Tejiendo Identidades/Knitting Identities

  Andrea Hernandez Holm in KXCI Studio 2B   Dr. Andrea Hernandez Holm is the Director of Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP) of the University of Arizona. Andrea has extensive experience as a teacher, tutor, editor, researcher, and writing consultant in academia and industry. At WSIP, Dr. Holm has worked with student, faculty, and community writers from around the world for over 15 years.  S...

  Musician Adrian Perez   Adrian Perez is dedicated to the study, preservation, and development of the Mexican Folk harp traditions. Adrian Perez is a recognized Harpist amongst the traditional Latin folk arts music community, encompassing music traditions from the Western States of Mexico to the Southern Coast in Veracruz, which are reflective of the Mariachi and Son Jarocho harp sounds. Since 20...

  Araceli Moreno   Araceli Moreno is a Business Intelligence Analyst al El Rio Community Health Center. Host:  Dr.  Nadia Alvarez , Ph. D. Teaching and Teacher Education Production and Engineering:   Gwendoline Hern á ndez  Nenny G  of KXCI’s  The Latin Connection Music on this Episode:   Regalo del Cielo  by Fernando Valadés. Fernando Teodoro Valadés Lejarza, Composer.

Feng-Feng Yeh is the Founder of The Chinese Chorizo Project .  Chinese Chorizo is a historic food made out of community solidarity in the Barrios of Tucson.   Feng Feng in KXCI AP Studio 2B   Feng Feng at AP   Host:  Dr.  Nadia Alvarez , Ph. D. Teaching and Teacher Education Production and Engineering:   Gwendoline Hern á ndez  Nenny G  of KXCI’s  The Latin Connection Music on this Episode:   Rega...

Francisco Terrazas   Francisco Terrazas is recognized as an expert in spirits throughout Mexico and in the United States.  Francisco is currently a partner in Paranubes Oaxacan Rum and the Programming Director for the Agave Heritage Festival . Francisco Terrazas   Host:  Dr.  Nadia Alvarez , Ph. D. Teaching and Teacher Education Production and Engineering:   Gwendoline Hern á ndez  Nenny G  of KXC...

    Club de Lecturas Host:  Dr.  Nadia Alvarez , Ph. D. Teaching and Teacher Education Production and Engineering:   Gwendoline Hern á ndez  Nenny G  of KXCI’s  The Latin Connection Music on this Episode:   Regalo del Cielo  by Fernando Valadés. Fernando Teodoro Valadés Lejarza, Composer.

Javier Duran in Studio 2B   Javier Duran is a Professor of Border Studies at the University of Arizona and is also the Director of the Confluence Center .   Javier Duran at KXCI   Host:  Dr.  Nadia Alvarez , Ph. D. Teaching and Teacher Education Production and Engineering:   Gwendoline Hern á ndez  Nenny G  of KXCI’s  The Latin Connection Music on this Episode:   Regalo del Cielo  by Fernando Vala...

  Katarina Riesing is an artist and educator. Having grown with two artistic parents, Art was completely accessible to Riesing.   Instagram   Host:  Dr.  Nadia Alvarez , Ph. D. Teaching and Teacher Education Production and Engineering:   Gwendoline Hern á ndez  Nenny G  of KXCI’s  The Latin Connection Music on this Episode:   Regalo del Cielo  by Fernando Valadés. Fernando Teodoro Valadés Lejarza,...

Cindy Chavarria Minera, a Tucson native with a Master's in Psychology from the University of Arizona, has forged a career in Business Intelligence for the Health Industry. Transitioning from Psychology, she followed her curiosity and dedicated herself to making a difference through data in the non-profit sector. Cindy's commitment to positive change is evident in her impactful work. In her graduat...

  Norma Eunice Chavarria Minera was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She studied nursing at Cochise College of Nursing.  Eunice is an intensive care nurse, and is working on getting her Bachelor's Degree at Arizona State University. She is a first-generation college graduate and is of Guatemalan and Nicaraguan descent. She has always been fascinated by medicine and hopes to one day become a Nur...

  Dr. Andrea Romero has lived in Tucson for more than twenty years where she has raised her two children.  As Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs at the University of Arizona she oversees faculty career development from recruitment, hiring, promotion through retirement. As Professor in Family Studies and Human Development and Mexican American Studies she teaches and does research on LatinX adolescent...

Emilia Dolores Villegas   a.k.a. M izskoden     Host:  Dr.  Nadia Alvarez , Ph. D. Teaching and Teacher Education Production and Engineering:   Gwendoline Hern á ndez  Nenny G  of KXCI’s  The Latin Connection Music on this Episode:   Regalo del Cielo  by Fernando Valadés. Fernando Teodoro Valadés Lejarza, Composer; and Taa'a by MizSkoden from the 2022 album Back to (Barrio) Basics - EP,  Emilia Vi...

  Tenor Edgar Ricaud was born in Nogales, Arizona and grew up in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. His love for singing began at the age of 13, when a school project was the catalyst for developing his pursuit of music. He then had the chance to perform in various cities in the northern state of Sonora, and was in the ensemble for Madame Butterfly. At the University of Arizona, he got the main role in the...

  Gissel Guzman of Southside Tucson is Nopalinda.  Nopalinda is also the name of Gissel's vegan food business.  Nopalinda believes in changing the way we view veganism one plate at a time.  Gissel (they/them/she/her) is a first-generation immigrant in the U.S. Despite years of uncertainty, and fighting for stability, Nopalinda is grateful to their mom for her sacrifices which taught them how to fi...

  Jhonatan Henao-Muñoz is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the W.A. Franke Honors College, UNIV Core Faculty, General Education and an Affiliated Faculty of the Center for Latin American Studies and the Institute for LGTBQ+ Studies at the University of Arizona.  He is best known as #ProfeJhon! Profe Jhon is a Latine from Colombia and considers himself a lifelong learner.  Profe Jhon is  a fir...

  Victor Francisco Mercado Felix was born in Nogales, Sonora and has lived in Tucson since 2001. His great-great uncle, W.E. Felix owned Tucson’s first dry goods store on Meyer Street in the 1800s. Victor’s grandfather Prici Mercado was a historian who chronicled the story of ambos Nogales in his books Ambos Nogales y Mis Memorias and Historias y Recuerdos de Ambos Nogales. Victor is the founder o...

  Chef Jorge De Leon came from humble beginnings, he spent most of his time in his grandmother’s kitchen, where she was constantly cooking up new savory dishes from her homeland Guatemala. Jorge graduated from the California school of Culinary Arts Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena California. He worked at Miraval Resorts in Tucson, Arizona as a cook. The skills he learned at Miraval Resorts allowed him...

    Alexis Chavez grew up on the US-Mexico International Border in Nogales, Arizona, and speaks Spanish & English fluently. Chavez is a first-generation college graduate from the University of Arizona and the Team Leader of the Alexis Chavez Real Estate Team with Realty Executives. Alexis Chavez is the President of El Rio Vecinos young professionals’ group. Alexis enjoys sharing knowledge and...

    Paloma Lopez Santiago is the Junior Achievement (JA) District Director for Southern Arizona and works with her team to increase funding and educational program reach for Southern Arizona students including the expansion of the JA Inspire program that focuses on career readiness for middle and high school students. Paloma has more than twenty years of professional experience in the nonprofit, b...

  Angelina Ramirez is a flamenco dancer and teaching artist living in Tucson, Arizona. Ramirez’s artistic work explores what it means to be a queer, latina flamenca, practicing in a traditional Roma-Gitano form of dance. As a teaching artist, she is interested in the intersections of arts and healing, focusing on work with elders of all abilities and integrated flamenco with autistic individuals....

    Carlos Solorzano is a professional drummer and songwriter who performs with Tucson and Southern Arizona bands both live and in-studio while also working with different musical theater companies. His original music is available on two solo albums and has been featured on television shows around the world. Find out more about Carlos Solorzano at www.desertdrummer.com       Host:  Dr.  Nadia Alva...

  Jeffrey Anthony has a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Arizona. Jeffrey is the Grants Coordinator with the College of Education at the University of Arizona. Jeffrey created an innovative new tool to match researchers to funding opportunities based on what Jeffrey developed from his insights working on the Music Genome Project for 17 years at Pandora Radio. Prior t...

  Dominique V. Calza (Tlamanalcah) (she/ella) has been living, loving, and leaving offerings in these desert lands throughout her life. Dominique currently serves as the Director for the Adalberto & Ana Guerrero Student Center at the University of Arizona where she supports the recruitment, retention, and community readiness of Latinx students. She likes to spend her time exploring new things...

  Jansen Azarias-Suzumoto was born and raised in the Philippines and left for the United States when he was 18 years old. With an understanding of living through trauma, the cyclical nature of poverty, and a drive to empower youth in pursuit of their dreams, Jansen hoped to help youth build a legacy within their communities. After identifying the needs of his new city and of his own family, he sta...