Nuestro South Podcast

Let’s zoom out a bit and have some charlas con Southern Compañia. We know that our lived experience in the south is multigenerational– sabemos que no es ayer que llegamos and many of our roots started decades ago. También sabemos that where you set up roots in the South also matters. Tune in as we explore the Latinx Southern experience from Arkansas, to Georgia, to North Carolina and beyond!When we say that “we control the narrative,” we mean it! Our history is no longer just being told about us by outsiders. We now have wonderful scholars exploring a history and experience that is also their own as southerners or children of immigrants. En estas charlas, each of our scholars Dr. Perla Guerrero, Dr. Yami Rodriguez, and Dr. Yuri Ramirez guide our storytellers on exploring how our southern communities formed within a particularly racialized southern landscape, how we find leisure and joy within the pressure of being mostly just tolerated as labor, and how our transnational immigrant identities also intersect with indigenous heritage, identity, and culture.    In this episode, Dr. Yuri Ramirez helps us be more introspective of the communities and identities that exist within our own folks which very much include indigenous identities and culture. Our storytellers get an opportunity to share their indigenous cultural backgrounds and how they nurture it even after generations since their families immigrated. We also break down how there are gaps in our own understanding of Latinx indigeneity given the depictions provided over pop culture and media. The historical anti-indigenous racism within many Latin American countries may sometimes lead to indigenous communities finding more of a refuge with places like the US South. Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezStorytellers: Allison Delgado, Nancy Garcia Villa, Jonathan Perraza-Campos, Karina Moreno Bueno, Tania Dominguez, Producers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera,  Elaine Utin, Ricky Hurtado, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezConsulting Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Bryan MejiaEditor: Axel Herrera Graphics: Keyla FerretizArticles and Materials Referenced:Immigrants Who Speak Indigenous Mexican Languages Encounter IsolationP'urhépecha Migrants in North Carolina: A Saint Day FestivalThis project was made possible through the generous support of North Carolina Humanities, The Whiting Foundation, and LatinxEd.Follow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videosEmail: nuestrosouth@latinxed.orgWebsite: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

Let’s zoom out a bit and have some charlas con Southern Compañia. We know that our lived experience in the south is multigenerational– sabemos que no es ayer que llegamos and many of our roots started decades ago. También sabemos that where you set up roots in the South also matters. Tune in as we explore the Latinx Southern experience from Arkansas, to Georgia, to North Carolina and beyond!When we say that “we control the narrative,” we mean it! Our history is no longer just being told about us by outsiders. We now have wonderful scholars exploring a history and experience that is also their own as southerners or children of immigrants. En estas charlas, each of our scholars Dr. Perla Guerrero, Dr. Yami Rodriguez, and Dr. Yuri Ramirez guide our storytellers on exploring how our southern communities formed within a particularly racialized southern landscape, how we find leisure and joy within the pressure of being mostly just tolerated as labor, and how our transnational immigrant identities also intersect with indigenous heritage, identity, and culture. In this episode, Dr. Yami Rodriguez asks us to take a break, breathe, and just have some fun. La diversión, leisure, irse de parranda and all the ways we find joy are just as essential to the southern immigrant experience as is our history of struggle and hard work. For many early immigrant communities, arriving to the South brought some level of isolation, but over time, our folks started building community through music, bailes, going to las pulgas, playing soccer or other sports, and of course food. Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezStorytellers: Allison Delgado, Nancy Garcia Villa, Jonathan Perraza-Campos, Karina Moreno Bueno, Tania Dominguez, Producers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera,  Elaine Utin, Ricky Hurtado, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezConsulting Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Bryan MejiaEditor: Axel Herrera Graphics: Keyla FerretizArticles and Materials Referenced:“Las Trocas de Buford” by Los Reyes del CorridoMundo Hispanico Archives on Bailes In Atlanta GeorgiaThis project was made possible through the generous support of North Carolina Humanities, The Whiting Foundation, and LatinxEd.Follow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videosEmail: nuestrosouth@latinxed.orgWebsite: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

Let’s zoom out a bit and have some charlas con Southern Compañia. We know that our lived experience in the south is multigenerational– sabemos que no es ayer que llegamos and many of our roots started decades ago. También sabemos that where you set up roots in the South also matters. Tune in as we explore the Latinx Southern experience from Arkansas, to Georgia, to North Carolina and beyond!When we say that “we control the narrative,” we mean it! Our history is no longer just being told about us by outsiders. We now have wonderful scholars exploring a history and experience that is also their own as southerners or children of immigrants. En estas charlas, each of our scholars Dr. Perla Guerrero, Dr. Yami Rodriguez, and Dr. Yuri Ramirez guide our storytellers on exploring how our southern communities formed within a particularly racialized southern landscape, how we find leisure and joy within the pressure of being mostly just tolerated as labor, and how our transnational immigrant identities also intersect with indigenous heritage, identity, and culture.    In this episode, Dr. Perla Guerrero kicks off the conversation by exploring a bit our personal journeys to the US South and how the South as a region perceived early immigrant  newcomers. Perla traces over how, al inicio, some folks couldn’t even classify her correctly as Mexican because of the prior notions they had of what ‘Mexican’ folks were. Our storytellers also break down how their families first experienced some of these highly racialized settings and some of the generational differences between moving to the South in the early 90s versus more recently. Lastly, we cover the resilience of nuestra comunidad and the richness of Black resistance in the South that we can learn from and draw a sense of hope for a more inclusive and equitable future. Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezStorytellers: Allison Delgado, Nancy Garcia Villa, Jonathan Perraza-Campos, Karina Moreno Bueno, Tania DominguezProducers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera,  Elaine Utin, Ricky Hurtado, Axel Herrera, Dorian Gomez, Bryan MejiaConsulting Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezLatinxEd Staff: Maria PulidoEditor: Axel Herrera Marketing & Graphics: Keyla FerretizArticles and Materials Referenced:Being illegal-it's a job - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR) -March 24, 1997 - page 1AGuerrero, "Latinos in Arkansas and Illegal Aliens"This project was made possible through the generous support of North Carolina Humanities, The Whiting Foundation, and LatinxEd.Follow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videosEmail: nuestrosouth@latinxed.orgWebsite: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

It’s Nuestro South, con el mismo sazón, but with some new voices. Join our new storytellers from across the US south as they explore how and where they found comunidad while growing up in the US South. This next stage of Nuestro South expands beyond the experiences of our initial hosts and brings in the perspectives of storytellers from rural NC, urban and suburban Georgia, and northwest Arkansas. Our new storytellers Nancy, Jonathan, Allison, & Tania invite you to share in a rich conversation about growing up Latina/o/x in the South. You know the flavor. Check out some of the new voices from Nuestro South!In this episode, Jonathan, our resident badass educator and organizer, walks us through those early experiences as young first or second generation immigrant students in school across the South. As we reflect on what the experience was for us, the failures and opportunities, we also take the time to dream of the possibilities that our future students deserve in order to get a quality and holistic education that values the entirety of their identities and talents.  Hosts:  Jonathan Perraza-Campos, Allison Delgado, Nancy Garcia Villa, Karina Moreno BuenoProducers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera,  Elaine Utin, Ricky Hurtado, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezConsulting Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Bryan MejiaEditor: Axel Herrera Graphics: Keyla FerretizThis project was made possible through the generous support of North Carolina Humanities, The Whiting Foundation, and LatinxEd.Follow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videosEmail: nuestrosouth@latinxed.orgWebsite: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

It’s Nuestro South, con el mismo sazón, but with some new voices. Join our new storytellers from across the US south as they explore how and where they found comunidad while growing up in the US South. This next stage of Nuestro South expands beyond the experiences of our initial hosts and brings in the perspectives of storytellers from rural NC, urban and suburban Georgia, and northwest Arkansas. Our new storytellers Nancy, Jonathan, Allison, & Tania invite you to share in a rich conversation about growing up Latina/o/x in the South. You know the flavor. Check out some of the new voices from Nuestro South!In this episode, Allison has us take a look at our history and where it gets displayed. Our storytellers tackle the significance of feeling visible or left out by our public history. What it meant to be a nerdy kid that loved museums but not necessarily grow up with the resources to visit all the time. Lastly, how sites of historical and cultural preservation hold a burden responsibility to the communities and cultures their artifacts represent and how harm can also be perpetuated. Hosts: Allison Delgado, Nancy Garcia Villa, Jonathan Perraza-Campos, Karina Moreno BuenoProducers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera,  Elaine Utin, Ricky Hurtado, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezConsulting Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Bryan MejiaEditor: Axel Herrera Graphics: Keyla FerretizThis project was made possible through the generous support of North Carolina Humanities, The Whiting Foundation, and LatinxEd. Follow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videosEmail: nuestrosouth@latinxed.orgWebsite: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

It’s Nuestro South, con el mismo sazón, but some new voices. Join our new storytellers from across the US south as they explore how and where they found comunidad while growing up in the US South.This next stage of Nuestro South expands beyond the experiences of our initial hosts and brings in the perspectives of storytellers from rural NC, urban and suburban Georgia, and northwest Arkansas. Our new storytellers Nancy, Jonathan, Allison, & Tania invite you to share in a rich conversation about growing up Latina/o/x in the South. You know the flavor. Check out some of the new voices from Nuestro South!In this episode, Nancy helps us breakdown how some of our most vulnerable communities can actually represent spaces of resilience where nuestra cultura thrives. It’s another episode on trailas but with a remix of regions and hosts. As young latinx southerners, where we grow up largely defines what our early sense of community is like. If you were ever part of that single trailer park bus-stop, you know what vecindades like this look like. Many times our goal is always to leave these living conditions, but in this conversation, we also reflect on the cultural significance they were for us and the economic circumstances that define those experiences. Hosts: Nancy Garcia Villa, Tania Dominguez, Jonathan Perraza-Campos, Allison DelgadoProducers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera,  Elaine Utin, Ricky Hurtado, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezConsulting Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Bryan MejiaEditor: Axel Herrera Graphics: Keyla FerretizThis project was made possible through the generous support of North Carolina Humanities, The Whiting Foundation, and LatinxEd. Follow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videosEmail: nuestrosouth@latinxed.orgWebsite: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

It’s Nuestro South, con el mismo sazón, but some new voices. Join our new storytellers from across the US south as they explore how and where they found comunidad while growing up in the US South. This next stage of Nuestro South expands beyond the experiences of our initial hosts and brings in the perspectives of storytellers from rural NC, urban and suburban Georgia, and northwest Arkansas. Our new storytellers Tania, Jonathan, Allison, & Nancy invite you to share in a rich conversation about growing up Latina/o/x in the South. You know the flavor. Check out some of the new voices from Nuestro South!In our first episode, Tania shares a rundown of growing up going to soccer games with her dad, her brother, or as a family. We break down how in hindsight, these were some of the critical spaces where we could gather and share food, stories, and moments of joy. If you didn’t play soccer, you could at least count on finding el paletero or elotero! Hosts: Tania Dominguez, Jonathan Perraza-Campos, Allison Delgado, Nancy Garcia Villa Producers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera, Elaine Utin, Ricky Hurtado, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Bryan MejiaConsulting Scholars: Perla Guerrero, Yami Rodriguez, Yuri RamirezEditor: Axel Herrera Graphics: Keyla FerretizThis project was made possible through the generous support of the North Carolina Humanities grant, the Whiting Foundation, and LatinxEd. Follow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videosEmail: nuestrosouth@latinxed.orgWebsite: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

If you’re from the South, you know that Nuestra Gente have been written out of the history books.  So we took it upon ourselves to bring you the history we were not taught in school. The Nuestro South podcast debuted in 2019. Now, we’re back with new ingredients. Our stories feature illustrations by North Carolina artist,  Antonio Alanis on our Youtube video episode.  Our hosts Bryan, Daisy, Dorian, and Axel invite you to share in a rich conversation about growing up Latina/o/x in the South. You know the flavor. Welcome to Nuestro South, Refried!On this episode our Nuestro South we discuss the story of Braceros in Arkansas during a period of time with Jim Crow segregation across the South. Our hosts explore the various ways our communities continue to face discrimination but also how we as individuals and communities confront it head on to build strength and power in unlikely spaces.Hosts: Daisy Almonte, Bryan Mejia, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezProducers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera, Elaine Utin, Ricky HurtadoLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Lucero Rocha, Isabella LimaEditor: Dorian GomezIllustrator: Antonio AlanisGraphics: Keyla FerretizThis project was made possible through the generous support of The Whiting Foundation, the Southern Documentary Fund, and LatinxEDFollow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videos Email: nuestrosouth@latinxed.orgWebsite: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

If you’re from the South, you know that Nuestra Gente have been written out of the history books.  So we took it upon ourselves to bring you the history we were not taught in school.  The Nuestro South podcast debuted in 2019. Now, we’re back with new ingredients. Our stories feature illustrations by North Carolina artist,  Antonio Alanis.  Our hosts Bryan, Daisy, Dorian, and Axel invite you to share in a rich conversation about growing up Latina/o/x in the South. You know the flavor. Welcome to Nuestro South, Refried!On this episode our Nuestro South crew dives into a story on how Mexicanos faced opportunity and discrimination due to Jim Crow in the Mississippi in thee early 1930s. We then take a dive into the juicy questions about how our people navigate the racial dynamics of the South, where we find our power in the face of a discriminatory system, and how Nuestra Gente starts claiming our own home in the South without performing for whiteness.Hosts: Daisy Almonte, Bryan Mejia, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezProducers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera, Elaine Utin, Ricky HurtadoLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Lucero Rocha, Isabella LimaEditor: Dorian GomezIllustrator: Antonio AlanisGraphics: Keyla FerretizThis project was made possible through the generous support of The Whiting Foundation, the Southern Documentary Fund, and LatinxEDFollow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videos Email: nuestrosouth@latinxed.org Website: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtained through the Artlist Personal License.Juan - Tarante Grove Machine Spicy Latin - Nbdy Nprtnt

If you’re from the South, you know that Nuestra Gente have been written out of the history books.  So we took it upon ourselves to bring you the history we were not taught in school.  The Nuestro South podcast debuted in 2019. Now, we’re back with new ingredients. Our stories feature illustrations by North Carolina artist,  Antonio Alanis on our Youtube video episode.  Our hosts Bryan, Daisy, Dorian, and Axel invite you to share in a rich conversation about growing up Latina/o/x in the South. You know the flavor. Welcome to Nuestro South, Refried!Our conversation in this episode is focused on the experience of immigrants coming into the Charlotte NC area in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. For those of us that grew up in the South during this period, schools became one of the first institutions our families interacted with. We discuss how our parents navigated that system, how we managed to survive through ESL, and ongoing resource gaps that even more recent immigrant communities still  face.Hosts: Daisy Almonte, Bryan Mejia, Axel Herrera, Dorian GomezProducers: Julie Weise, Erik Valera, Elaine Utin, Ricky HurtadoLatinxEd Staff: Maria Pulido, Lucero Rocha, Isabella LimaEditor: Dorian GomezIllustrator: Antonio AlanisGraphics: Keyla FerretizThis project was made possible through the generous support of The Whiting Foundation, the Southern Documentary Fund, and LatinxEDFollow us on Social Media @NuestroSouthInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/nuestrosouth/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouthTwitter- https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@nuestrosouthYoutube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNidXQ3-nyxqsb4R5UWJh4A/videos  Email: nuestrosouth@latinxed.org Website: https://nuestrosouth.org/  Music for this video is obtain through the Artlist Personal License

The Nuestro South Loud & Proud series focuses on the Poder y Cultura that Nuestra Gente in the South can possess. From the comida que cocinamos, the music we play, and our labor which plants, cleans, and builds-- Nuestra Gente has grown deep roots in the south.In this episode- P'urhépecha migrants in North Carolina hold an annual Saint Day Festival that allows their indigenous community in the US to share moments around cultural traditions, religious practice, but also political organizing to support their community in Cherán Mexico. When the story of Latinx immigrants staging a walkout in Durham from a Historically Black Catholic church, it was depicted as evidence of racial tensions, but what about the white supremacy within the catholic church that neglected the needs of both communities?Dr. Yuri Ramirez is a Ford Foundation Fellow and Assistant Professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, she is working on her book manuscript, tentatively titled Indigeneity on the Move: Transborder Politics from Michoacán to North Carolina and has written many more pieces on racial and indigenous histories that continue to shape the US South. To learn more, check out:https://nuestrosouth.org/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodes oniTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/The Nuestro South Loud & Proud Interview Series is produced by Axel Herrera, Julie Weise, and Erik Valera with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and LatinxEd.

The Nuestro South Loud & Proud series focuses on the Poder y Cultura that Nuestra Gente in the South can possess. From the comida que cocinamos, the music we play, and our labor which plants, cleans, and builds-- Nuestra Gente has grown deep roots in the south.In this episode- We speak to one of our very own Ricky Hurtado who is now the  NC House District 63 Representative. We discuss the personal journey that Latinx youth may go through to find their own voice and community while growing up in the South. When and where we feel accepted, and when it seems like we don't belong.  We also cover what  Freedom Dreaming means to LatinxEd, how we can activate our Poder Político in NC, and how 497 votes gave us the first Democratic representative in the NC General Assembly!Ricky Hurtado is a son of Salvadoran immigrants, Co-Founder of LatinxEd, and one of the visionaries for the Nuestro South Project. He is also an adjunct instructor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Education.To learn more, check out:https://nuestrosouth.org/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodes oniTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/The Nuestro South Loud & Proud Interview Series is produced by Axel Herrera, Julie Weise, and Erik Valera with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and LatinxEd.

The Nuestro South Loud & Proud series focuses on the Poder y Cultura that Nuestra Gente in the South can possess. From the comida que cocinamos, the music we play, and our labor which plants, cleans, and builds-- Nuestra Gente has grown deep roots in the south.In this episode- In the wake of rising anti-immigrant and draconian laws, what parallels are drawn by activists and journalists through the use of "Juan Crow." How does Juan Crow relate to the ongoing repercussions and oppression from Jim Crow? Is it inclusive of the Black Latinx populations that have long been in the US South? We also chat about Pedro from South of the Border in South Carolina!Dr. Cecilia Márquez is an assistant professor in the History Department at Duke University. She is in the process of completing her first book “The Strange Career of Juan Crow”. Her work helps historicize contemporary Latino/a migration to the US South and emphasizes the importance of regions in shaping Latino/a identity.To learn more, check out:https://nuestrosouth.org/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodes oniTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/The Nuestro South Loud & Proud Interview Series is produced by Axel Herrera, Julie Weise, and Erik Valera with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and LatinxEd.

The Nuestro South Loud & Proud series focuses on the Poder y Cultura that Nuestra Gente in the South can possess. From the comida que cocinamos, the music we play, and our labor which plants, cleans, and builds-- Nuestra Gente has grown deep roots in the south.In this episode- Why did Latinos in Texas pack their bags and move to Georgia in the 1980's and 1990's? How did new immigrant communities navigate a space donde no habia ni chiles, ni tortillas? How did "Mustache Mike's" come to be known as "El Mustacho" and what is the significance of a second generation Chicano Atlanta rapper?Unlike most traditional Latin American immigrant destination cities and states, the journey into the south can involve a larger need to build your own sense of home and community. For the early Latinx immigrants arriving in cities like Atlanta, finding food and entertainment was a necessary plight to feel comfortable. Future generations, those who arrived as children or those born in the south, now push for a greater sense of belonging and ownership of the place they call home through their Poder y Cultura.Yami Rodriguez is a historian of Latinx communities whose interdisciplinary research engages questions of race, ethnicity, labor, and migration. With a regional focus on the U.S. South, Rodriguez’s scholarship examines Latinx political, economic, and cultural place-making practices in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Her current book project, “Mexican Atlanta: Migrant Place-Making in the Latinx South,” traces the history of Metro Atlanta’s ethnic Mexican community formation with attention to the region’s longer Latinx histories beginning in the mid-twentieth century. She is currently a post-doc at Emory University.To learn more, check out:https://nuestrosouth.org/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodes oniTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/The Nuestro South Loud & Proud Interview Series is produced by Axel Herrera, Julie Weise, and Erik Valera with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and LatinxEd.

The Nuestro South Loud & Proud series focuses on the Poder y Cultura that Nuestra Gente in the South can possess. From the comida que cocinamos, the music we play, and our labor which plants, cleans, and builds-- Nuestra Gente has grown deep roots in the south.Part 2 of "Las Polleras de Mississippi" takes a deeper dive into the history and context of these polleras through the research and work of professor Angela Stuesse.In this episode- The history and economy of the South is profoundly defined by the labor structures and hierarchies. There is a through-line from slavery, to sharecropping, and more modern low wage work settings that exploit those most vulnerable for their labor. Immigrants and their labor are used to prop up industries which benefit from the lack of worker protections. Many of these southern regions have historically suppressed labor organizing and unions. The chicken plant or “Las Polleras” embody much of this history ever since Jim Crow segregation until the present. Las Polleras are some of the largest immigrant minority employers in rural southern towns whose economies largely revolve around the poultry industry. Angela Stuesse is an associate professor of anthropology and global studies at UNC Chapel Hill. She spent the last 20+ years doing activist research alongside Latinx Immigrant communities in the south. She is the author of Scratching Out a Living: Latinos, Race, and Work in the deep South. She continues to write and advocate for workers that are increasingly vulnerable in the times of heightened immigration enforcement and health and safety within a pandemic.To learn more, check out:https://nuestrosouth.org/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodes oniTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/The Nuestro South Loud & Proud Interview Series is produced by Axel Herrera, Julie Weise, and Erik Valera with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and LatinxEd.

The Nuestro South Loud & Proud series focuses on the Poder y Cultura that Nuestra Gente in the South can possess. From the comida que cocinamos, the music we play, and our labor which plants, cleans, and builds-- Nuestra Gente has grown deep roots in the south.Part 1 of "Las Polleras de Mississippi" is a bilingual conversation with a fellow friend and immigrant from Guatemala and professor Angela Stuesse.In this episode- ¡Es como un mini-Guatemala! A pesar de vivir en una región que tiene una historia bastante compleja y racista para personas Afro-Americanas o cualquier otra minoría, Mississippi ha llegado a ser un hogar para muchos inmigrantes.Nuestro invitado nos cuenta su historia acerca de cómo fue que llegó a decidir dejar su hogar en Guatemala, su experiencia al llegar a Mississippi, y como ahora tiene sus propias raíces y comunidad en Mississippi.Angela Stuesse is an associate professor of anthropology and global studies at UNC Chapel Hill. She spent the last 20+ years doing activist research alongside Latinx Immigrant communities in the south. She is the author of Scratching Out a Living: Latinos, Race, and Work in the deep South. She continues to write and advocate for workers that are increasingly vulnerable in the times of heightened immigration enforcement and health and safety within a pandemic.To learn more, check out:https://nuestrosouth.org/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodes oniTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/The Nuestro South Loud & Proud Interview Series is produced by Axel Herrera, Julie Weise, and Erik Valera with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and LatinxEd.

The Nuestro South Loud & Proud series focuses on the Poder y Cultura that Nuestra Gente in the South can possess. From the comida que cocinamos, the music we play, and our labor which plants, cleans, and builds-- Nuestra Gente has grown deep roots in the south.In this episode- What does it mean to be Half-Hillbilly and Half-Mexican? How do Latinx families come to settle in the Appalachian regions? How does our music and culture express a new vision for our communities future?Like the broader US South, Appalachia is a vast region filled with its own history and nuances but it is still largely stereotyped as a particularly white space . The truth and history is much more nuanced, and just like in the deep South, Nuestra Gente has roots all across Appalachia  and  has enriched the region with their food, language, music, and culture. Tune in to discover the cultural bridges being formed through the Mexilachian music of the Lua Project, and the activist sounds of the Latingrass group Che Apalache as Sophia Enriquez walks us through her own family's journey and the significance of our music in the Appalachian-Latinx experience. Sophia is a scholar, teacher, and musician from Appalachian Ohio. She is a PhD candidate in ethnomusicology at Ohio State University. Her dissertation titled “Canciones de Las Apalaches: Latinx Music, Migration, and Belonging in Appalachia” sheds light on the long-standing contributions of Latinx people to Appalachian music. Sophia plays Appalachian and Mexican music styles—such as ranchera and bluegrass—and performs with the folk trio the  “Good Time Girls” in Columbus, Ohio. To learn more, check out:https://nuestrosouth.org/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodes oniTunesSpotifyGoogle PodcastsFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/The Nuestro South Loud & Proud Interview Series is produced by Axel Herrera, Julie Weise, and Erik Valera with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and LatinxEd.

The Nuestro South Loud & Proud series focuses on the Poder y Cultura that Nuestra Gente in the South can possess. From the comida que cocinamos, the music we play, and our labor which plants, cleans, and builds-- Nuestra Gente has grown deep roots in the south.In this episode- Why don’t children of Mexicans in the South identify as Chicanos? How do racial dynamics impact the workplace for immigrants? Do Latinos have a Southern accent? Our conversation with Professor Perla Guerrero helps us explore how geography influences racial dynamics in her hometown of Arkansas and how young southern folk can find a sense of belonging and purpose within our diverse history. Perla M. Guerrero is an Associate Professor of American Studies and Latinx Studies. She is the author of Nuevo South: Latinas/os, Asians and the Remaking of Place and is working on a second book about deportation and coerced return to México.To learn more, check out:https://nuestrosouth.org/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodes oniTunes SpotifyGoogle PodcastsFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/The Nuestro South Loud & Proud InterSeries is produced by Axel Herrera, Julie Weise, Erik Valera with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and Latinx Ed.

Now we enter the story! Today’s episode is about las trailas. Axel lived in one for a while growing up, and we know many of y’all did too. The trailas we’re talking about in today’s episode were around the corner from middle-class white housing developments near Charlotte in the early 2000s. This is when things started to go south (no pun intended). Not all the white people liked having us in their ‘hood, a strong anti-immigrant movement came here from California, undocumented immigrants lost their driver’s licenses… In today’s episode we meet Angelica, a Mexican woman trying her best to raise her family amid this shit - just like our parents did. We try to take on the fights that our parents can’t, but it’s not always easy. You too? - This podcast is produced by Ricky Hurtado, Erik Valera, and Julie Weise, with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and Latinx Ed. Edited by Dorian Gomez.To learn more, check out:https://corazondedixie.org/chapter-5/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodesiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nuestro-south-podcast/id1461953381Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JYcA8LGDcpnO04HHRkxfEFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/

In the 1960s through 1980s, millions of Latinos started traveling through the South as migrant farmworkers. Daisy has some personal experience with this since she grew up in a rural area and worked in the packing sheds before she became a college student. But the crazy thing is that unlike when we were kids, the South was really not that anti-immigrant back then. The white folks were both conservative and pro-immigrant (we found it hard to picture, too). In today’s episode, we meet Israel Cortez, who came to Georgia as a migrant worker during that time and worked hard to “fit in.” We totally get it. Do you? - This podcast is produced by Ricky Hurtado, Erik Valera, and Julie Weise, with generous sponsorship from the Whiting Foundation, the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences, and Latinx Ed. Edited by Dorian Gomez.To learn more, check out:https://corazondedixie.org/chapter-4/Subscribe to this channel for new podcast episodesiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nuestro-south-podcast/id1461953381Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1JYcA8LGDcpnO04HHRkxfEFollow us:Instagram: http://instagram.com/nuestrosouthTwitter: https://twitter.com/nuestrosouthFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NuestroSouth/