Xicana Code Switchers

For this week, Zarian Williamson joins us in a discussion about his experience as a STEM major and recent graduate of California State University, Monterey Bay. We discuss his experience as a Residential Advisor (RA) in undergrad and as a Head RA in SMASH. At the end, Zarian shares some advice for students interested in pursuing STEM and a medical field. Ariana and I share the news of our published chapters in soon-to-be published book You Are Not Alone: Recipes to Obtain Success by Students for Students.  Book recommendations: Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy Racial Contract by Charles W. Mills #DinnerConDoctoras  New England (Massachusetts)  Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 6 pm More event information and RSVP: https://forms.gle/BF5uUpmfa9yQrLTm7 #DinnerConDoctoras  Fresno, CA Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 6 pm More event information and RSVP: https://forms.gle/9ddumuZtmC2xRzB2A --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xicana-code-s

Hello! Summer is here and we are back for the 2nd Season of Xicana Code Switchers! In this new episode, we catch up with each other on our summer happenings and discuss the lessons we've learned thus far. From defining who is considered "local" to understanding ourselves in different spaces, institutions, etc. What are restorative practices? Restorative practices is a social science that studies how to improve and repair relationships between people and communities. The purpose is to build healthy communities, increase social capital, decrease crime and antisocial behavior, repair harm and restore relationships. For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo us @XicanaCodeSwitchers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xicana-code-switchers/message

For this episode, we end our first season reflecting on the past academic year and our graduate school journey. We also discuss how podcasting has changed our graduate school experience. Book recommendation: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo us @XicanaCodeSwitchers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xicana-code-switchers/message

For this episode we invited Leticia Corona to share her experience as a Global Development and Population Fellow at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation where she creates and manages a new $3 million grant-making portfolio that focuses on youth-led organizing and mobilizing in the U.S. Entrepreneurship is a field that not many women of color enter but it's definitely something Leticia seeks to change through mentoring young Latinas and women of color in the Central Valley to help them with their academic and professional development. Tune in to this latest episode as Leticia walks us through the life lessons she’s learned through her time! For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you w

This week, we invited the Associate Director of Student Affairs, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), Tracie Jones. We discussed lessons Tracie has learned from being a woman of color in a Student Affairs administrator position. Tracie Jones shared key lessons and advice on her pathway to becoming an Associate Director. For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast and want to contribute to our graduate school fund, you can Venmo us @XicanaCodeSwitchers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xicana-code-switchers/message

We invited 2nd year PhD student, Mayra Puente, to discuss family dynamics, her undergraduate experience at UCLA and her PhD graduate program at UCSD. Mayra also offered her advice to anyone thinking about pursuing a PhD program and applying to prestigious fellowships. We spoke at length about how we can own our greatness in predominantly white spaces and advice to sustain us in academia. The episode title was inspired by Maya Angelous' quote: "When you get, give. When you learn, teach". For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast and want to contribute to our graduate school fund, you can Venmo us @XicanaCodeSwitchers. Thank you all for tuning in to this week’

This episode was inspired by the anthology Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines edited by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai'a Williams and the Chicana M(other)work Collective. We live recorded from the North Bay Womxn of Color Conference (NBWOCC). We invited returning guests Dr. Mariana G. Martinez and Dr. Patricia Kim Rajal and new guest Yolanda Ayala. We all discussed mothering in academia and each of our guests' experiences. For all our listeners, you can email us at xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com and send us your POC business, conference, and event shout outs and listener letters. You could also record a listener message on Anchor app and that way we can include your recorded message in our future episodes. Follow us on Instagram @XicanaCodeSwitchers and on Twitter @XCodeSwitchers. If you want to support this podcast, you can Venmo us @XicanaCodeSwitchers. Thank you all for tuning in to this week’s episode and until next time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xicana-

Listen to our latest episode where we talk about the emotional and physical burden of social indoctrination on black and brown bodies within academic spaces. Learn more about these experiences with our special guest: Derick Pagan!  Connect with us via Instagram @xicanacodeswitchers, Twitter @xcodeswitchers, and email xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com. Share our podcast and feedback!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xicana-code-switchers/message

We invite two great femtors, Dra. Patricia Kim-Rajal (Profa) and Dra. Mariana G. Martinez as our guests for this episode. In this episode we talk about femtorship and the challenges and successes of femtoring. Connect with us via Instagram @xicanacodeswitchers, Twitter @xcodeswitchers, and email xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com. Share our podcast and feedback! For information/registration of Undocu5K visit: https://sonomastateundocu5k.weebly.com/. For information/registration of North Bay Womxn of Color Conference (NBWOCC): https://sites.google.com/sonoma.edu/ssuwocc/home?authuser=0. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xicana-code-switchers/message

Welcome to our first episode of Xicana Code Switchers! We discuss how this podcast came to be and talked about our educational journey. We dive into what our intentions of this podcast are, the breakdown of the word "scholar-practitioner" and our name Xicana Code Switchers.  Connect with us via Instagram @xicanacodeswitchers, Twitter @xcodeswitchers, and email xicanacodeswitchers@gmail.com. Share our podcast and feedback! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/xicana-code-switchers/message