Podcast Notes

12 Years in Mexico

Justino and Brook Mora were just beginning their life together when the dream became the nightmare. Brook would have to decide which she was willing to live without for ten years: her husband, or her country. Join us as we listen to the Moras’ story about the intricacies, realities, and disappointments that are a part …

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Williamson Sintyl: “My color is my greatest blessing”

Img: ariseprojectforhumanity.com Williamson Sintyl is the founder of Arise Project for Humanity, which he started with his wife, Sharla, to help youth in his native Haiti after he survived a devastating earthquake in 2010. In August of 2020, Williamson was one of three winners in the UAE and Kevin Hart’s Mars Shot contest, which will help …

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Episode 3 Notes

Founders of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Mayra Cuevas Ismée Williams Alexandra Villasante Mayra Cuevas is the author of Salty, Bitter, Sweet (Blink/HarperCollins), a foodie romcom for young adults, named a “Best Books of Winter 2020” by Hypable, and “YA Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2020” by BuzzFeed. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Mayra is a professional journalist and fiction writer who …

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Episode 1 Notes

As mentioned in Episode 1 of the Operation Amigos podcast, I don’t really look like my family. I didn’t get many of my dad’s genes at all, and everyone thought I was adopted when I was little. But I grew up speaking Spanish and feeling like a big part of me inside was Mexican. Check …

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