Latine Stories

Indra Leyva nos habla del balance entre la educación, la vida profesional y la maternidad. Durante esta jornada, ellas nos cuenta de las victorias, el apoyo de los amigos y familia, los retos y la necesidad de ser un ejemplo y apoyo a otros que, como ella, siguen sus estudios en la escuela graduada.

In this episode, Dr. Marcela Hernandez and graduate student Ethel Perez-Hoyos talk to us about their journey through academia, the state of women in the sciences and the programs OSU has to support Latina scientists at every state of their career.

In this episode, Monica Torres talks to us about the inclusion of Puerto Rican and Venezuelan Christmas traditions in her home. Listen and learn about food and music! Do you identify with her experience? How you keep your cultural traditions in your home?

Dr. Michelle Wibbelsman, discusses her discovery and appreciation for la cultura y musica andina, which happened as she left Ecuador and moved to the United States. Listen to her story and her the Andean Music Ensemble class she teaches ever semester!

Identity, belonging and home are questions that Latin@s often deal with at different times and differently depending on the season of life. In this episode Carlos Kelly, a graduate student at The Ohio State University talks to us about the liminal spaces Mexican-American occupy in academia, and other places. At the end of this interview, Carlos performs a powerful personal poem, you do not want to...

Dr. Elena Foulis and Ohio State student, Adriana Ponce de Leon discuss oral history, the power of personal stories or testimonios and the impact of hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.