Charlas y Café
Welcome to the Charlas Y Café Podcast! This podcast is produced and hosted by a support group for Hispanic first-generation students called Somos First-Gen. Charlas y Café explores topics relating to first-gen Hispanic students.
Episodes
Ruth meets with Sarah Balderas, immigration attorney at Balderas Legal Group, LLC, to discuss the current events regarding immigration. Sarah and Ruth discuss what new immigration laws one should be aware of and how one can be safe and keep others safe.
Ida Loya of Latina Lider joins us to talk about imposter syndrome and her community project to empower Latinas in Kansas.
Learn more about the process of becoming a lawyer from Alicia Silva. Silva shares her experience as a first-gen student who will be attending Harvard Law School in the fall. Her passion for helping people led her to pursuing law.
Ruth meets with Emily Cruz, Somos First-Gen founder, to discuss ways to practice self care and how to avoid burnout on this episode of Charlas y Café.
https://www.wichita.gov/CityArts
Dance classes by Baila Wichita
Scroll down our resources page to the mental health section
https://somosfirstgen.com/resources
Vianey Gonzalez joins us to discuss her experiences as a first-gen student and following her childhood dream of becoming a teacher.
Joining us in this episode is Aileen Rueda-DaCosta, communications and engagement director for The Neighboring Movement. The Neighboring Movement is a non-profit in Wichita whose mission is to create community through neighboring and learning the gifts people have that we might not see on the surface.
Learn more about The Neighboring Movement on their website: https://neighboringmovement.org/
Joining us in this episode to talk about managing your time wisely in college is Dustin Le. Dustin is local to Wichita and a graduate of Wichita South High School and Friends University.
Ruth and Selena Favela, podcast producer, discuss the holiday favorites and things to do during your winter break.
Links to events mentioned in this episode:
A list of events by Visit Wichita:
https://www.visitwichita.com/events/
Botanica’s Illuminations
https://botanica.org/illuminations/
Lights on St. Paul (Ability Point)
https://abilitypoint.org/event/27th-annual-lights-at-abilitypoint/
Wi...
Wichita State’s HALO (Hispanic American Leadership Organization) members join our host, Ruth, in discussing how they manage stress and tips for studying for finals.
Show notes:
Wichita State HALO @wsuhalo
https://news.wichita.edu/2023/08/24/student-organizations-on-campus-halo/
WSU Student Health Services
https://www.wichita.edu/services/studenthealth/
Hispanic Development Fund scholarship https://www.hdfkc.org/hdf-s...
Tune in to learn all about the Kansas Hispanic Education Development Foundation (KHEDF) from a couple of their team members! Learn about the scholarships and programs they offer and how you can benefit from them. Additionally, the KHEDF team members share their first-gen stories and offer their pieces of advice to students.
Guests: KHEDF Team members, Micaela Ramirez and Nayeli Cano
Find the resources mentioned in the episode...
Join Ruth and guest speaker, Keila Garcia, as they reflect on their journey in choosing a major in college! They speak about the challenges and uncertainties they faced during that process while also offering advice to first-gen students who may be experiencing similar situations.
In this episode, Valeria Paunetto joins us to talk about how we can maintain our culutra throughout college! Valeria is a student at Wichita State University, majoring in Social Work. She speaks about her personal experiences as a Latina in higher education and offers advice to students of color thinking of or currently in higher education. See below for the resources mentioned in the episode:
Adelante Scholarship: https://w...
Welcome to the Charlas Y Café Podcast! This podcast is produced and hosted by a support group for Hispanic first-generation students called Somos First-Gen. In this episode, meet the team that leads Somos First-Gen! Listen to their first-gen stories and learn more about why they have chosen to support the effort to support other first-gen students.
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