Kathy Santamaría-Méndez's story is all about beating the odds. Kathy came to the United States with her family from El Salvador, and discusses the Salvadoran migration experience, border crossings from Central America, and generational trauma. She also gave birth to her son at 15, graduated college at 20, and started law school this fall at 21. Tune in to this week’s episode of Gen BIPOC to hear Kathy’s story, with the occasional appearance of her son, Aaron.

If you’re able, Kathy would appreciate you donating to and looking into the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC).

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I Need To Speak Up

This week I chatted with Alana Carmickle and Heaven Williams. Alana and Heaven, along with Sophia Hysaw and Meredith Kauffman, created EquiTeens in Kenosha, Wisconsin this past summer as sophomores in high school. EquiTeens was formed to mobilize teens in Kenosha after George Floyd was killed in May. Their group organized further after Jacob Blake was shot seven times in their city three months later. Tune in to this episode of Gen BIPOC to hear Alana and Heaven talk about EquiTeens, Kenosha, and teen activism.

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EquiTeens

This week on Gen BIPOC, I chatted with Tori Hong. Tori is a Hmong, Korean, and queer Minneapolis-based artist. She’s previously worked on MPD 150’s performance review of the Minneapolis Police Department. A muralist herself, she also discusses the murals that appeared around Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death. Tune in to hear about Tori’s journey as an artist, an abolitionist, and a queer woman of color trying to make sense of the world.

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*In the episode, Tori briefly discusses a mural that she has been commissioned to complete. The other collaborators on the mural are Katie Robinson, Hayden Minh, and Lisa Marie Brimmer.

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