights the role of child/parent many immigrant children share as they navigate for their family members, the travails of the supermarket run, and facing discrimination for the very first time. This podcast will resonate with many adult children of immigrants. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Weekend Ways: Parenting a Native-Born Immigrant

    Weekend Ways: Parenting a Native-Born Immigrant
    Nov 19 2024
    In this episode Twena discusses the cultural, emotional, and linguistic distance that children of immigrants’ face inside their homes when raised in a country that’s distinct from their parents’ country of origin, disrupting the lineage and yes, the values, as well. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Vianni Lubus Media Exec Interview

    Vianni Lubus Media Exec Interview
    Nov 12 2024
    Join us as Lubus shares her challenging childhood experiences moving from Puerto Rico to Michigan, as well as how her cultural duality has shaped her in adulthood, empowering her to adapt to anything and avoid attachment to material things. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Media Executive Stephen Paez Interview

    Media Executive Stephen Paez Interview
    Nov 5 2024
    Join us as Paez shares his life story including his childhood in Miami as a Cuban American, the culture clash when he started working for an American company, and the need to embrace one’s cultural duality. Paez’s funny account of being told he has an accent, not a lisp, is priceless. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Latina Approved’s Tania Torres Interview

    Latina Approved’s Tania Torres Interview
    Oct 29 2024
    Join us as Twena interviews Torres about her childhood experiences as a U.S. born daughter of immigrants from El Salvador, and how her name change at school impacted her life, motivating her to reclaim herself with a new name and purpose in adulthood. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins