In this episode, we'll get to know my friend, Jose Loren.  A first gen Bronx native with a passion for community work and an amazing family story.   We talk about loss during covid, his passion to help others, and the importance ...

Part 2: From him humble origins in Salinas, California, Benjamin, also known as Perez the Advisor, has taken everything he has learned as a First Gen and now as a new father, and is focused on cultivating a space for all LatinX folks to feel se...

From him humble origins in Salinas, California, Benjamin, also known as Perez the Advisor, has taken everything he has learned as a First Gen and now as a new father, and is focused on cultivating a space for all LatinX folks to feel seen and h...

I spend time on this episode with Odalys Garcia.  We celebrate our Honduras roots, talk about her upbringing in Southern California, and her passion project Hella Latin Podcast.  

In this episode, get to know Stephanie Cepero.  She is a First Gen Cuban and Miami native with an amazing story to share on her humble upbringings, her family’s escape from Cuba to America, and how she has navigated her career into Fin Tec...

In this Season 2 premiere, I sit down with the legendary Doctora Hortencia who tells us her story of immigrating to the United States as a little girl, leaving her entire family behind in a small town in Mexico, and takes us into present day.&n...

In the season 1 finale, we talk to Dr. Lisette Sanchez, a trailblazer in the mental health realms with a mission to destigmatize therapy and mental health in BIPOC communities. She is part of the 1st Gen Collective and brings us home in episode...

Kris is a First Gen Haitian American.  He shares his story on adversity, resilience, pursuing his dream of playing for the NFL and how that almost cost him his life.  He shares his core values as a First Gen and what he did with his s...

Lindsey Romano is a third generation Japanese American. Her grandmother, Ruth Donohue, maiden name Kawahara was a member of the first gen collective or “nissei” in Japanese. Ruth was born in the US to Japanese immigrant parents and one night af...

I interview Victoria Banuelos, LatinX author of First-Gen Next Gen, in this episode.Victoria is a 1st Gen of Mexican descent passionate about sharing the story of the First Gen LatinX experience in the United States.  So much so that s...

I meet the founders of The First Gen Podcast, husband and wife Mariela and David.Mariela is a 1st Gen from Bolivia and Daniel is a 1st Gen from Mexico.We talk about the genesis of our podcasts, why it’s important for us to share t...

Diana, a Latina Children's book author, walks us through her journey of becoming an author, growing up 1st gen, and making a way when she didn't see a way for herself.   

Ashley Arcidiacono, known to her clients as Abogada Ashley, walks us through how she decided to make immigration law her career and her fight for the underdog, our undocumented community in the United States.  Grab a tissue or 2 for some o...

Rosa Rodriguez, a 1st gen girl from Queens, learned her work hustle from her mom.  She has overcome adversity on Wall Street breaking stereotypes as a Latina women, raising her daughter as a single mom, surviving domestic violence and late...