The Deferred Action Podcast

Oscar Romero: Engineering Change

dacapodcast2020@gmail.com (Hugo Lagarda) — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:52:01 +0000

Oscar Romero is a software engineer and social impact activist. He created myundoculife.com to help undocumented individuals share their resources. In his spare time, Oscar helps immigrants rights non-profits digitally transform.

Blog Site: myundoculife.com

Instagram: oscarmrom

Podcast Timestamps:

00:45 - Breakfast of choice

01:33 - Oscar Romero in his own words

03:53 - First link to the U.S.A

06:30 - Reflection on upbringing today

09:49 - Oscar’s transition from Mexico to U.S.

12:35 - Buying a vending machine

15:01 - Family ties and settlement in North Carolina

18:25 - Elementary school experiences as Undocumented person.

21:50 - Come back to undocumented reality moments

25:10 - Dealing with racism and anti-immigrant sentiments

30:24 - “DACA moment”

33:50 - First steps after learning about DACA option

36:40 - Two types of envy of people with citizenship

39:12 - Oscar’s definition of the American Dream

43:30 - Experiences as a DACAmented college resident advisor

46:18 - Getting started as Software Engineer

51:52 - Challenges of transitioning into corporate America

56:30 - Becoming the first college graduate in his family

1:00 - On helping social impact non-profits digitally transform

1:05:50 - Oscar Romero at 2030

Alejandro Flores-Munoz: Undocu Hustle

dacapodcast2020@gmail.com (Hugo Lagarda) — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:33:19 +0000

Alejandro Flores-Munoz is a seasoned entrepreneur and activist who has made it his mission to advocate for marginalized communities. As an outspoken queer, DACA, Latinx person Munoz’s life’s work aims to champion for the next generation of intersectional entrepreneurs.

Book KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/undocuhustlebook/no-papers-no-fear-we-can-do-business-here

Episode Time Stamps:

00:15 - Breakfast of Choice

01:10 - Alejandro Flores in his own words

02:12 - Memories of Guadalajara, Mexico, (Birthplace)

04:30 - Immigrating to Santa Anna, California (Hometown)

06:16 - Transition from Mexico to the U.S

09:00 - Alejandro on his Mom’s role in his life

14:01 - The Start for Alejandro’s Political Career

16:58 - Parallels Between Coming Out of Two Closets

22:21 - Perspective on Sharing Your Status Publicly

23:24 - DACA is Not The Solution: Synthesis of His New Book

30:00 - What Alejandro Did Once He Received DACA

32:00 - Ingredients in a Good Grassroots Political Campaign

33:00 - Alejandro’s Favorite Political Leader

35:19 - Starting up a Sunglasses Company

36:57 - Transferable Systems & Starting his Second Company

42:50 - Investing $5,000 to Start a Poke Shop

50:20 - Process of Writing His Book: No Papers No Fear: You Can Do Business Here

52:40 - Main Message Readers Can Take Away From the New Book

55:00 - Using KickStarter to Launch a Project

57:09 - Vision of the Alejandro’s Future

Hector Galvan: Houstonian Entrepreneur at Heart

dacapodcast2020@gmail.com (Hugo Lagarda, Danna Ceron) — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 17:11:21 +0000

In this episode, Danna and Hugo touch base with Hector Galvan, a fellow Houston DACA recipient. Hector immigrated to the U.S. at age of 3 months. Hector is a graduate of the Wolf Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston. He is currently a young professional in the Treasury Industry.

Insta: @thehectorgalvan

Nelly Gonzalez: Dreaming of One Day

dacapodcast2020@gmail.com (Hugo Lagarda, Danna Ceron) — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 00:50:49 +0000

Nelly Gonzalez is a DACAmented student and philanthropist. We discuss her upbringing, unique experiences, and motivation to launch One Day.

https://www.facebook.com/onedayrva/

https://www.instagram.com/onedayrva/

Intro Music: Insta: @j.slai

Luis Cortes Romero: The DACA recipient who defended DACA at the Supreme Court.

dacapodcast2020@gmail.com (Hugo Lagarda, Danna Ceron) — Wed, 1 Jul 2020 17:08:35 +0000

Luis is the managing partner at the Immigrant Advocacy & Litigation Center in Kent, Washington. He was the lead attorney in Garcia et al. v. Trump, one of the consolidated cases at the U.S. Supreme Court that successfully defended the DACA program from repeal. Luis was born in Michoacan, Mexico and immigrated to the San Fransisco Bay Area at the age of 1.

In this episode, we talk to Luis about his upbringing, the challenges of being undocumented with DACA, his experience defending DACA at the Supreme Court, and his perspective on creating real change on American immigration policy.

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/immigration/activism-leads-the-law-follows/

Kevin Alexander: Photographs of a Dreamer

dacapodcast2020@gmail.com (Hugo Lagarda, Danna Ceron) — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:38:32 +0000

Website: https://www.kevinalexanderphoto.com/about

Instagram & Youtube: @kevinalexanderphoto

Kevin was born in El Salvador Central America but immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 years old. His passion for photography started at the age of 16📸

Kevin’s work has been published in recognized magazines such as : VOGUE, ELLE and NYLON -

Kevin is also an award winning hair photographer and some of his clients have include L’Oreal Professionals, AVEDA and BALMAIN Paris!

Fun Fact: Kevin trained Shito-Ryu ( a form of karate that was founded in 1934 by Kenwa Mabuni) along side his Dad who was a Karate Instructor in El Salvador. He grew up training for many years where he learned body coordination, angles, meditation, discipline and competition.

Cristel S. Martinez: Too American for Hondurans, Muy Catracha Para Los Gringos

dacapodcast2020@gmail.com (Hugo Lagarda, Danna Ceron) — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:20:43 +0000

Documentary on Cristel Martinez

Book Facebook Page

Cristel's Law Office Links:

MNM Law Firm Youtube
MNM Law Offices Instagram

MNMLA Law Offices Facebook

We Are The New America

dacapodcast2020@gmail.com (Hugo Lagarda, Danna Ceron) — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:46:40 +0000

In this episode, Hugo and Danna share their DACA stories in a candid conversation about their unique American experience.