Nuestro South

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In this episode, Jonathan, our resident badass educator and organizer, walks us through those early experiences as young first or second-generation immigrant students in schools across the South. As we reflect on what the experience was for us, the failures and opportunities, we also take the time to dream of the possibilities that our future students deserve in order to get a quality and holistic education that values the entirety of their identities and talents.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/293819/episodes/12350002

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In this episode, Allison has us look at our history and where it gets displayed. Our storytellers tackle the significance of feeling visible or left out by our public history. What it meant to be a nerdy kid that loved museums but did not necessarily grow up with the resources to visit all the time.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/293819/episodes/12323704

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In this episode, Nancy helps us break down how some of our most vulnerable communities can actually represent spaces of resilience where nuestra cultura thrives. It’s another episode on trailas but with a remix of regions and hosts.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.buzzsprout.com/293819/episodes/12260701

Nuestro South is back with NEW episodes! This week's episode is led by one of our Story Academy participants, Tania!

Check out "Soccer Everyday: Community Building through soccer in the Georgia Suburbs led by one of our Story Academy members!

https://nuestrosouthpodcast.buzzsprout.com/293819/12178576-soccer-everyday-community-building-through-soccer-in-the-georgia-suburbs

We're going live on Instagram again!! This time catch our Story Academy crew: Yami, Tania, Vicky as they share their stories about living in the South.

See you tonight!

Surprise, NS Story Academy is back! We're going live on Instagram in LESS THAN 30 MINUTES! Catch up with our Story Academy team and hear what they have to chat about on "Latinx and Indigeneity!" We'll be joined by Dr. Yuri Ramirez, Karina Moreno Bueno, & Allison Delgado!

🤔 Want to rep Nuestro South? We still have merch available from this first drop!

🛍️ https://nuestro-south-shop.myspreadshop.com/

A few weeks ago, one of our team members attended, "(re)Connection: Undocumented Filmmakers Collective - Screening and Panel" in Denver. Check out what she had to say:

Denver welcomed our projects with such warmth and open arms. Our moderator (Diego Estrada Bernuy) asked really great questions and I was actually caught off guard by him because of the type of questions he asked. I felt so seen by his intentionality and the amount of research he did on Nuestro South. The environment and energy made it so easy to talk about our production process in a way I hadn’t before. Before the panel and screening, I was really intimidated and nervous because this was our first time taking Nuestro South into the big screen let alone outside of the South which meant people outside of our target audience got a feel for the love we put into Season 2. To my surprise, many of those present resonated in one way or another with bits and pieces of our discussion and topics covered in the first episode. All that to say, thank you Denver! You were amazing. Thank you to the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective for giving me the space to showcase this to a live audience, and thank you Nuestro South. I couldn’t be more proud of our Nuestro South Team, specially Antonio, Keyla, Axel and Erik for helping me get to the finish line."

We're happy to introduce our final cohort member, Nancy!

Read more about her below:

"Nancy will attend UNC-Chapel Hill in the fall and plans to major in sociology and public policy. Having grown up in rural North Carolina, she has navigated through her academic journey as a first-gen student while also learning about her community’s social and economic challenges. Such inaccessibility to basic resources for the Latine community, especially disparities in education and healthcare, has driven her activism. However, due to this lack of available resources, she has learned to take full advantage of what she did have at reach, so, thanks to her upbringing, she advocates with the tool she knows best—her voice. She turned to write when she didn’t feel strong enough to speak, and, by sharing her own stories through spoken word, she hopes not to be a voice for others but to inspire others to speak up. Her voice has helped her become a member-at-large on the North Carolina’s Governor’s Advisory Council for Hispanic/Latino Affairs, a platform that allows her to advocate for future Latine generations. She dreams of using positions like this to foster inclusive spaces where everyone can feel empowered because we are here to stay."

We're so happy to have you on the team Nancy!

We're back with another one of our 2022 Storytellers! We'd like to introduce everyone to Karina!

Here is a little bit more about Karina:

"She earned her BS in Biology, BA in Global Health, and a certificate in Latinx Studies in the Global South at Duke University. She has worked extensively in researching Latinx immigrant and women’s health disparities. Her upbringing in Burlington NC/ Alamance County set at the intersection of Indigeneity, immigration, and Latinidad has influenced her passion for Latinx health and education equity efforts, her Indigenous Purépecha culture preservation, and intersectional feminism. Karina hopes to one day serve her Latinx community by providing medical services as a bicultural primary care physician and establishing a bicultural free-clinic catering to Latinx immigrants in Alamance County."

We're excited to introduce our next 2022 Story Academy cohort member,
Jonathan Peraza Campos! Here's a little more about Jonathan:

"Jonathan Peraza Campos received his undergraduate degree in 2018 from Emory University. He completed his Master's in Social Foundations of Education at Georgia State University, and he is currently pursuing a second Master's degree in History and Latinx/Latin American Studies. Jonathan studies he links between identity, disparity, racism, imperialism, immigration, and education, especially in the US South and Central America. His work has centered around educational, academic, and activist projects designed to eradicate disparities and lack of access to equitable education for Latinx and migrant youth in metro-Atlanta. He is an educational consultant and abolitionist educator-organizer who firmly believes that education is the foundation of liberation."

We're so excited to have you on the team! Stay tuned for more cohort intros!

We're excited to introduce our third 2022 Story Academy cohort member, Tania
Dominguez-Rangel! Here is a little bit about Tania:

"Tania was born in Mexico City and raised in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated with a joint Bachelor’s degree in Romance Studies and Film Production from Harvard University in 2021, and is currently based in Portland, Oregon. She has written on Latina culture and entertainment for Her Campus Media and Stories from the Border, and her poetry has been published in Palabritas Literary Magazine and La Vida @ Penn. Her work in film includes cinematography for the short film ‘Mangobaby,’ featured in Southern Fried Q***r Pride’s inaugural film festival in Atlanta, as well as writing and producing ‘Dia de los Mu***os: A 25 Year Retrospective’ for Portland-based Latinx arts organization Milagro. She is a member of the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, a Mellon Mays Research Fellow, and former member of the musical group 21 Colorful Crimson (21CC). She explores personal/family history, love, migration, and mental health through various creative mediums.‘tania does’ is her online persona that allows for her to switch out various creative hats."

We're so excited to have you on the team! Stay tuned for more cohort intros this week!

We're excited to introduce our second 2022 Story Academy cohort member, Allison Delgado! Here is a little bit about Allison:

"Hola! I’m Allison Delgado, currently a high school student in North Carolina. In my free time, I enjoy reading, improving my understanding of languages, and learning new recipes! Often, I find myself enjoying the process more than the end result, which can vary from an irredeemable mess to a satisfying meal. Some of my favorite stories are those that include characters developing and evolving throughout them, and I am excited to see how I change during this program. I look forward to working with everyone and being a part of Nuestro South’s Story Academy!"

We're so excited to have you on the team! Stay tuned for more cohort intros this week!

We're excited to introduce our first 2022 Story Academy cohort member, Victoria Garcia! Here is a little bit about Victoria:

"She got her BFA in Graphic Design at the Art Institute of Atlanta and has been working in the creative industry for the last nine years. Her upbringing in Atlanta’s "International Village", or Buford Highway, has led her to have a personal focus on the intersection of art and activism. She’s passionate about the arts, cultural preservation, local and oral histories, class solidarity, and documenting her rapidly-changing neighborhood through analog photography and collage. She dreams of one day helping to create a Buford Highway community arts center, and for a world where we are all guaranteed housing, food, education, healthcare, and protection, regardless of immigration status — so that the many diasporas who make up our community are given the chance to plant roots and create home here."

We're so happy to have you on the team!

We're so excited to share that the first cohort of the Nuestro South Story Academy has been finalized! We're so excited to begin working with the amazing individuals on their personal storytelling and creative journeys. We'll be introducing members of our cohort in the next coming weeks!

This is us for us, y'all.

Haven't ordered your NS merch yet? Here's what the hoodie with the region design looks like if you were curious! The proceeds from this first batch of merch will go to compensating the first cohort of NS Academy creators. For more info, visit: https://nuestro-south-shop.myspreadshop.com/

We're excited to welcome a new cohort of storytellers to join Nuestro South. We're looking for Latinx Southerners who want to take part in telling our history and stories in the South. We have a few spaces left that we are looking to fill!

🚨Apply today at the link in our bio!🚨

¡No se les olvide! We have our IG Live with Nuestro South illustrator, Antonio Alanis Art, this Thursday at 7pm with Axel and Erik! Join us to learn about the art and also about Antonio's own experience of being Latinx in the South!

We're excited to share that this Thursday at 7pm we'll be hosting an IG Live with NC based artist, Antonio Alanis Art! Antonio did all the beautiful illustrations for the third season of Nuestro South. Don't miss out on hearing from an amazing artist!

🤔 Curious about what some of the NS merch looks like? Here's a preview of some of the items available for purchase!

🛍️ For the full list of merch available, click here: https://nuestro-south-shop.myspreadshop.com/

We have a 15% off discount running from now until April 25th to celebrate the launch of our new line of merch! The proceeds from this launch will go to supporting and compensating the participants of the Nuestro South Story Academy!

SHOP NOW: https://nuestro-south-shop.myspreadshop.com/

This is for us, y'all!

Nuestro South is proud to announce that we have officially launched our first edition of merchandise! This is a project that we’ve been working on for the past few months with the team. The proceeds from this first round of merchandise will go towards supporting and compensating the emerging creators and storytellers participating in the NS Story Academy! Each purchase will allow us to elevate the voices of new Southern Latinx/e/a/o creators.

https://nuestro-south-shop.myspreadshop.com/

THE NUESTRO SOUTH STORY ACADEMY APPLICATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED!

If you're passionate about storytelling, love to create content, and are a Southerner, apply to the Nuestro South Story Academy!

APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAyLyA7xM0jNM2HIhMoZEJhOQrhcj8roY9HcNn03zS-Y1wbA/viewform

Do you have a story to tell? As Southern Latinxs, it’s important to let people know our history and our presence, We’re still accepting applications to expand our team and continue the mission of Nuestro South! Apply today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAyLyA7xM0jNM2HIhMoZEJhOQrhcj8roY9HcNn03zS-Y1wbA/viewform