Educators and Immigration

In this episode, I talk with Matt Gale, the Chief Strategy Officer for Lawfully. Lawfully is an immigration technology company that helps track and analyze the process of an immigration or visa case.    Stay Connected:  Lawfully Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawfullytracker Lawfully Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawfully_official Lawfully YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7KQx...

On this episode, Irma and Smiley shared their experience participating in the 2023 MISOL advance parole study abroad program. In the previous episode, we had heard from three participants and in this episode, we hear from two additional participants. Irma and Smiley share their experiences with the program, returning to Mexico, and learning about culture, identity, and history. Listen as they shar...

Diana, Dulce, and Yoana participated in the 2023 MISOL advance parole study abroad program and they had the opportunity to return to Mexico. In this episode, they share their experiences with their families, with the program, and the process of coming back to the U.S. Listen as they share their stories and their experiences.    Stay Connected:  MISOL Website: https://misolwisconsin.org MISOL Faceb...

In this episode, Marco Bravo shares his story of returning to Mexico after growing up undocumented in the U.S.A. Marco graduated from a Madison High School in 2011 and then graduated from Edgewood College in 2015, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish. Marco also received his English-Spanish Language Interpretation certification from Madison College.  Stay Connected:  Educators and Immigrat...

In this episode, we learn about all the amazing work that the African Center for Community Development is doing. We speak with Tunji Lesi, CPA, Ama Mohammed, and Sarriang Ceesay. Tunji is the president, Ama is the community outreach coordinator, and Sarriang is the Undocumented Immigrant Support manager. The African Center for Community Development is a nonprofit organization that promotes the wel...

In this episode, we talk with Carla, Alondra, and Erika Susana who participated in the 2022 MISOL program. They discuss the process of applying for Advance Parole and share their experiences with the program.    Stay Connected:  Center for DREAMers at UW-Madison: https://dreamers.law.wisc.edu/ MISOL Program: https://dreamers.law.wisc.edu/misol/ Center for DREAMers Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...

Hello and welcome to another episode of Educators and Immigration. It has been a while since I have released an episode. The reason is because I was traveling with our guests for today Erika Rosales and Yesenia Villalpando-Torres. We are the steering committee for the Mexico International Study Opportunity for Learning (MISOL) program and this December and January, we had a cohort of 18 participan...

Dr. Julissa Ventura is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership (EDPL). Before coming to Marquette, Dr. Ventura was a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Education and Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research sits at the intersections of Latinx education, critical youth studies, and community-based education...

Alondra Garcia is currently a 2nd Grade Bilingual Teacher for the Milwaukee Public Schools. She received her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish and Communication from Cardinal Stritch University. Alondra immigrated from Mexico and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Stay Connected:  Alondra's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001928787764   Alondra's...

Diego Corzo is a Forbes-featured millennial real estate entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and TEDx speaker. He was born in Lima, Peru and moved to the United States when he was 9 years old.  Diego graduated top 1% of his class from Florida State University with 2 bachelor's degrees in less than 4 years. One bachelor's degree focused on Information Technology and the other bachelor's focused on Manag...

Dr. Phitsamay Uy is an Associate Professor of Leadership in Schooling and the Graduate Coordinator for Ed. D Programs. She is also the Co-director of the Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She received her doctorate of education from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Dr. Uy is a Lao American K-21 educator, a community advocate, and an equity...

In this episode, we talk with Erika Rosales who is the Director for the Center for DREAMers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Center provides services through a holistic and intersectional approach such as legal, educational, mental & social services, and career resources to the DACA community in Wisconsin through presentations and community outreach as well as support through culturally...

Reyna Montoya @Reynaemontoya is the founder of Aliento, a non-profit organization with the vision of creating a place where human potential is nurtured and not defined by immigration status. Aliento serves undocumented, DACA, and mixed-status families to transform trauma into hope and action. They focus on well-being, emotional healing, and leadership development of those impacted by the inequitie...

Learn about the amazing work that Brenda Santoyo and Idolina Quijada are doing with the Dream Center at Salt Lake Community College. 

Lorena Munoz is a bilingual personal financial counselor and the host of the podcast De Peso a Peso. She speaks with us about how to support financial literacy with the Latinx community. 

Robin Murphy-Sinha is a bilingual high school counselor who shares the best strategies to support undocumented students in high school settings. Topics discussed include ESL and Bilingual Education programs, refugee students, and applying for college. 

Jannet Arenas Pineda is a Bilingual Community Social Worker and she speaks to us about resilience and wellbeing. 

Attorney Aissa Olivarez discusses the services that are provided at the Community Immigration Law Center (CILC) including the Friday immigration consultations which occur on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month and deportation defense. 

For the second episode of Educators and Immigration, we will be sharing a webinar that Tony Garcia put together for faculty and staff at Edgewood College. The webinar took place in April of 2020 as the Covid pandemic was just starting and we were transitioning to online teaching and learning. For the webinar, Tony invited Dr. Donna Vukelich-Selva and myself to speak about how to support undocument...

Learn about the Educators and Immigration podcast from the host Dr. Gerardo Mancilla. Dr. Mancilla explains how the show will support undocumented students, individuals with DACA, and people with various visas. The website for the show will be https://educatorsandimmigration.com