Peruvians of USA

On this episode, Nathalie chats with Vianna Calderon Lopez. Vianna is currently pursuing a Master's in Applied Behavioral Analysis at Hunter College, has overcome remarkable challenges. Growing up as an undocumented immigrant and facing the complexities of her father's alcoholism, she took on responsibilities beyond her years while pursuing her education. Vianna earned her Bachelor's D...

In this episode, Nathalie chats with Stephanie Rupay-Parris (She/Her/Ella): Peruvian-American living on the beautiful island of Aruba. Stephanie is the Mentor Training and Technical Assistance Manager at the "I Have A Dream" Foundation, where she's crafting a sustainable mentoring model for under-resourced students. As a passionate social worker, she champions diverse representation...

Ashleigh Sisneros is an Information Technology Specialist and an Air Force Veteran. A ‘Network Administrator’ by trade, she has worked in all facets of IT with various government agencies. Having achieved early career success, she has made it her mission to help other Latina women in tech. At 17 she enlisted into the Air Force as a guard member for the State of Louisiana. Having lived through Katr...

Adrian Carlos Vaillancourt is a community builder interested in connecting South and Central American adoptees with their first cultures. Born in Peru and adopted at a young age by an American mother and Canadian father, Adrian first connected with his Peruvian culture after high school. Adrian believes that connecting with your first culture can help to create community and provide a better under...

Alexa Polar is a writer, director, and founder of Female Filmmakers Fuse; a nonprofit that promotes diversity, equality, inclusion, and a safe workplace for women in the film and television industry.  Alexa recently wrote Marilyn Mexico, a feature-length biopic that focuses on Marilyn Monroe’s affinity for Mexican culture and her final trip to Mexico. Loz Dos Studios and BFT Media are in talks wit...

Victor de la Flor was born in Passaic, NJ and partly raised in Orlando, FL to Peruvian parents. He decided to join the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 20 in order to get a change of pace in life and pursue his desire for world travel. He chose the Military Justice job field which he felt would provide him good work experience over time. What was supposed to be a 4-year enlistment, turned into a 20...

Peruvian immigrant Anaís Azul (they/them) is a California-based composer-performer, Fulbright Scholar, and teaching artist. Described as “stunningly honest and vulnerable,” their artistry engages with music as a tool for community building, cross-genre collaboration, and collective healing. Last fall, Azul released their debut solo EP “Vulnerable” thanks to the support of the Yerba Buena Garden’s...

Elias Burrell is the founder of Allpa Foods, a specialty retailer of packaged Peruvian food products. The mission at Allpa Foods is to provide wholesome and natural food products that tell a cultural story. Elias had the inspiration for Allpa when traveling in South America for several months back in 2018. Years later he decided to take his experience in E-commerce and entrepreneurship to start hi...

Cindy Y. Rodriguez is a Peruvian-American entrepreneur and journalist who has worked in media for over a decade for companies like NBC, CNN, Latina magazine, and Vivala.com, which she co-launched. One of her greatest successes was co-launching HuffPost’s LatinoVoices. In 2015, she and her childhood friend co-founded the award-nominated feminist podcast Morado Lens where they discussed sex, culture...

In this conversation, Nathalie and Cindy discuss how our Latinx community can overcome debt and achieve financial freedom. We discuss Cindy's book " Overcoming Debt, Achieving Financial Freedom: 8 Pillars to Build Wealth ," where she shares her story of going from a negative six-figure net worth to a positive six-figure net worth. Get the book here! Support Local Bookstores via Books...

Alex Paul Loza is a visual artist based in Chattanooga, TN with his heart for social advocacy and a deep appreciation of figurative narrative art. He received his BFA from the Americam Academy of Art in Chicago, IL. With almost two decades of experience, Loza has been commissioned to paint portraits and custom wall art for private and public art collectors throughout North & South America. Aft...

In this episode, Nathalie interviews her husband, Marcus. They recently celebrated their one-year anniversary and it was the perfect opportunity to discuss how they have navigated cultural differences in their relationships and marriage. Mentioned in this episode: Nathalie and Marcus published a fitness-related coloring book for kids. It's available on Amazon, link Ways to support the podcast: Giv...

Diego Corzo is a Forbes-featured millennial real estate entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and TEDx speaker. Diego was born in Lima, Peru and moved to the United States with his family when he was 9 years old, undocumented. Diego embraced adversity and overcame many obstacles as and undocumented immigrant in the U.S. Diego graduated top 1% from Florida State University with two bachelor's degrees in...

Victor started CrossFit about 8 years ago and hasn't looked back. He sees every workout as a new opportunity to challenge yourself. Currently, Victor is with the Alexandria Fire Department and functional fitness is key to the job. The functional fitness aspect is what motivates him as a coach. Helping people push and discover their potential is what he aspires to do as a coach at CrossFit Tysons....

This is one of Nathalie's favorite episodes because Delilah focuses on the importance of mindset. Change your mindset change your life. Delilah Dee is a Philly-based loud and proud Latina, multi-dimensional entrepreneur, and dedicated changemaker. Channeling the resilience of her ancestors, actively busting the myth that women of color should play small, her mission in life is grand and cacophonou...

Estuardo Rodríguez is a principal and co-founder at the Raben Group focused on Government Affairs and Communications. A lawyer by training, he specializes in direct lobbying in the financial services and telecommunications sectors. Having cultivated a powerful network of media relationships, Estuardo is also Raben’s Counsel on Media and Communications. Throughout his diverse political career, Estu...

Priscilla is the host of The Early Career Moves Podcast, and is passionate about helping BIPOC folks and women make their next best career move with confidence and ease. This is why she created the Early Career Moves Podcast – to help ambitious BIPOC young professionals make their next career move with joy & confidence. She would love to help you make your next career move – one that leads to...

Joselyn Fonseca Palacios was born in Lima Peru and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 8. She is part of the Los Angeles Department of Water where she leads public works projects throughout the city. Her focus is on water treatment facilities to ensure safe drinking water for Angelinos. As a young professional in the field, she is currently navigating through her journey to becoming a licensed Arch...

Andrea was born in Lima, Peru, and came to the US at a young age. Right out of college, her starting salary was $22,000/year. This ignited her personal finance journey - out of necessity. After 18 months, she managed to save $8,000. Andrea has gone through many stages in her money journey - from saving aggressively, and struggling with overspending to eventually learning how to invest & make h...

Patricia is the founder of Latinos Empowered, a community finding their power and changing their narrative. The platform empowers Latinx and First-Gen with information on career, and finance, to use their voice to advocate and share their story, and break generational cycles. Connect with Patricia: Instagram: @latinos.empowered Ways to support Peruvians of USA: Subscribe to our newsletter Visit ou...

Natalia Sylvester is the award-winning author of several novels for adults and young adults. CHASING THE SUN was named the Best Debut Book of 2014 by Latinidad and EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME won an International Latino Book Award and the 2018 Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters. Natalia's debut YA novel, RUNNING, was a 2020 Junior Library Guild Selecti...

Karina F. Daves is a Life Coach who helps women get their freaking lives back! She has been mentoring and leading community-based practices for close to a decade. As a Life Coach , she provides several platforms for her audience to dig in and receive respite. Karina's Podcast titled "One Day At A Time" is the nexus for tips on how to have relationships, set boundaries, and live your best life. Her...

En este episodio comparto con Ana de Granadilla Podcast un poco sobre mi experiencia como inmigrante en Estados Unidos. Hablamos de migración en la época de conflicto en Perú, educación entre Perú y Estados Unidos, qué es un digital product owner, Peruvians of USA, y muchas cosas más. Canciones de fondo: Dura (Daddy Yankee), Mi comadre cocoliche (Arturo Cavero), Stand by me (Prince Royce) Connect...

Kat Carbajal Mezarina works for an International Cooperation in Peru and is currently developing projects on education and gender equality in different provinces. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and is internationally certified as an ESL Teacher by Cambridge University. She has been an ambassador for The World Literacy Foundation and has a publication on US immigratio...

Delilah Dee is a Philly-based loud and proud Latina, multi-dimensional entrepreneur, and dedicated changemaker. Channeling the resilience of her ancestors, actively busting the myth that women of color should play small, her mission in life is grand and cacophonous– to help communities of color shift their mindset so they can elevate. She empowers dreamers to become doers as CEO and founder of SHF...